[dcc-associates] DL.org Workshop Digital Libraries and Open Access. Interoperability strategies
***Apologies for cross-posting*** DL.org Workshop on Digital Libraries and Open Access. Interoperability strategies 4 February 2011 British Academy London, United Kingdom http://www.dlorg.eu/index.php/dl-org-events/digital-library-research-ope n-access-repositories The European project, DL.org (Digital Library Interoperability, Best Practices and Modelling Foundations) is delighted to announce the Workshop on Digital Libraries and Open Access. Interoperability strategies, which takes place at the British Academy in London (UK), 4 February 2011. Theme and objectives The DL.org Workshop in London will gather international experts on Digital Libraries and Open Access Repositories (OARs), providing a forum in which to: 1) trigger the multi-disciplinary debate about research on Digital Libraries and Open Access 2) discuss the DL.org project results, and existing frameworks and best practices for interoperability within the communities of practice 3) propose common strategies for interoperability: start discussing how to implement a mechanism for exchanging, sharing and integrating results between DLs and OARs communities 4) create new connections and partnerships, and explore ways for a closer cooperation between researchers and the communities of practice Programme 08.45 - 09:15 Registration and Welcome Coffee Tea 09:15 - 09:30 Introduction, Prof. Seamus Ross, University of Toronto (CA) 09:30 - 10:00 The DL.org Reference Model, Vittore Casarosa, CNR-ISTI, Pisa (IT) 10:00 - 10:30 Interoperability best practices and solutions: the DL.org Cookbook, Leonardo Candela, CNR-ISTI, Pisa (IT) 10:30 - 11:00 The Policy Quality Interoperability Surveys. Lessons learned from the OAR community, Perla Innocenti and Giuseppina Vullo, HATII - University of Glasgow (UK) 11:00 - 11:30 Networking Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:00 Data Libraries: A matter of trust, reliability, quality, Hans Pfeiffenberger, Alfred Wegener Institute (DE) 12:00 - 12:30 The Sonex Workgroup on Interoperability, Pablo De Castro, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES) 12:30 - 13:45 Lunch break 13:45 - 14:15 Open Repositories and interoperability challenges in UK, Peter Burnhill, EDINA - University of Edinburgh (UK) 14:15 - 14:45 The many ways to interoperability. Outcomes and challenges within DRIVER and OpenAIRE, Wolfram Horstmann, University of Bielefeld (DE) 14:45 - 15:15 Future scenarios on Open Access, Heather Joseph, SPARC (US) 15:15 - 15:45 Networking Coffee break 15:45 - 16:45 Round Table - Common strategies for interoperability. Chair: Prof. Seamus Ross, University of Toronto (CA) 16:45 - 17:00 Conclusions and Future opportunities The DL.org Workshop (http://www.dlorg.eu/index.php/dl-org-events/digital-library-research-op en-access-repositories/agenda-3) will address the interoperability challenges within the context of digital libraries and open access repositories, along the perspectives of content, user, functionality, policy, quality and architecture, the six core domains captured in the DL.org Reference Model. Audience The workshop is addressed to Library and Information Science researchers and professionals, and to the Open Access community. It should be of interest to those involved in developing interoperability frameworks or models, and those involved in the implementation of digital libraries, institutional, subject or learning object repositories, and associated services across a broad range of communities of practice. Venue This full day workshop will be held at the British Academy in London (UK), 10 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AH, England. Registration and fees For those who register by 5 January 2011, registration fees are GBP 50. From 6 January 2011 registration fees are GBP 75. Registration fees for students (doctoral, masters) are GBP 50. Registration fees include: Workshop lectures and notes, lunch and coffee breaks at the British Academy. To register to the DL.org Workshop please fill in the online form at http://www.dlorg.eu/index.php/dl-org-events/digital-library-research-ope n-access-repositories/registration-2 Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation message and course fee payment instructions. Registration for the workshop is limited by the venue capacity. Early registration is strongly recommended. For further information please contact lon...@dlorg.eu Best wishes on behalf of the DL.org Project Team! -- Dr Giuseppina Vullo DL.org Project Co-PI Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII) 11 University Gardens University of Glasgow, G12 8QJ Tel: +44 (0)141 330 8594 Skype: giuseppina.vullo Email: giuseppina.vu...@glasgow.ac.uk http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/hatii/
[dcc-associates] Research databases in the humanities - where next? A half-day workshop, 21st January, 2011
*APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING* We would like to invite you to the 'Research databases in the humanities - where next?' workshop, which will take place in Oxford on the afternoon of Friday, 21st January 2011. What are the issues that researchers in the Humanities face when compiling data, and how can technology help or hinder? This workshop will look at the ways in which humanities researchers build, maintain, and preserve databases, along with the processes currently in place to support such activities. It will consider what tools could be developed to support the creation and use of research data, how data from different sources might be linked, and, where relevant, the role that public or private cloud services might play. The workshop will be primarily concerned with the processes of creating databases for humanities research. As such it will be of interest to humanities researchers who are working with or considering developing research databases and who wish to stay abreast of the latest developments and opportunities. It is also likely to appeal to technologists involved in the provision of research services. We hope to provide a forum in which ideas can be exchanged and new approaches to humanities data illustrated. The workshop is being organised as part of the Sudamih Project (Supporting Data Management Infrastructure in the Humanities), funded by the JISC. Workshop website: http://sudamih.oucs.ox.ac.uk/databases_workshop.xml Please register via the website or by emailing suda...@oucs.ox.ac.uk Date: Friday 21st January, 2011. Location: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA. A buffet lunch will be provided from 12 noon, with the workshop itself commencing at 1pm and concluding by 4:45pm. There is no charge for attending the workshop. --- Dr. James A. J. Wilson, Project Manager, EIDCSR/Sudamih Projects OUCS, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford. OX2 6NN Tel. (01865) 613489 email: james.wil...@oucs.ox.ac.uk
[dcc-associates] FW: research data preservation costs and benefits - tools and methodologies - KRDS User Guide
From: Repositories discussion list [mailto:jisc-repositor...@jiscmail.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Neil Beagrie Sent: 15 December 2010 11:27 To: jisc-repositor...@jiscmail.ac.uk Subject: research data preservation costs and benefits - tools and methodologies - KRDS User Guide Apologies for any cross-posting I am pleased to announce the release of a new User Guide from the Keeping Research Data Safe (KRDS) project on the costs and benefits of digital preservation of research data. The User Guide is available for download as a PDF from http://www.beagrie.com/krds.php The KRDS User Guide has been developed to support easier assimilation of the combined work of the KRDS1 and KRDS2 projects by those wishing to implement the tools or key findings. KRDS is a cost framework that can be used to develop and apply local cost models for research data management and long-term preservation. In addition, it includes a Benefits Taxonomy and discussion of benefits which provides a valuable starting point and framework for assessing the impact and benefits of research data management and preservation activities. Finally, KRDS has been a significant research project establishing many key rules of thumb for digital preservation costs and approaches to sustaining digital research data. Even those who do not wish to or cannot allocate the resources to develop local models based on KRDS are likely to benefit from its key findings and exemplars, covered in later sections of the Guide. The User Guide consists of thirty-nine A4 pages with 15 illustrations (many created for this Guide) and covers the following major areas: The KRDS Costs Framework; A Brief How To Guide For Life-Cycle Cost Analysis; KRDS Benefits Analysis; KRDS Case Studies, Costs Survey, and Factsheet; Future Development of KRDS. We hope the User Guide will be of value to the digital preservation and research data communities. In addition to the User Guide we have created the new KRDS webpage (url above) which provides a single point of access for the key outputs of both the KRDS1 and KRDS2 projects (including the two most recent works of synthesis the KRDS User Guide and the KRDS Factsheet). The Keeping Research Data Safe studies have been conducted by a partnership of the following institutions: Charles Beagrie Ltd, OCLC Research, the UK Data Archive, the Archaeology Data Service, the University of London Computer Centre, and the universities of Cambridge, King's College London, Oxford and Southampton. The creation of the User Guide has been funded through the JISC Managing Research Data Programme. We would welcome feedback from users of the Guide which will help enhance and update future editions. Neil Beagrie Charles Beagrie Ltd Digital Access and Preservation Management and Research Consultancy Website: www.beagrie.com http://www.beagrie.com/ Blog: www.blog.beagrie.com
