ARTICLE - BOOK FAIR - DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION

THE DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION AT «LIVRES EN FOLIE»
(Haiti Libre) -

The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) participated in the 17th edition of the Book Fair "Livres en Folie" in Haiti, at the Parc Historique de la Canne à Sucre. Located at the main entrance of "Livres en Folie", the stand of the AUF, was an opportunity for the public to discover the major axes of the Agency's programs in Haiti and the Caribbean: support to students and teachers of the member universities through grants of mobility Master's and PhD; support to member institutions through the missions of teachers and foreign experts in the disciplines in deficit; support to the scientific events [Seminars, research and scientific publications].

The offers of services at the Digital campus of Port-au-Prince allow the local and regional public [students, teachers, researchers and professionals] to "The consultation of books co-published by the AUF, the access to digital books, assisted literature search, the order of articles published in international scientific journals, continuous training in the areas of administration of Linux systems and networks, the design, the creation and management of information systems, and also the development of educational technologies in Open and Distance Learning (ODL)."

Despite the lack of an internet signal [!] in the area to conduct live demonstrations of digital contents of the Agency online libraries, the digital books have stolen the show to the books co-published by the AUF. The leaflets presenting the offer of digital content of the Agency have raised more interest and curiosity in the public than the tangible books exposed.

The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) through its Bureau Caraïbe and its Haitian partners, including the National Directorate of Books (DNL), will examine in the future the possibility to organize in Haiti, the "Scientific Book Fair" (Salon du Livre Scientifique). This initiative of the AUF, planned for autumn 2011 has obtained the authorization of the DNL.