July 29-31 “Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources”

The Philippine eLibrary Project, in cooperation with the Philippine Librarians Association Incorporated (PLAI), is scheduling the Cebu Training of the “Web Technologies: Training for Development of Library and Teaching Resources” on July 29-31, 2009 at the Knowledge Navigation Center, Law Library, Ernest Hoerdemann Bldg, University of San Carlos, along Pelaez St. Cebu City.

Participants will earn 20 CPE units for the 3 days training. Sessions start at 8:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm.

Topics to be discussed in the 3-day training-workshop include:

Module 1: Introduction to Web Technologies and Resources
- Digital Libraries, Informational Web Pages, Informational Databases, Blog technologies, Communication (eMails, fora, discussion boards, groups) technologies, Video Sharing Technologies, File Sharing technologies, Collaboration technologies, Web hosting technologies

Module 2: Philippine eLibrary
- Information products, Information Services, Policies and Guidelines on information access, Optimal use of Philippine eLibrary for libraries and classrooms

Module 3: Creation of a Basic Online Communication System
- Selection of an email system and creating an email account, Selection and establishment of fora, discussion boards or groups, Management of users, access and information contents

Module 4: Development of a simple Library/Faculty Blog
- Selection of a blog, Creation of a library/teaching blog, Management of users, access and information contents

Module 5: Evaluation of Web Resources
- Selection criteria, Collection and organization of selected resources, Productive searching techniques

Module 6: Developing a collaboration system
- Selection and establishment of a collaboration system, Management of users, access and information contents

Module 7: Developing a basic web site
- Selection of a web host and web page system, Incorporation of online resources in a web page, Management of users, access and information contents

Module 8: Integration of web technologies and resources
- Integration of web technologies, Integration of web resources, Creation of a single web-based system to serve as a portal of a library or classroom

Module 9: Developing a video/file sharing system
- Selection and establishment of a video/fi

Registration fee payable to the Philippine Librarians Association Incorporated (PLAI) is five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) per participant. The fee shall cover lunches and snacks for three days, kit, CDs for the proceedings/ papers and certificate of participation.

For confirmation of your attendance, please send us the attached Confirmation Slip and fax to 524-2329 or email to melmadrid@yahoo. com on or before July 24, 2009. For any inquiries, you may contact:

Ms. Melody Madrid
528-1972

or

Ms. Tina Diaz
525-3196.