Archive for June, 2010

Metadata Forum: BoFs Gathering at OR 2010

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Part of the Open Repositories Conference in Madrid over 6-9 July 2010 will be a series of Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessionsexternal link to offer delegates with similar interests the opportunity to discuss a particular topic informally. One such session on Wednesday 7 July at 15:45 – 16:45 will be facilitated by Stephanie Taylor of UKOLN to host the first meeting of The Metadata Forum. The Metadata Forum is a new initiative, run by UKOLN at the University of Bath and funded by JISC. It is open to anyone with an interest in metadata, from novice to expert, and anyone in between who has to deal with metadata as part of their day-to-day work. The Forum aims to:

  • identify knowledge gaps in the area of metadata within the UK HE community, and fill those gaps
  • answer questions on the practical application of metadata in the workplace
  • bring together practitioners at every level of experience to discuss and share their metadata experiences

It is hoped that delegates attending this BoF will bring along their metadata hopes, dreams and fears to share at the Forum launch! Regular updates on the activities and outputs of the Forum can be found at the Metadata Forum Blog.

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Museums in the Digital Age Making History on BBC Radio 4

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Brian Kelly took part in a discussion on Museums in the Digital Age which will be broadcast on the Making Historyexternal link programme on BBC Radio 4external link on 6 July 2010 at 15:00. Note the Making History series is also available as a podcast.

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IDCC10: Call for Papers

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The 6th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC10), to be held in Chicago, USA over 6 – 8 December 2010, has issued a Call for Papers. Details of the Call, the draft programme and keynote speakers are now available.

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Gaining Business Intelligence from User Activity Data

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

In the context of Higher Education, user activity data, derived from the way people use libraries, virtual learning environments, student registries and similar services, are potentially a valuable source of business intelligence that can support improvements in services and policy, as well as the efficient management of resources. While such data have decided potential, there are technical, legal and other issues to be borne in mind. JISCexternal link is offering a workshop entitled Gaining business intelligence from user activity dataexternal link for senior managers and practitioners working in libraries, teaching and research to be held on 14 July 2010 in London. Further detailsexternal link are available.

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Use of Social Geo-location Service at IWMW 2010 Highlighted by New Media Monthly

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

The New Media Monthly blog has featured a case studyexternal link on plans to make use of social geo-location sharing services at the forthcoming Institutional Web Management Workshop (IWMW 2010) which will be held at the University of Sheffield over 12-14 July. The blog also includes a longer feature articleexternal link which asks “Is location-based social networking the next big thing?“. In this article Brian Kelly of UKOLN describes how events can provide an ideal opportunity to evaluate the potential of emerging new technologies such as location-based services.

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Seven Steps for Libraries in the Data Decade

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN and Associate Director, Digital Curation Centre, has contributed to the theme Cultural and organization initiatives that meet the challenges of e-Science at the 31st IATUL (International Association of Technological University Libraries) Conferenceexternal link. Her presentation entitled Acting as Advocate? Seven steps for libraries in the data decade is now available.

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JISC/CNI Meeting 2010

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The JISC/CNI Meeting 2010 planned by JISCexternal link and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNIexternal link) will take place over 1-2 July 2010 and will be held at the Barcelo Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh. The conference will be organised by UKOLN and will bring together experts from the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom. The conference theme this year is Managing Data in Difficult Times: policies, strategies, technologies and infrastructure to manage research and teaching data in a fast changing technological and economic environment. Topics for sessions include Cloud Computing, Innovation in Learning and Teaching, Open Data Policies, Shared Services, Repositories, Digital Content and Institutional Planning, Resource Discovery, Digital Preservation and e-Science. It is possible to book online.

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Open Science at Genome Scale in Survive or Thrive

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN and Associate Director, UK Digital Curation Centreexternal link, gave a presentation at the recent Survive or Thrive Workshop in Manchester, June 2010, entitled Open Science at Genome Scale. Her presentation addressed the theme of the workshop, Making the most of your digital content, by considering the recent developments in Open Science and genomic data and then by examining the new challenges of the data deluge in respect of large-scale data storage and other emerging trends. Her slides from this presentation are now available.

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Open Science Report Invites Comments

Friday, June 11th, 2010

The Open Science at Web-Scale Report by Dr Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN and Associate Director of the Digital Curation Centre, was commissioned by JISC and published in November 2009 by UKOLN/Digital Curation Centre. This consultative document explores aspects of open data and open science and how institutions might respond to these developing trends. It is now available for commentexternal link on WriteToReply, and feedback from interested practitioners would be very welcome.

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IDCC10 Programme Now Available

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

The Digital Curation Centre (DCCexternal link) has recently published the draft programmeexternal link for the 6th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC10external link)to be held over 6 – 8 December 2010 at the Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago, USA. The theme of the Conference this year will be Participation and Practice: Growing the Curation Community through the Data Decade. The Conference will be presented jointly by the Digital Curation Centre, UK and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and in partnership with the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). The first day of the conference will look at how data curation practices are evolving and spreading throughout the disciplines and what institutional structures and communities are needed to help support these developments. On the second day papers will be presented in two tracks of themed parallel sessions: a Research Track, with papers presenting research results, and a Practice Track, with papers describing experiences with tools and practices.

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