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color=#0000ff size=2>Hi!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Good to hear from you! Good question!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>One of the activities related to OAI since its conception
is the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, NDLTD, see <A
href="http://www.ndltd.org">www.ndltd.org</A>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Your university, and more generally the Alliances, are
encouraged to join NDLTD. It is one of the easiest ways to engage a large
segment of university populations (faculty, graduate students, researchers, and
those in support positions throughout the administration and IT community and
library) in digital library activities.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>We use OAI, so that individual universities have some type
of specialized repository (using tailored software, such as ETD-db, the
electronic thesis and dissertation database, or its adaptations into other
languages or settings, such as for the Australasian Digital Thesis project) or
more general software (e.g., DSpace with plugins developed in UK, Fedora with
additional software such as the VITAL system developed by VTLS, Eprints, etc.).
At the state (e.g., efforts by OhioLink), national (e.g., activities in Brazil
connected with IBICT), and regional (e.g., the ADT effort mentioned above)
levels, OAI also is used. Then, at the global level, OCLC runs our Union
Catalog using OAI (see <A
href="http://alcme.oclc.org/ndltd/servlet/OAIHandler?verb=ListSets">http://alcme.oclc.org/ndltd/servlet/OAIHandler?verb=ListSets</A> and
an SRU service atop that). On the service provider side, there are a
variety of metadata or full-text based free services that work from the Union
Catalog, run by Scirus (connected with Elsevier), VTLS, CALIS in China, Virginia
Tech, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>I'd be happy to work with you if this is of interest.
If you are coming to ICADL 2005, the International Conference on Asian Digital
Libraries, in Bangkok in December, or other events next year, perhaps we can
meet to discuss this further.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Hope this helps! Warm regards, Ed
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<P><FONT size=2>Professor Edward A. Fox, Ph.D.<BR>Department of Computer
Science<BR>660 McBryde Hall, M/C 0106<BR>Virginia Tech<BR>Blacksburg, VA 24061
USA<BR>Ph: +1-540-231-5113, Cell +1-540-230-6266<BR>Email: fox@vt.edu, FAX:
+1-540-231-6075<BR>WWW: <A
href="http://fox.cs.vt.edu/">http://fox.cs.vt.edu</A><BR>Chair, IEEE TCDL,
www.ieee-tcdl.org<BR>Executive Director, NDLTD, www.ndltd.org<BR>Director,
Digital Library Research<BR> Laboratory,
www.dlib.vt.edu<BR> </FONT> </P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> oai-general-bounces@openarchives.org
[mailto:oai-general-bounces@openarchives.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Sain, Ryan
Christopher<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
oai-general@openarchives.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [OAI-general] Afghanistan
digital libraries project<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Long time lurker, first time poster.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>We are working on an initiative in Afghanistan called
Afghan eQuality Alliances. The goal of this initiative (working with USAID and
other funding sources) is to restore and develop the Kabul University to be
competitive and effective in the 21st century. We are tasked with developing
core competencies that each 'department' or 'faculty' will complete. One of
those core competencies is the development of a digital library relevant for
each department. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am looking for feedback about various issues that
should be addressed with the participants during an upcoming week long workshop
about digital libraries. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have reviewed the </FONT><A
href="http://www.openarchives.org/"><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.openarchives.org/</FONT></U></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> site,
is there anything else that we should be focusing on?</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your time.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ryan Sain, Ph.D.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Deputy Director of Global Networks</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Center to Bridge the Digital Divide</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Washington State University</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>rsain@wsu.edu 509-389-6278</FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>