Courses at the CNR (National Research Council) Central Library “G. Marconi”
website: http://www.bice.rm.cnr.it (in Italian)
Start Date: 1975-
Typology: courses for adults - courses for university students - institutional body's initiative

Address:
Biblioteca Centrale “G. Marconi”
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7
00185 Roma

The Central Library “G. Marconi” of  National Research Council (CNR- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) in Rome was founded in 1927. It is:
·   The most important Italian scientific-technical library;
·   The reference national centre for Italian bodies producing grey literature;
·   The European Community depository library.

Courses
·    Educational and vocational training, professional development in Biblioteconomy and Documentary Informatics
·    Undergraduate and Post-university education and long-life learning

 Target groups:
·    CNR staff
·    National Public Administration Staff
·    Young specialists
·    Postgraduates

Level: advanced and specialised

September 2004: 3 days weekly for 3 weeks

Full-time course: “Catalogue services and digital documentation in the scientific library”

Among the teaching subjects there are information retrieval and its methodologies and techniques (including online journals; official EU databases).

Didactical structure:
Individual and teamwork practice; course’s evaluation.

Keywords:  educational and vocational training, professional development in Biblioteconomy and Documentary Informatics - undergraduate and post-university education and long-life learning – courses for CNR staff - courses for national Public Administration staff - courses for postgraduates - courses for young specialists - information retrieval – catalogue services – digital documentation