Amber,
Brian Kelly at UKOLN is currently working on a JISC standards
catalogue. It isn't publicly available at present, but it should be
worth a look once it's launched.
More information is available in this presentation:
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/jisc-2005-06/JISC-standards.ppt
Regards,
Julie
Amber Thomas wrote:
>
> Hi Folks
>
> Is there a list anywhere of really simple descriptions of the
> technologies we use for repository related services such as
> aggregating, searching and harvesting?
>
> I'd like to be able to show non technical people how many options
> there are, other than a single database on the website that you put
> stuff in and get stuff out of. For example, I'd like to describe in
> plain english the difference between caching metadata from repository
> A to repository B and live searching of external repositories etc.
>
> Any pointers?
> (I live in hope!)
>
> Amber
>
>
> Amber Thomas
> Project Leader
> JISC DEL: Promoting Use of Shared Content in the West Midlands
> Bredon 76
> University of Worcester
> Henwick Grove
> Worcester
> WR2 6AJ
>
> email: [log in to unmask]
> mobile: 07913 842421
> http://www2.worc.ac.uk/wm-share/
>
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Julie Allinson
Digital Repositories Programme Support Officer
UKOLN, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY
Tel: 0845 1579436
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/
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