International Training Courses on the Retrieval and Management of Information in Science and Technology

Abstract

Reports on training courses at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, on information retrieval and information management in science and technology, mainly aimed at participants from developing countries. The subject area of water and the environment was emphasized, as well as the application of computers and networks. Topics discussed here are the aims of the training courses, the subjects treated, the teachers and contributors, the participants, costs and financial aspects, the sponsors, methods to announce the courses, problems and lessons learned, and possible future programmes.