Information Literacy and IT course

Picked up from the IFLA list "This four-week course organised on behalf of IFLA ALP is now in its fifth year in New Zealand. The overall theme is information literacy, with special reference to needs and developments of countries in Asia and Oceania. The course will cover the basics of information literacy and information literacy training skills needed by information professionals in a variety of settings, as well as current IT applications in libraries." The course includes visits to ther libraries and is held at the Victoria University of Wellington Library. For information on the 2006 Workshop, go to http://www.ifla.org/VI/1/conf/Literacy_IT/index.html

A fee of US$2600 covers all tuition & accommodation. Potential participants should send an email message outlining (1) professional education, (2) professional work experience, (3) level of English ability, (4) reasons for wishing to attend the course, (5) self-assessed IT capabilities and (6)source of funding. Please email this information to: Professor GE Gorman or Dr Daniel Dorner, Asia-New Zealand Informatics Associates, Wellington, New Zealand, Email anzia@xtra.co.nz

Photo by Sheila Webber: It snowed today a bit, so we have "transport chaos" plus lots of news pictures of (in combination) small children, animals, robins and snowmen. I used my red umbrella. (Sheffield, Jan 2007)