JISC

Tips for institution-wide data management planning

A report on one of the break out sessions on institution-wide approaches to data management held during the JISC Managing Research Data programme meeting, 1-2 December 2011.

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Elephant invades room at JISC programme launch

A short report on a session about disciplinary challenges to data management planning at the JISC MRD 02 launch meeting in Nottingham, 1-2 December 2011.

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Shared Services in Cloud Computing

Today's announcement by HEFCE of funding for the development of cloud services in UK Higher Education will allow the DCC to develop 
some significant new services in the coming year. 

 

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JISC Advises Openness in light of Climate Change Report

JISC press release (8 July 2010) gives "new advice for universities" in light of the Russell report, which reviewed allegations arising from the series of hacked emails from the Climatic Research Unit at University of East Anglia. The new advice is also prompted by the recent FOI ruling on Queen's University Belfast's dispute around tree ring data.

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Making the Most of Digital Resources

The digital universe grew by 62% in 2009, but those adding to these resources need to think long term if they want to make best use of their public funding.  So concludes a new JISC-funded report by the Digital Preservation Coalition, which defines the essential parameters for a preservation policy.

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Keynote Speakers at JISC/CNI 2010

Liz Lyon will be a keynote speaker at the JISC/CNI Meeting 2010 recently announced by JISC and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) which will take place over 1-2 July 2010 and will be held at the Barcelo Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh. The conference will be organised by UKOLN and will bring together experts from the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom.

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