digital libraries laboratory @ uct . cs

18-19 September 2003, Wits University

PROGRAMME

Day 1: Thursday 18 September 2003

Demonstrations - DATAD, Upetd
       Mary, Monica

Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) Programme
       Mary

Overview of Worldwide ETD Initiatives
       Felix

Starting New ETD Programmes - social, institutional & policy issues; champion
       Felix, Mary, Monica, Pateka

Infrastructure Requirement (H/W, S/W, HR)   
       Arthur Kekana, Charl Robert

Workflow of ETD's
       Hussein Suleman, Monica

Standards, metadata and the OAI-PMH (NDLTD and adherence to the OAI-PMH Protocol)
       Hussein Suleman

Day 2: Friday 19 September 2003

Software Options: VT, D-Space, EPrints, Greenstone
        Hussein Suleman

Governance Issues
         Mary, Felix

UNESCO ETD Guide - principles, guidelines, workflow models and best practices
       Hussein Suleman

ETD Guide

Other Resources:

Toward universal Accessibility of ETDs: Building the NDLTD Union Archive

Building Interoperable and Accessible ETD Collections: A Practical Guide to Creating Open Archives