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Item Digitization: An examination of the capacity and skills of academic Librarians in Nigeria(Redeemer’s University, Nigeria, 2016-06-22) Adeleke, Akinniyi AMore university libraries are building institutional repositories in Nigeria University of Jos was the first to break the ice in 2009 FUT, Owerri is digitizing postgraduate theses and dissertations Redeemer’s University digitized past question papers in 2011 Other efforts are ongoing.Item Jstor Digitization Project in Nigerian University Libraries: Policy Issues in Building and Sustaining Digital Collections(Bayero University, 2016-06-22) Diso, Lukman IITHAKA (JSTOR) initiated a pilot digitization project in 2010, collaborating with two Nigerian universities, Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and University of Ibadan (UI). The collaboration involves the establishment of a digital lab in each of the university libraries.The sequence of the project involves basically three phases: Planning: strategic meetings, signing of MOU and training Selection and assessment of materials, infrastructure, provision of equipment and hardware, and generation of metadata. Follow-up by Decopod, publishing digital output at institutions, project evaluation, writing preliminary report and submission of final report.December 2011 or before was the expected date of completion with costs not exceeding $4050 to be borne by ITHAKA. Both institutions have selected materials and commenced digitization with progress at different rates.Both are well behind schedule. BUK’s completion target for metadata generation was February end 2013.UI’s completion target was June 2013.What follows after the completion will be guided by the MOU. This paper aims to examine : The objectives of this project as articulated in the MOU The generation and management of “the selected materials”. The technology system deployed to execute the project The policy issues The institutional capacity building potential of the project .Item Optimum curriculum for effective digital management of cultural heritage: The Uganda perspective(AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY, IFRANE, MOROCCO, 2016-06-22) Kigongo-Bukenya, Isaac M. N.Concern for cultural heritage not a new phenomenon in Uganda Cultural institutions preserve and pass on cultural heritage Several legal deposit provisions in Uganda - Supplemented by the Copyright and Neighboring Act, 2006 Digitization of cultural heritage began at MakLib in the late nineties The Africana Section collects traditional cultures on tombs, shrines, etc Since 2007 WDL digitizing Uganda Cultural Heritage pooled with WDL partners in the world Difference between Makerere Digitized cultural heritage and that of the WDL (U) is accessibility by allItem Challenges of building digital repositories in Africa: A case study of best practise(Dakar, Sénégal, 2016-06-22) Bakhoum, NafissatouCreating the sustainable means to safeguard and make the African scientific memory evolutive for future generations make challenges regarding preservation and knowledge sharing most acute. Then, many initiatives have been developed to generate synergies at a national and regional level in order to raise awareness in the urgent need to implement policies and programs to safeguard and valorize the rich African historical, scholarly and cultural heritage. But, despite resolutions and recommendations outlining road maps to root out the continent from isolation regarding the internationally networked system of knowledge production and sharing, there are now few relevant African contents freely accessible. And this, in spite of the existing potential and huge progress made in ICT outputs. In the general African context, with limited economic resources, one can therefore understand why such challenges are of urgent pressure. 1 - Challenges attached to the preservation and valorization of African scholarly contents. 2 - Presenting a case study of best practice: the digital repository of IFAN Ch A Diop.Item Implementation and Usage of Digital Libraries(Bunda College Library, 2016-06-22) Bunda College LibraryMalawi is located in Southern Africa and bounded by countries such as Zambia to the west, Mozambique to the south and east and Tanzania to the North.Item Building an Online Indigenous Knowledge Library on Culture, Environment, and History: Case Study of Elimu Asilia(National Museums of Kenya, 2016-06-22) Owano, AshahAfrican communities did not record events and accounts in writing Mode of communication and transfer of IK was Oral There is lack of Kenyan community stories and information on the web Libraries have inadequate local content to contribute to global knowledge economyItem The Developing Countries and Electronic Filing: Case Burundi, Rwanda and the DRC(Archivist at the National Radio and Television of Burundi, 2016-06-22) Eustache, SirtakiArchival heritage is essential to facilitate reforms and modernization in different areas of the state and society in Burundi, DRC and Rwanda and other countries also the archives of former colonial powers are often capitals including material heritage, proof, migration, borders, resource management or data for international research. It is important to respond to societal demands in the field; be it the academic sector, the associative fabric of civil society or state structures. Models in terms of good governance / facilitating access to archives may be proposed by some European countries. Countries like the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda are among the countries that are behind in terms of looking, access and archive management, mutual capacity building.Item Implementation of workshops scanning and creation of electronic libraries in Francophone Africa: transfer of skills and partnerships(2016-06-22) ROSSI, Pier LuigiSince 2001 the IRD (Institut de recherche pour le développement) we undertook multiple actions in several Francophone African countries for digitization and internet access setting products scientific document collections by University or Institutes research in these countries. Between October 2008 and September 2009, with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, we have set up 26 workshops scanning in 7 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia). To do this we have ensured the installation of equipment, training in digital technologies, electronic library building with the "Greenstone" software. The collaborative website "beep" (www.beep.ird.fr) promotes the enhancement and visibility of electronic collections produced by our African partners. During the year 2012 we ensured the implementation of two workshops scan at the University of Lomé and a workshop at the Department of Demography at the University of Ouagadougou. In 2013 our actions will continue in Cameroon (Iford), Morocco and several countries under the cams (African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education).Item Role of digitization in the conservation of heritage collections and the democratization of information(Chief digitization project to BNRM, 2016-06-22) AAKKI, HassanDigitization is one of the priority projects of the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco. The aim is to promote, preserve, promote and facilitate access via the Internet to our property holdings, including precious, fragile, unique, rare and most documents requested by users BNRM. History BNRM 1924: Creation of the General Library and the fund of the Institute of Higher Studies Moroccan was the first nucleus of its collections. 1926: The General Library, became "General Library and Archives 1927 C. Funk Brentano succeeded Cenival Stone, who took over the management of Morocco's Historical Section in Paris. 1932 promulgated the law establishing the Legal Deposit which will strengthen the acquisition of the Library building. After independence, the Conservatives of the General Library and Archives were successively: o Messrs Abdallah Regragui, o Ben Mohamed al Abbas al Kabbaj, o Mohay Eddine al Machrafi, o Aberrahmane el Fassi, o Mohamed Bencherifa, o Ahmed Toufiq, o currently Driss Khrouz since September 2003. 2003 • Decision: construction of a modern library meet the requirements of international standards. • Dahir of 11 November 2003 endows the General Library and Archives a public institution status and change his nomination «National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco." 2008 October 15, 2008 • the new National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco, based in Rabat city center between Boulevard Ibn Hazm and Ibn Khaldun Boulevard, was inaugurated by His Majesty Mohammed VI. History of the Digital Library of Morocco (BNM) 2009 Create a scan workshop within the BNRM Acquisition of scanning hardware Training and Mentoring scanning teams Start of production 2010: Launch of Version BNM 2011: Launch of manuscripts digitization program Launch of journals digitization program Scan the first issues of some headlines OCRrisation magazines and Latin books Launch of scanning program specialized collections Launch of scanning program audiovisual documents 2012: Project manuscripts mass digitization (1,000,000 pages) Purchase of a backup solution Design and implementation of portal BNRMItem Optimum curriculum for effective digital management of cultural heritage: The Uganda perspective(Uganda Christian University (UCU), 2016-06-22) Kigongo-Bukenya, Prof Isaac M. NLIS Education curriculum in Uganda is as old as the East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS) which started producing Information Professionals (IPs) since 1963. This paper probes whether Uganda LIS Education Curriculum currently offered by EASLIS is capable of graduating IPs specialized in digitization. It is premised on the hypothesis that an optimum curriculum is key to Digital Library Education in producing IPs to spearhead effective digitization management. Ma, O’Brien and Clegg (2006:165-174) concur that Digital Library Education (DLE) has assumed increasing importance. Sreenivasulu (2000: 12-20) agrees that the best IPs to implement digitization, are those “combining librarianship and technology”.