Dear Moderator, Kindly make arrangements to announce the "National workshop on Institutional Repositories" for the benefit of lis-forum members. Workshop Details as below "National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" 12 & 13*th* June, 2008 *About the Workshop* * * The digitization and development of digital library is slowly emerging in the Indian libraries, thus providing a context for the integration of information resources with online, virtual and e-learning environments. Under the digital and virtual environment the scholarly publications are increasingly demand but the the publishing policies and procedures of intellectual contents producers are charging heavily on information resources, Alternatively the Open Archives Initiatives (OAI), self archive, institutional archive etc., gaining momentum all over the world, Realizing the significance of digital libraries and digital initiatives, the Library and Information Centre of M.S.Ramaiah Medical College has organized a *"National Workshop on Institutional Repositories" * * * * * Today information revolution is being complimented by digital revolution Digitization is one of the technological advancements. It brings the resources nearer to the benefit of users. The digitized information .can be used in numerous ways to overcome the barriers of communication. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. The digitization of library and information center's resources has its roots in library automation. But at the same time not all the resources of a library need to be digitized. Institutional Repository (IR) consists of formally organized and managed collection of digital content generated by faculty, staff and students of an institution. The content of these repositories can be made available for integration with on campus library and course management systems. The availability of right information can take study, teaching and research into a new horizon and can help the decision makers to take right decision. Therefore, This Workshop has been thought of with the following objectives: *Objectives of the Workshop* * * This workshop aimed to v Present an overview of institutional Repositories(IR) v Emphasise on the use of DSpace software in the development of IRs; and v Provide hands-on experience in the development of IRs using DSpace *Facets of Workshop * v Institutional Repositories v Infrastructure for IR v DSpace v Metadata and Standards To fulfill the stated objectives, Information Professionals with experience both in teaching and practice were invited to contribute Course materials for the various sub themes of workshop and share their rich experiences as guest faculty. The work shop covers Tutorials, lectures, open discussions and feedback followed by the hands-on experience. *Invited Experts:* Learned Experts in the field of Library and Information Science are invited to deliver lecturers on the theme of the workshop. *Participants* Librarians, Information Scientists, Researchers and Schools of Library and Information Science * * *Registration Fee:* The Registration fee for the Workshop is Rs.1000/-(Rupess One Thousand Only). The workshop fee includes working lunch, tea, dinner and resources kit. *Workshop participants* The participants are limited to 50 Selection of candidates will be made as per merit, commitment to digital libraries and familiarting with IT applications in Libraries Applications (Nomination should reach the M.S. Ramaiah Medical college Library office on or before 07-06-2008) *Accommodation* * * Participants will need to make their own arrangements for stay in Bangalore for the workshop. *Date and Venue* The work shop will be held During 12 -13th June 2008 at M.S. RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE Campus Organizing Secretary N. SUBRAMANYAM Sr. Librarian Dept. of Library & Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore Ph: 080-23605190 (Ext.) 418 (M) 9449252683 e-mail : msrmclib@yahoo.co.in Participants can register by sending filled in registration form and D.D in Favour of " M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore " For More Information regarding Workshop Please Contact "Organizing Secretary" . -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Regards Pramod B Dept. of Library and Information Centre M.S. Ramaiah Medical College M.S.R. Post Bangalore-54 Ph:080-23605190 Ext. 418 (O) +91-9945229910(M) e-mail: pramodhbabu@gmail.com Visit: http://pramodhbabu.googlepages.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.