Issue 58 of Ariadne available
Apologies for cross-posting:
In addition to the usual range of main articles, event reports
and reviews, in Issue 58 of Ariadne
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/ we have added a request for
your views on the publication in the form of a readers survey.
We would very much welcome your views if you could
spare us the time:
Readers survey:
Information in the issue editorial:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/editorial/#text-on-readers-survey
The survey itself:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/survey/
In this issue the main articles are as follows:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/#main-articles
*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.
*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.
*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.
*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.
*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.
*Supporting eResearch: The Victorian eResearch Strategic
Initiative
-Ann Borda reports on VeRSI, an initiative to support
eResearch
At the Event reports:
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/#at-the-event
*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, 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.
News and Reviews
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue58/#news
*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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