Library University of Cyprus Library and ACCELERATE Project Presentation by Filippos Tsimpoglou 1 st Partners’ Meeting, University of Macedonia Thessaloniki, February 2000

Library ACCELERATE Short presentation of UCY Library Library buildings Library material Library equipment and facilities Library users and services UCY Library and ACCELERATE project Extension of UCY Library services to external or internal visually impaired users Tasks to be performed Expectations from the project

Library Short presentation of UCY Library Library buildings Main Campus Central Library (Main book collection and reading rooms, PC working stations, copiers, Audiovisual material and multimedia room) Periodicals Library (Journals stacks, copiers) Latsia Buildings Latsia Branch (Tourcological Collection and reading rooms) Premises of the Archaeological Research Unit Archaeological Collection

Library Short presentation of UCY Library Library material > books > journal titles of which current titles Access to 110 electronic journals (planned to reach till June 2000) 32 databases on CD-ROMs Multimedia titles ( in CD-ROM ) Audio music CDs

Library Short presentation of UCY Library Library equipment and facilities 12 PC working stations all with –connection to INTERNET via LAN –access to UCY Library OPAC ( books) ADVANCE, GEAC, Z39.50 available WEB OPAC ( –access to 32 databases, locally installed on CD- ROMs 8 multimedia PCs, Windows NT, ( room for audiovisual equipment and material)

Library Short presentation of UCY Library Library users and services Members of University of Cyprus students, faculty, researchers, staff External users The use of the reading rooms and books of the open stacks are available For external patrons can obtain borrowing rights after registration and annual subscription fee Visually impaired users School for blinds ACCELERATE services will be accessible to all external and internals users

Library Extension of UCY Library services to external or internal visually impaired users –Access to UCY Library OPAC via interface following Z39.50 protocol –Access to all ( > 600 Libraries) OPACs via Z39.50 protocol. Advance interface, BookWhere 2000, Znavigator, YAZ development kit ? –Access to 32 databases on CDROM ? –Access to electronic journals ? (text in HTML, PDF, etc) UCY Library and ACCELERATE project

Library UCY Library and ACCELERATE project Tasks to be performed by UCY Library Equipment, Staff training, User training, Test of equipment 4 th partners meeting in Nicosia and Dissemination Conference Awareness and dissemination activities

Library UCY Library and ACCELERATE project Tasks to be performed by UCY Library Equipment –Preliminary study –Market research –Purchase of equipment, –Installation of adaptive equipment

Library UCY Library and ACCELERATE project Tasks to be performed by UCY Library Training and evaluation –Staff training, –Contacts with association of visually impaired people in Cyprus (in cooperation with Cyprus Library) –User training –Test of equipment – 1 st measurement – evaluation –2 nd measurement – evaluation

Library UCY Library and ACCELERATE project Tasks to be performed by UCY Library Dissemination and awareness activities –Organising the 4 th partners meeting in Nicosia and Dissemination Conference –Continuation of awareness and dissemination activities (in cooperation with Cyprus Library) Promoting brochures, pamphlets, Braille texts, Large print texts Web pages

Library Expectations from the project Extension of Library services to visually impaired users Covering the information and learning needs of visually impaired users Passing the message to: –Visually impaired people –Their families –Relevant associations –Their schools –The University –The administration –The society UCY Library and ACCELERATE project

Library Any questions ? No. Thank you. UCY Library and ACCELERATE project