1. EIFL-FOSS Activities in Azerbaijan
Tatyana Zaytseva
March 6, 2014
Baku Higher Oil School
Head of Library

2. Outline of Presentation
Introducing EIFL-FOSS Program and Activities
EIFL-FOSS Development in Azerbaijan

3. EIFL-FOSS Program Goals:
Promote the use of FOSS in libraries in developing & transitional countries and engage with FOSS development and support communities
Support free and open source software which enables libraries to maximize access to knowledge
Raise awareness and understanding of FOSS use in libraries

4. EIFL-FOSS: Free and Open Source Software
Freedom to run the program for any purpose
Freedom to study how the program works and adapt it to your needs
Freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
Freedom to improve the program and release your improvement to the public
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Randy Metcalfe .”Open Source, the ILS, and the opportunity to engagement” engagement-presentation

5. FOSS Tools
Digital Repositories: Blacklight, DSpace, Eprints, Fedora, Greenstone, Invenio, Islandora, etc.
ILS : ABCD, Koha, Evergreen, NewGenLib, OpenBiblio, ELibrary OPALS
Electronic Resourse Management: Calibre, SMDB, ERMes, E _Matrix, ReSearcher, etc.
Content Management System: Open Monograph Press, Piwiki, Vireo, Open Room, LibrarianDB, MediaWiki, Drupal, etc.
eLearning: (Virtual Leaning Environment): Moodle
Education Roaming: Eduroam
Journal Publishing: OJS (Open Journal Systems)
Authentication and Authorization  System: Shibboleth  
Subject Page : LIbData, SubjectsPlus
Discovery Interface: Zebra, Wikicat, Virtual library for Moodle, SimpleServer, OpenBib, Shelflife, etc.
Bibliography:TextCite, RefDB ,Refbase, Bibwiki, BibCiter, Zotero, etc.
Blacklight это единое решение для библиотек, которые могут работать на едином репозитории, через несколько источников в одном учреждении, или через много институциональных репозиториев.
CUFTS/GODOThis open source serials management system and link resolver has been widely adopted by academic institutions to help them manage collections effectively and to facilitate access to resources
Frontline SMS is a FOSS tool that helps turn a laptop and mobile phone into a communications hub
Invenio is a free software suite enabling you to run your own digital library or document repository on the web. The technology offered by the software covers all aspects of digital library management from document ingestion through classification, indexing, and curation to dissemination.
 Islandora combines the Drupal and Fedora open software applications to create a robust digital asset management system
CDS/ISIS software for creating, updating and searching textual databases
NewGenLib (NGL) is a fully functional web-based open source library management system
 OpenBiblio is an integrated library management system 
 Open Harvester Systems is a free metadata indexing system
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is software for the management of peer-review journals 
Open Monograph Press is an open source software platform from PKP for managing the editorial workflow required to process monographs
reSearcher is an integrated suite of open source products for locating and managing electronic information resources, 
Shibboleth is an architecture and implementation for federated identity-based authentication and authorization infrastructure
SubjectsPlus is a FOSS tool (created at Ithaca College Library in the USA) that enables libraries to create and manage online research guides.
VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed by Villanova University library. It is designed to enable all library users to search and browse through all of the library's resources by replacing the traditional OPAC
WordPress is one of the most popular FOSS blogging tools, that is also a Content Management System (CMS)
Xerte Online Toolkits is an easy-to-use tool which helps non-technical staff to create accessible, multimedia e-learning materials
Zotero is a free, open source reference management software add-on for the Firefox  browser.

6. FOSS Resources
Matrix for FOSS Digital Repositories: matrix
Different library FOSS tools - FOSS4LIB website :
 Skills for Librarians
Tips for Engaging with FOSS Communities
EIFL-FOSS News and Events
Library Success
Portals
EIFL-FOSS Library Advocacy Resource
Information Portal for libraries
Library Portal :VuFind
Blogging tool: WordPress
Blacklight это единое решение для библиотек, которые могут работать на едином репозитории, через несколько источников в одном учреждении, или через много институциональных репозиториев.
CUFTS/GODOThis open source serials management system and link resolver has been widely adopted by academic institutions to help them manage collections effectively and to facilitate access to resources
Frontline SMS is a FOSS tool that helps turn a laptop and mobile phone into a communications hub
Invenio is a free software suite enabling you to run your own digital library or document repository on the web. The technology offered by the software covers all aspects of digital library management from document ingestion through classification, indexing, and curation to dissemination.
 Islandora combines the Drupal and Fedora open software applications to create a robust digital asset management system
CDS/ISIS software for creating, updating and searching textual databases
NewGenLib (NGL) is a fully functional web-based open source library management system
 OpenBiblio is an integrated library management system 
 Open Harvester Systems is a free metadata indexing system
Open Journal Systems (OJS) is software for the management of peer-review journals 
Open Monograph Press is an open source software platform from PKP for managing the editorial workflow required to process monographs
reSearcher is an integrated suite of open source products for locating and managing electronic information resources, 
Shibboleth is an architecture and implementation for federated identity-based authentication and authorization infrastructure
SubjectsPlus is a FOSS tool (created at Ithaca College Library in the USA) that enables libraries to create and manage online research guides.
VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed by Villanova University library. It is designed to enable all library users to search and browse through all of the library's resources by replacing the traditional OPAC
WordPress is one of the most popular FOSS blogging tools, that is also a Content Management System (CMS)
Xerte Online Toolkits is an easy-to-use tool which helps non-technical staff to create accessible, multimedia e-learning materials
Zotero is a free, open source reference management software add-on for the Firefox  browser.

7. EIFL- FOSS: The Advantages
License fees for commercial software applications can be a barrier to the development of a modern ICT infrastructure in libraries
Libraries in developing and transition countries require affordable, accessible, up-to-date software that can be adapted to suit local needs and languages. 
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Simon Ball EIFL-FOSS Program , July 2010-January 2012

8. FOSS Program Four Years of Achievements…
Volunteer FOSS country coordinators now represent nearly every participating consortium across eIFL.net
EIFL-FOSS country coordinators are champions for libraries in their countries and are the first line of support on FOSS- related questions for EIFL members
EIFL-FOSS promotes understanding of FOSS through case studies, briefing notes, and open discussion
Through the EIFL Greenstone project a regional support network consisting of eight national centres in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Zimbabwe has been established -  African Digital Libraries Support Network
EIFL-FOSS has also supported the development of a similar network in South Asia

9. EIFL-FOSS Activities in Azerbaijan
In December 2008, the first presentation
about Khazar University Institutional Repository
was organized for University Academic Council
In 2009 an introduction to the Open Access movement and KUIR implementation was given at Baku State University for the academic community
In 2009 eLearning system with Moodle platform was implemented at Khazar University
In 2010 during a workshop organized at the Azerbaijan National Library, participating librarians were informed about successful KUIR implementation and development

10. EIFL-FOSS Activities (continued)
In January 2011, during an Information Literacy workshop organized at CRRC Library, participating librarians were introduced to the  EIFL-FOSS activities
In May 2011, Khazar University ran a Koha ILS workshop for participants from various libraries.
In December 2011 EIFL-FOSS coordinator in Azerbaijan was announced as one of the winners of the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development (EPT) Award
On September 2012 within the Tempus project on “Migration and Higher Education”training on Greenstone was organized at Khazar University
Information about KUIR implementation and successfully running was published in Khazar View and Azerbaijani Studies journals, conference proceedings (Libcom-2010, Zvenigorod, Russia,12th International Conference on Theses and Dissertations, Pittsburg, USA)

11. EIFL-FOSS Activities (continued)
On 24 October 2012, coinciding with Open Access Week an introduction to DSpace was given to Khazar University newcomers during a presentation held at Khazar University Library
During OA Week 2012 for DuraSpace ” For Your Repository Viewing Pleasure" was sent our story about splendid stuff in the KUIR
On September 2013 Digital repository was implemented at Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) in local network
On October 28th BHOS Repository Team participated in Dspace webinar, organized by  EIFL's FOSS
On February 2014 BHOS started negotiations with Institute of Information Technology about Eduroam implementation

12. Registry of Open Access Repositories in Azerbaijan
OpenDOAR is an authoritative directory of academic open access repositories. Each OpenDOAR repository has been visited by project staff to check the information that is recorded here.
Baku Higher Oil Sc hool Library, 04/01/2014

13. Ranking Web of World Repositories January, 2014
Presentation about Khazar University experience with DSpace is available at EIFL website:

14. Baku Higher Oil School Repository Goals
To help the international Open Access
efforts.
“The mission of disseminating knowledge is only half complete if it is not widely and readily available to society.”
(Adapted from the Berlin Declaration)
To create a permanent record of the scholarly output of Baku Higher Oil School:
No access to some scholarly works published by our own faculty
Collections of working papers, research and technical reports, theses and dissertations

15. Why Did We Choose DSpace?
Top Reasons to use Dspace
Largest community of users and developers
worldwide: over 1100
   Khazar University Institutional Repository
Successful story
Any organization can use, modify, and even integrate the code into their commercial application without paying any licensing fees.
The most common use is by research libraries as an institutional repository, however there are many organizations, such as museums, state archives, state and National Libraries, etc.
Well organized web-interface
Metadata in Dublin core format
The most common use is by research libraries as an institutional repository, however there are many organizations, such as museums, state archives, state and National Libraries, etc. using the software to host and manage subject based repositories, dataset repositories, media based repositories or other digital assets.

16. Baku Higher Oil School Repository

17. Baku Higher Oil School Repository
Communities and Collections
Chemical Engineering Department [70]
Computer and Information - Communication Technologies Department [22]
Electronic Education Department [19]
English Language and Humanitarian Courses Center [5]
International Relations Department [25]
Learning Materials [81]
Library [135]
Petroleum Engineering Department [26]
Personal Pages [16]
Postgraduate Training Department [12]
Public Relations Department [19]
Quality Assurance Department [15]
Training Methodical Department [18]

18. Self-archiving Self-archiving serves two main purposes:
Allows authors to disseminate their research articles for free over the Internet
Helps to ensure the preservation of those articles in a rapidly evolving electronic environment.

19. Self-archiving - DSpace
Register to:
Choose a collection you want to submit to, e.g. Academic Support
Send us an and ask for registration rights.

20. BHOS Repository:Visibility

21. Our Focus on:
Providing support for the FOSS applications implementation in local academic libraries
Promote FOSS tools for libraries in Azerbaijan
Educate librarians about the EIFL- FOSS best practice case studies
Showcase FOSS software applications
Find champions and partners among Azerbaijani libraries

22. Further Information eIFL.net http://www.eifl.net/
eIFL-FOSS
Blog foss/foss-blog
eIFL-FOSS Country Coordinator in Azerbaijan
Tatyana Zayseva,

23. Thank you for your attention!