[Dspace-general] Announcement: International Workshop on DSpace

[Dimple Patel]

Hello All,

Documentation Research and Training Centre is pleased to announce

International Workshop on DSpace

Dates: March 7 – 11, 2005

Venue: DRTC, Bangalore, India

Organized by:

Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Indian Statistical
Institute (ISI)

in collaboration with
Hewlett-Packard (HP labs –India)


The Open Access and Open Source Software movements have gained rapid
momentum world over.  Many institutions and organizations are setting up
open access digital repositories using open source software, following
open standards. There are a number of free open source software available
for developing digital libraries and DSpace (http://www.dspace.org ) is
one of the most popular software developed jointly by MIT Libraries and HP
labs. DSpace is a digital asset management system. It helps create, index
and retrieve various forms of digital content.  DSpace is adaptable to
different community needs. Interoperability between systems is built-in
and it adheres to international standards for metadata.


LDL: Librarians’ Digital Library, is the outcome of successful launching
of a Digital Library using the DSpace by DRTC
(https://drtc.isibang.ac.in). The International workshop on DSpace is
planned to meet the growing interest in developing Digital Libraries using
DSpace by LIS professionals. The workshop is aimed at encouraging the LIS
Professionals to build their digital repositories and train other
professionals with the experience gained.


SDL: Search-engine for Digital Libraries, SDL is a service provider in the
area of Library and Information Science.  SDL harvests metadata from
OAI-PMH compliant data providers like digital repositories and open access
journals.  Currently, more than 2,500 full-text articles are accessible
through SDL.  URL: http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/sdl


DSpace:
    * DSpace can be used to build either institutional or discipline-based
      repositories or e-prints  archives
    * DSpace can be adopted to e-journal publishing or develop e-learning
      modules
    * Submission facility allows scientists and researchers to upload
      digital documents from anywhere in the world
    * Workflow feature allows moderation/review of the submitted documents
    * Assigns persistent identifiers to each digital object in the
      repository
    * Conforms to the standards like Dublin Core and OAI-PMH v.2.0
    * Security can be built at various levels to effect restricted access
    * Asian and other world language based digital libraries can be  built
      as it conforms to the UNICODE standard
    * DSpace is an open source software and is freely downloadable from
      http://www.dspace.org


This workshop is exclusively designed to provide hands-on-experience to
the Librarians and Information Officers in developing a digital library
using DSpace software.


The topics to be covered in the Workshop
    * Digital Libraries: Overview
    * Tools and Techniques for Digital Libraries
    * Case studies and projects
    * Overview of DSpace
    * Installation of DSpace
    * DSpace Users: Anonymous, Members & Authors
    * Lucene Search Engine
    * DSpace Administration
    * Dublin Core
    * OAI-PMH
    * Persistent Identifiers
    * DSpace Customization
    * Unicode and Indian Languages


The workshop comprises of lectures, demonstration and practice on the
topics mentioned above. Computer lab facilities are made available for
practice to the participants during extended hours.


Resource Persons:
   Cambridge University faculty
   Mr. John Rose, (Ex- Programme Specialist, C&I Division, UNESCO)
   DRTC faculty
   INFLIBNET faculty
   Researchers from HP labs and DSpace at Infosys, Bangalore


Target Participants:
Library and information Science professionals from India and other countries


Registration fee:
Rs.3,000/- or equivalent foreign currency per participant


The Demand Draft/ Cash payable in favour of “Indian Statistical Institute,
Bangalore”, and payable at Bangalore


The Registration Fee includes:
    * Workshop Kit (Workshop Volume & CD )
    * Working Lunch / Tea


Last Date for Registration: 10th February, 2005


Accommodation: Guest House Accommodation at ISI will be arranged on payment



Related Sites:
  DSpace Home              http://www.dspace.org
  DSpace at DRTC           https://drtc.isibang.ac.in
  DSpace at Cambridge      http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/dspace/
  DSpace at MIT            https://dspace.mit.edu
  Open Access Initiative   http://www.openarchives.org


For Information and Registration you can also visit:            
http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/workshop


Registration Form
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Coordinator:
  Dr. ARD Prasad,
  Associate Professor,
  Documentation Research and Training Centre
  Indian Statistical Institute
  8th Mile, Mysore Road
  BANGALORE  560 059
  India

  Phone: 91 80  2843002/3/4/5/6 ext 496 (off)
  Fax: 91 80 28484265
  Email: ardprasad at hotmail.com
         ard at drtc.isibang.ac.in

-- 
Dimple Patel,
Documentation Research and Training Centre,
Indian Statistical Institute,
8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post,
Bangalore. PIN - 560059. Karnataka, INDIA.
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