Version dated 29 March 1991:
Please distribute the following message to all persons
who may be interested
and/or send us electronic mail or conventional addresses
of potential participants
and/or send us addresses of computer network lists
related to water, the environment,
or more generally science and technology.
Thank you for your co-operation.
INVITATION to participate to
training activities and courses
organised during the 3-month period
2 September 1991 - 29 November 1991
in Brussels, BELGIUM:
MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
( M I S T )
with an emphasis on information
related to water and the environment
Approved by:
the Flemish Interuniversity Council
(VLIR)
Sponsored by:
the Belgian General Administration of Cooperation for Development
(ABOS)
and by the
Unesco
International Hydrological Programme (IHP)
COSTS:
- Free of charge(!) for participants from developing countries.
- Others pay a fee for the right to participate
during the whole period
(30,000 Belgian Francs = about 1000 US$)
or to particular items selected from the programme.
(1000 Belgian Francs per day = about 30 US$)
- Participants pay themselves for
travel, meals, and housing.
The following text is an electronic mail version
of a similar leaflet
which we can send on request:
CONTACT:
Tel. ++32-2-641 24 29
(preferably first half of the week),
Fax ++32-2-641 22 82,
Telex 61051 vubco-b,
E-mail (Internet): PNIEUWEN@RC1.VUB.AC.BE
Mail:
P. Nieuwenhuysen or P. Vanouplines
MIST
University Library 318B
Free University Brussels
Pleinlaan 2
B - 1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
COURSE CONTENTS:
(Theory - seminars - individual work - ...)
- Introduction to the Unesco
International Hydrological Programme.
- Orientation tour of the University Library.
- Orientation tour of the Laboratory of Hydrology.
- Introduction to microcomputer systems:
software and hardware.
- Microcomputer operating systems.
- The flow of information.
- Text editing, word processing, and
presentation of information.
- Bibliographic descriptions.
- Exchanging bibliographic data.
- Subject classification schemes; thesauri; ...
- Telematics.
- Online information retrieval.
- CD-ROM.
- Bibliographic databases related
to water and the environment.
- Downloading of information.
- Software packages for local storage and retrieval
of bibliographic information,
including the Unesco Micro - CDS/ISIS package.
- Bibliometrics-informetrics and quantitative methods
in information science.
- Library automation.
- Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs).
- Interlibrary lending and cooperation.
- Document collection development.
- Information networks, electronic mail,
computer mediated communication.
- Marketing of information and documentation.
- Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- ...
STUDY VISITS:
- International Reference Centre (IRC) for
Water Supply and Sanitation
(The Hague - The Netherlands).
- Library of the University of Antwerp (U.I.A.) +
Inter-university Postgrauate School for
Information and Library Science at the
University of Antwerp.
- Documentation centre of the
national asssociation for the prevention of accidents.
- Information service of the Geology Department
of the Royal Museum on Africa in Tervuren near Brussels.
- ...
PERSONAL PROJECT:
Related to the trainee's personal interest,
based on the newly acquired knowledge.
LOCATION:
The training is mainly organized at the University Library
of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB),
close to the rich cultural city of Brussels, Belgium.
The participants will have the opportunity to participate also
free of charge to the 2-day
3rd International Seminar on the Management of Information
Related to Water and the Environment,
also in Brussels, on 14-15 November 1991,
organised in the framework of the Unesco IHP.
Previous seminars were organised in
London, England (1989) and in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia (1990).
LANGUAGE USED: English.
GRANTS:
15 grants can be awarded for travel and accommodation by the
Belgian General Administration of Cooperation for Development
(ABOS)
to participants from developing countries.
AIMS:
- To stimulate the use of internationally available
information systems
(Which systems are available and how to use them?).
- To stimulate the development of local and national
information and documentation systems
(How to develop a document collection?
How to build a bibliographic data base?).
CONTRIBUTORS:
Information-experts, librarians and engineers from
Belgium, The Netherlands, England, Yugoslavia and Unesco.
ORGANIZERS:
- Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen,
Science and Technology Librarian, and
Head of Information and Documentation
- Frank Provost, hydrologist, information specialist
- Patrick Vanouplines, hydrologist,
course assistant and secretariat.
Participants will obtain a certificate at the end of their training.
The Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB):
The university campus is located just outside the centre
of the city, and can easily be reached
by Metro (subway). tram and bus.
The UNIVERSITY LIBRARY offers
- more than 200,000 books and 3000 journals
- CD-ROM facilities
- access to external databanks and networks
- the computerized library information management system VUBIS
- advice on hard- and software
- for word processing
- communication via networks
- storage and retrieval of structured textual information
- etc. ...
Candidates should return the "Registration form"
as soon as possible!
A separate application for a grant is not necessary.
REGISTRATION FORM
1.a. Family name (surname): .........................
(married female candidates should fill in their maiden-name,
NOT the name of their husband)
b. First or given names: ..........................
(according to your official passport)
2. Personal address: ................................
..................................................
..................................................
3.a. Date of birth: .................................
b. Place of birth: ................................
4. Nationality: .....................................
5. Sex: .............................................
6. Present employment:
a. Name and address of employer: .................
...............................................
...............................................
b. Since: ../../.. c. Position - function: ......
d. Specialization: ..............................
7. Education - studies:
Name of institute Number of Degree Grade Date
and address years
..................... ......... ............ ............ ../../..
..................... ......... ............ ............ ../../..
..................... ......... ............ ............ ../../..
8. Knowledge of English and other languages: .........................
...................................................................
9. Computer knowledge (please tick appropriate box):
advanced basic no experience
knowledge knowledge at all
IBM-PC or compatible: O O O
MS-DOS: O O O
Word processing O O O
Software: O O O
please specify:...................................
Data base program: O O O
please specify:
CDS/ISIS: O O O
other (please specify) ..............................
10. Professional work done during last 5 years
(details of employment and duties)
Name & address of employer Period Position/Function
a. ................................. ../../.. .............
b. ................................. ../../.. .............
c. ................................. ../../.. .............
11. Have you ever been abroad for:
a. business reasons (please specify): .....
b. studying (please specify): .....
12. Duties which you consider to carry out on your return:
.......................................
.......................................
13. I enclose herewith ...... (number) enclosures.
14. Recent photograph
Date:
Signature:
