An Open-Source Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS)
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➢ Is your library still using the manual system to deliver services to your clientele?➢ Is your university under a heavy load of paying a yearly subscription of about $2500 or more for the proprietary library management software?
➢ Are you looking for an enterprise level library management software that will provide you with the tools for a modern digital library?
➢ Are you looking for a software that will free you from yearly subscription fees?
If your answer to any of the above is YES, then this is the opportunity to make the move to a peaceful solution!!! The Association of African Universities, AAU in collaboration with the Instituto Superior de Ciências e Educação á Distância (ISCED) warmly invites you to the third regional training workshop on KOHA, an open source Integrated Library Management System Software with a range of features including:
KOHA has most of the features that would be expected in an ILS, including:
• Web 2.0 facilities like tagging, comment, Social sharing and RSS feeds
• Union catalogue facility
• Customizable search
• Circulation and borrower management
• Full acquisitions system including budgets and pricing information
• Ability to cope with any number of branches, patrons, patron categories, item categories, items, currencies and other data
• Reading lists for members
• UNICODE and library standards compliant
• Export/import and backup/restoration facilities
Target Audience
The workshop is targeted at Librarians, Library support staff members, IT personnel, Researchers, Students, Publishers, Policy makers, Funders, Journalists, Record managers, and Archivist,
Nature of Workshop
There will be two parallel sessions for the workshop
1. Librarian Session for KOHA management
2. IT session for installation, customising and configurations.
Fee and Registration
The registration fee for the 4-day event is
AAU Members* $400
Non- AAU member institutions $500
This will cover the workshop attendance fee, snacks and lunches, e-training material and other logistics.
* List of AAU members here https://www.aau.org/subs/membership/
Register via this link to participate https://www.research.net/r/KOHAMoz2018
Proposed workshop date and Venue
This workshop will be held in Mozambique 6th – 9th November 2018
Registration, logistics and visas:
Iyoha Joan Isoken Akua;
jaiyoha@aau.org cc: Abednego Corletey: acorletey@aau.org, Nodumo Dhlamini: ndhlamini@aau.org and Antonio Mateus Chimuzu: achimuzu@isced.ac.mz
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