Overview of content related to 'metadata'

Versioning in Repositories: Implementing Best Practice

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Jenny Brace explains why giving time to versioning within a repository is worthwhile and outlines the best practice to implement.

The VIF Project

The Version Identification Framework (VIF) [1] Project ran between July 2007 and May 2008 and was funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee, (JISC) under the Repositories and Preservation Programme [2] in order to help develop versioning best practice in repositories.

Integrating Journal Back Files Into an Existing Electronic Environment

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Jason Cooper describes how Loughborough University Library integrated a number of collections of journal back files into their existing electronic environment.

The Networked Library Service Layer: Sharing Data for More Effective Management and Cooperation

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Janifer Gatenby identifies criteria for determining which data in various library systems could be more beneficially shared and managed at a network level.

Lost in the JISC Information Environment

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Tony Ross gives a personal reflection on his intellectual struggle to comprehend the JISC Information Environment.

Persistent Identifiers: Considering the Options

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Emma Tonkin looks at the current landscape of persistent identifiers, describes several current services, and examines the theoretical background behind their structure and use.

What Is a Persistent Identifier, and Why?

Persistent identifiers (PIs) are simply maintainable identifiers that allow us to refer to a digital object – a file or set of files, such as an e-print (article, paper or report), an image or an installation file for a piece of software. The only interesting persistent identifiers are also persistently actionable (that is, you can "click" them); however, unlike a simple hyperlink, persistent identifiers are supposed to continue to provide access to the resource, even when it moves to other servers or even to other organisations.

The 2008 Mashed Museum Day and UK Museums on the Web Conference

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Mia Ridge reports on the Mashed Museum day and the Museums Computer Group UK Museums on the Web Conference, held at the University of Leicester in June 2008.

Following the success of the inaugural event last year [1], the Mashed Museum day was again held the day before the Museums Computer Group UK Museums on the Web Conference. The theme of the conference was 'connecting collections online', and the Mashed Museum day was a chance for museum ICT staff to put this into practice.

The Mashed Museum Day

Earlier this year I received an email that read:

A DRY CRIG Event for the IE Demonstrator

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Paul Walk reports on an 'unconference' for developers working in and around the JISC Information Environment and institutional systems, hosted by UKOLN at the University of Bath in June 2008.

Open Repositories 2008

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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.

This was the third international Open Repositories Conference, the previous two being held in 2007, San Antonio, Texas [1] and in 2006, Sydney [2], so Europe was the third continent to host the event. Southampton was gloriously sunny for the five days of the conference (1-4 April), so there was no need to use the disposable plastic macs that were provided in the delegate bags.

News and Events

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Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.