This workshop will promote the development and sharing of digital library collections using the freely available Greenstone Digital Library software. The aim is to train trainers, and participants are expected to promote digital library collection development by conducting similar programmes in their countries.
Affordable software is a key requirement for successful development of digital libraries. Though it is possible today to create simple digital libraries using prevailing Web and database technologies, it would take a lot more effort to develop software and integrated functions such as metadata, object search and retrieval, access management and support for multiple document types.
It provides a new way of organizing information and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. It is open-source software, issued under the terms of the GNU General Public License. It is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and distributed in cooperation with UNESCO and the Human Info NGO. The aim of Greenstone is to empower users, particularly in universities, libraries and other public service institutions, to build their own digital libraries. More details of the software and example digital libraries built using the software is available at http://www.greenstone.org.
Mrs Katherine Don
Mr Michael Dewsnip
Dr Chi-Yu Huang
Day 1
| 08:30-09:00 | Welcome, introduce participants and instructors |
| 09:00-10:00 | Lecture 0: Introduction: What is a digital library; Greenstone: Overview of features |
| 10:00-10:15 | Tea |
| 10:15-11:00 | Lecture 1: Greenstone installation; browsing example collections |
| 11:00-12:15 | Lab 1: Greenstone installation; browsing example collections |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15-14:45 | Lecture 2: Librarian Interface: Building collections and adding metadata |
| 14:45-15:00 | Tea |
| 15:00-17:00 | Lab 2: Librarian Interface: Building collections and adding metadata |
Day 2
| 08:30-10:00 | Lecture 3: Librarian Interface: Using metadata, simple collection configuration |
| 10:00-10:15 | Tea |
| 10:15-12:15 | Lab 3: Librarian Interface: Using metadata, simple collection configuration |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15-14:45 | Lecture 4: Librarian Interface: Advanced features |
| 14:45-15:00 | Tea |
| 15:00-17:00 | Lab 4: Librarian Interface: Advanced features |
Day 3
| 13:00-14:45 | Lecture 5: Advanced formatting; creating a CD-ROM |
| 14:45-15:00 | Tea |
| 15:00-17:00 | Lab 5: Advanced formatting; creating a CD-ROM |
Day 4
| 08:30-10:00 | Lecture 6: Advanced document types |
| 10:00-10:15 | Tea |
| 10:15-12:15 | Lab 6: Advanced document types |
| 12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15-17:00 | Optional Lectures: |
| Setting up Greenstone for your organization | |
| Multilingual support and interface languages | |
| Restricting access to documents | |
| Scanning and OCR | |
| How collection building works |
The above manuals are in English. French, Spanish, Russian and Kazakh versions of these manuals can be downloaded here.