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A framework for a terminology management system in the Arab region

This poster is part of the OR2020 Virtual Poster Session which takes place in the week of June 1-5. We encourage you to ask questions and engage in discussion on this poster by using the comments feature. Authors will respond to comments in this week.

Author:

Sherine Eid

Poster description:

This poster proposes a framework for a terminology management system that supports the use of Arabic terminology. It will enable a tiered approach to allow different levels of complexity in subject representation and be compatible in syntax with other controlled vocabularies and different metadata standards. It will enhance library technology infrastructure for Arabic libraries and is implementable in multiple domains including those of libraries, museums, archives, information services and scientific communities.

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About the Presenter:

Sherine Eid is Head of International Library Projects Unit at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt and has twenty years’ experience in the Library and Information Science field. She is a reviewer for international journals and conferences and has contributed in many publications, published by IFLA, Bibliotheca Alexandrina and Taylor and Francis. She holds a MBA degree in Global Marketing from Paris ESLSCA Business School.

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Open Access and discovery of digital repository in Sudanese universities: Opportunities and challenges

This poster is part of the OR2020 Virtual Poster Session which takes place in the week of June 1-5. We encourage you to ask questions and engage in discussion on this poster by using the comments feature. Authors will respond to comments during this week.

Authors:

Abdulla, Mohamed Abdulla (PhD); Raheeb Abdul Rahim Jamil (PhD)

Poster description:

The current study aims to investigate the opportunities and challenges facing Sudanese institutional digital repositories in the Sudanese universities. An analysis of digital repositories techniques, including open-source software, metadata, contents, human resources, qualifications, experience and training programs are explored.

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About the Presenter:

Dr. Mohamed is a faculty member at the Deanship of Research at the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University. Previously, he was a researcher in the department of Research and Studies at Qatar Foundation for Production and Social Rehabilitation, Assistant Professor of Information and Library Science at Sudan Universities, Collaborate lecturer at Qatar University, Information Specialist, Information Literacy Team Leader and Lead Archivist in Qatar State. Dr. Mohammed has experience in all aspects of the Library & Information sector, 20 years of full-time work experience as a professional in academic libraries and information centers. He received his Ph.D. in Digital Assets Management from Khartoum University in 2009. 

Raheeb Abdul Rahim Jamil (PhD) is based at the Imam Al-Mahdi University.

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Virtual OR2020 meetings on June 1-4, 2020

Although OR2020 is postponed until May 31 – June 3rd 2021, we are happy to invite you to join a series of free virtual meetings on June 1-4, 2020 that will offer a brief update from the repository community and highlight current discussions, innovations and recent advancements. We aim to create space for learning and connection during the week that OR2020 would have run. This will include one or two sessions per day over Zoom for a duration of ~2 hours. Presentations will be recorded and uploaded to Zenodo Open Repositories community and YouTube. Registration is free!  And we will also have a series of conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #OpenRepos2020.

Participants are asked to register for each day and for each workshop they wish to attend. See https://or2020.sun.ac.za/conference-programme for virtual conference programme.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – CONFERENCE POSTPONED

The Open Repositories Steering Committee in consultation with the OR2020 and OR2021 hosts have made a decision to postpone OR2020 until May 31 – June 3rd 2021.

This was not a decision made lightly – we looked carefully at our options (keeping the current dates, cancelling, or postponing) and decided postponing a full year was the best option for both logistical and financial reasons. We chose Stellenbosch as a host location because we very much wanted to bring Open Repositories to the African continent and to create a space to listen and discuss the current state of repositories across Africa and the world. Postponing the conference a year allows us to meet that goal and, hopefully, a resolution of the current COVID19 pandemic.

If you have registered for the conference already or are a sponsor, the hosts at Stellenbosch will be contacting you with options. If you have submitted a proposal, the program committee will be in touch shortly with options. We are exploring the possibility of a virtual conference in order to allow some accepted proposals that are time sensitive to be presented. More information soon!

I also want to announce that our OR2022 location will be Denver, CO. The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries in collaboration with six of its member institutions (University of Colorado Boulder Libraries, University of Denver Libraries, Colorado State University Libraries, Colorado School of Mines Library, University of Colorado Anschutz Library, and the University of Wyoming Libraries) were selected by the Steering Committee to host OR2021, but have graciously offered to move the dates to OR2022. We very much appreciate their willingness and flexibility to shift a full year in conference planning.

Again, if you have registered, sponsored, have been awarded a fellowship, or have a proposal in, you will be hearing from us shortly.

Sarah and Claire

Sarah L. Shreeves (Chair, Open Repositories Steering Committee)

Claire Knowles (Vice Chair, Open Repositories Steering Committee)