INASP and Wise Development Project Summer 2007

This summer the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) and WISE partnered to provide online continuing education courses to faculties in LIS schools in developing countries participating in INASP’s curriculum development project.

Four faculty members, from the Department of Information Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the Department of Library and Information Studies at Rajshahi University in Bangladesh, participated in two courses offered online by Syracuse University this summer.

The first course, “Digital Libraries,” was taught by Joanne Silverstein, Director of Research and Development, Information Institute of Syracuse and Assistant Research Professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. It was offered as part of WISE+, which funds the development of partnerships between WISE member schools and associations. Course topics included the many social, technical, and conceptual aspects of digital libraries, culminating with the final project, where each student designed their ideal digital library.

The second course, “Information Architecture for Internet Services,” explored the application of Internet technologies in organizations. This course was taught by Vadim Parkansky, Adjunct Professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies.