The document provides an update on the 14502 l-TEMPUS-2008-UK-JPCR project in Armenia. It summarizes that ISEC purchased various hardware including computers, servers, and classroom equipment. Three classrooms were set up with various numbers of workstations. A server was installed with the Moodle open source learning platform. Co-financing was provided to install networking infrastructure. Pictures show the classrooms and equipment set up, as well as Library and Information Science students in a lesson and curriculum details.

1. 14502 l-TEMPUS-2008-UK-JPCR project status
update in ARMENIA

2. Hardware purchase
In the framework of the 14502 1-TEMPUS-
2008-UK-JPCR project ISEC has purchased:
30 Dell Pentium IV personal computers;
Rack mountable server for e-learning;
Uninterruptible power supply for the server
LCD projector;
Printer;
Scanner;
Interactive smart board;
Two D-Link 16-port switches.

3. Classrooms set up
November 2009
3 classrooms are set up;
Classroom 1 – 9 workstations
Classroom 2 – 16 workstations
Classroom 3 – 5 workstations
One classroom is set up with the smart
board
On the e-learning server Moodle open
source VLE is installed

4. CLASSROOM 1

5. CLASSROOM 1

6. CLASSROOM 2

7. CLASSROOM 2

8. CLASSROOM 3

9. SERVER and UPS

10. Co financing
Installation and testing of rack, 10
GB fiber optic backbone and
telecommunication hardware are
going as co financing (funding
agency NATO, ~25000 Euro, grant
‘Harmonization of the Academy of
Sciences Network Infrastructure for
Connecting to GÉANT).
Project is realised by FSL.
Technical advisor - MDX

11. LIS STUDENTS AT LESSON
‘Digital Libraries’

12. 071500 Library and Information Science
Master Degree Program Curriculum
N Year 1 (Term 1 and Term 2) Weekly Hours
1. Foreign Language 2
2. Intellectual property rights 2
3. Modern Approaches to Philosophy 2
4. General Librarianship 2
5. Records Management 3
6. Informatics 4
7. Relational Database Systems 3
8. Information Technologies and Digital Libraries 2
9. Machine Readable Cataloging. Classification. Authority 3
records.
Total Weekly Lecturing Hours (# of weeks-4) 23

13. 071500 Library and Information Science
Master Degree Program Curriculum
N Year 2 (Term 1 and Term 2)
1. Introduction to e-learning. Life long learning and the role of the libraries.
2. Integrated Library Systems. Online Public Access Catalogues.
Information Retrieval.
3. Computer networks. Introduction to Linux.
4. Web programming languages. Web design.
5. Records Management
6. Library collections (paper based and electronic). Preservation of cultural
heritage.
7. Introduction to the scientific publication systems. Open Access.
8. Free/Open Source Software vs. proprietary products. FOSS library
applications.
9 Management and Marketing of Library Services

14. 071500 Library and Information Science
Master Degree Program Curriculum
N Year 3 (Term 1)
1. Final State Examination
2. Master’s Thesis Defense

15. MOODLE
The server for Virtual Leaning
Environment has been installed. As a
platform we use the Open Source
Software ‘Moodle’, and localisation into
Armenian is almost done.
http://vle.sci.am/moodle/

16. Virtual Learning Environment

17. Virtual Learning Environment

18. Virtual Learning Environment

19. Virtual Learning Environment

20. Virtual Learning Environment

21. 14502 l-TEMPUS-2008-UK-JPCR project status
update in ARMENIA
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