TERI announces three-day
Workshop on Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL and RFID
14–16 January 2009, India
Habitat Centre, New Delhi
TERI is organizing the Workshop
on Future Libraries: Advanced GSDL and RFID. The aim of the workshop is
to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable
them to efficiently carry out digital library and library automation projects.
The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
For more details about the workshop, please visit the website www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop
Workshop objectives
- Provide knowledge on digital libraries
and automated library management technologies;
- Empower information professionals and librarians
in building efficient digital libraries using basic and advanced feature
of GSDL software;
- Educate and impart practical knowledge
on RFID applications in libraries;
- To offer hands-on experience
on advanced features of GSDL software.
Workshop programme
The workshop programme will
include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions,
and will cover the following topics:
- Libraries in the future: an overview
- Library consortia and networking
- Emerging technologies: RFID
- E-resource management, portal, and search
engines
- GSDL overview, installation, configuration
and,administration
- Collection building with GLI (GreenStone
Librarian Interface)
- GSDL customization using
macro files and style-sheet
: -Home page customization
: -Collection specific customization
The faculty will comprise
digital library experts from TERI and other institutes.
Participants:
The workshop is intended
for library and information professionals, knowledge managers, information
entrepreneurs, and e-content developers, who have the interests, initiatives,
and need to set up digital libraries and interest in automated library
management in their organizations. To allow rich and useful interactions,
the number of participants is being limited to 25.
Registration:
The registration fee is Rs
3500/- per participant. Additional registration from the same organization
qualifies for 10% and student 15% discount.
Please note that registration
closes on 28 December 2008.
To register for the workshop,
you can register online at www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop
or
download registration form from workshop website and fax or mail it to:
DL Workshop Secretariat
Library and Information Centre,
TERI, Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003
Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145
E-mail: DLWorkshop@teri.res.in
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About Library and Information
Centre, TERI
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The LIC (Library and Information
Centre) at TERI maintains a pioneering research library—South Asia’s
finest repository of readings on energy, environment, and sustainable development.
The LIC has undertaken digital library initiatives and has developed a
comprehensive digital library that provides rich and structured content
through online, remote, and continuous access to resources. It is a common
gateway that provides free facility to browse and search various forms
of digital publications. The Centre regularly organizes seminar, workshops,
and conferences with an objective to create a forum for interaction among
library and information professionals to keep abreast of the latest developments
in the fields of information science and related IT applications.
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Contact:
DL Workshop Secretariat
Library and Information Centre
TERI
Darbari Seth Block, IHC Complex
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110
003
Tel: 91-11-24682141, 24682100
or 41504900, 9899878682(M)
Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145
E-mail: DLWorkshop@teri.res.in
Web: www.teriin.org/events/dlworkshop
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