TERI announces three-day Workshop on Building Digital Archive using Advanced Features of GSDL 8?10 January 2008, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi TERI is organizing the Workshop on Building Digital Archive using Advanced Features of GSDL. The aim of the Workshop is to equip participants with adequate practical knowledge so as to enable them to efficiently carry out digital library projects. The workshop will be held at TERI, IHC Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. For more details about the workshop, please visit the website http://www.teriin.org/events_new.php Workshop Objectives: To facilitate the understanding of implications of digitization and with practical knowledge on the digitization process To enable participants to develop the practical skills in the installation and implementation of digital libraries, which they can then utilize in their own institution To offer hands-on experience on advanced features of GSDL software programme: The workshop programme will include tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations, practical sessions, and will cover the following topics: E-resources & their management OAI-PMH GSDL: an overview GSDL installation, configuration and administration Converting CDS/ISIS databases to GSDL Collection building with GLI (GreenStone Librarian Interface), designing and creating standard metadata sets Customization using GLI Customization using macro files and style-sheet : -Home page customization : -Collection specific customization The faculty will comprise of 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 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 2007. To register for the workshop, you can register online at http://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 ************************************ About Library and Information Centre, TERI ************************************ 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 electronic 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. **** 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 Fax: 91-11-24682144, 24682145 E-mail: DLWorkshop@teri.res.in Web: http://www.teriin.org/events_new.php -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.