STUDY IN DILL PROGRAMM, INTERNSHIP AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE

LIBRARIES OF UZBEKISTAN

DILL-4 Student: Iskander Rakhmatullaev, Uzbekistan Republic Internship supervisor: Elisabeth Filar WilliamsDill-4 professors: Anna Maria Tammaro, Elena Corradini

Uzbekistan

1. Located at the heart of Central Asia1. Located at the heart of Central Asia

2. Population – about 30 mln people.2. Population – about 30 mln people.

3. Capital - Tashkent 3. Capital - Tashkent

4. 67 high schools, including 3 4. 67 high schools, including 3 branches of international universities: branches of international universities: Westminster, Turin and Singapore. Westminster, Turin and Singapore. And 3 Russian universities And 3 Russian universities

China

Russia

Afghanistan

Libraries (around 12000)Libraries (around 12000) 9500 – 9500 – school libraries under the Ministry school libraries under the Ministry

of Public Educationof Public Education 1700 – 1700 – information resourceful center of information resourceful center of

colleges and lyceumscolleges and lyceums 6767 – – academic libraries academic libraries 14 – 14 – regional information and library regional information and library

centers (public libraries) of the Agency of centers (public libraries) of the Agency of TelecommunicationTelecommunication

More than 1000 departmental libraries; More than 1000 departmental libraries; 2525 libraries of the system of the Academy of libraries of the system of the Academy of

Science;Science; 250 medical libraries;250 medical libraries; 72 72 special libraries of the Ministry of special libraries of the Ministry of

Culture.Culture.

National Library of National Library of UzbekistanUzbekistan

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Library reforms

Uzbek President’s Resolution “Uzbek President’s Resolution “On On organization of Information and Library organization of Information and Library Support for Population of the RepublicSupport for Population of the Republic” ” (June 20, 2006, # PR-381)(June 20, 2006, # PR-381)

The Law “The Law “About Information and Library Activities” 2011

ZIYONETZIYONET

DILLDILL

1. Erasmus Mundus Tempus Course1. Erasmus Mundus Tempus Course2. Summer school (2 weeks in Florence)2. Summer school (2 weeks in Florence)3. Berlin conference “Theory and practice 3. Berlin conference “Theory and practice

of digital library”of digital library”4. Foreign professors (Ian Witten) 4. Foreign professors (Ian Witten) 5. Moodle system5. Moodle system

Taught coursesTaught courses Users and usage module;Users and usage module; Acess to digital libraries module;Acess to digital libraries module;

Digitisation workflow.Digitisation workflow. Collection management.Collection management. Information and reference servicesInformation and reference services Economic and legal issues of DL.Economic and legal issues of DL. Access to information (metadata and their standards).Access to information (metadata and their standards). Basics of semantic web.Basics of semantic web. Greenstone.Greenstone. Drupal.Drupal. eIFL – consortiumseIFL – consortiums

One Workshop in two weeks One Workshop in two weeks

DILLDILL

Given tasks: Given tasks: - Description of the British Library- Description of the British Library(report on one of the section)(report on one of the section). . - Building simple Greenstone collection- Building simple Greenstone collection((example on Steve Jobs memory)example on Steve Jobs memory) - Examples of good digital libraries.- Examples of good digital libraries.((ZiyonetZiyonet, , Library of Congress, Dutch Royal Library of Congress, Dutch Royal

LibraryLibrary ) )

Importance and benefit Importance and benefit of DILLof DILL

Possibility to analyze the current position of DL.Possibility to analyze the current position of DL. All conditions to get very important knowledge and skills All conditions to get very important knowledge and skills

for Master degreefor Master degree Knowledge on subjects that are not taught in our library Knowledge on subjects that are not taught in our library

faculties. faculties. Knowledge and skills of creating library applications Knowledge and skills of creating library applications New subjects to library faculties.New subjects to library faculties. Creative links with professors and students of different Creative links with professors and students of different

countries. countries. Obtained knowledge is spread to the librarians of leading Obtained knowledge is spread to the librarians of leading

libraries of the country. libraries of the country. Good step to future career.Good step to future career.

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LibGuide toolkitLibGuide toolkit

CompositionCompositionGiven tasksGiven tasksToolkitsToolkitsWeb-site examplesWeb-site examples

Obtained knowledgeObtained knowledge

Acquaintance with toolkits useful for Acquaintance with toolkits useful for time-management, work and study time-management, work and study organization.organization.

Forming and organization of the Forming and organization of the toolkits.toolkits.

Work with NCUG CMS;Work with NCUG CMS;

On future:On future:Further practice on CMS;Further practice on CMS;Skills on using toolkits for Skills on using toolkits for

Uzbekistan libraries. Uzbekistan libraries.

Importance for Importance for international international cooperationcooperationMotivation of Educational Motivation of Educational

development of our local librarians development of our local librarians and readers;and readers;

Keep up with the latest IT ;Keep up with the latest IT ;Cooperation development between Cooperation development between

the universities and libraries of the the universities and libraries of the USA and Uzbekistan .USA and Uzbekistan .

Prospects: joint international Prospects: joint international projects on education, library and projects on education, library and information spheres.information spheres.

THANK YOU!!!THANK YOU!!!