Librarian-Documentalist Training
Boost your library career through practical librarian-documentalist training tailored for Botswana contexts. Gain expertise in cataloguing, classifying materials, applying subject headings, growing collections, assisting research, and promoting information literacy to create efficient, user-focused collections in social sciences and education, ensuring relevance to local needs and curricula.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This training equips you with practical abilities to assess collections, create selection and weeding guidelines, and develop well-rounded resources for social sciences and education fields. You will master classification methods, subject indexing, metadata norms, streamline operations, blend digital and physical formats, aid research via sophisticated search techniques, and deliver clear information literacy instruction.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Targeted collection development: craft policies based on actual user requirements and educational programmes.
- Efficient cataloguing: implement MARC21, DDC/LCC, and authority controls effectively.
- Effective subject indexing: apply LCSH, ERIC descriptors, and keywords for better resource access.
- Sophisticated search assistance: develop tactics, navigate databases, and handle grey literature.
- Engaging user education: instruct on referencing, evaluating sources, and research methods.
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