Buzz - Social Networks
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Internet Librarian International Conference 2014
Zoë Hurley and Garth Bradshaw report on the Internet Librarian Conference, held at the Olympia Conference Centre in London over 20-22 October 2014.
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Book Review: University Libraries and Space in the Digital World
Hugh Murphy reviews a collection of essays which charts the development and impact of the physical library space and its use in our digital world.
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Bring Your Own Policy: Why Accessibility Standards Need to Be Contextually Sensitive
Brian Kelly, Jonathan Hassell, David Sloan, Dominik Lukeš, E A Draffan and Sarah Lewthwaite argue that rather than having a universal standard for Web accessibility, standardisation of Web accessibility practices and policies needs to be sufficiently flexible to cater for the local context.
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ECLAP 2013: Information Technologies for Performing Arts, Media Access and Entertainment
Marieke Guy reports on the second international conference held by ECLAP, the e-library for performing arts.
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Engaging Researchers with Social Media Tools: 25 Research Things@Huddersfield
Graham Stone and Ellen Collins investigate whether 25 Research Things, an innovative online learning programme, could help researchers understand the value of Web 2.0 tools.
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The Potential of Learning Analytics and Big Data
Patricia Charlton, Manolis Mavrikis and Demetra Katsifli discuss how the emerging trend of learning analytics and big data can support and empower learning and teaching.
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The Tablet Symposium
Ryan Burns reports on a one-day symposium on tablet computers, e-readers and other new media objects held at the University of Sussex on 10 April 2013.
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EMTACL12 (Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries)
Sarah Rayner and Olivia Walsby report on a three-day conference on Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries, hosted by NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, Norway over 1 - 3 October 2012.
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Book Review: Managing Research Data
Sally Rumsey reviews a book which describes and explains the topics of interest central to practitioners involved with research data management.
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Welsh Libraries and Social Media: A Survey
Alyson Tyler outlines the results of a survey of Welsh libraries, their access to, and use of, social media, and offers a sample business case.
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Developing Research Excellence and Methods (DREaM) Project Launch Conference
Ray Harper reports on a one-day conference which launched the DREaM Project, held by the Library and Information Science Research Coalition in London on 19 July 2011.
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A Double-edged Sword: What Are the Implications of Freedom of Information for the HE Sector?
Amy Gibbons reports on the second in a series of workshops organised by the Research Information Network to explore the impact of the Freedom of Information Act on the Higher Education sector, held at University College London on 1 April 2011. -
Beyond the PDF
Jodi Schneider reports on a three-day workshop about the future of scientific communication, held in San Diego CA, USA, in January 2011. -
Saving the Sounds of the UK in the UK SoundMap
Maureen Pennock and Chris Clark introduce an innovative initiative from the British Library to map a 12-month soundscape of the UK. -
Repository Fringe 2010
Martin Donnelly (and friends) report on the Repository Fringe "unconference" held at the National e-Science Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, over 2-3 September 2010. -
Survive or Thrive
Ed Fay reports on a two-day conference organised by UKOLN on behalf of JISC to consider growth and use of digital content on the Web, which was held in Manchester in June 2010. -
23 Things in Public Libraries
Helen Leech describes a collaborative project to increase front-line staff's understanding and use of Web 2.0 in public libraries. -
Editorial Introduction to Issue 64: Supporting the Power of Research Data
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 64. -
Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries (emtacl10)
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. -
Archives in Web 2.0: New Opportunities
Marta Nogueira describes how three Web 2.0 applications (Facebook, Flickr, YouTube) can work as a virtual extension for archives and other cultural organisations, by identifying benefits obtained from the use of Web 2.0 applications. -
The 2010 Information Architecture Summit
Elizabeth Coburn reports on ASIS&T's 11th Annual Information Architecture Summit, held in Phoenix, Arizona over 9-11 April 2010. -
The Fourth DCC-RIN Research Data Management Forum
Martin Donnelly and Graham Pryor report on the fourth Research Data Management Forum event, on the theme "Dealing with Sensitive Data: Managing Ethics, Security and Trust," organised by the Digital Curation Centre (DCC) and Research Information Network (RIN) in Manchester, England, over 10 - 11 March, 2010. -
Usability Inspection of Digital Libraries
Lorraine Paterson and Boon Low highlight findings from the usability inspection report conducted for the UX2.0 research project. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
Collecting Evidence in a Web 2.0 Context
Ann Chapman and Rosemary Russell describe the challenge of collecting evidence for a study of how Web 2.0 is being used in the UK HE sector. -
To VRE Or Not to VRE?: Do South African Malaria Researchers Need a Virtual Research Environment?
Heila Pienaar and Martie van Deventer identify the requirements of a Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for malaria researchers in South Africa. -
Time to Change Our Thinking: Dismantling the Silo Model of Digital Scholarship
Stephen G. Nichols argues that humanists need to replace the silo model of digital scholarship with collaborative ventures based on interoperability and critical comparison of content. -
A Bug's Life?: How Metaphors from Ecology Can Articulate the Messy Details of Repository Interactions
R. John Robertson, Mahendra Mahey and Phil Barker introduce work investigating an alternative model of repository and service interaction. -
Book Review: Against the Machine
Mahendra Mahey reviews a book which examines popular Internet culture and how it may be having negative effects on many of us. -
Europeana: An Infrastructure for Adding Local Content
Rob Davies describes a Best Practice Network under the eContentPlus Programme to make available locally sourced digital content to the Europeana Service. -
Get Tooled Up: Staying Connected: Technologies Supporting Remote Workers
Having considered organisational issues in her previous article, Marieke Guy takes a look at the many technologies that support remote working, from broadband to Web 2.0 social networking tools. -
Being Wired Or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope With Information Overload
Sarah Houghton-Jan explores different strategies for managing and coping with various types of informational overload. -
Blended Learning and Online Tutoring: Planning Learner Support and Activity Design
Lyn Parker does not consider that the second edition has changed considerably from the first edition despite the publishers' blurb to the contrary. Nonetheless, she feels there is much of value. -
Editorial Introduction to Issue 56: More Light Than Heat
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 56. -
Institutional Web Management Workshop 2008: The Great Debate
Adrian Tribe reports on a three-day conference designed for professionals involved in the provision of institutional Web services, organised by UKOLN and held at King's College, University of Aberdeen in July 2008. -
New Schemas for Mapping Pedagogies and Technologies
Grainne Conole reflects on the implications of Web 2.0 for education and offers two new schemas for thinking about harnessing the potential of technologies. -
Open Repositories 2008
Mahendra Mahey reports on the third international Open Repositories 2008 Conference, held at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton in April 2008. -
The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation
Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level. -
Collaborative and Social Tagging Networks
Emma Tonkin, Edward M. Corrado, Heather Lea Moulaison, Margaret E. I. Kipp, Andrea Resmini, Heather D. Pfeiffer and Qiping Zhang gather a series of international perspectives on the practice of social tagging of documents within a community context. -
Exploiting the Potential of Blogs and Social Networks
Gill Ferrell reports on a one-day workshop about Blogs and Social Networks, held in Birmingham in November 2007. -
Web 2.0 in U.S. LIS Schools: Are They Missing the Boat?
Noa Aharony asks whether library and information science schools in the United States are underestimating the opportunities offered by Web 2.0 applications. -
Newsline
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
The National Centre for Text Mining: A Vision for the Future
Sophia Ananiadou describes NaCTeM and the main scientific challenges it helps to solve together with issues related to deployment, use and uptake of NaCTeM's text mining tools and services. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
OpenID: Decentralised Single Sign-on for the Web
Andy Powell and David Recordon take a brief look at OpenID and ask what relevance it has to e-learning. -
Models of Early Adoption of ICT Innovations in Higher Education
Melanie Bates, Sue Manuel and Charles Oppenheim provide an overview of some considerations for change agents attempting to introduce an innovative new information communication technology service into Higher Education institutions. -
DC 2006: Metadata for Knowledge and Learning
Julie Allinson, Rachel Heery, Pete Johnston and Rosemary Russell report on DC 2006, the sixth international conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 3 - 6 October 2006. -
Email Curation: Practical Approaches for Long-term Preservation
Dave Thompson reports on a two-day conference on Email Curation organised by the Digital Curation Centre. -
Book Review: ARIST 39 - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
Michael Day reviews another recent volume of this key annual publication on information science and technology. -
JISC and SURF International Workshop on Electronic Theses
Neil Jacobs reports on a JISC-SURF-CURL-sponsored event at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, over 19-20 January 2006. -
The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2004
Tracey Stanley reports on the 8th Institutional Web Management Workshop at the University of Birmingham over 27-29 July. The theme of this year's workshop was Transforming the Organisation. -
Knowledge Management
Sheila Corrall asks if 'knowledge management' is a new phrase in place of 'information management', or a new concept altogether.