Archive for December, 2012

Preparing for Effective Adoption and Use of Ebooks in Education

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

The final version of the TechWatch report entitled Preparing for Effective Adoption and Use of Ebooks in Education is now available.

Updated in light of feedback received from a preview version released in September, this report is a primer to help academic librarians, managers, and members of faculty respond effectively as ebooks become mainstream and the percentage of academic publications delivered as ebooks rises steadily.

The report aims to support the adoption of ebooks by:

  • introducing the historical and present context of ebooks
  • reviewing the basics of ebook technologies
  • considering scenarios for ebook adoption and usage
  • addressing current challenges
  • considering future developments.

Published by JISC Observatory and written by commissioned author James Clay (Gloucestershire College) with production editing and project management provided by UKOLN Innovation Support Centre, this is the fourth in a series of TechWatch reports published since 2011.

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Ariadne Issue 70 Now Available

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Ariadne Issue 70 was published recently with a wide range of feature articles, event reports and book reviews. A summary of the principal material is now available in a news feature on the UKOLN Web site.

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International Journal of Digital Curation, Volume 7, Issue 2

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

The International Journal of Digital Curation, Volume 7, Issue 2 was recently published by UKOLN on behalf of the Digital Curation Centre. It contains the usual mix of peer-reviewed papers and general articles; eight derive from papers presented at the 2011 International Digital Curation Conference, while two were new contributions received by the Journal through general submission.

A summary of the content of IJDC, 7(2) is available from the UKOLN Web site.

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Possible Interruption to UKOLN Blog Services

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

All UKOLN blog services, including this newsfeed, may be subject to interruption due to routine maintenance operations during the morning of Thursday 13 December 2012.

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IDCC13 Previews: Stephanie Wright and Patricia Cruse

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Two further preview blog postings on the forthcoming 8th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC13) are now available.

The first has been written by Stephanie Wright who is currently the Data Services Coordinator at the University of Washington Libraries and is responsible for developing and implementing a data services programme to support the research data management needs of UW faculty and students. Her focus is to promote collaboration on data management resource development, service provision and education which she does by building relationships between the Libraries and research data-related entities both on and off campus.

Stephanie’s preview posting on the Conference is available on the Digital Curation Centre Web site.

The second preview is by Patricia Cruse, the founding director of the University of California Curation Center (UC3) at the California Digital Library and who is responsible for all services within UC3. Trisha works collaboratively with the ten UC campuses to develop sustainable strategies for the curation and preservation of digital content that supports the research, teaching, and learning mission of the University. She has developed and oversees several of CDL’s major initiatives, including the NDIIP-funded Web Archiving Service, micro-services, a new and innovative approach to building infrastructure, the Merritt Repository, and the EZID Service.

Trisha’s preview posting on the Conference is available on the Digital Curation Centre Web site.

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IDCC13 Symposium: What Is a Data Scientist?

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Liz Lyon, Director of UKOLN and Associate Director, DCC, will chair a symposium to address this question in a session during the 8th International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC13).  What Is a Data Scientist? will be held on Tuesday 15 January 2013.

She will be joined by panel members Francine Bennett, Data Analyst,  Mastodon C,  Louise Corti, Data Steward, UK Data Archive,  Scott Edmunds, Data Publisher, Gigascience and  Stephanie Wright, Data Librarian, University of Washington Libraries.

Please note that the current registration fee will increase from Tuesday 11 December 2012,  so remember to register now.

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