International Summer School on the Digital Library 2001, Course 3

Monday, 8 October 2001

Introduction to electronic publishing and the role of the library

9:00 hrs Welcome and introduction to the course (Teatro)

  • opening
  • practical information
  • learning objectives
  • course methods
Hans Geleijnse
Director of Information Service and Systems, European University Institute, IT

9:30 hrs Electronic publishing of scholarly scientific information: an overview of developments and key issues (Teatro)

  • transformation of the current publishing field
  • changes in the information chain
  • change factors
  • publishing industry
  • impact on the principal players in the information chain
  • changing role of the intermediary/librarian
  • the library as a publisher, a facilitator and a gateway to information
Hans Geleijnse
Director of Information Service and Systems, European University Institute, IT

11:00 hrs Coffee/tea (coffee room behind the Teatro)

11:30 hrs IT and electronic publishing: issues, trends and developments (Teatro)

  • metadata
  • pre-print server technology
  • SGML and XML
  • formats of e-journals and e-reports
Teun Nijssen
Senior project manager, Tilburg University, Computer Centre, NL

13:00 hrs Lunch (Sala Rossa or Loggia)

14:15 hrs A picture will be taken of the summer school class (In front of the church of the Badia Fiesolana)

14:30 hrs Case study: Electronic journals and electronic publishing at Tilburg University (Teatro)

  • initiatives
  • experiences
  • lessons learned
Hans Roes
Deputy librarian, Tilburg University, Library, NL

15:30 hrs Coffee/tea (coffee room behind the Teatro)

15:45 hrs Workshop (Teatro, Sala 1, Sala 2, Sala 3, Library room 17)

Hans Geleijnse
Director of Information Service and Systems, European University Institute, IT

Hans Roes
Deputy librarian, Tilburg University, Library, NL

17:30 hrs End of sessions

20:00 hrs Dinner at restaurant "Trattoria 4 Leoni"

22:30 hrs End of programme

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Tilburg Innovation Centre for Electronic Resources
Ticer, PO Box 4191, 5004 JD Tilburg, The Netherlands,
telephone +31-13-466 83 10, telefax +31-13-466 83 83, e-mail ticer@uvt.nl,
Last updated 3 October 2001.