Schedule
for STIMULATE International Training Programme on Information (most recently updated on 31/12/2008)
Web pages
related to STIMULATE 8 are located at
http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/itp/stimulate8
This schedule
grows and changes in the course of the program.
All lectures
and academic activities are compulsory for the participants with a VLIR
scholarship.
If a
participant can not attend the class, then he/she should inform the organizers
by sending an e-mail to stimulate@vub.ac.be
The extra
activities in italic are not compulsory; they are mentioned for your
information.
The darker
lines indicate weekends or holidays.
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Date |
Hour |
Location(s) |
Person(s) involved |
Details of activities |
Note |
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Sat |
27 September |
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Expo ’58: Between Utopia and Reality. 50 years ago, in 1958, Belgium organised a
World Expo on which 43 countries showed their achievements, crafts and
ambitions for the future. The Belgium State archive and the Brussels City
Archive joined forces to make a beautiful exposition about this World Expo.
This exhibition will last until the 19th of October 2008. More
information on http://www.expo-1958.be |
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Sun |
28 September |
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Mon |
29 September |
6:10 6:10 10:10 17:54 18:45 22:10 22:10 |
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Arrival
of: Achom
Anne Silvia Kiyaga
John Dhamdhere
Sangeeta Namdev Marti Lahera Yohannis (arrival by
train in Brussel South Train Station coming from
Paris) Rahman
Abu Imran Mohammad Jakaria Esguerra
Alicia Ompoc
Marlon For the
PARTICIPANTS ARRIVING BY AIRPLANE (Zaventem
National Airport): Arriving
participants are picked-up by a taxi service arranged by the organizers in
order to facilitate the participants’ journey to the student home. The taxi
driver will be waiting for you next to the Stella Artois Café (bar) with a
paper written STIMULATE on it. This bar is at your left side when entering
the arrival hall of the airport. For the
PARTICIPANTS ARRIVING BY TRAIN (Brussel South
International Train Station): Arriving
participants are picked up by Alexander Coppens. He
will be waiting on the platform where the train arrives with a paper written
STIMULATE on it. The participants
are brought to the student home, of which the address is: VUB Campus Jette - Erasmushome Laarbeeklaan 119 1090 Jette The taxi
service will cost about 40 Euro per ride. You do not have to pay the taxi
driver immediately. Reimbursement of this sum to the Stimulate program will
be arranged later. Note: if you do not wish to make use of this arranged taxi
service, please inform the program organisers. If not, we will arrange a taxi
service. Welcome
packs are handed over to the participants upon their arrival in the student
home. These packs contain: a map of |
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Tue |
30
September |
8:25 8:25 8:25 10:10 11:15 |
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Arrival
of: Berhe
Helen Hagos Shifaw Yimer Bahiru Maponga
Sheldon Miti Mwantimwa
Tende Kelefa Nguyen Ti
Ngoc Hoan (arrival by train in Brussel
South Train Station coming from Paris) For the PARTICIPANTS
ARRIVING BY AIRPLANE (Zaventem National Airport): Arriving
participants are picked-up by a taxi service arranged by the organizers in
order to facilitate the participants’ journey to the student home. The taxi
driver will be waiting for you next to the Stella Artois Café (bar) with a
paper written STIMULATE on it. This bar is at your left side when entering
the arrival hall of the airport. For the
PARTICIPANTS ARRIVING BY TRAIN (Brussel South
International Train Station): Arriving
participants are picked up by Alexander Coppens. He
will be waiting on the platform where the train arrives with a paper written
STIMULATE on it. The
participants are brought to the student home, of which the address is: VUB Campus Jette - Erasmushome Laarbeeklaan 119 1090 Jette The taxi
service will cost about 40 Euro per ride. You do not have to pay the taxi
driver immediately. Reimbursement of this sum to the Stimulate program will
be arranged later. Note: if you do not wish to make use of this arranged taxi
service, please inform the program organisers. If not, we will arrange a taxi
service. Welcome
packs are handed over to the participants upon their arrival in the student
home. These packs contain: a map of |
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Wed |
1 October |
8:30 |
VUB
Campus Jette: entrance of the student home |
Alexander
Coppens/Martine Gheysen |
The students
entitled to a VLIR scholarship can go to Martine Gheysen
to collect their voucher and receive information about their scholarship. Alexander Coppens will wait for the arrived participants in front
of the entrance of the student home on VUB Campus Jette
and will go with them to the VUB Campus Etterbeek. The
participants should take their passport, a small picture and their ticket
with them. |
Confirmed |
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14:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: meeting in front of building D |
Alexander
Coppens |
The
participants go to the bank to make arrangements about their scholarship
(explained by Martine Gheysen). |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
2 October |
9:30-11:30 |
VUB Campus |
Frans Van Roy |
Guided tour of
the physical library of the university and a demonstration of the digital
library of the university. |
Confirmed |
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12:45 |
VUB Campus Etterbeek: Building B Room 2B 114L (Office Alexander Coppens) |
Alexander Coppens |
Participants
who rent a notebook PC from the Stimulate Program pay the guarantee and the
rental cost for the notebook PC and sign the rental agreement between the
Stimulate Program and the participant. Hereby they are handed over the
notebook PC. Participants should try to bring an appropriate bag to carry the
notebook PC safely with them. Participants who do not have such a bag can
rent a bag from the Stimulate program. The
guarantee is 400 Euro (refundable if the notebook PC is returned in its
original condition after the program), the rental cost is 100 Euro (not
refundable in any case). Important
note: this money should be brought in cash by the participants. Payment of
the didactical cost by all participants (also those who do not rent a
notebook PC). This didactical cost is 150 Euro, to pay once for the whole
program and not refundable. |
Confirmed |
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13:00-16.30 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D.1.07 |
Egbert de Smet |
General introduction
and presentation of the course’s expectations and arrangements. |
Confirmed |
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17:00-21:00
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VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Convivium
(hall next to the VUB restaurant) |
Paul Nieuwenhuysen (co-ordinator Stimulate)/Alexander Coppens (assistant for Stimulate for Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen) |
Welcome
reception and short presentation by the participants. The participants and
lecturers of the programme will be able to meet in an informal atmosphere.
Drinks and snacks are provided. Presentation by the participants:
each participant presents to the other participants and to interested
lecturers ongoing activities related to information management in their home
institution, his/her professional interests, working environment, planning,
tasks, experience. This is organised with printed posters created by each
participant, in a small poster exhibition with time allotted for stimulating
and ice-breaking discussions. Therefore, participants should create a poster
in their home country and bring it to Belgium. Each participant creates a poster
to present information to the other participants of the training program as
well as to the lecturers, about |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
3 October |
9:30-12:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: entrance of the student home |
Alexander
Coppens |
Alexander Coppens will explain the cultural program, medical insurance,
scholarship payments, user-id’s for accessing the computer network at the
university, registration. A short tour
of both campuses will be given. |
Confirmed |
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13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: meeting in front of building
D |
Seppe Lambrecht |
Guided tour
through Brussels. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
4 October |
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The
participants can go to the Anderlecht Market. It is open on Saturday and
Sunday. To go there, take subway line 2 departing from Simonis
in the direction of Delacroix. Get of in stop Clemenceau (stop 13). The
market is open in the morning until 14 o’clock in the afternoon. |
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Sun |
5 October |
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Mon |
6 October |
Lecture
free day. Participants
have to go and pay the guarantee for their room to Frederik.
This is 275 Euro guarantee (which can be recovered at the end of the program
if the room is left in good condition) + 5 Euro for the use of the sheets
(which can not be recovered afterwards). Note:
transport by public transport (this means: train, bus, subway, tram) is not
possible on this day. There will be a national strike of the railway unions. |
Confirmed |
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Tue |
7 October |
9:00 |
City hall
of Jette |
The participants
are going to make the registration in the In order
to make the registration, the participants need: identification (= passport
with visa), travel documents (= plain tickets), proof of their staying place
in Belgium (= provided by IRMO), 3 small pictures and 10 Euro (cash). Note: this
registration is changed from Monday to Tuesday because of the national strike
on Monday. |
Confirmed |
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Wed |
8 October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Raf Dekeyser |
The role of
the library as carrier of scientific communication + introduction to the
library visits The participants
pay before the start of this lesson their contribution for the didactical
cost for the program to Alexander Coppens. This is
150 Euro (in cash). Those participants who did not pay their guarantee and/or
rental sum for the Notebooks PC’s yet, pay this also. Start of the exhibition Made in Korea. This
exhibition takes place in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels and highlights
many different themes of the Korean culture (e.g. art, rituals, cinema). The
festival will last until the 28th of February 2009. More
information on http://www.bozar.be |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
9 October |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B006 |
Marc Nyssen |
Internet
introduction and VUB network environment Worldparty (organised by IRMO + UCOS) with the band ‘Le comptoir
du désir’ playing at the campus VUB Etterbeek (Kultuurkaffée) for
the international students of the VUB. Pick up by the shuttle service at
20:30h at the main entrance of the hospital. You arrive there by going to bus
stop 13/14, walking 100 metres further, turn to the left and walk another 200
metres straight on. On the right of the main entrance there are parking
places, this is where the shuttle service will wait. Return by the shuttle
service (KultuurKaffée) leaving VUB Etterbeek between 23 and 2 o’clock. |
Confirmed
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Fri |
10 October |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 VUB
Campus Jette: Room B006 |
Marc Nyssen |
Internet
intro: exercises, connectivity Note: during
this morning there will be an evacuation exercise of the building. When you
hear the alarm, just follow the indications in the building guiding you
outside. Do not use the elevator, always take the stairs to go outside. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
11 October |
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Sun |
12 October |
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Mon |
13 October |
8:10 |
Meeting
at the entrance of the student home |
Alexander
Coppens |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the bus to the train station. |
Confirmed |
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9.14 |
Train Station
Brussel North |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train to Leuven. STIMULATE
8 offers transport. |
Confirmed |
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10:00-16:00 |
Central library Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL - Leuven) |
Raf Dekeyser |
Library
visit. |
Confirmed
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17:04 |
Train
Station Leuven |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train back to Brussels. The train leaves at 17.04 in
Leuven Station. |
Confirmed |
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Tue |
14 October |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Marc Nyssen |
The World
Wide Web and web page design |
Confirmed
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Wed |
15 October |
7:45 |
Meeting
at the entrance of the student home |
Alexander
Coppens |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the bus to the train station Brussel
Central. |
Confirmed |
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9:00 |
Train Station Brussel Central |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train to Gent. They get on the train in the last
vehicle (second class) of the train and meet Raf Dekeyser there. STIMULATE
8 offers transport. |
Confirmed |
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10:00-16:00 |
Central library
Universiteit Gent (UG - Ghent) |
Raf Dekeyser |
Library
visit. |
Confirmed |
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16:56 |
Train
Station Gent Sint-Pieters |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train back to Brussels. |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
16 October |
14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 1.07 |
Paul Nieuwenhuysen |
Presentation
of scientific information: an introduction. Note:
those participants who did not yet pay their contribution for the didactical
cost for the program and those who did not yet pay their rental cost and/or
guarantee for the Notebook Pc’s do this before the start of this lesson. |
Confirmed
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17:00-21:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Convivium
(hall next to the VUB restaurant) |
Paul Nieuwenhuysen/Alexander Coppens |
Belgian Beer
Tasting Evening: Paul Nieuwenhuysen explains about
the Belgian beer tradition. Afterwards you can measure your skills in a
tasting competition. Along with the Beer, you can taste some fine Belgian
cheese (dairy product). Non-alcoholic drinks and vegetarian food are also
available. Lecturers
are invited also to attend. |
Confirmed
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Fri |
17 October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 1.07 |
Leo Egghe |
Elementary
statistics for effective library and information service management. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
18 October |
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Sun |
19 October |
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Start of the Brussels Biennial. The Brussels Biennial is a perennial exhibition of
contemporary art taking place on various locations in the city. This Biennial
will last until the 4th of January 2009. More information on
http://www.brusselsbiennial.org |
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Mon |
20 October |
7:30 |
Meeting
at the entrance of the student home |
Alexander
Coppens |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the bus to the train station Brussel
Central. |
Confirmed |
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8:40 |
Train station Brussel Central |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train to Antwerpen Centraal. STIMULATE
8 offers transport. Note: Antwerpen Centraal is the final
stop of this train and is not to be confused with Antwerpen
Berchem (one stop before Antwerpen
Centraal) |
Confirmed |
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9:35 |
Train
station Antwerpen Centraal:
Central Ticket Hall (downstairs) |
Meeting
with lecturer Raf Dekeyser.
He will wait for the participants on the platform where the train arrives. |
Confirmed |
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10:00-16:00 |
Library Universiteit Antwerpen (UA - Antwerp) |
Raf Dekeyser |
Library
visit |
Confirmed |
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16:50 |
Train station Antwerpen Centraal |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train back to Brussels. |
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Tue |
21 October |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Marc Nyssen |
Web
design: special features and exercises |
Confirmed |
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Wed |
22
October |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Marc Nyssen |
XML |
Confirmed
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Thu |
23
October |
13:00 |
Meeting at the entrance of the student home |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the bus to VUB Campus Etterbeek. |
Confirmed |
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14:00 17:00 |
Library Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB - Brussels):
meeting at the entrance of the library (Campus Etterbeek) |
Raf Dekeyser |
Library
visit. Patrick Vanouplines (Head Librarian): general introduction to the
VUB and to the library Stefaan
Renard (Head of the Library and Information
Technology): introduction to the VUBIS Software Frans
Van Roy (Head of Public Services): guided tour through the library Questions
and answers: Gregory Peeters (Head of the Library
Technical Services) and Christian Koninckx (Collection
building and subject indexing Arts and Philosophy, professor at the Faculty
of Arts and Philosophy) |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
24
October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 VUB
Campus Jette: Room A 045 |
Ronald Rousseau |
Introduction
to network theory and graphs. Examples
of graphs or networks (Internet, citation networks, friendship networks, …);
some basic terminology of graph theory; What does the expression: six degrees
of separation mean?; Search: depth first, breadth first, other types;
Learning to solve shortest paths problems; the travelling salesman problem;
drawing a floor map of a library; redrawing it as a graph. |
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Sat |
25 October |
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Sun |
26 October |
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Mon |
27 October |
9:30-16:30 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 2.01 |
Thomson
training day: ISI WoK-products (WoS,
JCR, 9:30:
Coffee 10:00:
Start training 12:00:
Lunch break (sandwiches are provided by Thomson) 13:00:
Training 14:30:
Coffee break 14:45:
Training 16:30:
End |
Confirmed |
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Tue |
28 October |
10:00-13:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Building A PC-room above the library |
Raf Dekeyser |
Evaluation
of the library visits. |
Confirmed
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Wed |
29 October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 1.07 |
Leo Egghe |
Elementary
statistics for effective library and information service management. |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
30 October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Building A Room A 045 VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Ronald Rousseau
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Citation
analysis, Part 1 An overview
of citation analysis is presented, emphasizing its formal aspects as applied
network theory. Relations with web linking are highlighted. Yet, also social
aspects related to the act of citing, e.g., the invisible college, are
discussed. Its relation with research evaluation is discussed. This leads to
a discussion of the databases that are available to collect citations: Web of
Science, Scopus and Google Scholar. The author h-index is discussed. The
students make simple practical exercises using the Internet. |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
31 October |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Linda Pikula
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Developing a
Business Plan for your Library, with practicum. Building a
Library From Scratch, with class participation on how to create a modern
library. An existing manual on how to create a "special library"
will be discussed. Please take
your notebook PC for this lesson. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
1 November |
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Sun |
2 November |
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Mon |
3
November |
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Lecture free
day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Tue |
4 November |
13:00-17:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Egbert De Smet |
Greenstone
and ISIS installation on the notebook PC’s. Note:
Lecturer Egbert De Smet might arrive later than 13
o’clock because of a meeting. The students are asked to wait in the classroom
until Egbert De Smet has arrived. All participants
should bring their notebook PC. |
Confirmed |
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Wed |
5 November |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 VUB
Campus Jette: Room B006 |
Ian
Witten |
Building
Digital Library Collections with Greenstone In this
hands-on workshop participants will learn how to build a |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
6 November |
9:00-12:00 13:00-17:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room H043B VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Ian
Witten |
Building
Digital Library Collections with Greenstone |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
7 November |
9:00-12:00 13:00-16:00 |
VUB Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Ian
Witten |
Building
Digital Library Collections with Greenstone |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
8 November |
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Long
weekend. |
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Sun |
9 November |
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Long
weekend. |
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Mon |
10 November |
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Long
weekend. |
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Tue |
11 November |
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Public
holiday. Long weekend. |
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Wed |
12 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette B010/B011 VUB
Campus Jette Room A 045 |
Egbert De
Smet |
General
introduction to documentary databases and the ISIS-software family. |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
13 November |
10:30-14:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Building A PC-room above the library |
Marc Nyssen |
Review
session. |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
14
November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 3.04 |
Leo Egghe |
Elementary
statistics for effective library and information service management. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
15 November |
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Sun |
16 November |
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Mon |
17 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Egbert De
Smet |
General
introduction to basis ISIS-technologies (database, structures, formatting
language) |
Confirmed |
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Tue |
18 November |
12:30 - 15:00 |
The workshop
will take place at Hogenheuvelcolleges, room HOGC OO.50 Naamsestraat 75 3000
Leuven (= very
close to the Promotiezaal) The
participants can travel on their own to Leuven by train, if they are
interested to follow this workshop. Registration has been done. Important
note: Participants who want to go need to let this know before Thursday
November 13, so transport can be provided by the program organisers. |
LIBIS and
Ex Libris are sharing a long term partnership and
we are pleased to invite you to a workshop on the occasion of the 30 years
celebration of LIBIS. Get to know the Ex Libris
strategy and vision for the future and particularly an impression of the
discovery and delivery solution Primo from Ex Libris
which will be implemented soon at the K.U. Leuven. 12:30 –
13:00 Coming
together with snacks and finger food 13:00 –
13:45 Ex Libris Strategy and Vision by Marc Daubach (Corporate
VP, GM Europe) 13:45 –
14:30 The
Discovery & Delivery Solution Primo by Jürgen Küssow (Senior
Sales Consultant) 14:30 – 15:00 Questions & Discussion |
Confirmed |
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Wed |
19 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Egbert De
Smet |
Publishing
ISIS-databases on the WWW (GenISIS) |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
20 November |
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Verhaegen
celebration. The university is closed. |
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Fri |
21 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D 3.04 |
Leo Egghe |
Elementary
statistics for effective library and information service
management. |
Confirmed |
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Sat |
22 November |
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Note: in the Africa Museum in Tervuren (close to Brussels) there is an interesting
exhibition about the Omo people in southwestern Ethiopia. For those interested to go, please
see: www.africamuseum.be/omo |
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Sun |
23 November |
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Mon |
24 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Egbert De
Smet |
Integrated
library automation with ISIS: ABCD (1) |
Confirmed |
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Tue |
25 November |
7:45 |
Brussel North Train Station |
Alexander Coppens |
The group
STIMULATE 8 meets at the train station of Brussels North. Meeting point is in
the main hall in front of the panels with the timetable. Transport is
foreseen by the Stimulate program. |
Confirmed |
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10:00 |
Ostend UNESCO/IODE |
Wouter Rommens |
Presentation
on the project office on the Ocean Data and information Networks. Marine
information (library) management. Tour of the
library of VLIZ. |
Confirmed |
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14:00 |
Ostend |
Lecture free
afternoon. The participants can visit Ostend. |
Confirmed |
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16:30 |
Ostend
Train Station |
Alexander
Coppens |
The group
STIMULATE 8 returns to Brussels. |
Confirmed |
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Wed |
26 November |
10:00-12:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Julien Van Borm |
Copyright in libraries. |
Confirmed |
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Thu |
27 November |
10:00-13:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Room H043B |
Egbert De Smet |
Integrated
library automation with ISIS: ABCD (2) |
Confirmed |
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Fri |
28 November |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00
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VUB Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Ronald Rousseau
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Citation
analysis, Part 2 A study of
the Web of Science leads to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and a
discussion of the impact factor (and variants), the immediacy effect and the journal
citing and cited half-life. Students make exercises in order to fully
understand these notions. |
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29 November |
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30 November |
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Mon |
1 December |
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Lecture free
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Tue |
2 December |
10:00-12:30 |
VUB
Campus Jette: Building A PC-room above the library |
Françoise Devillard |
Workshop
on CSA Illumina: an example of an up-to-date
retrieval system |
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Wed |
3 December |
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Lecture
free day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Thu |
4 December |
10:00-12:00 |
VUB Campus Etterbeek: D 1.07 |
Julien Van Borm |
Interlending and document supply |
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14:00-16:00 |
VUB Campus Etterbeek: D 1.07 |
Paul Nieuwenhuysen |
Presentation
of scientific information: Q&A session. The participants show their
progress on the given assignment followed by a discussion. |
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17:00-22:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Convivium |
The Great
Chocolate Tasting Evening: Information will be given about the process of
chocolate making, starting with the production and processing of cacao in the
tropical countries and ending with some refinements of the product in
Belgium. There will also be a chocolate tasting competition. Drinks and other
foods will also be provided. Lecturers
are invited also to attend. Important
note: please bring your personal contract with VLIR UOS. It still has to be
signed by Prof. Nieuwenhuysen and the Rector. |
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Fri |
5
December |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB Campus Jette: Room B010/B011 |
Ronald Rousseau |
Citation
analysis, Part 3 This day is
mainly devoted to hands-on exercises in order to master the topics learned:
Simple citation search in the Web of Science and a comparison with Google
Scholar; Journal related search in the JCR and a comparison with SCImago (from Scopus) and Eigenfactor;
searching for h-indices of journals and general topics; contributions of
countries to certain topics: search on the Web and in citation databases. |
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Sat |
6 December |
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Sun |
7 December |
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Mon |
8 December |
Lecture
free day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Tue |
9 December |
Lecture
free day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Wed |
10 December |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Jette B010/B011 |
Egbert De Smet |
Presentation
of the ISIS-based exercises by participants. |
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Thu |
11 December |
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Lecture free
day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Fri |
12 December |
10:00-13:00 14:00-16:00 |
VUB
Campus Etterbeek: Building D Room D
3.04 |
Leo Egghe |
Informetrics |
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Photo
contest organized by Paul Nieuwenhuysen |
Deadline for
photo contest: send your digital pictures to Paul.Nieuwenhuysen@vub.ac.be or
stimulate@vub.ac.be or bring your pictures to the STIMULATE secretariat
before 17:00. |
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Sat |
13 December |
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Sun |
14 December |
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Mon |
15 December |
Lecture free
day. The participants work on the assignments. |
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Tue |
16 December |
8:50 |
Train
station Brussel North (bus 14 - final stop) Meeting in
the central hall, in front of the timetable. |
Alexander
Coppens |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train to Leuven Transport
is provided by Stimulate. |
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10:00 - 13:00 14:00 - 18:00 |
New
scientific library Leuven (Campus Arenberg) |
Ludo Hollans |
Guided tour
of the new scientific library of KULeuven. Overview
of the collection ‘science and technology’ with exercises. Overview of the
organisation of the New Scientific Library Leuven with special focus on a
quality plan for the library (e.g. LibQUAL and the
making of a learning centre for the students) |
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18:30 |
Train
station Leuven |
Alexander Coppens |
The group
Stimulate 8 takes the train back to Brussels. |
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Wed |
17 December |
14:00-16:00
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VUB Campus
Etterbeek: Building D Room D
1.07 |
Paul Nieuwenhuysen |
Presentation
of information in a scientific environment: final presentations by students
and evaluation of the students’ presentations by the lecturer. Afterwards
each participant improves the slides and send the file to
stimulate@vub.ac.be in PPT format. (deadline = the day before the
farewell gathering) |
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Thu |
18 December |
Lecture
free day. |
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Fri |
19
December |
18:00 |
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Paul Nieuwenhuysen/Alexander Coppens |
Farewell
gathering. Meeting
in café/restaurant Falstaff. Henri Mausstreet 17-21 1000 Brussel How to
get there: this
café/restaurant is located right next to the bourse in the city centre. The
closest subway stop is ‘De Brouckère’ (5 min.) or
tram stop ‘Bourse/Beurs’. When facing the bourse,
it is located in the street on your right, at about 50 meters on your right
hand side (next to the bus stop). Certificates will be handed out to the
participants and the winner of the photo contest will be revealed. CD’s with
the study material is handed over to the participants. Afterwards there is
the possibility to bring a visit to the Brussels Christmas Market. Lecturers
are invited also to attend. |
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Sat |
20 December |
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Sun |
21 December |
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Mon |
22 December |
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Tue |
23 December |
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Wed |
24 December |
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Thu |
25 December |
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Public Holiday |
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