ILIAC Workshops

[Les Pourciau at UMem]

ILIAC WORKSHOPS

Russian Resources on the Internet

A one-day workshop to be held at ACTR Headquarters (American
Council of Teachers of Russian) March 4, 1998 offered by ILIAC

Venue: ACTR and ILIAC Headquarters, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., 700,
NW, Washington, DC, 20036


10.30 - 17.00 March 4, 1998

Chairs:
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of
Libraries, The University of Memphis

Session I. 10.30-13.30

10.30-10.45  Welcome by: Dr., Prof. Dan Davidson, Executive
Director, ACTR/ACCELS; ILIAC, Board of Directors member

10.45-10.55. Introduction of Speakers.
Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of
Libraries, The University of Memphis

10.55-11.10. Tasks and Goals of ILIAC: Brief Description.
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11.10-12.00. Current State of Internet Development in Russia.
Russian National IP Networks. International Connectivity.
Principal Regional WWW providers in Russia. Russian National
Policy in the field of the Internet.
Dr., Prof. Vladimir Vishnevski; ILIAC, Board of Directors member;
Institute of Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of
Science.

12.00 - 13.00 Free time

Session II. 13.00-17.00

13.00-13.30.Internet Phenomenon in Russia: Science and the
Humanities.
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

13.30-14.20. Russian Internet retrieval systems and catalogs.
Internet-based Directory of resources.
Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

14.20-14.40 Coffee break.

14.40-15.30. Russian Libraries on the Internet.
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

15.30-16.00. Russian Internet-based Business Information Centers.
Elena Sergeeva, Department Head, Russian National Public Library
for Science and Technology

16.00-16.20. Russian Internet-servers for Literature and Arts.
Elena Sergeeva, Department Head, Russian National Public Library
for Science and Technology

16.20-16.40. Russian Science on the Internet.
Dr., Prof. Vladimir Vishnevski, professor; Board of Directors
member ILIAC; Institute of Information Transmission Problems,
Russian Academy of Science.
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, ILIAC Board of Directors member; Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

16.40-17.00 Conclusion. Discussion. Answers to questions.
Moderator - Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy
Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and
Technology

The participants will get free copy of "Russian Internet
Directory"


Second Event

CYRILLIC SUPPORT: PROBLEMS AND NEW SOLUTIONS

A one-day workshop to be held at ACTR Headquarters (American
Council of Teachers of Russian) March 5, 1998 offered by ILIAC

Venue: ACTR and ILIAC Headquarters, 1776 Massachusetts Ave., 700,
NW, Washington, DC, 20036


10.30 - 17.00 March 5, 1998

Chairs:
Dr. Lester Pourciau, ILIAC, Board of Directors member, Director of
Libraries, Memphis University
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

Session I. 10.30-13.30

10.30-10.40. Welcome by: Dr., Prof. Dan Davidson, Executive
Director, ACTR/ACCELS; ILIAC, Board of Directors member

10.40-10.50. Cyrillic Problems; the Heart of the Matter
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

10.50-11.30. Review of Existing Representations of Cyrillic
Alphabets. Creation History of Code Tables for Cyrillics
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, Board of Directors member, ILIAC; Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11.30-11.50. Comparison of Different Code Tables; their Advantages
and Drawbacks
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

11.50 - 12.40 Free time

Session II. 12.40-17.00

12.40-14.40. Problems of Cyrillic Information Representation on
the Russian Internet
Present Situation with the Use of Different Coding Systems in the
Russian Part of the Internet
Methods of Solving Problems of Using Different Coding Schemes in
the Main Internet Services.

Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology


13.40-14.20. The Way to do it on your Mac.
Alexander Bobilev, Marketing Director, ILIAC. President, Interloc
Systems Group, Inc


14.20-14.40 Coffee break

14.40-15.40. Cyrillic Support for Various Computer Platforms:
Practical Approach.
Mikhail Goncharov, System Integrator, ILIAC; Department Head,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology

15.40-16.40.Linquistic Systems; the Features for Russian
Language.
Dr. Ekaterina Zaitseva, Department Head, Russian National Public
Library for Science and Technology

16.40-17.00 Conclusion. Discussion. Answers to questions.
Moderators:
Dr. Andrei Zemskov, Board of Directors member, ILIAC; Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology
Dr. Yakov Shraiberg, President, ILIAC; First Deputy Director,
Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology