Archive for June 4th, 2009

Moving to Multi-Scale Science: Managing Complexity and Diversity

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

For the second year running, the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) will be hosting day of workshops external link in the lead-up to the 5th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC 2009), 2-4 December 2009. The workshops will take place on 2 December at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London and will be followed by a drinks reception at the Natural History Museum external link.

IDCC 2009 Call for Papers

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The DCC invites submission of full papers, posters, workshops and demos external link to the 5th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC 2009). It also welcomes contributions and participation from individuals, organisations and institutions across all disciplines and domains that are engaged in the creation, use and management of digital data, especially those involved in the challenge of curating data for e-science and e-research. Proposals will be considered for short (up to 6 pages) or long (up to 12 pages) papers and also for demonstrations, workshops and posters. The full text of papers will be peer-reviewed; abstracts for all posters, workshops and demos will be reviewed by the co-chairs. Final copy of accepted contributions will be made available to conference delegates, and papers will be published in our International Journal of Digital Curation external link.

New blog for JISC SIS Landscape Study

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

This blog has been set up to collect evidence for a small, JISC-funded study on how the UK academic sector is using Web 2.0 tools and services either in addition to, or instead of, JISC shared services. Please visit the blog, read the pages and submit your comments.