Contributions to the Development of the Digital Library of the
“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu

As part of the global strategy, Europe 2020 for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the European Commission adopted the Digital Agenda for Europe [1], a strategy to make the most of the potential offered by the rapid development of digital technologies. In this respect, the LBUS Library is contributing with two digitization projects and is monitoring their development. Participating in the Europeana Libraries project, together with other 25 of the most important professional organizations and research libraries in Europe, has been a valuable professional experience by closely knowing the way of organizing the heterogeneous team of 19 countries, by implementing and following the project, with the aim of achieving the goals, by enriching with over 5 million digital valuable objects, by undertaking the new metadata standard, by establishing a new type of project management, by disseminating the project. The experience gained we are sharing here, in order to stimulate the resources digitization process in the Romanian libraries, which is still at its beginnings.

Keywords: digital library, cultural heritage, digital project, Europeana

• Digital Agenda website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda
• Europeana, Europe’s digital library, archive and museum:http://www.europeana.eu/
• Neelie Kroes’ website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/
• http://www.dacoromanica.ro/
• Porumbeanu, O. L., (2011). Managementul Cunoaşterii şi structurile infodocumentare. Ed. a II-a. Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti,Bucureşti.
• http://www.cimec.ro
• Porumbeanu Madge, O. L., (2011). Bibliotecile medicale şi utilizatorii de informaţii din România în era digitală. Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, Bucureşti.
• The new EDM standard, http://pro.europeana.eu/edmdocumentation
• Law no. 8/1996 Copyright and Related Rights;
• Law no. 334/2002 about Libraries;
• Law no. 182/2000 the protection of cultural heritage;
• Law no. 135/2007 electronic document archiving;
• Law no. 186/2003 on supporting and promoting written culture.
• Porumbeanu, O. L., (2010). Implementing Knowledge Management in Romanian Academic Libraries: Identifying the Elements that Characterize their Organizational Culture, Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. 36, No. 6, 549-552.

3D Library – A case study with children age 8 to 10

Software applications created for education have a long history and have evolved in line with the technological development, growing from simple pieces of program to fully fledged eLearning platforms. The fast development of some technologies like computer gaming, which are very attractive to children and teen, may present an opportunity. Using the children as active design participants, we developed a 3D desktop application. The application model the University Library in Sibiu. In this paper we will present some of the results obtained from using the latest version of the “3D-Library” application by a sample of 33 children aged 8 to 10.

Keywords: Digital libraries, Software Architecture, Computers in School, eLearning

• Mumtaz, S., 2001. Children’s enjoyment and perception of computer use in the home and the school. Computers and Education, Volume 36, Pag. 347-362.
• Papert, S., 1993. The Children’s Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of the Computers. New York: Basic Books
• Boyle, T., 1997. Design for Multimedia Learning. London: Prentice Hall
• Aliya, S. K., 2002. The role of computer games in the development of theoretical analysis, flexibility and reflective thinking in children. A longitudinal study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 149.
• Virvou, M. K., 2005. Combining Software Games with Education: Evaluation of its Educational Effectiveness. Educational Technology & Society, 8, Pag. 54-65. Conati, C., & Zhou, X., 2002. Modeling students’ emotions
• from cognitive appraisal in educational games. Proceedings of the Intelligent Tutoring Systems 2002, Pag. 994-954.
• Volovici, D., Pitic, G., Pitic, A., & Mitea, A., 2010. An analysis of file formats used in digital libraries. First International Conference In Romania On Information Literacy Information Literacy/Cultura Informaţiei. Sibiu.

New Trends for Information Dissemination: Open Access and Digital Repository

The rapidly increasing use of digital content in research and in the dissemination of knowledge is a main characteristic of modern science. Digital age help researchers disseminate their research findings and improve their research impact offering them different channels and options such as acces to scientific and scholarly journals, publish in OA, use of institutional repository. The aim of the paper is to discusses about OA movement, the challenges and the opportunities offered by OA and digital repositories for researchers and institutions. Also, the paper provide a summary of the experience of Central Library of University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest concerning the building of ROMDOC digital repository and the work done so far.

Keywords: Information dissemination, Open Access, Digital repository

1) Dodsworth, E. Effective Information Management and Dissemination in the Electronic Era, available at http://zoushoku.narc.affrc.go.jp/ADR/AFITA/afita/afitaconf/2002/part0/p014.pdf [accessed at April 3rd, 2012]
2) Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook. Practical Steps for Implementation Open Access available at http://www.openoasis.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=262&Itemid=400 [accessed at April 4th, 2012]
3) DOAJ. Directory of Open Access Journals available at Directory of Open Access Journals, http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=browse&uiLanguage=en [accessed at April 4th 22, 201]
4) Gold and green routes to open access publishing available at http://darkarchive.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/gold-and-green-routes-to-open-access-publishing/[accesed at April 6th, 2012]
5) Bercaru T.M., Predescu, C. Using Romdoc as a Digital Repository in the Central Library of University Politehnica of Bucharest. Proceedings of International Conference on Innovation within Libraries, BIBLIO 2010, Brasov, 3-5 iunie 2010, ISSN 2066-5121, p.9-15
6) Jeffery, C. Opan Access – An Introduction,available at http:// www.ercim.eu/publication/Ercim_News/enw64/jeffery.html [accessed at April 9th, 2012
7) Bercaru T.M., Predescu, C. Using Romdoc as a Digital Repository in the Central Library of University Politehnica of Bucharest. Proceedings of International Conference on Innovation within Libraries, BIBLIO 2010, Brasov, 3-5 iunie 2010, ISSN 2066-5121, p.9-15
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Bibliographic Research, a Sine Qua Non Condition
of an Efficient Information Culture

In our high-speed era, information sources are unlimited, the user being the only one capable to filter them. He is the one to decide what type of information is necessary for him, when it is needed, in what format and to what means he has to resort in order to obtain it. Bibliographic resources, both traditional and on the WEB, are numerous, from various domains and answer the most detailed searches. Not only experts, but also readers or “surfers” on the Internet can find numerous data, books, art works, audio registrations, as the Internet space presupposes diversity, complexity, ever enriched resources. Thus, the actual information climate is under constant change, the ways of being informed undergoing multiple
transformations from the point of view of means used, that is classic (such as books, journals) or the most recent, non-traditional ones (the Internet). Non-traditional information resources present the advantage that, by one accessing of a motor search on the Internet there can be identified multiple sites to answer the information needs of a user. Moreover, data bases offer access to pertinent and varied information, conferring a value plus to any research achieved.

Keywords: research, bibliography, Internet, information literacy

[1] J. Delors, coord, Comoara lăuntrică, Polirom, Iaşi,
2000, p. 7.
[2] Cristina Popescu,Tehnica muncii intelectuale: metodologia
cercetării şi elaborării lucrărilor ştiinţifice, Ars Docendi,
Bucureşti, 2011, p. 6.
[3] Nicolae Georgescu-Tistu, Munca intelectuală: idei
generale şi îndrumări tehnice, Bucureşti, 1947, p.13.
[4] Cristina Popescu, Op. cit. p. 6-7.
[5] Nicoleta Marinescu, Mariana Ianuş, Crina
Mihăilescu, ei al. Biblioteca, de la tradiţie la modernitate,
Astel Design, Bucureşti, 1999.
[6] Constantin Noica, Eseuri de duminică, Humanitas,
Bucureşti, 1992, p. 149.
[7] Ibidem, p

Data Mining in Social Networks

The increasing popularity of online Social Networks is proved by the large number of active users. Nowadays the combined number of users is exceeding one billion of users. In this paper we will take a look at some of the most important social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) and perform a technical analysis in order to collect valuable information for data mining. We will focus on the major technical aspects that will affect the process of gathering data and API integration.

Keywords: Digital libraries, Social network, Twitter, Software Architecture

Research Methodology for Humanities

In this paper I’ll try to describe the objectives for Humanities Research Methodology course that I support at the University “Valahia” of Targoviste, Faculty of Humanities. I will also highlight the skills which the master students will obtain at the end of the course. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the necessity of this discipline in the university curriculum and to examine this phenomenon in the context of higher education, by assessing the quality of current information literacy strategy documentation and exploring the application of corporate strategy concepts and techniques to this emergent field of professional practice. Analyzing this aspect in Romanian universities it is observable that only a small proportion of Romanian students use the library, and this fact depends upon the faculty expectations. Many times they don’t know what information is available, they have difficulty determining the information they need and the quality of it, they are unable to compare and evaluate alternative information. Therefore, it is imperative that librarians work collaboratively with academics and the information literacy instructions became comprehensive in all universities, not matter the profile

Keywords: Information Literacy, Valahia University of Targoviste, Research Methodology

[1] Penny Moore, PhD. An Analysis of Information Literacy Education
Worldwide [on line]. Available on Web: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/file_download.php/33e3dd652a107b3be6d64fd67ae898f5Information%2BLiteracy%2BEducation%2B%28Moore%29.pdf. Accessed: 20. 04. 2012
[2] Introduction to Information Literacy [on line]. Available on Web:
http://www.ala.org/acrl/issues/infolit/overview/intro. Accessed:20. 04. 2012
[3] Octavia-Luciana Porumbeanu. The impact of electronic resources and new technology in academic medical libraries in Romania. In: Health Information and Libraries Journal, 2009, Volume 26, Issue 2, p. 152-155.
[4] Octavia-Luciana Porumbeanu. Is electronic always the right choice? In: Proceedings of the International Congress on Medical Librarianship “Positioning the Profession”, Brisbane, Australia, 31 August – 4 September 2009. Available on Web: http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:179724/n2_5_Wed_Porumbeanu_160.pdf. Accessed: 20. 04. 2012
[5] Alfred Loo; C.W. Chung. A model for information literacy course
development: a liberal arts university perspective. Available on Web:
www.emeraldinsight.com/0024-2535.htm. Accessed: 02. 02. 2012
[6] Heidi Julien; Susan Barker. How high-school students find and evaluate scientific information: A basis for information literacy skills development. In: Library & Information Science Research 31 (2009) 12–17
[7] Sharkey, Jennifer. Towards information fluency: applying a different model to an information literacy credit course, Reference Services Review, 2006, Vol. 34 Iss: 1, p.71-85
[8] Fadel Jamil Klaib. Provided information literacy instructions at private university libraries in Jordan and trends of Zarqa Private University students towards its objective achievements. In: The International Information Library Review (2009), Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Publisher:Elsevier Ltd, p. 173-183
[9] Sharon Yang. Information literacy online tutorials: an introduction to rationale and technological tools in tutorial creation. Available on Web:www.emeraldinsight.com/0264-0473.htm. Accessed: 12.03.2012
[10] Octavia-Luciana Porumbeanu Madge. Bibliotecile medicale şi utilizatorii de informaţii din România în era digitală. Bucureşti: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, 2011, p. 121-132.
[11] Octavia-Luciana Porumbeanu. Managementul cunoaşterii şi structurile infodocumentare. Ed. a II-a. Bucureşti: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, 2011, p. 236-252.

Library and some of its 19th century calendars and journals

The Library of the National Brukenthal Museum from Sibiu is an 18th century cultural institution, one of the most important libraries in Romania. Its founder was Baron Samuel von Brukenthal, Governor of Transylvania (1777-1787). The collections consist on old books in foreign languages (mainly in German and Latin), as well as old Romanian writings. An important part represents also the collection of periodicals from the 19th century, and books from the same period of time. From the very beginning, the Brukenthal Library was regarded as the main research centre of Southern Transylvania. Nowadays reality proves that it remained one of the leading cultural Romanian institutions of our country. Researchers from Romania and abroad carry out research work in the library and the results of this activity are mainly published in the periodicals of the museum, as well as in books printed abroad, of course, in foreign languages, especially in German. I would like to focus my attention of the 19th century periodicals collection of the Brukenthal Library, a collection which includes old German calendars and scientific journals, all of them being relevant for humanities and social science in a multicultural and multilingual framework. It is already known that Sibiu town (as well as its surroundings) has a multiethnic population, especially of Romanians and Germans.

Keywords: National Brukenthal Museum, collection of periodicals, Southern Transylvania, Samuel von Brukenthal, old Germans calendars, scientific journals

Csaki, Michael, Das Breviarium Brukenthal (Hermannstadt/ Sibiu,
1912)
Ittu, Constantin, “Revolutio alphabetaria” în Biblioteca Brtukenthal
[‘Revolutio Alphabetaria in the Brukenthal Library’] (Sibiu,
Alba Iulia, 2007)
Ittu, Constantin, Tainele Bibliotecii Brukenthal [‘The Mysteries of the
Brukenthal Library’] (Sibiu, Alba Iulia, 2007)
Ittu, Constantin, Vademecum bibliologic, (Sibiu, Alba Iulia, 2008)
Ittu, Gudrun-Liane, Geschichte des Brukenthalmuseums,
(Sibiu/Hermannstadt, 2003)
Ittu, Gudrun-Liane, Scurtă istorie a Muzeului Brukenthal [’A Short
History of the Brukenthal Museum’], (Sibiu, Alba Iulia, 2008)
Jugăreanu Veturia, Catalogul colecţiei de incunabule [’The Catalogue of
Incunabula Collection’], (Sibiu, 1969)
Nägler, Doina, Ctalogul transilvanicelor [‘The Transylvanica Books
Catalogue’], 2 Vol., (Sibiu, 1974, 1982)
Ordeanu, Maria, Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Liber Horarum Brukenthal,
(Sibiu, Alba Iulia, 2007)
Pascu, Constantin, Cartea veche românească în biblioteca Muzeului
Brukenthal [‘The Old Romanian Books in the Brukenthal
Museum Library’], (Sibiu 1976)
Şerbănescu, Olga, Catalogul cărţii străine din secolul al XVI-lea [‘The
Catalogue of the 16th Century Foreign Books’], vol. I, A
(Sibiu, Alba Iulia, 2007)

A New Valence for the Managerial Model in Romanian Libraries:
Application of Knowledge Management

For being successful in a globalized knowledge-based economy, contemporary libraries must redesign their management systems and become knowledge driven organizations. Some libraries have already turned into learning and knowledge centres, others invest now in implementing solutions for managing better their knowledge resources, but these initiatives should consider how librarians create, acquire, share and use knowledge effectively. In this context, the paper presents the elements of a model designed for implementing knowledge management in Romanian libraries and based on a research conducted recently in these institutions. The approach for developing such a model had as a starting point the understanding that application of knowledge management principles can contribute to the development and transformation of libraries into knowledge-based and long-term successful organizations.
Keywords: libraries, knowledge management, managerial model, Romania

• R. M. Volovici. “Rolul bibliotecilor în organizarea
  sistemului informaţional al universităţii”. Revista
  Română de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării, Nr. 4,
  36-39, 2007.
• O. L. Porumbeanu. “Implementing Knowledge
  Management in Romanian Academic Libraries:
  Identifying the Elements that Characterize their
  Organizational Culture”. Journal of Academic
  Librarianship, Vol. 36, No. 6, 549-552, 2010.
• D. Ostafe. “Modulul ADAM: o soluţie de gestionare
  aobiectelor digitale”. Biblioteca, februarie, 42-46, 2010.
• D. Ostafe. “Managementul resurselor electronice”.
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Library and
  Information Science “Biblio 2007”, Braşov, România, 3-5
  May 2007, 207-210, 2007.
• D. Ostafe and M. Cristea. “ROLiNeST în viaţa
  bibliotecilor universitare româneşti”. Revista Română
  de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării, Nr. 3, 14-24, 2007.
• A. Erich. “Biblioteca Hibrid Provider de E-Informaţie
  în Era Digitală”. Proceedings of the International Conference
  on Library and Information Science “Biblio 2007”, Braşov,
  România, 3-5 May 2007, 155-158, 2007.
• A. Erich. “The university library role in information
  literacy instruction”. Proceedings of The First International
  Conference in Romania on Information Literacy, Sibiu,
  România, 21-23 April 2010, 179-185, 2010.
• A. Erich. “Library 2.0 Un nou model de serviciu de
  bibliotecă”. Studii de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării
  / Library and Information Science Research, No. 11,
  118-123, 2007.
• R. M. Volovici. “Impactul bibliotecii digitale asupra
  managementului educaţional”. Revista Română de
  Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării, Nr. 3, 25-28, 2007.
• R. M. Volovici and M. Fleacă. “Evoluţia bibliotecilor în
  societatea cunoaşterii”. Proceedings of the International
  Conference of Library and Information Science “Biblio
  2007”, Braşov, Romania 3-5 May 2007, 293-296, 2007.
• O. L. Porumbeanu Madge. “Creating a Culture of
  Learning and Knowledge Sharing in Libraries and
  Information Services”. New Research on Knowledge
  Management Models and Methods. (Ed. Huei-Tse Hou),
  245-268, InTech, 2012.
• I. Stoica. “Cuvânt înainte”. In: O. L. Porumbeanu.
  Managementul Cunoaşterii şi Structurile Infodocumentare, 7-12,
  Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, Bucureşti, 2006.
• S. Roberts and J. Rowley. Managing Information Services,
  Facet Publishing, London, 2004.
• O. L. Porumbeanu. Managementul Cunoaşterii şi Structurile
  Infodocumentare, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti,
  Bucureşti, 2006.
• O. L. Porumbeanu. “Strategic Model for Implementing
  Knowledge Management in Libraries and
  Information Services”. Studii de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa
  Informării / Library and Information Science Research, No.
  13, 89-105, 2009.

Digital Library for Doctoral Schools

The paper presents the use of DSpace – an open source digital library software – for creating a digital library for doctoral schools in Timisoara. This digital library is part of the POSDRU 38347 project – “Local partnership for raising doctoral schools and valuing human potential for research in priority areas in that stage of Romania post accession to the EU”.
Keywords: digital library, digital repository, DSpace

[1] O. L. Porumbeanu. “Implementing Knowledge Management in Romanian Academic Libraries: Identifying the Elements that Characterize their Organizational Culture”. Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. 36, No. 6, 549-552, 2010.
[2] O. L. Porumbeanu. Managementul Cunoaşterii şi Structurile Infodocumentare. Ed. a II-a. Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, Bucureşti, 2011.
[3] DSpace http://www.dspace.org/
[4] Digital Library of Doctoral Schools http://srv.elearning- chemistry.ro:8080/jspui/
[5] DSpace Training Materials http://www.dspace.org/index.php? option=com_content&Itemid=29&catid=35&id=126&view=article
[6] S. Lewis and C. Yates. The DSpace Course. August 2008http://hdl.handle.net/2160/617
[7] O. L. Porumbeanu. “The impact of electronic resources and new
technology in academic medical librariesin Romania”. Health Information and Libraries Journal, Vol. 26, Issue 2, 152-155, 2009.
[8] O. L. Porumbeanu Madge. Bibliotecile medicale şi utilizatorii de
informaţii din România în era digitală, Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti, Bucureşti, 2011.

Motto: “The library is no longer defined simply as a location. It has become a concept ”.
(J. Feather, 2008)

Developing skills for information literacy through media libraries – educating the users

We live in a world governed by information, but we need the means to evaluate and choose the right information, means provided by literacy, seen as the ability to read, write and think, also, the ability to understand all forms of communication, like non-verbal communication or video and audio communication. The role of libraries is to develop skills for users in order to give them the right instruments for achieving their academic goals; an important role in communicating to users are the media libraries, that imply a large range of supports for information: text, sound, image; also, in a media library, information can be transformed and transmitted through various channels: audio recordings, video stripes, e-mails etc. The nature of all human research resides in the ability to acquire information, to select, combine it in order of creating new worlds, new spaces, broadcasting one’s own reality, but in direct or virtual connection to other users.

Keywords: information literacy, developing skills, library role, media libraries

• FEATHER, John The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change Facet Publishing London, 2008;
• BUCKINGHAM, David, Media education: literacy, learning and contemporary culture, Polity Press, Cambridge, 2003
• STURKEN, Marita; CARTWRIGHT, Lisa, Practices of looking: An introduction to visual culture, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001
• SCHOPFLIN, Katharine (ed.) A Handbook for Media Librarians, London: Facet Publishing, 2008
• HARTLEY, John, Popular reality, London: Arnold, 1996
  http://www.ifla.org/en/publications/ifla-media-and-infor
  mation-literacy-recommendations
  http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001492/149278e.pdf
  www.edu.ro

3D-Modelling Techniques for Historical Monuments

The goal of the virtual reconstruction of historical monuments respectively the Romanic churches then the animation of the model is to provide many possibilities in re-examining the building and to be observed from different angles, “flying” in time and space throughout the medieval monument, and to offer a better understanding of a sequence of the transformation and the changes of the monument during the centuries. The authors present some common used techniques like 3D-scanning and 3D-modeling using CAD-software.
Keywords: 3D Graphics, Rendering, Modelling

[1] M. E. Crîngaci Tiplic, M. White, A Virtual Reconstruction of the two Romanic Churches From South of Transylvania. Case Studies at Cisnadioara and Sura Mica Churches, in Acta Terrae Septemcastrensis, VI, 2007 (http://arheologie.ulbsibiu.ro/membri/maria/orastie virtual.htm)
[2] M. E. Crîngaci Tiplic, Z. K. Pinter, M. White, Virtual Reality Reconstruction and Interpretation of the Romanic Rotunda and
Medieval Timber and Earthkwork from Orastie (Broos), in Zeitschrift fur Siebenburgische Landeskunde, 30/1, 2007, ISSN, 0344-3418,p.16
[3] P. E. Debevec, C. J. Taylor, and J. Malik. Modeling and rendering architecure from photographs: A hybrid geometry-based and image-based approach. In SIGGRAPH, 1996.
[4] P. Dias, V. Sequeira, J. M. Goncalves, and F. Vaz. Combining intensity and range images for 3d architectural modelling. In International Symposiumon Virtual and Augmented Architecture. Springer-Verlag, 2001.
[5] S. F. El-Hakim, P. Boulanger, F. Blais, and J.-A. Beraldin. A system for indoor 3–D mapping and virtual environments. In Videometrics V, July 1997.
[6] M. Levoy, K. Pulli, B. Curless, S. Rusinkiewicz, D. Koller, L. Pereira, M. Ginzton, S. Anderson, J. Davis, J. Ginsberg, J. Shade, and D. Fulk. The Digital Michelangelo Project: 3D scanning of large statues. In SIGGRAPH, 2000.
[7] The pieta project. http://www.research.ibm.com/ pieta
[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-generated _imagery
[9] http://www.3ds.com/products/catia
[10] http://www.ptc.com/support/proengineer.htm
[11] http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/
[12] http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/ default.aspx
[13] http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/CorelDRAW_X3
[14] http://www.maxon.net/
[15] http://usa.autodesk.com/3ds-max/
[16] http://usa.autodesk.com/maya/
[17] http://www.solidworks.com/
[18] http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/what-is- a-3d-mouse.
html
[19] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_tablet
[20] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanner
[21] http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
[22] http://www.eias3d.com/
[23] http://www.massivesoftware.com/
[24] http://eat3d.com/forum/community-news/grome -modeler

New concepts and techniques implemented by “Dunarea de Jos” University Library of Galati

Every day, the information society is evolving, growing and surprising, offering a great potential for all of us. New trends and concepts, advanced tools and technologies invade our information space encroaching on our mind. From the financial point of view, Open Source Software (OSS) has become a great opportunity for the less privileged communities. The access to the information has been amazingly enhanced by Open Access (OA) revolution. The flow of information, through Internet WEB 2.0 tools, convinced the libraries to adapt and offer new services to the beneficiaries. These challenges could not pass unnoticed by the librarians from “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Their attention has been focused on read/write environment or digital technologies. Firstly, the tools – in terms of Open Source and WEB 2.0 – have been applied in order to bring and promote new library services to the users. In the next phase, students and academic community will be involved both as creators and consumers of knowledge too. The main goal of the present study is to emphasize how “Dunarea de Jos” University Library of Galati has integrated Open Access, Open Source and WEB 2.0 tools to empower its services. Few solutions for improving, extending and including the library services into WEB 2.0 arena have been adopted and implemented in our institution. The research describes the models of OA, OSS and WEB 2.0 tools which are briefly discussed and eloquently illustrated. The main conclusion of the investigation should be a better strategy of the promotion and incorporation of digital technologies in the academic, but not only, libraries. The openness and creativity on further developments, cooperation in the communication spectrum and active participation represent substantial reasons for the improvement of the interaction’s efficiency developed between users and libraries.

Keywords: Open Access, Open Source Software, WEB 2.0 tools, academic libraries

• Edward M. Corrado, The Importance of Open Access, Open Source, and
  Open Standards for Libraries, http://www.istl.org/
  05-spring/article2.html
• Helen Blowers, Web 2.0: Introduction : Culture, Community &
  Collaboration,
• http://www.slideshare.net/hblowers/intro-toweb-
  20-277488/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
• http://tortoisesvn.net/
• http://www.connotea.org
• http://www.google.com/sites/help/intl/en/overview.html
• http://www.slideshare.net
• http://www.zotero.org
• Ismael Peña-López. “The personal research portal: web 2.0 driven
  individual commitment with open access for development”.
  Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 3(1):35-48, 2007.
• Manorama Tripathi and Sunil Kumar. “Use of Web 2.0 tools in
  academic libraries: A reconnaissance of the international
  landscape”. The International Information & Library Review,
  42:195-207, 2010.
• Melvin P. Thatcher, Using Web 2.0, Open Source Technology and Social
  Networking Services to Facilitate Collaboration and Access to Genealogy and
  Local History Information, http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/
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Traditional wedding within Romanian villages on the right Tisa bank
(Trans-Carpathia, Ukraine)

This paper presents – by the help of several testimonies on the field – the way weddings are carried out in the Romanian
villages on the right Tisa bank (Tans-Carpathia, Ukraine). One must remake the virtually general consensus of the
interviewed subjects towards comparing “then” and “now” when speaking about morality while categorically favoring the
old days.
The general opinion is that there is no more respect for those good manners and many of the people interviewed
speak of a breaking ancient beliefs:
For the traditional Romanian society, wedding is both a personal and family event and also a social communitary one.
Just as within the Romanian Maramures villages, the Maramures villages across Tisa see wedding as a precisely staged
script, while covering a ritual taken from the cultural background – with all its identity features.
Performing the traditional wedding means to overlap a row of ritual actions the significance of which is not very clear
anymore to the group but which becomes activated on well established customs.

Keywords: Romanian villages, traditional Romanian society, wedding, ritual actions

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