Report on STIMULATE II by MOUSSA Y. HARB UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN LIBRARY, AMMAN, JORDAN STIMULATE II 1/10/-31/12/2002 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
CONTENT OF THE PROGRAMME Courses General Internet ISIS-Software Environment Management Document & Content Management Publishing on the Web Searching Scientific & Engineering Databases (INSPEC Workshop) Citation Analysis & research evaluation Presentation Techniques Project Planning & Management Open Archive Initiative (OAI) and Alternatives for E-Journals on the Web XML (Extendable Mark-up Language) Development of Regional Networks Development of Web-Based Dynamic Content management System Conferences, Exhibitions,Visits Conferences & Workshops New Scientific Library, Catholic University of Leuven,Leuven Living and Studying in New Culture, Forstis VUB, Brussel Virtual Library, Goethe Institute, Brussel Free Electronic Publishing, University Foundation, Brussel Exhibitions Closed World,Open Books, Bruges Visits Royal Library of Belgium, Brussel Library Tour & Library Organization, Scientific Library - Catholic University of Leuven
POWERFULL POINTS Exposure to wide array of new subject fields Outdoor activities within the course framework e.g. Exhibitions, Conferences, Library visits…
RECOMMENDATIONS / CONCLUSIONS Influencing the local administration in participatory projects with EU members, e.g. setting a depository for e-documents according to OAI protocol The recent visit to The Scientific Library in the Catholic University of Leuven was amazing; we learned much; I advise every librarian in my country to go and see that high level, so-advanced library.