The WordPress plugin Digress.it which offers paragraph-level commenting allows for discussions of documents which are republished using WordPress. This plugin is in use in a variety of blogs such as JISCPress.org, WriteToReply and UKOLN’s W3C linked library data incubator blog. However there is currently a bug with Digress.it which sometimes means the blog will not display. The developers of Digress.it are currently looking into resolving this problem. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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July 4th, 2011 by Julian ChealInstitutional Web Management Workshop 2011 Blog Now Live
June 27th, 2011 by lisrwThe blog serving IWMW 2011 has now gone live and organisers Marieke Guy and Brian Kelly are already inviting posts. Information on how to contact them and the full background to the development and use of the IWMW blog is available in a News feature on the UKOLN Web site.
7th International Digital Curation Conference: Key Speakers Announced
June 23rd, 2011 by lisrwThe IDCC11 Conference Committee has recently announced opening and closing keynotes by distinguished contributors, Ewan McIntosh, Founder and CEO of NoTosh, Professor Philip E Bourne, Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Computational Biology and Professor Stephen Emmott, Head of Computational Science at Microsoft Research. Full details on the conference and programme are available in a news feature on the UKOLN Web site.
The CERIFy Data Surgery
June 21st, 2011 by lisrwThe CERIFy Project has produced a report on the recent CERIFy Data Surgery held for project partners in Bath. Details about site visits, the resulting user requirements, project perspectives and the CERIF Standard as well as the business case for CERIF, are available in a news feature on the UKOLN Web site.
Openness Should ‘go deep’
June 16th, 2011 by Brian KellyIn an article published in the magazine Research Information today, Brian Kelly has “challenged the higher-education community to go beyond open access to published research in the pursuit of openness”. The article argues that, in addition to encouraging open access to research publications, there is a need to provide open access to data about research publications provided in institutional repositories.
Patients Partcipate! Workshop: Last Remaining Places
June 15th, 2011 by lisrwThe Patients Participate! Project, led by UKOLN in collaboration with the British Library and the Association of Medical Research Charities is holding a workshop on bridging the gap between information access and understanding in health research on Friday 17 June 2011 (10.30 – 16.30) at the British Library Conference Centre, London. There are still some places remaining and full details on the workshop programme, venue, booking, etc., are available from the UKOLN Web site.
Survey on Institutional Plans for the Mobile Web
June 14th, 2011 by Brian KellyA joint UKOLN / CETIS survey on institutional plans for the provision of mobile access to resources and services has been launched. The aim of the survey is to help the sector gain a better understanding of how institutions are supporting users of mobile devices, the technical approaches which have been taken, and the status of plans for mobile access. We would appreciate it if staff involved in delivering Web-based services for their institution (including Web managers, IT service staff, library staff, etc.) could fill in the survey.
A report on the findings will be published in late July 2011.
UKOLN Update: May 2011
June 9th, 2011 by Thom BuntingThe recently released issue of UKOLN Update, a monthly newsletter, provides an overview of UKOLN work during May 2011. It highlights key news features, blog posts, presentations, and events related to staff activities.
Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, May 2011
JISC Digital Preservation Benefits Analysis Tools Project: Dissemination Workshop
June 9th, 2011 by lisrwRegistration is now open for the workshop to disseminate the Digital Preservation Benefits Toolset and accompanying materials such as user guides and factsheets to the research community. The event, organised by UKOLN, will take place in London on 12 July 2011. Full details are available in the latest news feature on the UKOLN Web site.
Patients Participate! Workshop: Bridging the Gap between Information Access and Understanding in Health Research
June 3rd, 2011 by lisrwInformation on an upcoming Patients Participate! Project workshop on bridging the gap between information access and understanding in health research, to take place on 17 June 2011 at the British Library, is available in the latest UKOLN News feature.