Bengkel Kemahiran Sumber Elektronik Perpustakaan 2012 - UiTM P.Pinang

Terima kasih kepada Tuan Tumah - Perpustakaan UiTM P. Pinang di atas penganjuran Bengkel KSEP yang telah berjaya diadakan .. Seramai 26 orang peserta dari UiTM P.Pinang, Kedah, Perlis dan Perak telah menghadiri Bengkel KSEP ini .. Bengkel KSEP seterusnya yang akan diadakan adalah di UiTM Terengganu pada 19-20 Jun 2012

Bengkel Kemahiran Sumber Elektronik Perpustakaan 2012

Dimaklumkan Bahagian Jurnal dan Pangkalan Data akan menganjurkan Bengkel Kemahiran Sumber Elektronik Perpustakaan 2012 di Perpustakaan UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang (selaku tuan rumah) pada 22-23 Mei 2012 (Selasa-Rabu).

Undangan peserta adalah dari gred S17 hingga gred S44 dari Perpustakaan UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak dan Perlis (Zon Utara).

Pegawai PTAR yang terlibat di dalam penganjuran bengkel ini adalah :
1. Puan Noormala Maarof
2. Puan Nurul Diana Jasni
3. Encik Ahmad Faizar Jaafar
4. Encik Shahrol Nizam Johol

OBJEKTIF BENGKEL DIADAKAN ADALAH:
1. Memberi latihan secara teori dan praktikal kepada Pustakawan UiTM supaya mereka dapat membimbing pengguna mencari maklumat dengan cara yang lebih berkesan.
2. Mempelajari bagaimana pangkalan data elektronik dapat membantu pelanggan perpustakaan dalam pembelajaran, pengajaran dan penyelidikan mereka.
3. Memahami kaedah dan strategi pencarian maklumat yang cekap dan berkesan.

MATLAMAT UTAMA BENGKEL :
Memantapkan kemahiran maklumat Pustakawan dan Pembantu Perpustakaan melalui penggunaan pelbagai pangkalan data serta sumber elektronik perpustakaan.

IMPAK BENGKEL :
a. Menambah keyakinan diri Pustakawan dan Pembantu Perpustakaan apabila berdepan dengan pengguna yang memerlukan tunjuk ajar dan khidmat nasihat rujukan.
b. Menyumbang kepada pertambahan penggunaan perkhidmatansumber elektronik di kalangan pelajar, pensyarah dan penyelidik UiTM

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