[Sigiii-l] LIS Study Circle on 'Institutional Repositories'

[Rafiq]

LIS Study Circle <http://lisstudycircle.blogspot.com/>’s monthly session
took place at Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood’s office on  Sept. 10, 2009 . The
topic of discussion was “Institutional Repositories’. The participants
discussed different aspects of the topic, e.g. Definition, Concept,
Characteristics, Software Applications for Institutional Repositories, etc.

The discussion was followed by an Iftar Party by Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood,
at a local restaurant of Lahore.

The recommendations of the LIS Study Circle are:

*Recommendation:*

   1. It is recommended to arrange training workshops/seminars/lectures to
   train the LIS professionals of the country to successfully implement
   institutional repositories.
   2. Library Associations/Schools/Professional Groups may propose a formal
   draft for university and special libraries to formally implement
   institutional repositories in their respective institutions/organizations.
   3. Libraries should use specialised software applications specifically
   developed for ‘institutional repositories’.  The circle recommended
   DSpace and EPrints software for the development of institutional
   repositories. However it was felt that further evaluation is necessary to
   finalise the choice of software applications.

 Please visit LIS Study Circle <http://lisstudycircle.blogspot.com/> blog (
http://lisstudycircle.blogspot.com/) for updations. You may add your
comments on blog.

M. Rafiq,

Coordinator - LIS Study Circle
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