[Asis-l] Canadian Institutional Repositories Workshop

[Kathleen Shearer]

INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES: THE FUTURE IS NOW!

ACCESS 2004 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
http://library.acadiau.ca/access2004/preconference.html

Wednesday, October 13, 2004
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. (Alan Kay)

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.

The momentum for these types of repositories is growing dramatically and they represent an important new role for libraries in the 21st century.

Join us in Halifax as part of the Access 2004 Conference to: 
  a..         Meet and exchange ideas with your colleagues about institutional repositories; 
  b..         Find out about what other libraries are planning for their institutional repository, in Canada and internationally; 
  c..         Learn about best practices and challenges for implementing institutional repositories; and, 
  d..         Contribute to Canadian-based initiatives for institutional repositories. 
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.
 
Preliminary programme:

       

      8:15am
      
      Welcome 
       

      8:30 to 9:30am
      

      IR Software Platforms 
     
       

      9:30 to 10:15am
      

      Question and Answer Session: 

      Addressing the challenges of implementing different software packages
     
       

      Break 
       

      10:30 to 11:30am
      
      Copyright Issues for Institutional Repositories
      Understanding the new Creative Commons License, Canadian edition.

      Presentation and Q&A
     
       
      11:30 to 12:15pm  

      Institutional Repository Strategies and Policies,

      Case Studies:

      1. Populating your IR

      2. Garnering Institutional Support for your IR

      3. Collection Policies for IRs 
     
       
      Lunch 
       

      1 to 2pm

       
      
      "Birds of a Feather" Sessions (Breakout)
      1. Populating your IR

      2. Garnering Institutional Support for your IR

      3. Collection Policies for IRs
     
       

      2 to 2:30pm
      

      Feedback from Sessions
     
       
      Break 
       

      2:45 to 3:45pm
      
      Pan-Canadian Issues:
      1. Developing a Metadata Profile for IRs in Canada

      2. Preservation Strategies for IRs
     
       

      3:45 to 4:25pm 
      

      Pan-Canadian Strategies and Solutions 

      Breakout Groups:

      1. Metadata 

      2. Preservation
     
       

      4:25 to 4:45pm
      

      Feedback from Breakout Groups
     
       

      4:45 to 5pm 
      

      Wrap-up
     



Registration for the workshop is $75.00 CAD. The programme and registration form are available on the CARL website (www.carl-abrc.ca)


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Kathleen Shearer
Research Associate
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
(514) 847-9068
mkshearer at videotron.ca



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