Joy Davidson
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:17:35 -0700
Apologies for cross-posting: Ariadne Issue 64 was published recently. In Issue 64 the main articles are as follows: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/#main-articles <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue63/#main-articles>
Trove: Innovation in Access to Information in Australia <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/holley/> Rose Holley describes a major development in the Australian national digital information infrastructure. Repository Software Comparison: Building Digital Library Infrastructure at LSE <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/fay/> Ed Fay presents a comparison of repository software that was carried out at LSE in support of digital library infrastructure development. Rewriting the Book: On the Move with the Library of Birmingham <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/gambles/> Brian Gambles presents the Library of Birmingham vision and strategy for addressing the challenge of mobile digital services. Public Library 2.0: Do We Need a Culture Change? <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/hammond/> Sarah Hammond explores UK public libraries' growing participation in social media to reach their audiences online, with a focus on blogging. Intute Reflections at the End of an Era <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/joyce-et-al/> Angela Joyce, Linda Kerr, Tim Machin, Paul Meehan and Caroline Williams look back at the history and achievements of Intute, and reflect on lessons learned as the service enters its final year. 23 Things in Public Libraries <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/leech/> Helen Leech describes a collaborative project to increase front-line staff's understanding and use of Web 2.0 in public libraries. FRBR in Practice <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/taylor-teague/> Wendy Taylor and Kathy Teague describe what they learnt about how FRBR is used at the Celia Library for the Visually Impaired in Helsinki, during their Ulverscroft/IFLA-funded visit. Retooling Libraries for the Data Challenge <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/salo/> Dorothea Salo examines how library systems and procedures need to change to accommodate research data. Data Services for the Sciences: A Needs Assessment <http://dev.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/westra/> Brian Westra describes a data services needs assessment for science research staff at the University of Oregon. In this issue the at the event articles are as follows: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/#at-the-event Blue Ribbon Task Force Symposium on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/blue-ribbon-uk-2010-rpt/> Marieke Guy reports on a symposium which provided an opportunity for stakeholders to respond to the recent Blue Ribbon Task Force report on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access. E-books and E-content 2010: Data as Content <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/ebooks-ucl-2010-rpt/> Brian Whalley reports on a meeting dealing with academic data management and some JISC projects concerned with institutional responses to the need to manage research data more effectively. Making Datasets Visible and Accessible: DataCite's First Summer Meeting <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/datacite-2010-rpt/> Tom J Pollard and J Max Wilkinson report on DataCite's First Summer Meeting, a two-day event focused on making datasets visible and accessible, held in Hannover, Germany, in June 2010. Institutional Web Management Workshop 2010 <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/iwmw-2010-rpt/> Keith Doyle provides a personal perspective on a conference organised by UKOLN for those involved in the provision of institutional Web services. Open Repositories 2010 <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/or-10-rpt/> Philip Hunter and Robin Taylor report on the Open Repositories Conference held in Madrid between 6 -9 July 2010 at the Palacio de Congresos. Evidence, Value and Impact: The LIS Research Landscape in 2010 <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/lisrc10-rpt/> Stephanie Kenna reports on the Library and Information Science Research Coalition conference, held at the British Library on 28 June 2010. Eduserv Symposium 2010: The Mobile University <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/eduserv-2010-rpt/> Shailey Minocha reflects on the one-day symposium organised by Eduserv in May 2010. The aim of the event was to discuss whether and how mobile technology will play a significant role in the delivery of UK Higher Education in the future. Learning How to Play Nicely: Repositories and CRIS <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/wrn-repos-2010-05-rpt/> Nick Sheppard reports on the event examining integrated, systemic approaches to research information management organised by the Welsh Repository Network and supported by JISC and ARMA at Leeds Metropolitan University, in May 2010. Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries (emtacl10) <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/emtacl10-rpt/> Andrew Walsh reports on a new international conference on emerging technologies within academic libraries organised by the library of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and held in Trondheim, Norway in April 2010. International UPA 2010 Conference User Experience Design for the World <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/upa-2010-rpt/> Liza Zamboglou and Lorraine Paterson report on the Usability Professionals' Association's International Conference held in Munich, Germany in May 2010. In this issue the at the event articles are as follows: The Art of Community <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/bremner-rvw/> Ed Bremner reviews a work on building and supporting online communities. Access, Delivery, Performance: The future of libraries without walls <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/day-rvw/> Michael Day reviews a Festschrift celebrating the work of Professor Peter Brophy, founder of the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management. Digital Information: Order or anarchy? <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/rafiq-rvw/> Muhammad Rafiq offers us a review of a work which examines the future of digital information and emerging patterns of scholarly communication. iPad: The Missing Manual <http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue64/whalley-rvw/> Brian Whalley reviews a manual to help support your use of an iPad - 'the book that should have been in the box'. ----------- Contributions to Ariadne issue 65 and beyond are being arranged and prepared; please send proposals for articles to me at our regular contact point: aria...@ukoln.ac.uk Kindly send review copies to the Editor's address (below). Please note that an RSS feed for Ariadne is available: see http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/rss.xml and there is also now an Ariadne twitter channel: http://twitter.com/ariadne_ukoln I hope you will enjoy the new issue. If you would like to discuss making a contribution yourself, do contact me on: aria...@ukoln.ac.uk Best regards, Richard -- Richard Waller Editor Ariadne UKOLN The Library University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY UK tel +44 (0) 1225 383570 fax +44 (0) 1225 386838 email aria...@ukoln.ac.uk web http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ web http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ twitter http://twitter.com/ariadne_ukoln