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The launch of the international built-in version 1.0

The launch of the ABCD (Automation of Libraries and Documentation Centres) It is with great satisfaction that the BIREME/PAHO/WHO ) invites you all to the official launch of the ABCD system, version 1.0, which will be held on August 3, 2009 to December, from 14:30 to 17:00 pm, at the amphitheater of the annex to the Hospital, São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de […]

Talleres de ABCD en BIREME: Presentación de las funcionalidades del ABCD

BIREME, São Paulo, 30 Noviembre a 01 Diciembre, 2009 Sala de Cursos da BIREME Objetivos Presentar las funcionalidades y realizar ejercicios prácticos en el uso del ABCD. Capacitar equipo de BIREME en la operación del ABCD. 30/11 Lunes Tópicos Objetivos Responsable 09:00h- 09:15h   –       Introducción a los Talleres Abel L. Packer  Renato Murasaki […]

The ABCD system / ISIS), is commented on by the experts in the city of Buenos Aires

The co-operative development of the system and stop the Government from the library and Documentation Centres) in the family of ISIS, the software has received a boost outstanding following the completion of the second workshop of the technical evaluation, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, between September 1 and September 4, 2009. The event […]

ABCD: a new FOSS library automation solution based on ISIS

An article on Sage Journals on line by Egbert de Smet, University of Antwerp. The article was published on November 1st 2009. Abstract: The new ABCD software for free and open library automation with ISIS is presented with its technological and practical characteristics. As a web-based integrated solution it combines most (if not all) functions […]

Rio meeting adopts declaration on the future of ISIS software

The third edition of the World Meeting of ISIS took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 14 to 16 September 2008. It was organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The event gathered more than 150 […]

Rio Declaration on the Future of the ISIS Software – en

The third edition of the World Meeting of ISIS took place in Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 16 of September 2008, organized by BIREME/PAHO/WHO , with more than 150 participants, from 31 countries and 4 continents representing tens of thousands of ISIS-users worldwide, around a program that addressed the current state of the ISIS […]

ABCD – Introduction to the ABCD software as an ISIS- and WWW-based integrated library management tool

Overview Background information Technology overview Installation issues Modules overview Management and planning Background information ABCD = Automatisación de Bibliotécas y Centros de Documentación ABCD = WinISIS + KOHA ISIS database creation and structures definition ISIS PFT’s creation with testing ISO-2709 import/export, import from text files and CSV with conversion tables All main library management functions […]

III World Meeting of ISIS users – 14/09/2008 a 16/09/2008

Program Sunday, September 14, 2008 08:00 – 08:30 – Registration 08:30 – 10:00 – VHL5: Opening and Plenary Session. Joint event for all parallell sessions 10:00 – 10:30 – Break 10:30 – 12:00 – VHL5: Opening and Plenary Session. Joint event for all parallell sessions 12:00 – 13:30 – Lunch 13:30 – 14:00 – Opening of the ISIS3 […]

III World Congress of CDS/ISIS Users (ISIS3WC)

Informative Report ISIS3WC Scientific Committee Meeting Coordination: Abel L. Packer (Director, BIREME/OPAS/OMS) International Committee Chair: Adalberto Tardelli (BIREME, Brazil) Vice-Chair: Jean-Claude Dauphin (UNESCO, Information Society Division – ICT in Education, Science and Culture Section (CI/INF/ICT) Africa: Eustache Megnigbeto (Documentation and Archives Officer, Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Benin ) Asia/Pacific: Sainul […]