bolivia and perú: año alliance for the advancement of digital these in latín american
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13th International Symposium on ElectronicTheses and Dissertations
Patricia MareñoPatricia Mareño Libio HuarotoLibio Huaroto [email protected] [email protected]@unmsm.edu.peCentral LibraryCentral Library Pedro Zulen CentralPedro Zulen Central LibraryLibraryUniiversidad San Andres de BoliviaUniiversidad San Andres de Bolivia UNMSM UNMSM PerúPerú
Austin, Texas USAAustin, Texas USAJunio, 2010Junio, 2010
Bolivia and Peru: An alliance for the Advancement of Digital Theses in
Latin America
• Background
• Activities
• Strategic Alliances
• Perspectives
Today´s topic
2005
2006
2007-2008
2009
2010
Project of Cybertesis UMSA
was approved (150 digital thesi)
Course of Cyberthesisin Bolivia for 11
Universities
Proposal forStyle of presentation
of Digital Thesis
Central Library UMSA presents project
Cyberthesis to UMSA University
Central Library of UMSAparticpate in Course
of Cyberthesis (Colombia)
Cybertesis BoliviaLine of the time
Strategic Alliances
Nationallevel
Public universitiesGoverment institutions
Bolivian Networkof Digital Theses
(RBTD)
Regionallevel
Latin Americanand European
universities
Andean Community (CAN): Andean Digital Library(BDA)
Exchange of informaticdevelopments onCybertesis Methodology
Bolivia Political Map
Central LibraryUniv. San Andres
Bolivia
Signed agreement
Leyend
Santa Cruz
Tarija
Chuquisaca
Potosí
Oruro
Beni
Cochabamba
Pando
La Paz
• Universidad Mayor de San Andrés de La Paz
• Universidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier – Chuquisaca
• Universidad Mayor de San Simón – Cochabamba
• Universidad Técnica de Oruro
• Universidad Tomas Frias – Potosi
• Universidad Juan Misael Saracho – Tarija
• Universidad Técnica del Beni
• Universidad Nacional de Siglo XX
• Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo = La Paz
• Escuela Militar de Ingeniería
• Universidad Pública de El Alto
Course of Cyberthesis in Bolivia
This course and iniciative of digital theses in Bolivia was
supported by:
International instituions:– General Secretary of Andean Community (CAN),– Andean Digital Library (BDA)– Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Perú)
Bolivian Institutions:– Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología– Comité Ejecutivo de la Universidad Boliviana (CEUB).– Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
(UMSA).
Course of Cyberthesis in Bolivia
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Universidad Gabriel René Moreno
Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo
Universities Total ThesisUMSA 124
UNMGRM 200
UCB 20
Statistics in Institutions in BoliviaDigital Theses
UMSA = Universidad Mayor de San AndrésUGRM = Universidad Gabriel René MorenoUCB = Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo
ANDEAN DIGITAL LIBRARY (BDA)
• Virtual space for the dissemination of cultural bibliography of andean countries, specially for not easy to access books.
• Cultural area environment for information, knowledge and services exchange.
• Central Library UMSA participatein this project.
Web site of Andean Community of Digital Theses
Working proposal:Drawing guidelines for the format
and presentation of theses(digital and manuscript)
August 21, 2009
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)
y Comunidad Andina (CAN)
Working Guidelines
A. Criteria used when drawing guidelines for the format and presentation of theses.
B. Users training following the approved guidelines.
C. Applying Cybertesis methodology.
D. Digital preservation policies.
A. Policies for Theses Presentation
• Bolivian University System guidelines for the format and presentation of theses (according to international norms).
• Establishing proceedings for users authorizing the digital publication of their theses.
• User training on guidelines for the format and presentation of theses (manuscript and digital).
• Drawing guidelines for the type of digital file the degree candidate will submit.
Working Guidelines
B. Applying guidelines for the presentation of the theses
1. Training plan for faculty2. Training plan for candidates3. Training plan – other
Working Guidelines
C. Cybertesis Methodology application
• Training workshops in institutions that adopt the methodology (2-3 workshops per year or upon request)
• Setting up groups Conformar grupos de informáticos para apoyar la implementación de portales de Cybertesis.
• Conformar grupo de personas para el proceso de marcación y apoyo a los estudiantes.
Working Guidelines
D. Digital preservation policies
• Setting up working teams un charge of designing digital preservation guidelines in Bolivia.
• Implementing workshops on digital preservation.• Compiling a bibliography on digital preservation.
Working guidelines
On Schedule• Universities should implement open access digital
theses portals.• Current achievements should be reinforced by
working groups especially designed to that purpose. • The Bolivian University System should design
institutional policies aimed to improve the format and presentation of theses (digital and manuscript).
• More people (faculty, students, librarians and computer technicians) should be trained on the Cybertesis methodology and manuals of style.
• Institutional policies for digital preservation should be designed.
Thank very much …!!
Patricia Mareño (Bolivia)Libio Huaroto (Perú)