by Eric Kokke | Apr 26, 2023 |
A 3-hour training on ‘AI in the library’ where we discuss Chat GPT and similar applications and their role within information services.
by Eric Kokke | May 1, 2019 | Blog |
We are happy to announce a collaboration between DLIS UWI MONA, UWI ALMA JORDAN and GO | School for information that resulted in a 3 day (online) course on ‘Transforming Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) in the 21st Century: A Workshop on...
by Eric Kokke | Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized |
In March and April the librarians of the Biblioteku Nacional de Bonaire followed a 6 day course on modern library competences. The focus of this training was to develop the skills needed to optimize customer satisfaction and to attract more visitors to this beautiful...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog |
Today I read a blog from Lorcan Dempsey on ‘the curse of knowlegde (for libraries)’. He states the following: n summary it is very difficult to unknow something that you already know, and it can be difficult to imagine what it is like not to know it. This...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, information hero |
The last stop on our 3 week Caribean tour was a short workshop at the Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo, Suriname. During 2015 the Information Specialists of the University Library and their colleagues of organisations like De Surinaamse Bank, Staatsolie and the...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog |
We completed our visit to Aruba with a visit to a department of the Biblioteca Nacional; Arubiana. Here they collect all the publications on Aruba, the former Dutch Antilles and large parts of the Caribbean. Just as in the other places we visited this week we met...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 2, 2016 | Blog |
Last stop on a rather hectic day was Bonaire. After emailing for nearly a year it was very nice to see the people involved. And again the topic of the meeting was the need of education. It didn’t take much time to agree on a suitable program for the employees of...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized |
After Aruba the next stop of the little Caribbean tour was Curacao. Here GO | School for Information had a meeting at the library of the University. Again the subject of the conversation was the need for education of the employees of the library. We talked about...
by Eric Kokke | Jun 1, 2016 | Blog |
On May 31st GO | School for Information visited Biblioteca Nacional (the National Library) of Aruba in connection with a first time work visit. We gave a detailed explanation of the many educational possibilities. And we learned about the plans, priorities and...
