The University of Balamand Libraries organizes the Local HERMES conference on Resource Sharing entitled:
“Resource Sharing as a Global Library Service: The Impact of HERMES”
The conference takes place in person on April 27 from 9.00 – 4.15 (Beirut time) as local dissemination event within the framework of Hermes project. Speakers from Lebanon and abroad will present the project’s outputs and how libraries can benefit from the TALARIA software as well as intellectual outputs represented by an IFLA Publication on resource sharing and a series of training activities. In addition, librarians will also be introduced to the importance of participating in local and global resource sharing networks.
Date: April 27, 2023
Time: 9.00 AM – 4.15 PM
Location: University of Balamand, Koura Campus, Nahyan Auditorium
Registration is required, please follow this link to register: https://balamand.libcal.com/calendar/libraryevents/hermesconference
Program of the conference
9.00 Welcome and Coffee Reception
9.15 Introduction to UOB Libraries: Services and Collections, Dalia Koulaima, University of Balamand
9.30 Introducing the HERMES Project, Stefania Marzocchi, CNR Bologna, Italy
9.45 Keynote Speech, The Philosophy of the Hermes Project: Initiation, Implementation, and Impact, Silvana Mangiaracina, CNR Bologna, Italy
10.30 Output 1 (Publication), Document Delivery and Resource Sharing: Global Perspectives, Ibrahim Farah, University of Balamand
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Output 3, HERMES Training Activities and Kit, Stefania Marzocchi, CNR Bologna, Italy
12.00 Output 2, TALARIA Software Presentation and Demo, Rabih Kahaleh, University of Balamand
13.00 Panel Discussion, The State of Resource Sharing in Lebanon and the Arab World
Moderator: Ibrahim Farah, University of Balamand. Participants: Carla Chalhoub, American University of Beirut; Basma Chebani, Lebanese Library Association
13.45 Lunch
14.45 National Resource Sharing Networks: The Case of ANKOS, Filiz Ekingen Flores Mamondi, Bogazici University, Turkiye
15.15 Global Resource Sharing, the RSCVD Network: Administration, Process, and TALARIA Implementation, Peter Bae, Princeton University, USA
16.00 Closing
For other resources: https://dalia-bo.cnr.it/dataset/hermes-e4/