Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Duration: 14:00 - 15:00 UK time (15:00 – 16:00 CEST, Rome, Italy time)

The guest speakers will be:

• Kevin Stranack, Community Services and Learning Coordinator, Simon Fraser University Library and Public Knowledge Project;
• Hilton Gibson, Systems Administrator, JS Gericke Library, and Ina Smith, E-Research Repository Manager (SUNScholar), Library and Information Service, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa;
• Eleonora Dagienė, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.

Kevin Stranack will present a general introduction to the whys and hows of OJS, while Hilton Gibson, Ina Smith and Eleonora Dagienė will present two case studies and explain why they chose OJS and how easy it was to install and customize. There will be time for questions and answers.

There is an open access wiki for Questions and Answers about OJS. If you have any questions please add them to the wiki.

How to register

To register your interest in attending the workshop, please email iryna.kuchma [at] eifl.net as soon as possible with the following information:

• your name
• your email address
• your job title, country, and 
• your EIFL role if you have one.

The session is open to anyone to attend but places are limited. If it is oversubscribed, priority will be given to participants from EIFL partner countries.

How you participate Once your place is confirmed, you will receive a URL and password for the session.

All you will need is an internet-connected computer with sound (and maybe headphones if you are in a busy room).

To check if your computer will be able to access the session successfully, please go to: www.instantpresenter.com/systemtest