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Deadline extended for papers for IDCC10

22 July 2010 17:45
We're pleased to announce that the Paper Submission date for IDCC10 has been extended by 2 weeks. The Call will now close at 1700 BST (that's 1600 UTC, 1800 CEST, 12pm EDT, 9am PDT) on Monday 9 August 2010. Submissions can be in the form of an abstract (maximum of 1000 words) for practice based papers or a full paper (maximum 12 pages) for research based papers. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will provide limited travel awards for graduate students whose papers are accepted for the conference.
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I2S2 Requirements Report available

9 July 2010 10:07
The Requirements Report for the I2S2 project, together with the final Lifecycle Model and a supplementary report are now available from the project website.
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Incremental project report released

2 July 2010 15:36

The JISC-funded Incremental project has released its scoping study into researchers' data management needs at the Universities of Cambridge and Glasgow.

A blog post summarises our findings and implementation plans.

We welcome any feedback you have.

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ERIM Project Report Released - Review of the State of the Art of the Digital Curation of Research Data

6 May 2010 12:34
The report examines models and terminology already in use to describe digital curation, digital repositories, data lifecycles and dataprocessing. It summarizes the guidance provided by research funders, data centres and curation specialists on curating digital data,alongside any requirements they impose. Finally, it provides a briefoverview of standards and tools of particular relevance to the ERIMproject, and draws lessons from the introduction of a new curationpolicy at the World Data Center for Climate.
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Digital Curation and Preservation Policies in Scottish HEIs

28 April 2010 14:40
The JISC-funded ERIS project aims to enhance curation and preservation processes within institutions in order to build confidence amongst researchers in the longevity of repositories. As a first step, a survey was undertaken to collect information on the status of digital curation and preservation policies in Scottish HEIs. The survey, which did not identify any preservation policies endorsed at an institutional level, revealed that repositories are still relatively young, and that preservation is not yet amongst their highest priorities.
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New Institute for Web Science

26 April 2010 12:13
The Government has announced the creation of the new Institute for Web Science.  Designed to make the UK the hub of international research into the next generation of web and internet technologies, it will be a centre for research and development, enabling collaboration with businesses and identifying opportunities for social and economic benefit from use of the Web.  With Web 3.0 expected to introduce a new level of activity by publishing dat
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A New Director at the Digital Curation Centre

22 April 2010 11:58
We welcome Kevin Ashley as the new DCC Director, succeeding Chris Rusbridge upon his retirement earlier this month. Kevin has been Head of Digital Archives at the University of London Computer Centre since 1997, from where his multi-disciplinary group has provided services related to the preservation and reusability of digital resources on behalf of other organisations, as well as conducting research, development and training. Related news item.
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Preservation and Curation in Institutional Repositories Report released

1 April 2010 09:23
We are very pleased to announce that a second State of the ART report from Alex Ball (a UKOLN-based DCC staff member) has been released, this time on Preservation and Curation in Institutional Repositories. It can be found under the Resources section of the DCC website, in the Technology Watch section of Briefing Papers. View State of the ART report
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A new phase, a new perspective, a new Director

1 March 2010 08:00

As the DCC begins its third phase today, we are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Director, Kevin Ashley, who will succeed Chris Rusbridge upon his retirement in April 2010.

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The Digital Curation Centre: A new phase, a new perspective

23 February 2010 15:42

On 1st March 2010 the Digital Curation Centre embarks on its third phase of evolution, following six years of development and consolidation.

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