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From: Research Data Management discussion list [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Catharine Ward [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 February 2011 12:21
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Subject: Forthcoming seminar on "What does the Freedom of Information Act mean for Research?" organised by the Incremental project, University of Cambridge

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Dear All,

As part of the Incremental project  (http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/preservation/incremental/), we are running a series of fortnightly seminars, centred around some of the day-to-day challenges that researchers are facing in managing their digital research data.

This series is co-organised with the Digital Humanities Initiative at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/, as part of their Digital Forum events programme, and will be held in the Centre's seminar room at 17 Mill Lane, Cambridge.

Our third seminar is next Wednesday

"What does the Freedom of Information Act mean for Research?"

Date: Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Location: CRASSH Seminar Room
Cost: Free, with light lunch provided

http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/1531/

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) has transformed the Public's right of access to information held by Government andpublicly-funded bodies. The Act brings benefits to many researchers through the easier flow of information, but recent cases where FOI requests have led to researchers at UEA and Queen's University Belfast having to release raw research data into the public domain shows the challenges this legislation poses.

Professor Mike Baillie (Queen's University Belfast) will speak about his experience with an Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ruling that required him to release un-published tree ring data.

Chris Rusbridge, (Consultant and former Director of the Digital Curation Centre (DCC)) will chair the seminar, and will discuss his FAQ resource which details FOI and EIR exemptions and exceptions to FOI requests on research data.

Dr Michael Kandiah (King's College London) will give a historian's perspective on how researchers can use FOI to collect data for their research.

Dr Kirsty Allen (Cambridge FOI officer) will be on hand to explain FOI policy, procedures, and experiences at the University of Cambridge.


Further details of these seminars can be found here:  http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/page/336/seminar-series.htm

We would be very pleased if list members would forward details of these seminars to relevant / interested colleagues.

Thanks!

If anyone is interested in attending, please contact me at cw330 [at]cam.ac.uk

Catharine Ward
Incremental Project Manager
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/preservation/incremental/