Collaborative Projects

Biosharing

Functionality:  CATALOGUES The web-based BioSharing catalogues aim to centralize bioscience data policies, reporting standards and links to other related portals. 1. Providing a “one-stop shop” for those seeking data sharing policy documents and information about the standards and technologies that support them. 2. Exposing core information on well-constituted, community-driven standardization efforts and link to their standards, documentation, training material, news and contact point. 3.
http://biosharing.org/
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SURFSHARE Guidelines on Selection of Research Data

Report on appraising and selecting research data, prepared by Heiko Tjalsma of Netherlands-based DANS and Jeroen Rombouts of Delft Technical University, for the SURF Foundation. This study shows the latest situation in the area of selecting research data, based on a survey of the literature, interviews with important figures, and the experience gained by DANS and the 3TU Data Centre.
http://www.surffoundation.nl/nl/themas/openonderzoek/cris/Documents/SURFshare_Collectioneren_Selection%20of%20Research%20Data_DANS_3TU_DEFtt.pdf
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Cairo tools survey: a survey of tools applicable to the preparation of digital archives for ingest into a preservation repository

Cairo is a project funded under the 'Tools and Innovation' strand of the JISC's capital programme on Repositories and Preservation. Cairo will develop a tool for ingesting complex collections of born-digital materials, with basic descriptive, preservation and relationship metadata, into a preservation repository.
http://cairo.paradigm.ac.uk/projectdocs/cairo_tools_listing_pv1.pdf
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Grid Cafe

A useful introduction to Grid Computing provided by CERN. Information provided includes an overview of grid computing history, how it works and its relevance to a range of stakeholders. A forum is also available for individuals to join and discuss grid issues. Level of Expertise:  Beginners and Intermediate
http://www.gridcafe.org/
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Permanence Through Change: The Variable media Approach

Jean Gagnon is Executive Director, The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology, Montreal. Since its founding, the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science, and Technology has considered the preservation of electronic and digital artworks a pressing matter. But it took some years before we received any project demonstrating a truly innovative approach to this issue. When the Solomon R.
http://variablemedia.net/e/preserving/html/var_pub_index.html
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The Moving Image Gateway (MIG)

The Moving Image Gateway (MIG) is a new service that collects together websites that relate to moving images and sound and their use in higher and further education. The sites are classified by academic discipline, some forty subjects from Agriculture to Women's Studies, collected within the four main categories of Arts & Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences and Science & Technology. Each site has been evaluated and described by the BUFVC's Information Service, which regularly checks and updates the database. Sites are highlighted which have video or audio streaming.
http://bufvc.ac.uk/gateway
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Web Curator Tool

The Web Curator Tool (WCT) is a tool for managing the selective web harvesting process. It is designed for use in libraries and other collecting organisations, and supports collection by non-technical users while still allowing complete control of the web harvesting process. The WCT Project is a collaborative effort by the National Library of New Zealand and the British Library, initiated by the International Internet Preservation Consortium.
http://webcurator.sf.net/
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RODA (Repositório de Objectos Digitais Autênticos)

The National Archive Institute of Portugal (IAN/TT) doesn't currently have the needed infrastructures to support the processes of ingestion and management of digital objects produced by the public administration (PA). The initiatives of the eGovernment establish the need to support its activity in information and communication technologies to improve the efficiency, productivity and quality of their public services. In this scenario it is clear that the number of digital objects produced by these institutions will grow, and that their legal value and authenticity should be assured.
http://portal.roda.dgarq.gov.pt/
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The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIP)

The Library will work closely with federal partners to assess considerations for shared responsibilities. Federal legislation calls for the Library to work jointly with the Secretary of Commerce, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/
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IMAPpreserve

Independent Media Arts Preservation, Inc. (IMAP) is a non-profit service, education, and advocacy organization committed to the preservation of non-commercial electronic media. IMAP has grown from a New York-based consortium of arts organizations and individuals to a national resource for preservation training, information, and advocacy. IMAP's core constituents include institutions, organizations, and individuals whose diverse media collections are underserved by existing preservation efforts.
http://www.imappreserve.org
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The DCC is funded by

Joint Information Systems Committee