International Graduate Summer School in Library and
Information Science
iGSS 2001: Electronic Information, Collection and
Knowledge Management has announced preliminary details of
its programme on its extensive Web Site.
iGSS, now in its 28th year, is based at the Department
of Information and Library Studies, University of Wales,
Aberystwyth and is the result of cooperation between
four major library and information studies schools:
Aberystwyth, the School of Information Sciences at the
University of Pittsburgh, the Graduate School of Library
and Information Studies at McGill University in Montreal
and the School of Librarianship, University of Cape
Town.
For the last 2 years, iGSS has covered issues relating to
Management and the Electronic Library and has been very
well received; next year's programme is addressing
similar themes: the management of information, the
management of knowledge and collection management - all
in the electronic environment.
iGSS has always provided an opportunity for information
professionals from around the world to meet and discuss
current issues at the same time that they take part in a
work programme which aids their continuing professional
development.
The 2001 school, which runs from 23 June until 20 July
and has the Electronic Library as its central theme, is
divided into two distinct courses. This means that
students can attend for either course or for the
complete Summer School. The courses cover Information
Seeking in the Digital Age (23 June to 7 July) and
Collection and Knowledge Management (4 July to 20 July).
There are also sessions on Management and the Electronic
Library and Electronic Business Information Resources,
Case Studies, Workshops, visits to local libraries and a
three-day study tour centred on The Library Association's
UmbrelLA6 conference and exhibition in Manchester. All
delegates can take part in the study tour.
The Web Site is available at:
<http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/IGSS/>
or further details and a brochure can be obtained from:
Joyce Wallace
iGSS Administrator
Department of Information and Library Studies
University of Wales Aberystwyth
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
SY23 3AS
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: (+44) 1970 622157
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