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.
SageCite Attends the Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress 2011
April 13th, 2011 by Monica DukeUKOLN and the Cultural Heritage Sector
April 12th, 2011 by Brian KellyA brief survey of UKOLN’s long history of engagement with the cultural heritage sector is provided by a feature on the UKOLN Web site. The survey also provides information on our continued involvement in the sector as well as a link to further information on this area of UKOLN activity.
UKOLN Seminar: OER Sustainability through Teaching and Research Innovation (OSTRICH)
April 7th, 2011 by Brian KellyVic Jenkins and Alex Lydiate of the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office, University of Bath, will give a UKOLN seminar on OSTRICH (OER Sustainability through Teaching & Research Innovation: Cascading across HEIs).
Starting at 14:00 on Thursday 14 April 2011, in the Library Level 4 Meeting Room, this seminar will explain work on Open Educational Resources (OER) projects at the University of Bath and other UK Higher Education Institutions.
Cascading across HEIs is a year-long JISC-funded project led by the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester. The project explores the transfer and cascade of the key outcomes of a previous institutional OER pilot project at Leicester (OTTER) to two partner institutions (University of Bath and University of Derby).
The progress of the OSTRICH project so far at the University of Bath will be described by Vic Jenkins (Learning Technologist in the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office). This will include highlights and challenges encountered, discussions around IPR for learning and teaching resources, and the sustainability of processes for managing the release of OERs on an institutional basis.
Alex Lydiate (Educational Software and Systems Developer) will present an overview of the design of the Drupal-based OSTRICH distributed repository and the rationale behind it. This will include an outline of the proposed strategy for representing the OSTRICH OER records on the Web.
If you would like to attend this free seminar, please book using the Eventbrite booking form. Note: You should also use the online booking form if you would like to view a live video stream of this talk.
Liz Lyon Speaking at Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress, San Francisco
April 7th, 2011 by lisejlLiz Lyon, Director of UKOLN, will be speaking on the SageCite Project and the new Patients Participate! Project at the Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress in San Francisco on 15 – 16 April 2011.
The Sage Bionetworks Commons Congress brings together research and industry leaders, policy and IT experts, patient advocates, foundations and governments to work on programs and platforms that will create a disruptive transition in data sharing and public engagement.
Sage Bionetworks and Fora.tv are offering a free live webcast of the Congress platform sessions, allowing anyone to attend the virtual conference:
Date: 15 – 16 April 2011 beginning at 8:00 AM PDT
Webcast URL: http://bit.ly/htNpUR
Please see the Congress Agenda for presentation timings. For more information and background on Sage Bionetworks and the Commons Congress, go to the www.sagecongress.org and www.sagebase.org Web sites.
I2S2 Benefit Use Cases
April 6th, 2011 by Manjula PatelThe I2S2 Project is pleased to announce the availability of two benefit use cases.
The Infrastructure for Integration in Structural Sciences (I2S2) Project is identifying requirements for a data-driven research infrastructure in ‘Structural Science’, focusing primarily on the domains of Chemistry and Crystallography. A key aim of I2S2 has been to develop use cases that examine the business processes of research, identify the costs and benefits of the integrated approach proposed by I2S2, and explore perspectives of ‘scale and complexity’ and ‘research discipline’ throughout the data lifecycle. During the course of the project, the complementary but often different perspectives of researchers and central facilities in terms of benefits were also recognised as significant and built into the use cases.
The I2S2 Cost/Benefit Use Case 1 (National Crystallography Service) traverses administrative boundaries between institutions and addresses issues of scale (local lab to mid-range national facility to national Diamond synchrotron) and provides a central service perspective of benefits. I2S2 Cost/Benefit Use Case 2 (Prof Martin Dove, University of Cambridge) applies the approach to Mineral Sciences and interactions between individuals, collaborative research groups and facilities, and provides a researcher’s perspective of benefits.
Each use case forms the source material for the Benefits Case Studies contributed by the project to the Managing Research Data Programme Benefits Synthesis Report.
UKOLN Update: March 2011
April 5th, 2011 by Thom BuntingThe 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.
Most frequently used words in UKOLN blogs, March 2011
Farewell to Ann Chapman, UKOLN Research Officer, 1987-2011
April 1st, 2011 by Thom BuntingAnn Chapman retires from UKOLN on 31 March 2011, after more than 24 years of dedication, commitment, and excellent standards.
Since joining UKOLN in 1987, Ann has made significant contributions to UKOLN and to the wider HE and library communities. As explained on the UKOLN Web site, Ann’s career progression closely reflected the development of UKOLN from a centre for cataloguing research to the centre of excellence in digital information management that it is today.
UKOLN colleagues send Ann their best wishes for a happy and fulfilling retirement.
Data Infrastructure Challenges, I2S2 Project Workshop, 5th May 2011, Leicester
March 31st, 2011 by Manjula PatelThe Infrastructure for Integration in Structural Sciences (I2S2) Project is pleased to announce a half-day workshop exploring research data management challenges in a range of contexts. This workshop, entitled Data Infrastructure Challenges: Working across Scale, Disciplinary and Institutional Boundaries, will take place on 5 May 2011 at the University of Leicester.
The half-day workshop will examine data integration and interoperability across different degrees of scale (from local laboratory to national data service to large-scale facility such as Diamond and ISIS), data flows between disciplines, and data exchange across and within institutional boundaries. There will be a particular focus on demonstrating the cost-benefits of effective data management and the relevance of different roles within organisations. A programme of expert speakers will share the experiences and outcomes from a range of pioneering JISC-funded projects, followed by panel discussion.
Full programme and registration details can be found on the I2S2 events page.
This workshop is to be co-located with the 6th Research Data Management Forum.
Open Educational Resources Hackday: Fully Booked
March 29th, 2011 by mjs30The Open Educational Resources (OER) Hackday, a two-day event organised by UKOLN and DevCSI over 31 March – 1 April 2011, which will look at hacking content, systems and services for open educational resources, is now fully booked. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, advice is available on the event’s booking page.
SageCite Participates in JISC MRD International Workshop
March 25th, 2011 by Monica DukeThe 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.