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Personal Information
Name Rogani, Joseph Frank
Address Ufficio Automazione Biblioteche – Università della Calabria - III
Blocco Biblioteca di Ateneo – 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS)
Telephone 0039-0984-496357
Fax 0039-0984-496366
E-mail [email protected]
Nationality Italian - Canadian
Date of birth 01.04.1967
Work Experience
Dates From 2001 to present
Name and address Università della Calabria – Ufficio Automazione Biblioteche
of the company III Blocco Biblioteca di Ateneo - Piazzale Chiodo,
87036 Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza) Italy
Type and field of Library Automation
activity
Principal subjectsoccupational skills
covered
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Implementation of the Aleph 500 Web interface, SFX and
Metalib
Implementation of the Library System web site
Management of the University consortia agreements through
CIBER (an Italian consortium of university libraries) for the
acquisitions of new electronic resources
Management of the budget dedicated to electronic resources
Teacher and Tutor in professional courses for the University
Library System personnel
Organization of workshops and seminars
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Aleph 500 Assistant Library and System Manager
Digital Library Manager
Web Manager of the Library System
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Title of qualification
awarded
Dates From 1997 to 2001
Name and address Università della Calabria - Italy
of the company Biblioteca di scienze economiche e sociali “E. Tarantelli” - III Blocco
Biblioteca di Ateneo - Piazzale Chiodo, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende
(Cosenza) Italy
Type and field of
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activity Librarian Assistant
Principal subjectsoccupational skills
covered
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Back office processes (including cataloguing, acquisitions,
binding and control of shelves)
Front office services, (loan services, bibliographic reference,
quick reference)
Title of qualification Serials’ Responsible
awarded
Education and Training
Name and type of University of Northumbria at Newcastle (UK) and University of
organization Parma (Italy)
providing education
and training
Main subjects and
professional skills
related to the
education awarded
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Library Studies and Information Science
Development of European projects, also considering the
improvements of the new and ever changing digital
environments
Improving the ability to manage human, technical and
financial resources in the “learning” society
Title and Master of Science (with Commendation) in International
professional Information Studies
qualification
obtained
Level in national or 5
international
classification
Name and type of ICCU (Istituto centrale per il catalogo unico delle biblioteche italiane
organization e per le informazioni bibliografiche)
providing education
and training
Main subjects and
professional skills
related to the
education awarded
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Design and implementation of digital libraries.
New technologies applied to libraries and cultural institutions
in general.
Exploring the possibilities to develop local competences
creating cultural districts in underdeveloped areas.
Title and Manager della biblioteca digitale italiana (Manager of the Italian
professional Digital Library)
qualification
obtained
Name and type of University of Wales (UK) and the Wessex Institute of Technology
organization at Southampton (UK)
providing education
and training
Main subjects and
professional skills
related to the
education awarded
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Improving the ability to project and manage usable and
accessible digital libraries
Implementation of Customer Relationship Management applied
to libraries
Data and Web Mining techniques applied to digital libraries
Study and development of semantic web applications
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Title and Master of Philosophy
professional
qualification
obtained
Level in national or 5
international
classification
Name and type of University of Calabria - Italy
organization
providing education
and training
Main subjects and
professional skills
related to the
education awarded
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Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Linguistics
Capacity to produce, analyse and transcribe different linguistic
sounds thanks to studies in Phonetics
Title and Degree in Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures
professional
qualification
obtained
Publications
Rogani, J. F. (2005). Library Consortia and E-Journals. In Dspace
Parma. Università degli Studi di Parma; Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia.
Disponibile online < http://hdl.handle.net/1889/447 >
Rogani, J. F. (2007). Consortia and library services: users’ satisfaction
with the Emeroteca Virtuale digital service at the University of
Calabria. In Richard Papik and Ingeborg Simon (Eds.). Marketing of
information services: proceedings of the 15th international BOBCATSS
symposium, Prague.
Rogani, J. F. (2007). Library Consortia and digital services: users’
perceptions at the University of Calabria. New Library World,
108(11/12), 504-525.
Rogani, J. F. (2007). Monitoring user satisfaction with digital library
services: the Emeroteca Virtuale at the University of Calabria. In Lida
2007, Libraries in the digital age. Users and Use of DL & Economics of
Digital Libraries, Dubrovnik and Mljet, Croatia.
Rogani, J. F. (2008). Consorzi di biblioteche e servizi digitali: la
percezione degli utenti presso l'Università della Calabria. In La
biblioteca digitale tra accesso e produzione di conoscenza: un
percorso tra le statistiche d'uso e citazionali. Convegno delle Stelline,
Milano 7 Marzo 2008, (Seminario CASPUR - presentazione ppt).
Rogani, J. F. (2008). I consorzi di biblioteche universitarie. Biblioteche
Oggi, 26(7), 14-20.
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Personal Skills and Expertise
Mother tongue Italian
Other
languages
Selfassessment
European
level (*)
English
French
Spanish
Understanding
Listening
Reading
Proficient
user
Speaking
Spoken
interaction
(C2)
Proficient
user
(C1)
(B1)
Independent
(C1)
user
Proficient
user
(B1)
(A2)
Basic user (B1)
(C1)
Proficient
user
Writing
Spoken
production
(C2)
Proficient
user
(C2)
Proficient
user
Independent
Independent
Independent
(B1)
(B2)
user
user
user
Independent
(A1) Basic user (A1) Basic user (A1)
user
Basic user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Social skills and
competences
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Organisational
skills and
expertise
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Technical and
Computer skills
and competences
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Good team spirit and ability to work in a multicultural environment
Good communication skills gained through work and study experience
abroad
Good ability to manage international relationships, gained through work
experience within CIBER (an Italian consortium of university libraries)
Very good experience in organizing a team for the Library System web
management
Very good experience in managing the library system digital services
Very good experience in managing the electronic resources’ budgets, gained
through high school previous studies and practical experience at work.
Good experience in managing user centred services, thanks to direct
practice and specific study programs
Good command of the Microsoft Office Tools
Knowledge of Unix, as far as it is concerned with the Aleph 500 software
Good knowledge of graphic design applications (Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe
Photoshop)
Artistic abilities Self-taught guitarist
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