Successful virtual Acuril2020
Last week we were able to contribute to the first virtual conference of Acuril (Association for Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries) with a presentation (The By Design Information Professional) and a workshop (Marketing by design). During 2 days...
Re-start of the Surinam Library School
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak we were forced to put our classes at the new Surinam Library School on hold for a few months. Fortunelately we were able to start again this week. The students at the Library Management course could finally start their first module. Next...
Looking back at a groundbreaking CIL/IL Connect2020
Last week (21-25 Sepember) GO | School for Information was part of the CIL/IL Connect 2020 Conference. This year was a first for us. Not only in taking part in this highly recommended conference, but doing it totally online as well. And we loved it. Thanks to the...
New course added to our portfolio
This week we present a new addition to our portfolio of online courses: 'Improving Findability; the basics of tagging, metadata and keywords'. In a 3 hour session our teacher Joyce van Aalten will guide you through the world of metadata, tags and keywords and give you...
GO | School for Information takes part in CIL / IL 2020
This year's Computers in Libraries / Internet Librarian Connect2020 conference will take place online. After 34 years of hosting a successful annual event, our 35th Computers in Libraries is going virtual along with Internet Librarian. We have combined our planned...
2 Online search courses this month
GO | School for Information provides 2 short online courses on search this August. Both courses are part of our 70th anniversary programm and therefore cost only USD 70,- 17 August 2020: What else is out there except the World Wide Web? 3 hour online session on the...
Online course for the Dutch Caribbean started this week
Last week 6 students from different governmental organisations of Aruba, Curacao and St. Eustatius started their 6 day course on Digital Document and Information Management. This is the first time we provide an online course specially developed for our colleagues in...
GO cooperates with NDS to start a Library School in Suriname
At the moment we are in full preparation for setting up a Library School in Suriname. We are doing this in cooperation with the National Database Suriname and with the help of the GO Foundation. Last Thursday 14 November the 1st information day took place in...
Presenting a case study on the use of Social Media to the benefit of National Archives of Suriname
Tuesday 29 October we presented, via Zoom, a case study on how to use Facebook for creating awareness of the importance and services of National Archives of Suriname at the 'Unlocking Caribbean Memory' symposium organised by the University of the West Indies,...
4 day course on Digital Cultural Heritage on Curacao
At the end of our 4 Day tailor made course 'Digitizing Cultural Heritage' for the lovely people of Biblioteka Nashonal Kòrsou, Mongui Maduro Library & Museum and University of Curaçao we were happy to hand out the well deserved certificates! Well deserved after 4...