- Editorial: People Still Matter
- Readers Survey
- Supporting eResearch: The Victorian eResearch Strategic
Initiative
- Ann Borda reports on the Victorian eResearch Strategic
Initiative (VeRSI).
- Preserving Local Archival Heritage for Ongoing Accessibility
- Frances Boyle, Alexandra Eveleigh and
Heather Needham describe the recent digital preservation
initiatives in the local authority archives sector.
- The MrCute Repository: The Next Phase
- Helen Brady describes the MrCute repository project and
its potential impact on the digital learning object-sharing community.
- Assessing FRBR in Dublin Core Application Profiles
- Talat Chaudhri makes a detailed assessment of the FRBR
structure of the Dublin Core Application Profiles funded by JISC.
- The European Film Gateway
- Georg Eckes and Monika Segbert describe
a Best Practice Network funded under the eContentplus Programme of
the European Commission, which is building a portal for access to film archival
resources in Europe.
- An Awfully Big Adventure: Strathclyde's Digital Library Plan
- Derek Law describes how the University of Strathclyde is
choosing to give priority to e-content and services instead of a new building.
- 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.
- dev8D: JISC Developer Happiness Days
- Julian Cheal reports on the 5-day JISC’s Developer Happiness Days event held at Birckbeck College, London over 16 – 21 February 2009.
- Data Preservation and Long-term Analysis in High-Energy Physics
- Richard Mount reports on the First Workshop on Data Preservation and Long-Term Analysis in High-Energy Physics, held at DESY (Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron), Hamburg, Germany, on 26-28 January 2008.
- Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) Fall Meeting
- Paul Walk reports on the Sun-PASIG winter meeting held
in Baltimore, USA on 18-20 November 2008.
- Newsline: News and events
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery
- Marieke Guy gets in touch with her inner PowerPoint Zen.
- Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries
- Sylvie Lafortune reviews a much needed work on offering GIS services in libraries.
- Making Sense with Metadata
- Emma Tonkin takes a look at an impressive new book on the topic of metadata design, implementation and evaluation in theory and practice.
- Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education: Educating the whole student
- Sarah Ward considers a work which brings together perspectives on learner support from academics, librarians and student support professionals.
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