UKOLN is supported by: Exploring the Global Knowledge Space Dr Liz Lyon, UKOLN, University of Bath, UK SWMLAC ICT Masterclass Bristol, January a centre of expertise in digital information management

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Overview 1.Access, communications and collaboration 2.Paradigm shifts and innovation 3.Cross-sectoral frameworks and integration 4.Resources, services and interoperability 5.Digital preservation, curation & sustainability 6.Consumers, audiences and personalisation

1. Access, communications and collaboration

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Communications today Always on Ubiquitous and pervasive Multi-modal Parallel Multiple channels Real-time messaging Voice over IP, scype Pod-casting Blogging Collaborative Discussion lists, forums, wikis Overload ?

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January – Access Grid – Collaborative telematic art – Modify spaces for performers – Interplay: Hallucinations

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January How will the way you collaborate with your users and colleagues change? The results are the first from climateprediction.net, a project that harnesses the world's desktop computers to predict climate change. More than 90,000 people have downloaded software that uses the spare capacity of their computers to run global climate simulations.

2. Paradigm shifts and innovation

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Cambridge Newcastle Edinburgh Oxford Glasgow Manchester Cardiff Soton London Belfast DL RL Hinxton Lancaster Social Sciences White Rose Birmingham/Warwick Modelling Bristol Media UCL UK e-Science Grid & Centres of Excellence With acknowledgement to Tony Hey

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Using the Semantic Grid to Build Bridges between Museums and Indigenous Communities Jane Hunter et al DSTC, University of Queensland, Australia

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January How will these innovative approaches change the cultural heritage sector?

3. Cross-sectoral frameworks and integration

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Common Information Environment MLA JISC British Library NHS Culture Online DFES Becta eGov Unit eScience UKOLN

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Common characteristics? Standards-based Service-oriented Integrated functionality Managed / secure / sustainable Usable and accessible Personalised Agent-assisted / Intelligent Extensible Scalable Collaborative Portable ……..

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January The E-Learning Framework (ELF)

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January JISC Information Environment architecture

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Integration raises issues of workflow……..

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January What level of service integration has your organisation achieved??

4. Resources, services and interoperability

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January The Life Cycle Approach Creation Management Collection development Access Repackaging Digital repositories

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Standards, standards, standards Z39.50 SRW OAI RSS DC METS MPEG7 MPEG DIDL UDDI WSDL SOAP …. JPEG GIF UK LOM Core WSRP URI DOI OWL HTTP VRML SMIL XHTML RDF …..

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Why advocate a standards culture? Open standards Maximise access –Platforms and delivery channels –Widest range of users Avoid proprietary lock-in –Vendor independent Integrate with other initiatives –eLearning e.g. Curriculum Online Economic benefits –Delivering value-for-money –Return-on-investment Ensure long-term availability of digital assets –Digital preservation and curation

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January A few words about metadata Resources –Digital –Physical –Item-level –Collection-level Services –Human-mediated –m2m –Common –Domain-specific Functions –Discovery –Management –Preservation & curation Metadata schema –e.g. Dublin Core, UK LOM Core, METS Application profiles Schema registries –Publication –Mapping Semantic interoperability –Controlled vocabularies –Taxonomies –Ontologies

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January The Knowledge Life Cycle Approach Data Creation Information Knowledge Scholarly communications, research, learning Use and Re-use Mining, modelling, analysis, extraction Contextualisation Semantic descriptions & ontologies Digital Repositories

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Search and access resources more effectively………….

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Can I discover, locate & access your digital resources and re-use them in my e-learning courses?

5. Digital preservation, curation and sustainability

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Obsolete media Images by Philip Hunter, UKOLN

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Why advocate a digital preservation / curation policy? Long-term access to digital assets Preservation approaches –Emulation, migration –LOCKSS –Universal Virtual Computer OAIS reference model Preservation metadata Provenance Persistent identifiers

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Will I be able to access your digital collections in 5 years time?

6. Consumers, audiences and personalisation

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SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Different sectors Libraries, museums, archives –Cultural roots? Resources –Items –Collections –Format types –Complex objects –Uniqueness or mass market Standards Contexts –Learning –Research –Leisure Skills

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January Different sectors Different audiences Libraries, museums, archives –Cultural roots? Resources –Items –Collections –Format types –Complex objects –Uniqueness or mass market Standards Contexts –Learning –Research –Leisure Skills Applications and tools –Finding aids –Text mining algorithms Level of user experience –Novice or experienced Design –Use of colour, graphics, animations, interactivity Cognitive styles –Use of visuals over text Degree of personalisation –Use of agent technology Presentation and visualisation requirements –Complex objects –Search results

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Question 6 How will your services fit my needs?

SWMLAC ICT Masterclass January How will these innovative approaches change the cultural heritage sector? How will this affect the way you collaborate with your users and colleagues? What level of service integration has your organisation achieved? Can I discover, locate & access your digital resources and re-use them in my e-learning courses? Will I be able to access your digital collections in 5 years time? How will your services fit my needs?