Professional Training

In an earlier post about the re-opening of the Public/National Library I mentioned that the Minister with responsibility for the Public/National Library spoke of the dearth of trained library professionals island-wide. Well the government is looking to remedy that situation a evident in the offerings in the 2010 round of National Development Scholarships. This year's scholarship offerings include Library and Information Science, Conservation Studies and Archives.

National Development Scholarships are directed to candidates pursuing courses considered to be of critical importance to national development. Winners are provided with state funds for the duration of their academic studies.


Good news indeed.

Caribbean Digital Libraries

The National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) of Trinidad teamed up with UNESCO to sponsor the Caribbean Digital Libraries Workshop.

Participant from the Caribbean, North and South America attended. Presentations are available here.