Organisation - Hefce
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KAPTUR the Highlights: Exploring Research Data Management in the Visual Arts
Leigh Garrett, Marie-Therese Gramstadt, Carlos Silva and Anne Spalding describe the exploration of the importance and nature of research data in the visual arts and requirements for their appropriate curation and preservation.
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Editorial Introduction to Issue 70
The editor introduces readers to the content of Ariadne Issue 70.
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Gold Open Access: Counting the Costs
Theo Andrew presents new data on the cost of Gold OA publishing at the University of Edinburgh.
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Mining the Archive: The Development of Electronic Journals
Martin White looks through the Ariadne archive to trace the development of e-journals as a particular aspect of electronic service delivery and highlights material he considers as significant.
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JISC Research Information Management: CERIF Workshop
Rosemary Russell reports on a two-day workshop on research information management and CERIF held in Bristol over 27-28 June 2012.
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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. -
Developing Infrastructure for Research Data Management at the University of Oxford
James A. J. Wilson, Michael A. Fraser, Luis Martinez-Uribe, Paul Jeffreys, Meriel Patrick, Asif Akram and Tahir Mansoori describe the approaches taken, findings, and issues encountered while developing research data management services and infrastructure at the University of Oxford. -
Learning How to Play Nicely: Repositories and CRIS
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. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
Research Data Preservation and Access: The Views of Researchers
Neil Beagrie, Robert Beagrie and Ian Rowlands present findings from a UKRDS survey of researchers' views on and practices for preservation and dissemination of research data in four UK universities. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
The Second Life of UK Academics
John Kirriemuir introduces a series of studies investigating how the Second Life environment is being used in UK Higher and Further Education. -
The JISC Annual Conference 2007
Philip Pothen and colleagues provide an overview of the proceedings of this Spring's JISC Annual Conference. -
Creative Commons Licences in Higher and Further Education: Do We Care?
Naomi Korn and Charles Oppenheim discuss the history and merits of using Creative Commons licences while questioning whether these licences are indeed a panacea. -
Intute: The New Best of the Web
Caroline Williams describes Intute in the context of the online information environment and outlines aspirations for the future. -
The Rustle of Digital Curation: The JISC Annual Conference
Julie Allinson, Marieke Guy and Maureen Pennock find themselves contemplating e-frameworks, digital curation and repositories at the JISC Annual Conference. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
Book Review: How to Find Information
Verity Brack reviews a new practical guide for researchers wanting to improve their information skills and finds it a very useful addition. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
News and Events
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
Newsline: News You Can Use
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. -
eVALUEd: An Evaluation Model for e-Library Developments
Becky Hartland-Fox and Pete Dalton on a project to develop a transferable model for e-library evaluation. -
After the Big Bang: The Forces of Change and E-Learning
Pete Johnston examines what recent developments in the area of "e-learning" might mean for the custodians of the information resources required to support teaching and learning. -
After eLib
Chris Rusbridge, the former Director of the UK Electronic Libraries Programme, with an assessment of its achievements and legacy. -
E-Commerce in Higher Education: Can We Afford to Do Nothing?
Andrew Aird on the impact of e-commerce on the non-commercial sector. -
Virtual Universities: Institutional Issues for Information Professionals
Jonathan Foster examines the institutional implications of networked approaches to learning for information professionals. -
Adaptive Developments for Learning in the Hybrid Library
Wilma Alexander on the SELLIC Project and its aim to support the use of electronic resources in teaching science and engineering. -
JASPER Further Education Meeting
Martin Hamilton reports on the recent JASPER one day meeting on the expansion of JISC services to cover the FE community. -
Planet SOSIG
Justine Kitchen of the Resource Discovery Network Centre reports on the recent SOSIG relaunch, and Debra Hiom explores New Learning and Teaching Support Networks in the Social Sciences -
Knowledge Management
Sheila Corrall asks if 'knowledge management' is a new phrase in place of 'information management', or a new concept altogether. -
Music Libraries Online
Celia Duffy describes a virtual music catalogue. -
Consortium and Site Licensing
Jim Huntingford reports from the Consortium and Site Licensing Seminar organised by the United Kingdom Serials Group. -
Cataloguing E-Journals: Where Are We Now?
Valerie Wilkins reviews the results of a survey, showing a variety of current practices in cataloguing e-journals. -
Electronic Journals: Problem Or Panacea?
Judith Edwards outlines some of the problems faced by academia in the acquisition and provision of electronic journals. -
Down Your Way: University of Bath
Isobel Stark has a look at the new library building (from where the Web version of Ariadne is produced) at the University of Bath. -
View from the Hill: Anne Dixon
Amy Tucker peers into the future of Physics journal publishing with Anne Dixon -
The Paper House of Cards (And Why It's Taking So Long to Collapse)
In our previous issue, Fytton Rowland defended the continuation of print research journals into the networked age. Here, Stevan Harnad presents a different case. -
Acrobat a High Flyer: John MacColl Discusses the Success of Adobe Acrobat and PDF
Acrobat a High Flyer: John MacColl discusses the success of Adobe Acrobat and PDF. -
DeLiberations
Graham Alsop explains how an interactive electronic magazine can improve teaching methods. -
Print Journals: Fit for the Future?
Do authors choose to appear in print journals for the wrong reasons? Do print journals continue for the wrong reasons? In short, are print research journals a corrupt form of scholarly communication? We asked Fytton Rowland to provide a defence of the traditional scholarly journal. In our next journal we shall provide a perspective from the other side of the debate. -
Information Strategies Get Down to Business
John MacColl on the JISC approach to Information Strategies. -
CTI (Computers in Teaching Initiative)
The CTI, set up in 1989, offers a UK-wide service to academic staff in higher education institutions through its network of 24 subject-based centres. Joyce Martin, acting head of the CTI Support Service, describes this HEFCE funded initiative. -
FDTL: The Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning
Gerry Taggart gives a brief outline of this HEFCE funded programme of projects geared towards teaching and learning using IT. -
IMPEL2: What Is eLib Doing to Us All?
Catherine Edwards describes the IMPEL2 project, from the Supporting Studies area of the programme. -
TLTP: Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
Joanna Tiley describes TLTP. The Teaching and Learning Technology Programme, funded by the UK Higher Education Funding Councils of the UK, is a collection of 70+ projects aimed to 'make teaching and learning more productive and efficient by harnessing modern technology'. -
Copyright Corner
Charles Oppenheim on the copyright issues that all eLib (and many other projects) should be aware of. -
ELVIRA
Tessa Bruce from the ResIDe eLib project describes the recent high profile electronic libraries conference hosted by De Montfort University.