1. Course Description

 

This course equips learners with knowledge and skills of creating, maintaining, evaluating and accessing electronic information resources

 

2. Objectives of the Course

 

The main objective of the course is to enable learners develop capacity to select, create, manage, evaluate, retrieve and access electronic information resources. The course has the following specific objectives: To train students on how to evaluate, select, acquire, subscribe, manage library e-resources; provide students with access management and authentication process/procedures, train on Copyright, Licensing and License Negotiation issues, and assess impact of library e-resources

 

3.  Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • Explain the nature of electronic information resources
  • Demonstrate ability to create, manage and utilize electronic information resources
  • Understand and describe the Copyright, Licensing and License Negotiation
  • Evaluate e-information resources