Implementation of EU HETIP ProjectAt the University of Novi Sad

Project: Infrastructural Equipping of the Central Building of the University of Novi Sad for E-Services

in the Educational, Scientific and Research Work

UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD

Short description of the Project • Project covered the activities of procurement of new

equipment, in compliance with the EU standards.• EU HETIP funds: 1,542.956,37 EUR • Main goal: Quality improvement of the educational,

scientific and research work at the University of Novi Sad by improving the existing and introducing new e-services.

• Purpose: I. Increase of communications capacities of infrastructureII. Increase of server capacities of infrastructure III. Increase of multimedia capacities of infrustructureIV. Increase in library information capacities.

I. Increase of communications capacities of infrastructure

• Procurement, installation and calibration of communications equipment that provides:– 10G links on communication lines to institutions with Grid Computing

requirements– 10G links towards points on which the academic network of the University of

Novi Sad connects with public networks and the Academic Network of Serbia– 10G links at locations on which the system infrastructure equipment is located– 1G links towards all users in spaces intended for education and research work

of the Central building of the University– Undisturbed managing of traffic streams– Implementation of methods providing high level security– Implementation of IPv6 protocols– Logical seperation of parts of the network on which experimental activities and

the activities of training of a broad expert base can be achieved.

II. Increase of server capacities of infrastructure

• Procurement, installation and calibration of system infrastructure information equipment (as are servers and storage systems) that provides:– Archiving digitalised scientific material– Archiving multimedia material– Distribution and exchange of multimedia material of high

resolution in real time– Increase of possibilities of providing services of virtual servers for

the requirements of teaching and research activities.

III. Increase of multimedia capacities of infrastructure

• Procurement, installation and calibration of multimedia equipment that provides:– A larger number of equipped premises in which teaching and scientific activities

are being performed for the requirements of distance learning, the requirements of exchange of scientific results, and exercising team participation in research projects

– Full support for activities realised in the Amphitheatre of the Central building– Integration through communications infrastructure with the information and

communication infrastructure and library infrastructure– Full support for providing a multimedia service when organising meetings and

conferences of an educational and scientific character– Possibility of implementing projects for the requirements of staff working in

multimedia fields

IV. Increase in library information capacities

• Procuring, installation and calibration of the library information equipment that provides:– Cleaned and preventively protected fund of all library information units of the

University of Novi Sad (Central Library, faculty and institute libraries) with simultaneous saving of funds due to unified procurement of equipment which will be made available to all listed units

– Digital copies of old and rare books owned by individual faculties– Digital copies of books and textbooks, particular chapters from collections or

journal articles used in the scientific and teaching process of all units– Digital copies of microforms owned by individual faculties– Digital copies and scanned copies of the entire archive of all faculties and

institutes within the structure of the UNS

Expected Results - I1. Built capacity for the improvement of the existing e-

services seen as:• providing access to a larger number of e-services users• increased accessibility of e-services• increased reliability of e-services

Expected Results - II2. Built capacity which enables the introduction of new e-

services. Infrastructural equipping for improvement of:

• Internet access• Electronic mail• University of Novi Sad web-site• "E-Counsellor" service of the University

Centre for Career Development and Student Counselling,

• Access to documentation in electronic form for work at meetings of University professional bodies,

• KoBSON (e-services of the Serbian Library Consortium for Coordinated Acquisition),

• Electronic search of the library fund of the Central Library of the University of Novi Sad and database of doctoral dissertations produced at the University,

• Wireless access to e-services in the area of the University campus

• Remote access to e-services (dial-up or VPN),

• Videoconferences.

Expected Results - III3. Capacity will be built for the possibility of introducing new

e-services, as are:- Access to library funds of the University in electronic form- Utilisation of the University's integrated information system- Distance learning- Grid Computing.

Central University Building:New Information and Communications Equipment

Central Library of UNS:Modern multimedia equipment

• New equipment for cleaning, protection and digitalisation of the library funds within the shortest time-limit and in a very secure way.

• Ability to provide a significantly larger number of users with access to them and their utilisation.

• The expenses regarding the acquisition of a large number of text-books would be reduced - the most frequent titles could be promptly digitalised and offered to the readers in this form.

• Reduced damage of library funds that occurs in many cases while photocopying• Protection of the health and longevity of books, as well as of all people that deal with

books, including library employees. • Additional effect of environmental protection (reduction of gaseous material and

chemical use in the process of book protection)• Automatic devices and robot scanners minimise mechanical human labour and

the effect maximised.

Central Library of UNS:Modern multimedia equipment