[Dspace-general] South African DSpace Technical Workshop: 7-11 September 2009

[Ina Smith]

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WORKSHOP
The Universities of Stellenbosch and Pretoria have the pleasure to
announce the upcoming DSpace Technical Workshop
(http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop) 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 HE academic library services in South Africa (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. 
FUNDING
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.  
REGISTRATION
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). 
To register for the workshop, please visit:
http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/dspace/workshop/registration.htm. 
Registration closes on Tuesday, 1 September 2009. 
TECHNICAL ORIENTATION
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. 
Regards,
Wouter Klapwijk (SU) and Ina Smith (UP) on behalf of the Workshop
Organizing Committee
 
 
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