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4th International Summer School 2011
(26 – 30 Sept 2011)

International Summer School 2011

Make the most of Summer 2011:

Spice up your studies or professional development by joining the International Summer School at Stuttgart Media University – with lecturers from Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.


Workshops – Preliminary Programme


1. Workshop "Structuring the Web" (26 - 28/09/2011)

Contents:

  • Physical arrangement of information
  • Structuring information on the web
  • Structuring information on a PC

Interested in how to structure information in a digital world? - Any digital collection on the Web can be arranged by applying the basic principles of traditional classification theory (once written down for arranging books on the shelf).

The first four principles to take into account are:
1. What is the main objective of your website
2. Gathering subjects (terms)
3. Group subjects (terms) homogeneously
4.Order in array

This innovative use of classical information architecture is not yet widely spread. Often websites do not use these basic principles and it is a main reason why users have difficulty accessing information. In the best case scenario, the web-user tries very hard to find its way. Often the user just leaves the site - looking for another way to fulfill its information needs.

The classification theory can also be used to arrange directories in Windows Explorer in a logical way. However this arrangement depends on more aspects from the traditional classification theory than the structuring on the web.

This seminar is diverse and interactive. There will be lectures, group work, exercises, etc. and the studying of relevant literature during and before the start of the seminar.

Lecturers:

  • Marjolein van den Linden, M.A., Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Peter Becker, Haagse Hogeschool, The Hague, Netherlands

Language: English
Target groups: library students, professionals
Credit Points: 4 ETCS
Registration fees: Click here for details
Online Registration: - closed -
Detailed Programme: Workshop 1: Structuring The Web (PDF)


2. Workshop " Policies for Digital Preservation: the SHAMAN Framework " (29 - 30/09/2011)

Contents:

  • The main principles of digital preservation policies
  • The decision making process for creating infrastructure and selecting suitable technology for digital preservation
  • Communication with memory institutions interested in digital preservation
  • The digital preservation process from the SHAMAN framework perspective

In the context of this workshop a digital preservation is understood as the series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to digital materials for as long as necessary. Digital preservation refers to all of the actions required to maintain access to digital materials beyond the limits of media failure or technological change. Thus, the policy of building the collection, setting up proper workflows for archiving, preserving and accessing it by a variety of actors, providing of a set of digital information services for the users is a primary concern of the organization.

The workshop explains the process of formulating the digital preservation policy and the crucial factors to be taken into account. The decision making for policy formulation and further implementation in selecting the technology, digital objects for collection, terms and conditions for digital preservation is explained.

A particular focus is on the formulation of digital preservation policies as seen from the perspective of the SHAMAN framework, developed within a EU digital preservation project.

Lecturers:

  • Lars Höglund, Elena Maceviciute, Tom Wilson, University of Borås, Sweden
  • Attila Zabos, German National Library, Frankfurt, Germany

Language: English
Target groups: library students, professionals
Credit Points: 2 ETCS
Registration fees: Click here for details
Online Registration: - closed -
Detailed Programme: Workshop 2: Policies for Digital Preservation (PDF)


3. Workshop " Libraries as Enabling Spaces for Creative Practices " (26 - 28/09/2011)

Contents:

When designing physical/digital mediation spaces like libraries, traditional focus has been on effective information systems and goal-directed information behaviour. This workshop will take a broader view on libraries also enabling creative practices like user participation and exploratory behaviour.

In the workshop, we will discuss and reflect on potentials and barriers in this context. Special focus will be on how library design may trigger users to discover and explore potentially interesting information resources not known or not planned in advance.

Topics will include:

  • Affordance theory (usage potentials) and affordance gaps in libraries
  • Creative practices in libraries and creativity stimulation
  • The physical Library 2.0
  • Social navigation in libraries
  • Exploratory information behaviour in libraries
  • Social navigation in libraries
  • Mediation across the physical/digital divide

The workshop will be highly interactive and participatory. Participants will develop and take part in group works, practical exercises, creative thinking, discussions and presentations.

Lecturer:

  • Dr. Lennart Björneborn, Royal School of Library and Information Science, Copenhagen, Denmark

Language: English
Target groups: library students, professionals
Credit Points: 4 ETCS
Registration fees: Click here for details
Online Registration: - closed -
Detailed Programme: Workshop 3: Libraries as Enabling Spaces for Creative Practices (PDF)


4. Workshop " Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) " (27 – 29/09/2011)

Contents:

Many library professionals excel in supporting their clients in their research activities, yet not all of them are good at undertaking research to improve their own library management practices. Too many decisions are based on intuition, experience, conversations held around the water cooler or with other library professionals at meetings. It would be much better if those management decisions were based on evidence based research. Research to support effective library decision making should become part of daily practice: to help library managers learn more about their work, to develop better services and to share ideas about best practice.

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is emerging as a key topic of discussion amongst many professionals in the library and information services sector. The course therefore presents an introduction to this management approach that is fairly new to Germany. Practical examples and case studies are introduced to ensure that real-life library problems are examined and discussed.

Topics will include:

  • Key concepts and principles of EBLIP
  • The importance of using research and analysis to improve the quality of decisions made as part of everyday library practice
  • Practical implications of the tools and methods that support EBLIP

Lecturer:

  • Dr. Gillian Hallam, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Language: English
Target groups: Master students, professionals
Credit Points: 4 ETCS
Registration fees: Click here for details
Online Registration: - closed -
Detailed Programme: Workshop 4: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (PDF)


 

For further information, please contact

Katrin Sauermann, sauermann@hdm-stuttgart.de
Ph: 0049-711-25706-211

Stuttgart Media University (HdM)
http://www.hdm-stuttgart.de/english