Workshop "Today's Science and Technology Information"

The workshop "Today's Scientific and Technological Information" took place on December 17 and 18, co-organized by the Faculty of Information and Library, University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Vietnam Association for Scientific and Technological Information and Documentation.

The purpose of the workshop is to provide general and complete assessments of theoretical issues of scientific information; thereby having correct assessments of the position, role, practical activities and human resources of scientific and technological information at library information centers in Vietnam today; giving recommendations and solutions to all levels and sectors to further improve the effectiveness of scientific and technological information activities, serving the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

The workshop was attended by scientists, managers, experts, and lecturers nationwide in the field of Library Information. 39 reports focused on the following issues:

- Information science in the human knowledge system and research approaches in the world and Vietnam;

- The position and role of science and technology information (S&T) in the information society/knowledge economy;

- Party and State orientations for science and technology information activities;

- Current status of organizing science and technology information activities in the world and in Vietnam: science and technology information needs in economic and social development; science and technology information resources and systems; science and technology information products and services;

- Current status and orientation of organizing information research and training human resources in the field of scientific and technological information activities in the world and in Vietnam.