dentify information needs in various community settings.

Community Information Services

Brief Course Description:

The course introduces learners to the knowledge and techniques of planning, designing, implementing outreach services to various user communities.

Course Objectives:

To equip learners with knowledge and techniques for community information services.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, learners should be able to:

1. Identify information needs in various community settings

2. Plan for, design and apply information systems to provide information services to various user communities.

3. Evaluate community information systems and services.

Intellectual and Transferable skills:

Knowledge and skills in identifying information user needs

Skills in designing specialized information systems

Knowledge and skills of disseminating information in communities

Skills on how to evaluate community information systems and services.