Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)

Submitted by franz.martin on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 18:51


Description

The Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) is an e-learning initiative to train individuals and support institutions and networks world-wide in the effective management of agricultural information. It is spearheaded by FAO in collaboration with a Steeering Group of 11 partners and over 30 other partner and contributing organizations. IMARK learning materials have been developed as a series of modules available online and on CD-ROM. The modules provide an interactive environment for self-paced learning.
 Enabler
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Website: 
http://www.imarkgroup.org/
Contact email: 
IMARKenquiries@fao.org
Name of contact person: 
Franz Martin
Pathway(s) enabled
Advocate the benefits of the digital accessibility of content
How the pathway is enabled: 
Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules: 

Module on ‘Investing in Information for Development’:

  • Unit 1 – How to Invest in Information for Development
  • Unit 2 – Information Strategy
  • Unit 3 - Information Access
  • Unit 4 –
    • Lesson 4.3 New Digital Opportunities

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’:

  •  Unit 1 – Concepts and Definitions

Module on ‘Building Electronic Communities and Networks’

  • Unit 1 - Online communities – new opportunities

Module on ‘Networking in Support of Development’

  • Lesson 1 - Information and Communication Technologies as media
  • Lesson 2 – ICT Influence on the shape of the future
License Content to Encourage Use and Re-use
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Investing in Information for Development’:

  •  Unit 4 – Information Dissemination

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’:

  • Unit 3 – Intellectual Property Rights
    • Lesson 3.4 - Copyright Issues in Scholarly Publishing

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’

  • Unit 1 – Lesson 3 - Privacy, Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Social Media
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Investing in Information for Development’:

  • Unit 3 – Information Access
    • Lesson 3.2. (External Information Providers)

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’:

  • Unit 2 –Setting up Digital Libraries and Repositories
    • Lesson 2.2. Building a Digital Library [Collection Acquisition and Content Dissemination ]
    • Lesson 2.3 Building Institutional Repositories
  • Unit 3 - Intellectual Property Rights
    • Lesson 3.4 Copyright issues in Scholarly Publishing
How the pathway is enabled: 

 Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module:

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’

  • Unit 5 – Digitization
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Investing in Information for Development’;

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’

Develop a Repository for Digital Content
How the pathway is enabled: 
Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module: 

Module on Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents (FULL)

How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module:

Module on ‘Investing in Information for Development’:

  • Unit 3. Information Access – Lesson 3.2 External Information Providers
Making a website's content visible on the Web
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Digital Libraries and Repositories’;

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’;

Module on ‘Building Electronic Communities and Networks’

How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module:

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’

How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents’:

  • Unit 8 – Visibility and Accessibility
    • Lesson 8.2 – Search Engine Optimization and Feeds

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’

  • Unit 2 – Social Media Tools and Services
    • Lesson 2.3 – Subscriptions, Feeds and Syndication

Module on ‘Building Electronic Communities and Networks’

  • Unit 2 – Options, choices, tools and applications
    • Lesson 2.3 – Tools and applications (RSS)
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’

Module on ‘Building Electronic Communities and Networks’

Using video to communicate research outputs
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module:

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’

  • Unit 2 – Social Media Tools and Services.
    • Lesson 2.1. Group Productivity and Collaboration tools (VIDEO SHARING)
    • Lesson 2.6 – Online Video and Image Sharing
Using Web 2.0 solutions for your Website
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in these IMARK Modules:

Module on ‘Web2.0 and Social Media for Development’;

Module on ‘Building Electronic Communities and Networks’

Analyse how your websites are being used. Put this knowledge to use
How the pathway is enabled: 

Learn more about how to achieve this Pathway in this IMARK Module:

Module on ‘Building electronic communities and Networks’

  • Unit 4 – Designing an online community
    • Lesson 4.5 - Usability and accessibility