2nd International Summer School 2009
The 2nd International Summer School "Managing Digital Technologies and Cross-Cultural Challenges" organized by the study department Library and Information Management of Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien, HdM) took place from 04 - 14 May 2009.
Five workshops were offered - three of them in English language:
- "Intercultural Encounters" - with Prof. Dr. Frank Thissen (Stuttgart Media University)
- "Library Services for Multicultural Communities"- with Prof. Krüger and Katrin Sauermann (Stuttgart Media University), as well as Gullvor Elf (guest lecturer from Linköping, Sweden)
- "Kulturmarketing" - with Prof. Dr. Martin Götz and Claudia Grzonka (Stuttgart Media University)
- "Management und Technik Digitaler Bibliotheken" - with Prof. Markus Hennies and Prof. Sebastian Mundt (Stuttgart Media University)
- "Strategic Management for E-Publishing: Scholarly Information in Today's Electronic Environment" - with Prof. Dr. John J. Regazzi (guest lecturer from Long Island University, New York)
Several excursions complemented these workshops, such as:
- Study tour to Heidelberg: round table discussion with staff of Springer Publishing, followed by a visit of the digitization department of Heidelberg University Library;
- Study tour to Strasbourg: visits of the new central médiathèque André Malraux, and a small community library in a multicultural suburb
- Study tour to Stuttgart: visits of several branches of Stuttgart City Library, as well as a multi-generational centre
- Study tour to Marbach: visits of Schillers Geburtshaus and Literaturmuseum der Moderne, followed by a boat trip on the Neckar river
More than 60 library and information science students and professionals from eight countries (including Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Kazachstan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey) attended the Summer School. Three library professionals from Czech Republic, Kazachstan and Turkey were granted a partial scholarship by BI-International.
The "Summer School Cafe" and the "Summer School GetTogethers" proofed highly popular. They gave the participants and lecturers plenty of opportunity to get to know each other better, and to reflect what they had learnt during the day.
The highlight was a trip to the "Württemberg" where the participants enjoyed a good glass of wine and the fine views over the city, before they walked down the vineyards to have dinner in a traditional Swabian restaurant.
