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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>WORKSHOP<o:p></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The Universities of Stellenbosch and Pretoria have the pleasure to announce the upcoming DSpace Technical Workshop (<A href="http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop</FONT></A>) to be hosted at Stellenbosch University from 7 – 11 September 2009. This workshop has been designed to address the need for more in-depth DSpace technical training amongst <STRONG>HE academic library services in South Africa</STRONG> (see the workshop program schedule online). It will cover the fundamentals of hosting an Institutional Repository (IR) system, installing the Linux operating system for hosting the IR, installing the latest DSpace repository management software on the operating system, and configuring the Manakin XSLT-based presentation layer of DSpace to allow for greater flexibility in adapting the user interface to the needs of the institution. Staff from both the Universities of Stellenbosch and Pretoria will act as facilitators for this workshop, alongside a DSpace expert from @Mire based at KULEUVEN in Belgium. All parties will bring their respective expertise and knowledge to this workshop in an effort to grow the capacity of South African academic IT specialists and librarians for hosting an IR within their institutions.<o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>FUNDING<o:p></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This workshop is made possible with funding from the Durban University of Technology, the NRF, CHELSA and the facilitating institutions (UP and SU). There is no registration fee payable to attend the workshop. Delegates are only required to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements and cover the respective costs incurred in this regard. <o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>REGISTRATION<o:p></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Due to practical reasons, workshop attendance is limited to 40 individuals per day. Registration is open for one individual from each South African HE institution (initially) per day, where after additional attendees may register based on the amount of seating still available. Attendance of Day 2 (installing Ubuntu) is a prerequisite for attending Day 3 (installing DSpace 1.5.2). <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>To register for the workshop, please visit: <A href="http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop/registration.htm"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop/registration.htm</FONT></A>. Registration closes on Tuesday, 1 September 2009.<o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG>TECHNICAL ORIENTATION<o:p></o:p></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This workshop is more technically focused than previous DSpace workshops presented during the past 5 years in South Africa. It is designed to further the efforts of past facilitators and to build on the existing technical expertise of SA Higher Education IT and Library staff. It will largely be a hands-on workshop presented over the course of 4.5 days. Please refer to the workshop business plan available online for a more detailed objective statement, and intended outcomes of this workshop.<o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Wouter Klapwijk (SU) and Ina Smith (UP) on behalf of the Workshop Organizing Committee</P>
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