IndoUS Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Interoperability

Indo-US Workshop on Open Digital Libraries and Interoperability Holiday Inn, Arlington at Ballston, VA, USA June 22 -25, 2003 Welcome and Introduction Edward A. Fox Shalini Urs Monday 8: 30 -9: 00 am

Acknowlegements • • Debra Dudley (Virginia Tech, Computer Science) Kris Peter (Virginia Tech, University Outreach) Indo-US Science & Technology Forum Internet Technology Innovation Center (funded by Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology) • Organizers • N Balakrishnan • Edward Fox • Shalini Urs • Mohammad Zubair

Food • Dinner Monday night, 6: 30 pm, at Gaffney’s • On your own • Tue night dinner • Wed, starting at noon • Hotel service • Continental breakfast Mon, Tue, Wed • Lunch Mon, Tue at 11: 45 am • Breaks • Morning and afternoon on Mon and Tue • Morning on Wed

Position Papers • Presentation for 15 minutes • Load onto Fox computer before. • Timer rings at 15 minutes – MUST STOP • Discussion for 15 minutes • Ask questions! • Probe deeply, to understand. • If time remains, suggest who in either country (including people not here) might collaborate.

Breakout Sessions – 1 of 4 • Session 1 –Toward a Research Agenda • Tue 4 -5 pm, with report Wed 8 -8: 30 am • Why, what • Problems, approach • Session 2 – Toward an Action Plan • Wed 9: 45 -11: 15 am, with report 11: 15 am-noon • Who, when, how • Funding, collaboration, sustainability

Breakout Sessions – 2 of 4 • Be sure to cover what you consider most important, possibly considering the following aspects: • Collection • Content • Quality • Policy • Copyright, intellectual property rights, legislation • Funding, sustainability • Technology • Scalability, distributed replicas, … • Beyond Google?

Tue Breakout Sessions – 3 of 4 • Group 1 – Fairfax/Glebe Rooms - front • India Co-Chair: Sadagopan S • US Co-Chair: Thom Hickey • Reporter: Jagadish Arora • Group 2 – Fairfax/Glebe Rooms - hall • India Co-Chair: Srinivasan Ramani • US Co-Chair: Michael Nelson • Reporter: Johan Bollen • Group 3 – Fairfax/Glebe Rooms - back • India Co-Chair: V N Rajashekharan Pillai • US Co-Chair: Ching-chih Chen • Reporter: Shri Sunder Singh B G

Wed Breakout Sessions – 4 of 4 • Group 1 – Fairfax/Glebe Rooms - front • India Co-Chair: Sadagopan S • US Co-Chair: Thom Hickey • Reporter: Jagadish Arora • Group 2 – Fairfax/Glebe Rooms - back • India Co-Chair: Srinivasan Ramani • US Co-Chair: Michael Nelson • Reporter: Johan Bollen • Group 3 – Arlington Room • India Co-Chair: V N Rajashekharan Pillai • US Co-Chair: Ching-chih Chen • Reporter: Shri Sunder Singh B G

Wed Schedule - Revised • Group Presentations, each for 15 minutes • Including questions • Presentation by Shalini Urs • Presentation by Robert Allen • Breakout groups (3 locations) • Breakout group reports • Closing

Expected Outcomes • Advance / share knowledge • Develop approaches, standards, frameworks to build open multilingual digital libraries • Identify specific proposals for future collaboration (during discussion of position papers, and informally at other times): • Proposal areas • Plans for pursuing research of mutual interest • Address issues specific to building and deploying digital libraries together (NSDL? ) • Prepare a workshop report for the Indo-US S&T Forum highlighting outcome of workshop