[LIS-Forum] WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY USING DSPACE- 28 JUNE TO 2 JULY 2004

Tue Jun 1 14:43:20 IST 2004

Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 19:23:26 +0100 (BST)
From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman at yahoo.com>

DEAR PROFESSIONAL FRIENDS,

THE DEPT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY IS
ORGANISING A WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPING DIGITAL LIBRARY DURING JUNE 28 TO JULY
2, 2004. THE PROFESSIONALS INTENDING TO JOIN THE WORKSHOP MAY SEND THE
APPLICATIONS ON OR BEFORE 22 JUNE 2004 ALONG WITH THE REGISTRATION FEE.

THE COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE WORKSHOP ARE AS FOLLOWS (THE ATTACHMENT IS
BROCHURE, WHICH MAY BE DOWNLOADED FOR USE.

N.LAXMAN RAO

                                   WORKSHOP
                                      on
                           DEVELOPING A DIGITAL LIBRARY
                                  USING DSPACE

                              June 28  July 2, 2004

                                       Organized by
                         Dept. of Library & Information Science
                         Osmania University, HYDERBAD  500 007

                                 In collaboration with

                                INFLIBNET Centre (UGC)
                                 Ahmedabad- 380 009

About the Workshop:

The present day libraries are extensively using the Information Technology
for information management.  As part of storage and access of digital
information, the libraries are developing their own digital librararies.
There are a number of free software available for developing digital
libraries and Dspace (http://www.dspace.org) is one of the most popular
software developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP labs. DSpace is a
digital asset management system. It helps create, index and retrieve
various forms of digital content.  Dspace is adaptable to different
community needs. Interoperability between systems is built-in and it
adheres to international standards for metadata.

This workshop is planned to meet the growing interest in Developing a
Digital Libraries especially using DSpace by various LIS professionals.
LDL: Librarians Digital Library  is the outcome of successful launching
of a Digital Library using the  Dspace  by DRTC
(https://drtc.isibang.ac.in). The workshop is  aimed at encouraging the
LIS Professionals to build their own institutional digital libraries and
repositories.

DSpace:

 Dspace is an open source software and is freely downloadable from
 http://www.dspace.org

o Submission facility allows scientists and researchers to upload digital
documents from anywhere in the world
o Workflow feature allows moderation of the submitted documents
o Uses persistent handles
o Conforms to the standards like Dublin Core and OAI-PMH v.2.0
o Security can be built at various levels to effect restricted access
o Indian Language based digital libraries can be  built as it conforms to
  the UNICODE standard

Looking at the support, development and the features of the software, the
Dspace is chosen for providing hands-on-experience to the participants in
developing their personal or Institutional digital library.

Objectives:

1. To provide background knowledge of the digital library and its related
concepts
2. To offer hands on experience in using Dspace Software
3. To encourage the participants in developing their own Institutional
   Digital Libraries.

The topics to be covered in the Workshop:

1)	Overview of DSpace
2)	Installation of DSpace
3)	DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors
4)	Lucene Search Engine
5)	DSpace Administration
6)	Dublin Core
7)	OAI-PMH
8)	Persistent Handles
9)	DSpace Customization
10)	Unicode and Indian Languages

There will be   twenty sessions in workshop which  include  lectures,
demonstration and practice on the topics mentioned above. The Lab
facilities are made available for practice to the participants during
extended hours.

The Resource persons are drawn from:
DRTC, INFLIBNET and Osmania University.

Target Participants:
Library and information Science professionals with working  knowledge of
Information Technology.  The Workshop is confined to  limited number of
participants.

Registration:
Rs.5,000/- per participant

The DD  / Cash payable in favour of  The Head, Dept. of Library &
Information Science, Osmania University, payable at Hyderabad.

The Registration Fee includes:
	Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume, Dspace Software)
	Working Lunch / Tea

Accommodation:
The Guest House / Hotel Accommodation will be arranged on payment.

About the Dept. of Library & Information Science:

The Department was established in 1959.  At present the Department  is
offering BLISc, MLISc, M.Phil and Ph.D. Programmes.  It is well equipped
with a Computer Lab and Seminary Library.  The Department had earlier
organized several National and International Conferences / Seminars  /
workshops covering various facets of Library and Information Science.
Earlier it  had organized  Workshop on Digitization of Print Materials
successfully.  During March 2004, the Department  had organized a two-day
National Seminar on Library Consortia.

INFLIBNET Centre:
INFLIBNET Centre is an autonomous Inter-university Centre of the
University Grants Commission. It is involved in creating infrastructure
for sharing information among academic and research community of the
country.  Its major activities include training of LIS professionals,
creation of national databases, software development etc. Presently it is
involved in two major projects viz. UGC Infonet ( interconnecting about
180 universities in a wide area network) and e-journal subscription to
universities in consortium mode

Coordinator:
Dr. N. Laxman Rao
Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science
Osmania University, Hyderabad  500 007.
Telephone: 040-27682290 (off)
040-27171565 (resi) 040-56547599 (Mob)

E-mail:  naglaxman at yahoo.com
         naglaxman at indiatimes.com

Director:
Dr. ARD Prasad,
Associate Professor, DRTC
BANGALORE.
Phone: 080-28516528 (res)
080-28483002 ext 496 (off)
Email: ardprasad at hotmail.com

                           Registration Form

1)	Name

2)	Designation:

3)	Address:

4)	Telephone Number:     Office: _____________ Res: ___________

            Mobile: ____________
           E-mail:

5)	Are you using IT in your Library:   (Yes/ No)

6)	Participants knowledge about the Digital Library:  (Good /
Satisfactory).

7)	Does your Organization has Internet Connectivity: (Yes / No)

8)	Do you have any plans to develop a Digital Library: (Yes / No)

9)	Do you require accommodation during the Workshop?  (Yes / No)

10)	Payment Details           Demand Draft / Cash

           DD No:		              Bank:
Branch:

          Amount:                               Date:

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Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO,
Dept.of Library & Information Science,
Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA)
President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information
Science (IATLIS).
Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off) 9246547599 (Mobile)
e:mail--  naglaxman at yahoo.com    OR   naglaxman at indiatimes.com