INASP Training Activities and Materials

The following training workshop programmes and associated materials are available from INASP. Please note that most of the INASP workshops and training materials are designed with a travelling workshop methodology in mind.

• Accessing Information in Developing Countries
  This one day workshop is intended to provide an outline of the issues associated with accessing information in developing countries. The workshop addresses the opportunities offered by electronic information resources and the changing role of the university library in the electronic era.
• Bandwidth Optimisation [updated: 26 June 2007]
  A series of workshops, training, advocacy and outreach activities aimed at capacity development in the area of bandwidth management and optimisation.
• Developing an Information Literacy Programme [updated: 24 May 2006]
  A three day workshop that aims to provide librarians and information workers with methodologies and techniques to develop an information literacy programme for users or for other librarians and information workers in their institutions.
• INFORM Electronic Information Resources for Health Researchers and Professionals [updated: 4 September 2006]
  A multi day hands-on workshop covering detailed guidance and instruction on accessing and using online information resources of interest to people working in the health sector.
• Electronic Journals and Electronic Resources Library Management
  4-5 day hands-on workshop. Modules include: Electronic library resources overview; Supply models; Software requirements; PERI programme resources review; Downloading and document delivery; Effective searching; Archiving; Copyright and licensing; Monitoring and evaluating use; Managing access and purchase; Managing implementation and user access. These workshop materials are available in: English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Vietnamese.
• Monitoring and evaluation of e-resource use [updated: 28 February 2008]
  This 3-day workshop has been developed in association with Evidence Base at the University of Central England, using their eVALUEd toolkit. It covers the collection and use of quantitative and qualitative data for evaluating e-resource usage. Workshop materials are available in English and Vietnamese.
• PC Troubleshooting for Library Personnel
  4 day workshop - modules available include: Troubleshooting - What's it all about? Introduction to Computers, Common Hardware Problems, Common Software Problems, Common Software Problems, Networking and Internet, Security, Maintenance and Management, Seeking Additional Help. Workshop materials are available in: English and French.
• Proactive Librarianship: Marketing and Public Relations: A Manual for Workshop Presenters
  This training manual has been prepared following workshops held in Africa on "Proactive Librarianship: Marketing and Public Relations" for librarians and information workers, professional and paraprofessional, working in any type of library. The manual has been created to provide a practical guide for organisers and presenters of workshops in running successful training events in their own region.
• Train the trainer: administering and facilitating effective training events (workshop materials to follow)
  Partial set of materials to support "training the trainer." Written for trainers operating in an information and technology-training context. The modules and units can either be used to guide the planning and implementation of training events or as a basis for training of trainers. Materials are available in: English only at the moment.
• Web Page Design and Authoring, leading to Library Web Pages
  4-5 day hands-on workshop. Modules available include: Web authoring tools; HTML; Principles of Web design; Reverse engineering; Effective Web design; Images for the Web; Graphics tools; Information architecture; Optimal navigation techniques; Evaluation techniques (user analysis, task analysis, stakeholder analysis); Project management and project costing; Developing library Web sites.
• Working together to support research: optimising the use of e-resources [updated: 6 February 2006]
  3-day workshop which brings together information professionals and researchers to work together on strategies for optimising the use of e-resources.

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