Management

Planning

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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Legal Strategies for Streamlining Collaboration in an e-Research World

A collection of papers that arose from discussions held at a Roundtable entitled: 'Streamlining Collaboration in an e-Research World' which was convened by the Legal Framework for e-Research Project and held on 12-13 June 2008 at the Queensland University of Technology.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/17149/1/c17149.pdf
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ICT Guides Website

The ICT Guides website is designed to help arts and humanities researchers find out more about the use of Information and Communications Technology in their work by showing them:
http://www.arts-humanities.net/
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Archiving, distribution and preservation of language corpora

Chapter 6 of 'Developing Linguistic Corpora', in the series of Guides to Good Practice from the Arts and Humanities Data Service. This chapter focusses on planning for and creating a sustainable electronic resource. Functionality:  Online HTML book, unrestricted access. Level of Expertise:  This guide is for researchers who are creating or using electronic corpora, and for curators of language resources.
http://www.ahds.ac.uk/creating/guides/linguistic-corpora/chapter6.htm
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Preservation Guide (for Audiovisual Media)

If you have audiovisual media, it needs maintenance - or you will lose it. This guide shows how to:conserve old formatsdigitise for transfer to new formatscreate digital file formatsuse digital restorationuse mass storageprovide electronic and web access Functionality:  Wiki Level of Expertise:  Introductory, but also has information of use to experienced professionals
http://www.bbcarchive.org.uk
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AV Digitisation and Storage GuideStorage Guide

Web site for archive owners and the public alike, which provides first point-of-call for information on audiovisual storage. The site provides information and management tools on digital technology for the storage of film, video and audio content and associated metadata. The information covers the state-of-the-art in storage technology, and include forecasts of trends over the next twenty years. Functionality:  Tutorials and on-line tools supporting calculations of storage sizes and costs.
http://wiki.prestospace.org/
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JISC DIGITAL MEDIA

The Technical Advisory Service for Images is a JISC funded service. It provides advice and guidance to the Further and Higher Education community on the issues of: Creating digital images (including raster, vector and animated formats) Delivering digital images to users Using digital images to support teaching, learning and research Managing both small and large scale digitisation projects.
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/advice/
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Roles and Responsibilities

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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The Expanding Digital Universe: A Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2010

In this detailed white paper, IDC researches and analyses the impact of ever-increasing amounts of digital information generated worldwide.
http://www.emc.com/about/destination/digital_universe/pdf/Expanding_Digital_Universe_IDC_WhitePaper_022507.pdf
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Archiving, distribution and preservation of language corpora

Chapter 6 of 'Developing Linguistic Corpora', in the series of Guides to Good Practice from the Arts and Humanities Data Service. This chapter focusses on planning for and creating a sustainable electronic resource. Functionality:  Online HTML book, unrestricted access. Level of Expertise:  This guide is for researchers who are creating or using electronic corpora, and for curators of language resources.
http://www.ahds.ac.uk/creating/guides/linguistic-corpora/chapter6.htm
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Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access (SEPIA)

In 1999 the European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) initiated a project aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials and defining the role of new technology in collection management. This resulted in Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access (SEPIA). The project was set up explicitly to bring together representatives from different types of institutions that hold photographs: libraries, archives and museums, as well as from research institutes.
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/

Workflow

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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Archiving, distribution and preservation of language corpora

Chapter 6 of 'Developing Linguistic Corpora', in the series of Guides to Good Practice from the Arts and Humanities Data Service. This chapter focusses on planning for and creating a sustainable electronic resource. Functionality:  Online HTML book, unrestricted access. Level of Expertise:  This guide is for researchers who are creating or using electronic corpora, and for curators of language resources.
http://www.ahds.ac.uk/creating/guides/linguistic-corpora/chapter6.htm
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JISC DIGITAL MEDIA

The Technical Advisory Service for Images is a JISC funded service. It provides advice and guidance to the Further and Higher Education community on the issues of: Creating digital images (including raster, vector and animated formats) Delivering digital images to users Using digital images to support teaching, learning and research Managing both small and large scale digitisation projects.
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/advice/
Suitable for:

Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access (SEPIA)

In 1999 the European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) initiated a project aimed at the long-term preservation of all kind of photographic materials and defining the role of new technology in collection management. This resulted in Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access (SEPIA). The project was set up explicitly to bring together representatives from different types of institutions that hold photographs: libraries, archives and museums, as well as from research institutes.
http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/

The DCC is funded by

Joint Information Systems Committee