1. Report on ITP STIMULATE 9 Report on ITP STIMULATE 9 Yunus Thottapali Indian Institute of Information- Technology and Management-Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, India 695 581 Email: tpyunus@gmail.com

2. Contents of the Program ➲ Internet Basics ➲ Statistics for Library Administration ➲ Web Design: HTML & XML ➲ Greenstone Digital Library Software ➲ Indexing non book Materials ➲ Harvesting Services ➲ Copyrights ➲ Open Access and Institutional Repositories ➲ Free and Open source Software ➲ ISIS Documentary Family ➲ ABCD Library Automation Software ➲ Library Visits

3. Suggestion to Organizers ➲ Time Management Lectures on a specific subject should be in continuous days Time allocation for each topics should be according to its relevance and depth ➲ Contents Better to Include cultural, arts and sports competitions for the participants It is good to have a group excursions to out side Belgium

4. Strong Points ➲ Management Well arranged and systematic Perfect & well informed Program Schedule Timely Instructions to participants Free days for exercises ➲ Environment International Expert professors University hostel & full time Internet access Provision of study materials- (soft & hard copies)

5. Best Components ➲ Library Automation, Digital Library Software ABCD Greenstone ISIS Software Family ➲ Web Design HTML XML ➲ Open Source Software and Resources Open Access Development of IR

6. Not so Good Components ➲ Some topics were mere theory and - demonstration. It was good to provide hands on training. ➲ It was better to have more lectures and practical training on the topic ‘Presentation of Information in a Scientific Environment’

7. Recommendations to IIITM-K ➲ Specific for IIITM-K Library Automate Library with ABCD software Develop Institutional Repository Design and build a Directory of Websites Citation Analysis for Acquisition of resources ➲ General for Professionals In India Organize training on ABCD and take active role in the Promotion of ABCD in the region. Send other staffs and colleagues to different advanced training programs like STIMULATE Work to aware and to collect supports in order to make adequate changes in the syllabus of the Library & Information Science courses of the Universities and Colleges in the Country