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<pre>One Day International Workshop:<br />Exploring ABCD Open Source Software<br />March 5, 2013<br /><br />Library and Information Centre Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce,<br />Ganesh-Khind, Pune – 4110 53, India<br /><br />Organized by<br />P. E. Society’s<br />MODERN COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE AND COMMERCE,<br />GANESH-KHIND, PUNE-411053, INDIA<br /><br />Website: http://moderncollegegk.org/<br /><br />NAAC “A” Grade, DBT Star College<br /><br /><br />About Workshop:<br /><br /><br />Modern Libraries are facing different challenges like electronic resource management, OPAC,<br />Library websites, online web based user centric services, etc. NAAC is evaluating libraries on<br />their innovative and advanced services like federated services tools of digital resources, online<br />information management skill, library websites, and active participation of library professionals,<br />standards used along with traditional services. Many open source softwares are coming up to<br />support library professionals. ABCD is one of most advanced library automation cum digital<br />library open source software by UNESCO and BIREME. All over world the software is being used<br />by different libraries, research centers. This workshop is supported by Modal Network<br />Company, Brazil, VLIR, BIREME, PAHO, WHO, Belgium. Main objective of this workshop<br />is to give hands on session on its different modules, how to create library website with this<br />software, its special features and next version specialties.<br />Why ABCD?<br />ABCD is a suite of modules for automation and document management in libraries and<br />documentation centres. Unlike most ‘library automation systems’, it offers support for creation<br />and management of any type of textual information, with multi-media being dealt with using<br />the WWW-technology on which ABCD is fully based along with the powerful ISIS databasetechnology.<br />Libraries can automate their catalogs (but also acquisition, circulation) and enduser<br />searching, but also provide repositories, experts and events databases, and all this in an<br />integrated environment, where one ‘meta-search’ action avails all resources from one ‘portal’,<br />created by the built-in Content Management System.<br /><br />ABCD is suitable when there is a need for flexibility along with power in documents and<br />information management, for smaller and larger organizations<br /><br />Resource Person: Mr. Alisson de Castro, MODAL, Brazil<br />He is a partner of Modalnetworks since 1996 and has aDegree in Informatics, specialized in Library Automation<br />Systems, working with CDS/ISIS´ technology since 1995. He worked on DOS version, Winisis and presently working on ABCD. He is Programmer in C, C#, Assembly, PHP and others tools like CISIS, XML, and ISIS Format language. He actively involved in the installation of ABCD in many organizations like Law offices, Universities and document centers<br /><br />Coordinator and Resource Person:<br />Ms. Sangeeta Dhamdhere, Librarian, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce,<br />Ganesh-Khind, Pune – 411053<br />Organized by: Central Library, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce,<br />Ganesh-Khind, Pune – 411053<br /><br /><br />Partners:<br />VLIR/UOS : The Flemish interuniversity council (Belgium) supported the development of<br />ABCD for use with its university partners in the South<br />WHO : World Health Organisation, a member of the UN-system in which the ISIS technology<br />was developed and supported (esp. UNESCO and FAO)<br />BIREME : The Brazilian Health Information organization, member of WHO, in which ISIStechnology<br />was highly developed as the technology supporting their ‘Virtual Health Library’, leading to the ABCD system.<br /><br />Organizing Committee:<br />Dr. Gajanan Ekbote, Chairman, P.E. Society, Pune<br />Dr. Sanjay Kharat, Principal, Modern College, Pune<br />Prof. Dr. Egbert De Smet, Antwerp University, Belgium<br />Prof. Suresh Todkar, Chairman, Modern College, Pune<br />Prof. Prakash Dixit, Visitor, Modern College, Pune<br />Dr. Jyoti Gangangras, Vice Principal, Modern College, Pune<br />Prof. Shubhangi Joshi, Vice Principal, Modern College, Pune<br />Prof. Swati Kandharkar, Vice Principal, Modern College, Pune<br />Dr. Shubhangi Bhatambrekar, HoD, Comp Sc, Modern College, Pune<br /><br />Contact: 020-25634021 Ext.211, 09822935320(M) modernlibrary.sangeeta@gmail.com<br /><br /><br />Program agenda<br />8:30 Inauguration and Presentation<br />9:00 ABCD – Installation Details about installation in Windows, Linux<br />10:00 ABCD – Operation Description of modules and functions<br />10:30 Coffee Break<br />11:00 ABCD – Catalog Module Demonstration about tool to create, insert records, standards<br />11:30 ABCD – Creation of Simple Database<br />12:30 Lunch<br />13:30 ABCD – Search module (/site)<br />14:30 ABCD – /site Admin<br />15:30 Demonstration of cases and Libraries using ABCD<br />16:30 Discussion on Future – Version 2 (Multilingual include Arabic and Hind Scripts full support)<br />17:30 – Close session<br /><br />Registration:Limited 40 seats on first come basis<br /><br />Payment: Payment should be made by Cash or Demand Draft in favour of The Principal,<br />Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganesh-Khind, Pune<br />Who can participate?<br />• Administrators<br />• Library and Information professionals<br />• IT Professionals/ Faculties<br />• Students<br />Participants should have elementary knowledge of Computer and He or she must be familiar<br />with WINDOWS administration, Good understanding of Internet, Familiar with installing<br />software from source bundles: download, de-archive, and build and installation.<br />Registration Fees: (It includes workshop kit, breakfast and lunch)<br />• Library and Information professionals : Rs. 750/-<br />• Administrators : Rs. 1000/-<br />• IT Professionals/ Faculties : Rs.1000/-<br />• Students : Rs. 500<br />Last date for sending the registration form along with Demand draft is 28th February 2013 on<br />following address:<br /><br />Ms. Sangeeta Dhamdhere<br />Co-ordinator<br />Librarian<br />Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce,<br />Ganesh-Khind, Pune – 411053<br />Send your enquiries on: modernlibrary.sangeeta@gmail.com</pre>
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