The Information Technologies,  The Virtual University And The Virtual Library.

 

University Center of  Guelma (Algeria) 8-9 May 2001.

Email: cug_guelma@yahoo.fr

URL: http://www.cuguelma.edu.dz/

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Here it’s the seminar program with short outline of conferences.

 

A detailed review will be published in some international journals (English, French and Arabic languages).

 

Best regards

 

Yahia Bakelli

Researcher on STI (Scientific and Technical Information) CERIST,  Alger

e-mail: ybakelli@mail.cerist.dz/ ybakelli@hotmail.com

 

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I)  08 Mai 2001 :

 

Dr Z. Sahnoun (University of Constantine)

« The virtual University: reality and prospects».

 

Prof. M T Laskri (University of Annaba).

«Distance learning and interactive multimedia».

 

   * The virtual lecture room of the Annaba University.

   * Initiatives conducted by EEPAD and this University in term of distance learning.

 

Prof. M. Sellami  (Laboratoire Intelligence Artificielle, University of Annaba)

« Web technologies»

 

   * The e-bookshop and e-library concepts. Their role in  availability of scientific literature.

   * the Annaba University experience on using IDEAL services.

 

Dr M. Kholladi (University  of Constantine)

« The Intranet»

 

    * Rules of  Intranet content  production through the University  of Constantine Case.

 

II)  09 Mai 2001

 

Y.  Bakelli (Researcher at CERIST, Algiers)

« Introducing Information Technologies into Algerian libraries: some methodological issues».

 

    * IT constitutes opportunities (quality of products; bridging the gap of qualified staff; save dispenses..).

    * developing appropriate matrix and comparative studies between solutions that offered through the Market (and local specificities and needs).

    * the  gradual shifting  from traditional models to digital libraries (rich catalogs; e-collections; hybrid libraries..).

    * The « library investment » concept (digitisation of reference

collections,  retraining of staff ; intelligence activity,  Research  & Development  structures into libraries..).

 

A. Dziri Researcher at CERIST, Algiers)

« The evolution of library content representation techniques: which orientations for the algerian libraries?».

 

    * From manual indexing to automatic indexing.

    * Research robots on Internet don’t call indexing languages and their role into question (such classification, thesauri, subject Headings lists..)