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DCC Workshop on Persistent Identifiers

editor — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter gives a personal view of this workshop held in Glasgow, 30 June - 1 July, supported by NISO, CETIS, ERPANET, UKOLN and the DCC.

A Digital Curation Centre (DCC) Meeting on Persistent Identifiers was held over 30 June - 1 July 2005 at the Wolfson Building at the University of Glasgow. This is a new construction (2002) just opposite the 1970s Boyd-Orr building, mentioned before in Ariadne's pages. The architecture of this building is quite unlike the Boyd-Orr building however, being light and airy, with more imaginative use of space: the lecture theatre in which the meeting took place is in the shape of an eye, situated at the edge of the main open space.

A Tradition of Scholarly Documentation for Digital Objects: The Launch of the Digital Curation Centre

editor — Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter reports on the launch of the DCC at the National eScience Centre in Edinburgh, November 2004.

The Digital Curation Centre had its official launch in Edinburgh on 5 November 2004. Perhaps an odd date to pick for the launch of such an important international initiative, but it justified the inclusion of some virtual fireworks on the home page of the DCC launch Web site. The DCC is one of three major activities in Phase 2 of the UK e-Science Programme, along with the National Grid service and the Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute, as well as being a key activity of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).

Editorial Introduction to Issue 34: Cultivating Interoperability and Resource-Sharing

editor — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter introduces Ariadne issue 34.

Welcome to the December/January issue of Ariadne.

Editorial Introduction to Issue 32: The Grid -The Web Twenty Years On?

editor — Sun, 07 Jul 2002 23:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter with the editorial for Ariadne issue 32.

Issue 32 features a broad range of articles, including a second implementer perspective on setting up an e-prints server, following on from the one which appeared in the last issue. This time the experience at the University of Glasgow is featured (William Nixon). There is a related article by John MacColl on 'Electronic Theses and Dissertations: a strategy for the UK', and a brief Ariadne report on the first Open Archives Forum workshop, held in Pisa in May.

Developing an Agenda for Institutional E-Print Archives

editor — Tue, 02 Oct 2001 23:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter, John MacColl and Marieke Napier report on a one day Open Archives conference on OAI compliant metadata and e-print issues. Held at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, London. 11 July 2001.

A one day Open Archives event co-ordinated by the DNER, CURL and UKOLN was held on Wednesday 11th July at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Birdcage Walk, London. Birdcage walk is in a very impressive part of London, circumscribed by Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of Parliament. Lucky for us the hot sun added to the splendor of the location.

Editorial Introduction to Issue 26: New Landscapes

editor — Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0000

Philip Hunter introduces Ariadne issue 26 with remarks about the new Director of the UKOLN, the eLib Programme, and the DNER.

Welcome to Ariadne issue 26. In this issue Ariadne welcomes the new Director of UKOLN, Dr Elizabeth Lyon. Previously, Liz Lyon was Head of Research & Learning Support Systems in Information Services at the University of Surrey, where she was founding Director of the Centre for Learning Developments (CLD) and was also responsible for Library IT systems, audio-visual services and administration. CLD comprised four Units promoting and supporting new Learning Technologies, Skills Developments and Applied Research & Development.