New short course: Current IT applications in information services

Current IT Applications in Information Services is a course for information professionals in Asia-Oceania offered by the School of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Sponsored by the IFLA Advancement of Librarianship Programme, this short course is tailored specifically to the needs of information professionals working in developing countries in Asia and Oceania. It provides basic knowledge and skills in the application of information technology to the operation of a modern information service, whether public or private sector, as well as hands-on experience in the development and use of key technologies for the production, storage and dissemination of information in proactive information environments. The course includes classroom instruction, extensive IT lab work, and visits to a wide range of excellent, state-of-the-art libraries and information services in Wellington.

There are limited places for a small number of fee-paying students - the cost of study in New Zealand is low in comparison with other developed countries.

November-December is spring and early summer in New Zealand, so the climate is relatively mild. Students are provided with single room accommodation in a University hostel in the centre of Wellington, New Zealand's harbourside capital city.

Approximate dates: 4 weeks, Monday 17 November - Friday 12 December 2003
Cost: US$2500.00 approximately (includes tuition, teaching materials, accommodation and some meals). Travel and airfare extra.

For further information contact:
Professor G E Gorman (please remove '.nospam' from address)
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600, Wellington 6015
New Zealand

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