Librarian’s Persistence and Innovation brings Technology to Chisinau School

A graduate of the IT4Librarians Project, Tatiana Cucereavii is busy applying her new ICT skills to improve services at the Traian high school library in Chisinau, Moldova. After her successful completion of the program in May Cucereavii wasted no time demonstrating her new ICT skills to the school principal and successfully lobbying to have the school equipped with a brand new computer and an internet connection.

Cucereavii then worked throughout the summer vacation to create a temporary database for the library books using the knowledge of Microsoft Excel she acquired through her IATP training. Cucereavii explains that the Ministry of Education officials are set to provide special database software for school libraries in Moldova but until then she plans to use the Excel database she created herself to check out books to students. By setting up a system she could use by the beginning of this academic year rather, Cucereavii can spend more time on her other duties.

"I was so happy to see that the director appreciated my new skills and trusted me enough to offer me a brand new computer for the library. This summer, I didn’t waste any time and made great efforts to improve my work processes so that my job would be easier for me in the future."

Her colleagues and fellow IATP trainees Elena Cortac and Nadejda Pruteanu have also received computers for their school libraries after following Cucereavii’s lead in demonstrating their new ICT skills and advocating for the importance of technology in libraries.

So far in 2009, IATP has trained more than 80 librarians in regions throughout Moldova including Chisinau, Comrat, Tiraspol, Cahul, and Soroca. For more information about the IT4Librarians Project visit the project’s blog.

Comments

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Work processes so that my job would be easier for me in the future.

[excel classes]

I have been thinking about possibly getting my BA in History and then a masters in Library science. I love history, and I have always loved libraries. Could someone please tell me what a typical day in the life of a Public Librarian would be like? What are the perks of working as a librarian, and what are some of the annoyances with this work. Thank you.

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That's why I have high respect to all the librarians. They're truly worth emulating for.