[Dspace-general] Wokshop on Instituional Repositories: A Report

[raja kumar]

Report on the Two Day National Workshop on Institutional Repositories conducted during 12-13 June 2008, organised by the Department of Library and Information Cente, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore.
 
Dr. Ramaraja Urs, University Librarian, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science,   inaugurated the workshop. While delivering the inaugural address he emphasized more about recent advances in the filed of LIS and how best our professionals take this opportunity to provide better services to user community.
 
Shri Prabhakara, I.A.S , Chief Executive of the GEF   who was chief guest of the occasion  and release the workshop CD .He spoke on importance of  Digital Libraries and in general IR in particular he was suggested  the participants   to  form a health science librarians network.   Dr. M. Krishnamurthy, University Librarian, University of Mysore,  spoke  about on DSpace.  Dr. Kumar, Principal ,M.S. Ramaiah Medical College,   in his presidential address advised to adopt modern technologies. 
 
Dr. M.Krishnamurthy , University Librarian, University of Mysore ,  served as resource person  and installed the linux and Dspace successfully and showed practical case work  how to build on Institutional Repositories. And all the participants asked to work on Dspace with one exercise..   Dr Ramesha,  Reader Bangalore University, invited  speaker  and he spoke on Institutional Repositories: Issues and Challenges. 
The workshop discussed the following aspects:
v     an overview of Institutional Repositories (IR);
v     the process,  hardware and software, and copyright issues involved in the development of IRs; 
v     the use of DSpace software in the development of IRs; and 
v     e hands-on experience in the development of IRs using DSpace
 
Facets of the Workshop
 
v         Institutional Repositories 
v         Infrastructure for IR
v         DSpace 
v         Metadata and Standards
 
About 75 participants from all over India have been participated.  All the participants were given the course materials on DSpace and elated software in  CD form. 
 
Dr. Siddamallaih, Principal and Information Officer, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Science, Bangalore delivered the valedictory address. In his speech he highlighted the importance of  IR and  Content. Mr.I.H . Jahagirdar, Manager, The British Library was chief guest and he spoke on issue and challenges before implementing IR. 
All the participants were given the course materials on DSpace and related software in CD form and distributed certificates.  And organizing Secretary N. Subramanyam, Librarian, M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, proposed vote of thanks.
 
 
            
 RajaKuamr
Librarian,
Oxford College ,
Bangalore
 


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