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Of possible interest to this list, for those planning to attend Access
2004 in lovely Halifax, Nova Scotia<br><br>
MacKenzie<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:57:53
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From: Kathleen Shearer <mkshearer@videotron.ca><br>
Subject: CARL Institutional Repositories Workshop<br>
To: MacKenzie Smith <kenzie@MIT.EDU><br><br>
<b>INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES: THE FUTURE IS NOW!<br><br>
</b>ACCESS 2004 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP<br>
<a href="http://library.acadiau.ca/access2004/preconference.html" eudora="autourl">http://library.acadiau.ca/access2004/preconference.html</a><br><br>
Wednesday, October 13, 2004<br>
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<br><br>
<i>The best way to predict the future is to invent it. (Alan
Kay)<br><br>
</i>An institutional repository (IR) is a set of services offered by an
institution to manage and make accessible the scholarly digital materials
created by that institution and its community members. IRs represent an
innovative solution to many of the challenges encountered in the rapidly
evolving world of scholarly resources, such as how to manage and preserve
the growing array of digital content created at our institutions. IRs
adopt the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
(OAI-PMH) framework, are interoperable, and embrace open access
principles. They also collect and expose a broader range of digital
research material, contributing to the development of a richer system for
scholarly communication.<br><br>
The momentum for these types of repositories is growing dramatically and
they represent an important new role for libraries in the 21st
century.<br><br>
Join us in Halifax as part of the Access 2004 Conference to:
<ul>
<li><x-tab> </x-tab>Meet
and exchange ideas with your colleagues about institutional repositories;
<li><x-tab> </x-tab>Find
out about what other libraries are planning for their institutional
repository, in Canada and internationally;
<li><x-tab> </x-tab>Learn
about best practices and challenges for implementing institutional
repositories; and,
<li><x-tab> </x-tab>Contribute
to Canadian-based initiatives for institutional repositories.
</ul>This full day pre-conference workshop is sponsored by the Canadian
Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and is open to everyone
interested in learning more about IRs or sharing their experiences with
others.<br>
<br>
<u>Preliminary programme:</u></blockquote><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>8:15am
<h2><b>Welcome</b></h2><br>
8:30 to 9:30am <b>IR Software Platforms <br>
</b>9:30 to 10:15am <b>Question and Answer Session</b>: <br>
Addressing the challenges of implementing different software
packages<br><br>
<h3><b>Break</i></b></h3><br><br>
10:30 to 11:30am <h2><b>Copyright Issues for Institutional
Repositories</b></h2><br>
Understanding the new Creative Commons License, Canadian edition.<br>
Presentation and Q&A<br><br>
<h3><b>11:30 to 12:15pm</b> </h3><b>Institutional Repository Strategies
and Policies,<br>
Case Studies</b>:<br>
1. Populating your IR<br>
2. Garnering Institutional Support for your IR<br>
3. Collection Policies for IRs <br>
<h3><b> </i></b></h3><br>
<h3><b>Lunch</i></b></h3><br><br>
1 to 2pm <h2><b>“Birds of a Feather” Sessions (Breakout)</b></h2><br>
1. Populating your IR<br>
2. Garnering Institutional Support for your IR<br>
3. Collection Policies for IRs<br><br>
2 to 2:30pm<br>
Feedback from Sessions<br><br>
<h3><b>Break</i></b></h3><br><br>
2:45 to 3:45pm <h2><b>Pan-Canadian Issues:</b></h2><br>
1. Developing a Metadata Profile for IRs in Canada<br>
2. Preservation Strategies for IRs<br><br>
3:45 to 4:25pm <b>Pan-Canadian Strategies and Solutions <br>
Breakout Groups:<br>
</b>1. Metadata <br>
2. Preservation<br><br>
4:25 to 4:45pm<br>
Feedback from Breakout Groups<br><br>
4:45 to 5pm Wrap-up<br>
<br>
Registration for the workshop is $75.00 CAD. The programme and
registration form are available on the CARL website
(<a href="http://www.carl-abrc.ca/" eudora="autourl">www.carl-abrc.ca</a>)<br><br>
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Kathleen Shearer<br>
Research Associate<br>
Canadian Association of Research Libraries<br>
(514) 847-9068<br>
<a href="mailto:mkshearer@videotron.ca">mkshearer@videotron.ca</a><br>
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MacKenzie Smith<br>
Associate Director for Technology<br>
MIT Libraries<br>
Building 14S-308<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
(617)253-8184<br>
kenzie@mit.edu</body>
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