Vocational training, continuing education and professional development for scientific special libraries and related institutions - 2006
website: http://www.initiativefortbildung.de/html/programm-aktuell.html (in German)
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Typology:  courses for adults - academic library initiative

Institution:
University  Library of Heidelberg
Heidelberg

Addresses
Main Library:
Plöck 107-109
D-69117 Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 6221 54 2380
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623

Branch Library:
Im Neuenheimer Feld 368
D-69120 Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 6221 54 4272
Fax: +49 6221 54 4204

Mail address
Postfach: 10 57 49
D-69047 Heidelberg

Training team:
Tel.: 54 2547        
        54 2390

Contact persons:
Benno Homann
· Information and training: library instruction, user education, information literacy (Interdisciplinary development courses, Additional courses)
· Vocational training and professional development for librarians
· Development of online tutorials and e-learning platforms
Hauptbibliothek (Zi. ZG 245)
Tel.: +49 6221 54 2547
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623

Christiane Hirschberg (course 20 - 2006: How to search for and find information and literature on the Internet; course 17 - 2004)

Hans-Christoph Hobohm (course 22 – 2006: User guidance in searching information)
University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Pappelallee 8-9
Potsdam, Brandenburg
14467, Germany
Tel.: ++49-331 5801514
Fax: ++49-331 5801599

Michael Fischer (course 23 – 2006: Methods for effectively providing information and media literacy training)
University of Freiburg
Tel.: ++49 (0) 761/70 50 3 - 21

Anne-Katrin Pflästerer (course 27 – 2006: Professional writing)
Press and publishing activities

Maria Effinger (Professional development for scientific librarians: Information literacy for Art History: databases and searching the Internet)
Heidelberg University Library
Tel: ++49 (0)6221-54-3561

Sabine Häußermann (Professional development for scientific librarians: Information literacy for Art History: databases and searching the Internet)
Heidelberg University Library
Tel.: +49 6221 54 3521
Fax: +49 6221 54 2623

Vocational training, continuing education and professional development for scientific special libraries and related institutions - 2006

Information literacy for Art History: databases and searching the Internet (1 day)

This course provides a deepening and a refreshment of the knowledge about art historical databases and  search strategies on the Internet; it consists of a detailed introduction to the main art historical databases and presents through useful examples the rich possibilities in systematic Internet searches (for ex. relevant web sites, vortals and search engines).
In the practice phase, the participants can deepen and strengthen the acquired competences through concrete samples.
Target group: scientific librarians
Level: advanced
Main contents:
·    Art historical databases:
      -   Virtual Catalogue for Art History (VKK)
      -   Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
      -   General lexicon of artists - International databases of artists (AKL)
      -   The Grove Dictionary of Art – Online
      -   International Directory f Arts and Museums of the World
      -   Image index to the Art and Architecture of the image archive “Foto Marburg”
      -   Prometheus - the distributed digital image archive for research and tuition
·    Art History on the Internet
      -   Systematic Internet searches, search strategies
      -   Art historical vortals, virtual libraries, search engines, discussion forums, mailing lists

Keywords: vocational training and professional development for scientific special libraries – vocational training and professional development for scientific librarians – information literacy – disciplinary information literacy – search strategies – disciplinary databases – systematic Internet searches – Art History