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1986
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED296728 |
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- A Course in Information Consolidation. A Handbook for Education and Training in Analysis, Synthesis, and Repackaging of Information. Preliminary Version. Saracevic, Tefko Administration Course Content Course Descriptions Curriculum Development Developing Nations Documentation Information Science Information Services Library Science Postsecondary Education Professional Continuing Education Users (Information) The course presented in this handbook has four major objectives: (1) to define the nature and environment of information consolidation and describe its role and potential benefits; (2) to survey characteristics of users, methods for user studies, and procedures for marketing and dissemination of information consolidation products and services; (3) to provide a description of and training in various methods for producing information consolidation products for professionals and policy makers; technicians, workers, and communicators/intermediaries; and community groups and mass/popular use; and (4) to provide an overview of elements involved in the establishment and management of information consolidation units and a perspective for information consolidation in different environments. Directed primarily at instructors, educational decision-makers and administrators, especially in developing nations, the handbook begins with a brief description of the course and definitions of information consolidation. An introduction then provides a general description of the role of information in development and the associated information problems that serve as a framework for information consolidation activities. The course description--the major part of the document--is presented in three parts: (1) the design aspects of the course, including its rationale, purpose and objectives, and structure; (2) the course syllabus, which is presented in 13 chapters, each corresponding to a topic treated in the course; and (3) implementation, which includes the organization, presentation, and evaluation of the course. The appendix provides a selective list of organizations in different regions of the world engaged in information consolidation to serve as possible contacts. (29 references) (CGD)