Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Library work with users in focus, short course March 24th to 27th


-- prepare your costumer support and education services for it! 


A basic assumption and the starting point for this course is that the library is an organized collection of retrievable documents, which is managed by trained professionals (librarians) who are well-orientated in the collection and can provide access to it – without the librarian, there is no library!

Furthermore, the course is designed on the anticipation that the librarians at the University of Rwanda will be working in different services responsible for specific areas and tasks, for example media, digital services, education, and customer support. 

The course content is specifically aimed at those who will be working within the areas of customer support and education. It should be stated, however, that no matter which area you are working with, consideration of the libraries’ users is always necessary. 

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During the days that this course lasts, we will be discussing and dealing with the following issues:

·       The library’s stakeholders
·       The library as a place (both geographically located and on the web)
·       Approaching users
·       Getting to know the users
·       Program activities
·       Outreach work

The course work consists of a mixture of lectures, practically oriented group work, and individual assignments.

Course leader: Dr. Ola Pilerot (http://www.adm.hb.se/~opi/index.html)

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