Managing Information in the digital age, CSE, March 20-23, 2012, New Delhi

Organizer: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Venue: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),
            41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
            New Delhi- 62

CSE

Description:
Managing information, in the internet era with explosive information availability demands special skills and calls for investments in strengthening the information infrastructure and skills of an organisation. This specially designed course will teach participants on how to manage all aspects and types of information, at an institutional level and develop a virtual resource centre using open source tools and technologies.

Managing Information in the Digital Age: Training Programme on Library, Information Management and Web-based Outreach.

Date: March 20-23, 2012

Course content:

  • Planning and managing resource centres in the digital age
  • Sourcing information (print/electronic, internet for research)
  • Organising Information: Classification & Indexing (including digitized resources)
  • A primer on managing audio-visual resources (films, photos, Cds, etc.)
  • Digitisation and e-documentation of news clippings, articles, reports and documents
  • Building contact databases
  • Knowledge creation and dissemination (Information Services/Products)
  • E-mail for outreach (mass mail using open source s/w)
  • Online presence : reaching out through the web
  • Potential of social media and web 2.0 for information dissemination and communication

Course fee:
NGOs: Rs. 4,400 per participant 
Corporate, government and international organizations: Rs 8,800 per participant 
Accomodation and related costs are not included in the cost. However, CSE can help you find a place to stay.

The course fee should be paid in advance by demand draft/cheque in the name of CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT. (Add Rs.15 for all non-Delhi cheques)

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Last date to apply: March 12, 2012

Click here to register online

Contact details:
Kiran Pandey
Prgramme Director-Information Management
Phone: +91 (011) 29955124/125 (Ext. 287)
Mob: 9968767698
Email: kirandwi@gmail.com, kiran@cseindia.org
Website: https://www.cseindia.org/

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