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February 2021
QPIP Exam Training
This module of the Advanced Patent Information Course prepares you in 4 session of 3 hours for the Qualified Patent Information Professional (QPIP) exam (February 2021) All lessons will be provided in English through online video classes (ZOOM).
Find out more »Design Thinking for GLAM-professionals
3-hour online course, in which you will learn how to start Design Thinking in order to optimally align your solutions and services with the needs and behaviour of the user. Design thinking is a non-linear, iterative process that teams use to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. Involving five phases—Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test—it is most useful to tackle problems that are ill-defined or unknown. In layman terms: working from the…
Find out more »Visualization of knowledge (online)
A picture says more than a thousand words. But what if you have more than 1000 words? And what if there are specific relations between those words? Can you capture that in an image? Yes, you can! Knowledge and other semantic networks, such as taxonomies, thesauri or ontologies, are often difficult to grasp for users who have not been involved in their creation. Especially if they are extensive overviews, or if there are several types of relationships, it is difficult…
Find out more »Professional internet research (Online)
In times of Information Overload it is very important to be able to ‘filter’. This is especially true for information specialists who deal with supporting research. The secret of effective and efficient searching for information lies in the skill to formulate a clear research question, a structured approach and the right search strategy. Only when these 3 aspects of search are taken care of it is possible to change your search output form 10 million irrelevant hits tot 500 hits with…
Find out more »March 2021
Content curation (Online)
In times of information overload it is important that the right person gets the right information on the right time on the right device, presented in the right way with a minimum of effort. Sounds like a mission impossible, but a Content Curator takes care of this.
Find out more »Marketing of Information Services (online)
After completing the course you will understand the basic principles of marketing and you will have the skills to promote your products and services in an attractive and efficient way.
Find out more »April 2021
Basic Patent Information Course – Online (BPIC)
Succesful innovation is inseperable from the proper use of Patent Information, both concern the legal-patent aspects as well as the technical-scientific aspects of the innovation process. However, the use of Patent Information is often far from optimal for the following reasons: The lack of knowledge with the material, on one hand with the scope/meaning of the protection rights and, on the other hand, with the accessibility and retrievability of necessary information, Patent accessibility is very specific and deviates substantially from…
Find out more »MARC21 (Online)
For decades the MARC standards (Machine Readable Cataloguing) forms the basis for cataloguing in the library. Through the years, MARC is adjusted to developments in the field, so that by now much more than traditional library material can be processed. Although MARC21 is not always immediately apparent, it is used ‘under water’ in most catalogue applications. MARC is of great importance for the digital exchange of information. It is widely used as the standard exchange format for bibliographic data. As…
Find out more »RDA and LRM (online)
RDA (Resource Description and Access) was introduced and implemented worldwide in 2014 and there will a new version in 2021. It is the new cataloging standard that uses the concept of LRM (Library Reference Model). As an cataloger you will encounter these terms more and more. There has been published a lot about these new standards. In this course we will look at the practical side for you as an Information specialist or Librarian.
Find out more »September 2021
Advanced Patent Information Course (APIC)
17 half day sessions on advanced patent searches, legal aspects, the accessibility and retrieval of patent information. Successful innovation is inseparable from the proper use of Patent Information. Patent Information has an essential role in both the legal as the technical-scientific aspects of the innovation process. Good Patent Information Management is of very high value for companies and gives a competitive edge! Get the right advanced knowledge, insights and skills.
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