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The UK Research Data Service Feasibility Study

ckeller — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:26:46 -0500

This UKRDS interim report is an early draft from the feasibility stage of the consultancy prepared for the UKRDS Steering Committee. It is intended as a working draft of the Feasibility Study report scheduled for completion in early August 2008. As such it reflects ongoing work and analysis and is subject to further changes and review. It has been produced to inform the steering committee of outcomes to date and solicit their feedback on key issues for the UKRDS feasibility study project.

The interim report includes an initial analysis of the survey carried out of some 700 researchers at the four case study sites (see Appendix A), regarding their current storage provision and future requirements.

Each case study site also provided information from their IT and Support Services regarding the services view of research funding and provision of data storage. From this, we have extracted some trends in the growth of data storage requirements and the planned provision to meet these requirements.

Please note information has been provided for the interim report by the case study sites and other third parties on the explicit understanding that it will be circulated to UKRDS Steering Committee members only. It is not for circulation to non-members and this is therefore a confidential and restricted report. A version of the feasibility study will be available in August for wider circulation

At Libraries, Taking the (Really) Long View

ckeller — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:46:16 -0500

Storing digital data is becoming more essential to the work of librarians, who are trying to think in terms of the next 100 years — a virtual eternity in computer time.

Developing the Capability and Skills to Support eResearch

ckeller — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:26:45 -0500

The author, Margaret Henty, provides an Australian perspective on improving the environment in which eResearch is conducted through developing institutional capability and providing appropriate skills training.

Dealing with data: Roles, rights, responsibilities and relationships

ckeller — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:47:28 -0500

This JISC report reviews the variety of data, and arrangements for its curation and use, across disciplines.The work of funders, national data centres, institutional repositories, learned societies and the Digital Curation Centre are all documented, with a view to identifying (as the report's subtitle says) the "roles, rights, responsibilities and relationships", that are emerging as important.

Changing Infrastructures for Academic Services

ckeller — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:08:33 -0500

"This publication is a description of a set of ongoing projects, whose goal is to set up an integrated information management system to improve the cooperation between German institutions that provide academic support in the field of information, communication and media services. Each of the contributions demonstrates the different patterns of organisation and services, the various starting points and approaches, the broad diversity of successful activities, and the ongoing problems that characterize the current service and support organisations in German universities."

Metadata for All: Descriptive Standards and Metadata Sharing across Libraries, Archives and Museums

drupal — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:50:00 -0500

Integrating digital content from libraries, archives and museums represents a persistent challenge. While the history of standards development is rife with examples of cross-community experimentation, in the end, libraries, archives and museums have developed parallel descriptive strategies for cataloguing the materials in their custody. Applying in particular data content standards by material type, and not by community affiliation, could lead to greater data interoperability within the cultural heritage community.

In making this argument, the article demystifies metadata by defining and categorizing types of standards, provides a brief historical overview of the rise of descriptive standards in museums, libraries and archives, and considers the current tensions and ambitions in making descriptive practice more economic [1].

Business Intelligence Technology: SuperData

drupal — Tue, 17 May 2005 16:16:28 -0500

"As ERP systems spark a deluge of data on campuses nationwide, savvy schools are turning to business intelligence software to make sense of it all."

Document Imaging Technology: Image Management

drupal — Tue, 17 May 2005 16:32:09 -0500

"Tighter links between DI, online processing, and document management solutions, are improving student services and increasing administrative efficiency."

"What Are Your Terms?"

drupal — Mon, 09 May 2005 12:00:02 -0500

The author introduces the JISC Information Environment Metadata Schema Registry (IEMSR) Project and examines some of the challenges it.

E-Archiving: An Overview of Some Repository Management Software Tools

drupal — Mon, 09 May 2005 11:53:32 -0500

The author discusses LOCKSS, EPrints, and DSpace in terms of who uses them, their cost, underlying technology, the required know-how, and functionalities.