Michel J. Menou
CIDEGI
B.P. 15
49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France
Tel: +33-(0)2-41 51 81 65
Fax: +33-(0)2-41 51 10 43
Michel.Menou@wanadoo.fr
http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/informatics/is/mjm.html
Summary of Capabilities and
Achievements
Broad international experience in information policy,
planning and implementing international, national and special information
systems and services, curriculum development for information activities,
production of teaching and learning material.
Major Strengths
Easy adaptation to new environments; fast
analysis of complex situations; ability to facilitate change
processes and learning; operating in virtual organizations
through use of electronic media; systems approach and good
organizational skills; delivering under pressure; language
and communications skills.
Significant achievements
Leading role in an international research
program on the impact of information on development
(1992-present). Contributed to the formulation of a national
strategy toward a learning society in El Salvador
(1998-1999). Participation in the design of the reference
format for national databases BABINAT (1988-1989). Study of
the General Programme for Education and Training in
agricultural information - PROGEFIA (1989-1990). Doubled the
number and the total budget of FAO projects for the support
of national agricultural information systems. Design with
Professor H. Borko (University of California Los Angeles) of
the "Index of information utilization potential"
(1980-1982). Contributed to the organization of the National
Agricultural Library of Brazil and management of the National
System for Agricultural Information and Documentation
(1979-1983). Contributed to the full reorganization of the
Brazilian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
(IBICT-CNPq) and formulation of a national policy for
scientific and technical information and plans for national
information systems (1982-1984). Design of numerous plans for
national systems for scientific and technical information
especially in Africa and Latin America (1970-). Participation
in the design and implementation of the series of national
seminars on the use of information for planning and
decision-making in East Africa (1974-1978). Contributed to
the design of new curricula for information studies in
Botswana, East-Africa, Mexico, Namibia, Senegal, Tunisia,
France (1970-present) and of syllabi for a variety of courses
in information work.
Work Experience
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CIDEGI (January 1989-present): Principal
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City University, London (August
1999-present): Visiting Professor of Information Policy,
Department of Information Science
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UN Food and Agriculture Organization (1985-1988)
field operations officer, Division of the
Library and Information Systems in charge of the technical
and administrative supervision and backstopping of FAO
projects supporting national agricultural information and
documentation systems
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Free lance consultant in information and
documentation systems (1970-1985): Contracts primarily with United Nations agencies (FAO,
UNESCO, UNIDO) and secondarily with national organizations
(CNIPE, France; IDRC, Canada; German Foundation for
International Development and Friedrich Naumann Foundation,
Germany), related to various aspects of policies and plans
for information systems and service
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Secrétariat des Missions d'Urbanisme et
d'Habitat, Paris (1966-1970):
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Programme officer in charge of the preparation of an
international information system on housing and urban and
regional planning in the framework of an United Nations
project funded by the French Government.
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Junior auditor at the Société Centrale de Banque, Paris (1965)
Publications
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Author, co-author, or editor of 2 books, 80
journal articles, conference papers or book chapters, 9 book
reviews, and some 140 technical reports.
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The book "General introduction to the techniques of information and documentation work"
(UNESCO, 1981) was
twice reprinted, had a 2nd. edition and was translated in
Arabic, Chinese, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.
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Publications and reports dealt with all aspects of
information policies, plans and activities in developing
countries, international information systems, education and
training of information professionals, training of
information users.
Languages
Education
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Ph.D. University of Bordeaux 3, 1993,
Information Science
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Post-graduate diploma in information science (DEA), Ecole des
Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris 1974
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Two years undergraduate studies in Law, Facultéde droit de
Paris, 1965-1967 (no degree)
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Post-graduate course on the problems of contemporary Africa
South of Sahara, Centre des Hautes Etudes Administratives sur
l'Afrique et l'Asie Modernes, Paris, 1963
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Postgraduate program for the preparation of the admission
examination of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1963
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Diploma of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de l'Université
de Paris, section service public, 1962 (Master in Public administration)
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Baccalauréat C & Philosophy, 1958-1959, Lycée Janson de Sailly, Paris
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