PROJECT NUMBER: 0811001

European Information Management - Europe on the Internet - Finding your Way through the European Information Jungle

10-11/Mar/2008  •  Maastricht  •  Fee: € 700

Introduction
Project Leader
Cosimo Monda
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Objective:
The provision of information is one of the main points of attention for the European institutions. In view of the enormous number of information sources available on internet, finding the right document or information has become a real challenge. This training course therefore is design-ed to help those who need to quickly find infor-mation about European affairs and European institutions. It will provide participants with a comprehensive and structured guide to a wide-range of free and commercial internet resources dealing with European issues, European institutions, comitology and EU agencies.
 
Skills learned:
At the end of the training course, the participants will have:

  • a good understanding of the European key information sources and search techniques;
  • practical experience in using the main EU and non-EU websites and databases;
  • a toolbox for finding targeted information ranging from institutional and regulatory matters, to legislation and policy developments.
They will in particular be able to find quickly and efficiently the information that is relevant to your work or interests, such as:
  • legislation, case law and summaries of legislation
  • working documents, policy papers and press releases
  • public procurement, call for tenders, grants and loans
  • contacts information, "who's who" and "who's doing what" in the EU
  • statistical data
  • bibliographical, translation, linguistic and terminological information
Target group:
This intensive two-day training course is designed for everyone working with or within the EU institutions and policies and wishing to quickly find information about the European Union institutions and policies to improve and/or update their research skills in EU-related matters: e.g. European officials and national civil servants, consultants, information professionals, documentalists and people wor-king in the commercial sector and for NGOs.
 
Method:
The training course will offer a systematic and structured approach to key European infor-mation sources. It is a practical training course that offers interactive demonstrations of the most useful websites, combined with ample opportunities for participants to develop hands-on expertise by exploring the websites them-selves in order to find targeted information.
During the training course the participants will thus get practical experience in using the key EU web-sites and databases (including Eur-Lex, PreLex, Legislative Observatory, Registers of Docu-ments of Council, Commission, Parliament and Comitology, Rapid, Bulletin of the EU, Agenda of Institutions), by learning what they cover and how they can be accessed. They will themselves also be able compare the different existing EU sources of information. In order to ensure the highest level of interactivi-ty, the training course will be limited to a maximum of 25 participants.
 
Location and equipment: The training course will be held at in the new Multimedia Conference Room of the EIPA's European Documentation Centre. During the training course, new laptops with high-speed internet connection will be available for all participants.
This seminar has also been held in:
10/Oct/11 • Maastricht20/Jun/11 • Maastricht10/Mar/11 • Maastricht28/Oct/10 • Maastricht14/Jun/10 • Maastricht8/Mar/10 • Maastricht30/Nov/09 • Maastricht1/Oct/09 • Maastricht5/Mar/09 • Maastricht10/Nov/08 • Maastricht19/Jun/08 • Maastricht