Electronic Information Solutions, Inc. (EISI) will hold its 5th Comprehensive Training Course for users of Follett Circulation/Catalog Plus in the Philippines with this year's theme "Maximizing the Use of Follett Cir/Cat System in Philippine Libraries". Brokenshire College (Davao City) is host to this event which will be held on October 19 to 22, 2010.
The training will include in-depth lectures and workshops with the following objectives:
1) To enable the participants to have a full knowledge on the entire functionality of Follett CirCat system and maximize the use of the whole system in different ways.
2) To train all the Follett CirCat users with the use of information technology for proper library management in order to assess their needs and interest.
3) To provide an overview of Machine-Readable Cataloging and it's use in Follett library automation system.
4) To interact, understand, and foster camaraderie among Filipino librarians especially among Follett CirCat users.
The training will deal with Follett software feature updates up to version 6.4, software setup and operations including MARC 21, Reports and Statistics, Cataloging Power, Circulation, Data Conversion, System Administration, and topics on Integrating OPAC with e-journals. Our Trainer is an experienced Follett user from one of our pioneer Follett installations in the country assisted by an EISI software specialist.
The first comprehensive course was held at De la Salle - College of St. Benilde in Manila in 1999 with Mr. Larry Gilbert of Follett as main trainer. The second edition was held at De la Salle - Zobel in Alabang, Muntinlupa last 2001 with Ms. Sarah Escandor as main trainer. The third edition was held at Capitol University in Cagayan de Oro last 2005 with Ms. Sonia Gementiza and Ms. Annabel Acedera as trainors The fourth edition was held at Cebu Doctors University last 2008 with Ms. Sonia Gementiza as main trainor. This forthcoming training will help users from our Follett installations nationwide on how to maximize the benefits of the software to their library. Librarians and MIS personnel from Follett sites throughout the Philippines are expected to attend the course.
This event is exclusive to Follett Cir/Cat users in the Philippines. Brokenshire College is one of our loyal Cir/Cat users and is the leading evangelical Christian educational institution in Southern Philippines. More information about Brokenshire can be found at it's website at http://www.brokenshire.edu.ph.
For more information, email eisi@eisi.com.ph or call 0 2 8436571 or text 63 922 3612920. Or you may visit our website at http://www.eisi.com.ph.
For a printable invitation to this event, click HERE.
For a printable program for this event, click HERE.
For online registration, please fill up the form at the bottom of this page.

Follett's Destiny Resource Management Solution will be launched to the southern Philippine market on Oct 22, 2010, 2:30PM at Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City
Destiny Resource Management Solution is a suite of web-based educational software to manage libraries, textbooks, media and physical assets of single and multi-campus educational institutions. Destiny products from Follett are the automation tools educators trust to help manage everything from library books to laptops, textbooks to trombones and computers to curriculum kits. No matter what size your school is and even if you have multiple campuses, we help you track and use resources more efficiently to maximize your budget. Destiny helps you save money and improve performance by better managing information and resources.
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