Research4Life Programs Training-of-Trainer Workshop

 This is an announcement for Research4Life Programs Training-of-Trainer Workshop


COURSE OVERVIEW

AGORA, HINARI and OARE are three major Internet-based portals that provide low-income countries throughout the world, though primarily Africa, free or low lost access to the world's journal literature in agriculture, health and the environment. This means for the first time in history researchers in eligible countries can have access to the same kind of information as their peers in more economically-developed countries and participate in the global research agenda. AGORA, HINARI and OARE represent an important public-private partnership involving commercial and academic publishers, universities, and United Nations agencies. Though they operate independently, AGORA, HINARI, OARE and ARDI were modeled on HINARI, and they have strong collaborative ties.

THE WORKSHOP

The Research4Life programmes and TEEAL training workshops seek to increase the quality and effectiveness of research and education in health, agriculture, environment and related biological and social sciences, which would contribute towards improving food security in the SSA region and encourage cross disciplinary collaboration between agriculture, health and the environment. The expected outcome of the workshops is to enable researchers, policy-makers, educators, librarians and extension specialists have access to high quality, relevant and timely information on research via the Internet, CD-ROM and external hard disk.

WORKSHOP VENUE

The venue of the workshop is Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

COURSE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

The workshop will be conducted over 3 days (24-26 March, 2014). The course will comprise lectures delivered in a classroom setting, hands-on exercises and group work. Some of the exercises will involve accessing relevant live websites and portals on the Internet and others will be conducted offline. Each participant will have access to a computer during the practical exercises.

PARTICIPATION

The course is open to librarians, researchers, graduate students and academic staff from selected institutions in Nigeria. The language of instruction is English. It is assumed that all participants have basic computers skills and know how to use the Internet. No basic computer modules will be covered during the training.

FUNDING AND FINANCE

This course is supported by Research4Life and run by ITOCA. The sponsorship for successful applicants/ will cover the cost of registration, light refreshments and lunches for each participant. Participants travelling from outside are expected to make and pay for their travel and accommodation arrangements. They also will be expected to take care of their dinner costs.

Please, take note of the following:

1.      Local and in-country transportation to and from the course venue will be borne by the participants/nominating institutions.

2.      During the course, lunch and teas will be served for all. No reimbursement will be paid for any meals that are missed.

3.      There will be no honorarium or "sitting allowance" paid to any participant at the Workshop

4.      Those who previously participated in earlier Workshops should not apply

Only thirty (30) participants will be invited to attend the Workshop. Therefore we would appreciate if you respond quickly as the available slots will be filled on first-come-first-served basis. An Application Form is included in this Announcement. Completed application forms with signed authorization should reach the Workshop Coordinator by March 7, 2014.

ORGANIZERS

The workshop is organized by ITOCA in collaboration with Research4Life and the UN agencies. The Workshop Coordinator will be happy to answer any questions about the workshop or participant attendance.

To participate, kindly mail: dele AT itoca.org