Archive for March 20th, 2006

New issue of Focus on UKOLN available

Monday, March 20th, 2006

The Spring issue of “Focus on UKOLN”, the Newsletter which provides news, opinion and information on the wide range of activities undertaken by UKOLN is now available in print and on the UKOLN Web site.

Events Administrative Assistant Vacancy

Monday, March 20th, 2006

A vacancy has arisen for the position of Events Administrative Assistant. The closing date for applications is 5 April 2006.

Safeguarding research data

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, gave a presentation on “Supporting Digital Curation to safeguard research data: adding value today and ensuring long-term access” at a session of the recent annual JISC Conference from which slides are now available.

LUCAS event on Preserving Digital Archives

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Maureen Pennock of UKOLN will be speaking at a one-day event organised by the Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies (LUCAS)
entitled “Preserving Digital Archives”. The event is designed for professionals focusing on the technological, financial, legal, and organisational challenges faced by repositories receiving digital deposits and takes place on Wednesday 22 March 2006.