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Date: Friday, October 2, 2009

 


Michael Kwok, the Sales and Training Manager, Asia Pacific, Publishing and Inspec was in Brunei for the second time to demonstrate the features of Inspec Direct at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Institut Teknologi Brunei. The presentation at ITB was attended by library and academic staff, while the presentation at UBD was attended by library staff from different sections including acquisition and training. Appreciating the value of the research tool, both institutions will subscribe to the trial of Inspec Direct. The trial will allow researchers in both institutions to explore the features and quality of the database.

In addition to the demonstration at ITB and UBD, Michael delivered a presentation on the IET and its publications to about 30 engineering officers and technical instructors at the Ministry of Defense. The presentation was held at the new MINDEF Library & Info Centre on second day of his visit. The MINDEF Library & Info Centre stocks over 20,000 books and journal articles encompassing wide range of subject matters including warfare, weapons, strategies, management, policy making, history and world facts.

During the presentation, Michael Kwok presented the benefits of IET membership, professional registration and later focused on the powerful research tool from IET, the Inspec Direct. When closing the presentation.