1. ITP-STIMULATE 6 My thoughts on STIMULATE 6 Matthew Lubuulwa Information Scientist Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development P.O. Box 8147, Kampala Republic of Uganda matthew.lubuulwa@finance.go.ug mlubuulwa@yahoo.com www.finance.go.ug

2. ITP-STIMULATE 6 Contents of the program Presentation of information in a scientific environment Introduction to Web 2.0 technologies Elementary statistics and informetrics Database designing using WinIsis, GenIsis and Weblis Citation analysis and information retrieval Website designing using html, xml Building digital libraries using Greenstone software Bibliography: thesaurus, indexing and ISBDs

3. ITP-STIMULATE 6 Weak points and how to improve program Inadequate communication: There was a communication gap between the coordination office and participants Course materials with missing pages and unreadable printouts should be checked and avoided in future

4. ITP-STIMULATE 6 Strong Points Lecturers were knowledgeable in their respective areas of expertise The training was highly practical to suite the connotation ‘An Active Training Environment’ Selection of participants from varying background and countries enhanced social, cultural and professional interaction

5. ITP-STIMULATE 6 Best components Elementary statistics for effective library and information management is vital to all professionals Information infrastructure development: -using CDS/ISIS software package, (WINISIS, GENISIS and WEBLIS) was well delivered and evaluated -Building digital libraries using Greenstone

6. ITP-STIMULATE 6 Recommendations to my Institution Continuous training of staff to match the current trends in library and information management techniques Adopt new technologies in management of information resources using the available open source software