UKOLN News » I2S2 http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news UKOLN News Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:45:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 KRDS Digital Preservation Benefits Analysis Toolkit Version 2 http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/08/09/krds-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-toolkit-version-2/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/08/09/krds-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-toolkit-version-2/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:25:04 +0000 Manjula Patel http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=4251 The JISC-funded KRDS-I2S2 Digital Preservation Benefits Analysis Tools Project is pleased to announce a new version of the KRDS-I2S2 Toolset (version 2). The worksheets, guidance documentation and exemplar test cases can be downloaded from the Project Web site.

The Toolkit consists of two tools: the KRDS Benefits Framework (Tool 1); and the Value-chain and Benefits Impact tool (Tool 2). Each tool consists of a detailed guide and worksheet(s). Both tools have drawn on partner case studies and previous work on benefits and impact for digital curation/preservation. This experience has provided a series of common examples of generic benefits that are employed in both tools for users to modify or add to as required.

The KRDS Benefits Framework (Tool 1) is the “entry-level” tool requiring less experience and effort to implement and can be used as a stand-alone tool in many tasks. It can also be the starting point and provide input to the use of the Value-chain and Impact analysis.

The Value-chain and Benefits Impact analysis (Tool 2) is the more advanced tool in the Toolkit and requires more experience and effort to implement. It is likely to be most useful in a smaller sub-set of longer-term and intensive activities such as evaluation and strategic planning.

The combined Toolkit provides a very flexible set of tools, worksheets, and lists of examples of generic benefits and potential metrics. These are available for use in different combinations appropriate to needs and level of expertise.

Guides for the toolkit and each individual tool and case studies of completed examples of the worksheets provide documentation and support for your own implementation. They are also available from the Project Web site.

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JISC Digital Preservation Benefits Tools Project Dissemination Workshop http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/07/18/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-tools-project-dissemination-workshop/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/07/18/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-tools-project-dissemination-workshop/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:06:28 +0000 lisrw http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=4120 Presentations from the recent JISC Digital Preservation Benefits Tools Project Dissemination Workshop held at London South Bank University are now available on the UKOLN Web site.

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JISC Digital Preservation Benefits Analysis Tools Project: Dissemination Workshop http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/07/06/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-tools-project-dissemination-workshop-2/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/07/06/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-tools-project-dissemination-workshop-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:14:50 +0000 lisrw http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=4072 Some places remain 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 Tuesday 12 July 2011. Full details are available in the news feature about the dissemination workshop on the UKOLN Web site.

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JISC Digital Preservation Benefits Analysis Tools Project: Dissemination Workshop http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/06/09/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-tools-project-dissemination-workshop/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/06/09/jisc-digital-preservation-benefits-analysis-tools-project-dissemination-workshop/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:28:41 +0000 lisrw http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=3922 Registration 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.

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I2S2 Benefit Use Cases http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/04/06/i2s2-benefit-use-cases/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/04/06/i2s2-benefit-use-cases/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:09:18 +0000 Manjula Patel http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=3529 The 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.

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Data Infrastructure Challenges, I2S2 Project Workshop, 5th May 2011, Leicester http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/03/31/data-infrastructure-challenges-i2s2-project-workshop-5th-may-2011-leicester/ http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/2011/03/31/data-infrastructure-challenges-i2s2-project-workshop-5th-may-2011-leicester/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:40:25 +0000 Manjula Patel http://blogs.ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln_news/?p=3496 The 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.

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