Open Source and Libraries. Why, what to do, what to look out for, and what are the benefits.

Speaker: Dr. Matthias Raab, Chair the Melbourne Joomla User Group

While Open Source has been around for years, there has now been a renewed resurgence in interest among libraries. There are open source catalogues such as Evergreen, Koha, and the OLE Project; social networking platforms such as Word Press, or Wikimedia; and content management systems such as Joomla, Drupal or SoPac.

It is therefore with great excitement that VALA announces Dr Matthias Raab addressing the VALA Annual General Meeting at Melbourne University on Wednesday 24 June 2009.

About Matthias Raab

Dr. Matthias Raab chairs the Melbourne Joomla User Group and organises annual conferences for the growing Joomla community in Australia and beyond. As such, Matthais is very well placed to talk about open source software in general, and Joomla in particular.

Dr. Raab is an experienced scientist and project manager with extensive, international credentials in successful, high profile and complex projects in industry and academia. Matthias holds specific interests in project management, motivational leadership and innovation in the resource and energy sectors. He is also a Research Fellow within the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne, with research interests in low temperature thermochronology, passive margin evolution, and extensional tectonics.

Dr Raab’s address will follow the (brief) business of the Annual General Meeting of the Association.

Not a VALA member? Visitors are welcome at VALA meetings - just come!

Want to join Committee and the speaker for dinner (your expense) afterwards?

Dinner RSVPs only by 5.00 p.m. Tuesday 23 June: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (03) 9725 2725

Venue: Tutorial Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne See Google Maps for details (On-site parking available – have gold coins available for the parking fee. Public transport via tram.)

Date & Time: Wednesday 24 June 2009 5.30 p.m. Wine and nibbles 6.00 p.m. AGM followed by General Meeting