TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONDUCTED BY DAG HAMMARSKJ+LD LIBRARY
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TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONDUCTED BY DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD LIBRARY
19990121 A workshop on United Nations Documentation: Overview and Research Options on the Un Website, organized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Department of Public Information (DPI), will be held from 27 to 29 January in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, mainly for depository libraries in the Caribbean region.The workshop will be attended by 10 librarians in charge of United Nations deposit collections in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
The aim of the seminar is to enhance traditional document research skills by giving hands-on training with the latest electronic research tools developed by the Organization. It will include a programme of lectures and demonstrations on access to United Nations documentation, the use of the United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS), the Optical Disk System (ODS) and instructions on how to access United Nations documentation on the World Wide Web. In a recent survey of depository libraries, the need for training and guidance was strongly expressed.
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library hopes to conduct similar workshops in other areas in developing countries in the future.
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