Archive for the ‘team-systems’ Category

SageCite at Data Citation Principles Workshop

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Monica Duke will be giving a short presentation entitled SageCite: Citation principles in practice when modelling disease networks at the Data Citation Principles Workshop taking place at IQSS, Harvard University, 16-17 May, 2011.  The talk will review some of the lessons that SageCite has learnt about the domain of disease modelling and will explore some challenges in applying the principles of data citation.

JISC and DevCSI Know the Value of Local Developers

Monday, May 9th, 2011

In a recent post on the JISC blog, Paul Walk, Deputy Director, UKOLN, writes about the value that local developers in Further and Higher Education represent, describing how the JISC-funded DevCSI Project is working to expose and maximise this for the sector, and introduces the concept of the Strategic Developer.

UKOLN Update: April 2011

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

The recently released issue of UKOLN Update, a monthly newsletter, provides an overview of UKOLN work during April 2011.  It highlights key news features, blog posts, presentations, and events related to staff activities.

Wordle: Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, April 2011

Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, April 2011

Lifting the Lid on Linked Data at ELAG 2011

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Adrian Stevenson of UKOLN along with Jane Stevenson from Mimas will be speaking about the LOCAH Project at the European Library Automation Group Conference, which takes place in Prague, Czech Republic over 25-27 May 2011. They will give their presentation, entitled Lifting the Lid on Linked Data, on the opening day.

SageCite Attends the Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress 2011

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Members of the SageCite Project will again attend the Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress which will be held over 15 – 16 April 2011 at the University of California, San Francisco. The Congress is the annual event organised by Sage Bionetworks, collaborators on the SageCite Project. The SageCite Project developed from participation of the project partners in the 2010 event, and this year the project will be back to inform the community of the progress achieved and to be inspired once again by the vision of Sage Bionetworks and the other participants at the Congress. Note also that this event will be streamed.

UKOLN Update: March 2011

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

The recently released issue of UKOLN Update, a monthly newsletter, provides an overview of UKOLN work during March 2011.  It highlights key news features, blog posts, presentations, and events related to staff activities.

Wordle: Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, March 2011

Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, March 2011

SageCite Participates in JISC MRD International Workshop

Friday, March 25th, 2011

The SageCite Project will be participating in the JISC Managing Research Data International Workshop on 28 and 29 March 2011. Sagecite is studying issues related to data citation around data, methods and publication in the domain of bio-informatics. As well as sharing progress with other projects, participants will also be invited to discuss requirements for managing research data, to identify gaps and priorities, and to contribute to shaping the strategic direction of the programme.

JISC 2011 Conference: The Business Administrative Case for Linked Data

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Adrian Stevenson’s latest eFragments blog post reports on the parallel session entitled What is the Business Administrative Case for Linked Data? held at the JISC Conference in Liverpool on 15 March 2011. The session promised to address the “business value to the institution” of linked data, and was designed for “anyone who wants a clear explanation in terms of how it applies to your institutional business strategy for saving money..”.

The Value of Local Developers

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Based on their work on the DevCSI Project, Mahendra Mahey and Paul Walk will be running a session at the JISC Conference 2011 entitled The value of local developers: innovating in difficult financial times. This session will run for an hour from 12:30 on Tuesday 15 March 2011.

UKOLN Update: February 2011

Saturday, March 5th, 2011

The recently released issue of UKOLN Update, a monthly newsletter, provides an overview of UKOLN work during February 2011.  It highlights key news features, blog posts, presentations, and events related to staff activities.

Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, February 2011

Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, February 2011