UKOLN has a vacancy for a Research Officer (Text Digitisation). The post holder will be a major part of UKOLN’s contribution to the IMPACT (Improving Access to Text) Project, and would be responsible for the specification and provision of high-quality documentation on text digitisation topics and an integrated training programme. The closing date for applications is 17 January 2010.
Archive for December, 2009
Vacancy for a Research Officer
Monday, December 21st, 2009Serving Digital Citizens
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, spoke recently at the MLA/LGA Conference on modernisation of public library services entitled 1964 and all that: modernising your public library service. In the session on The Digital Future for Libraries Liz gave a short talk entitled Serving Digital Citizens: Public Libraries in the 21stC?. Slides from her talk are now available.
Empowering Users and Institutions
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Brian Kelly will present a paper entitled Empowering Users and Institutions: A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Exploiting the Social Web at the Cultural Heritage Online 2009
Conference which will be held in Florence over 15 – 16 December 2009.
International Journal of Digital Curation, Issue 3, Volume 4
Monday, December 7th, 2009UKOLN has just published – on behalf of the Digital Curation Centre – Issue 3, Volume 4 of the International Journal of Digital Curation. This issue features nine peer-reviewed papers and three general articles.
1964 and All That: Modernising Your Public Library Service
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Dame Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive of the British Library and Dr Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, have been invited to speak at the MLA/LGA Conference on modernisation of public library services. The Conference will take place on 14 December 2009 at the Local Government House Conference Centre, Smith Square, London. Lynne Brindley and Liz Lyon will provide a session entitled The Digital Future for Libraries.