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L'actualité des questions liées à la conservation des revues est riche, ces temps-ci [voir]. Le JISC a publié un rapport sur la conservation des e-revues: Comparative Study of e-Journal Archiving Solutions (pdf). Le document couvre les points suivants: les différentes approches envisagées, les aspects légaux, une comparaison des 6 principaux projets actuels, les perspectives (et futures solutions) dans le domaine. Via PSLB

Metadata for Digital Libraries: State of the Art and Future Directions (pdf) (source: JISC) An overall framework for a digital object's metadata can be provided by either METS or DIDL, although the wider acceptance of the former within the library community makes it the preferred choice. Descriptive metadata can be handled by either Dublin Core or the more sophisticated MODS standard. Technical metadata, which is contingent on the type of files that make up a digital object, is covered by such standards as MIX (still images), AUDIOMD (audio files), VIDEOMD or PBCORE (video) and TEI Headers (texts). Rights management may be handled by the METS Rights schema or by more complex schemes such as XrML or ODRL. Preservation metadata is best handled by the four schemas that make up the PREMIS standard. Via DigitalKoans

JISC Planets (Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services) a publié un document intitulé White Paper: Representation Information Registries (pdf / janv. 08) This document is a report on the state-of-the-art in the field of Representation Information Registries (RIRs). RIRs are widely recognised as a critical component of digital preservation architecture in general, and a number of such registries are being developed as part of the Planets architecture in particular. [...] Via DigitalKoans

Retention of Learning Materials: A Survey of Institutional Policies and Practice Report of a study to investigate the retention of learning materials in the UK. The aim of the study was to document current policies and practice and immediate plans relating to universities’ and colleges’ retention of learning materials and, on the basis of this and other information, to advise universities and colleges on good practice, and advise JISC on future priorities in this area. Sharing eLearning Content: a synthesis and commentary A major review and synthesis of the work of various specified projects and programmes engaged in the development, use and sharing of elearning content. The study focused on deliverables and reports from a variety of projects and programmes, including the JISC Jorum, the Digital Libraries in the Classroom Programme, the Distributed eLearning Programme, the FAIR Programme, the Digital Repositories Programme, eLearning Transformational Projects (funded by the Scottish Funding Council) and the Exchange for Learning (X4L) staff development resources. Via liste JISC-Repositories

Deux rapports sur la gestion des identités dans l'enseignement supérieur en Grande-Bretagne ont été publiés par le JISC: - Identity Project report: "[...] how identity is being addressed across UK higher education and, in more detail, at 10 representative institutions. Identifying the need for greater understanding of some of the key issues involved in identity management, it also calls for improved documentation and standards, greater awareness and training amongst staff and the introduction of regular audits to ensure implementation of appropriate measures across the institution". - Report on levels of assurance: "Levels of assurance (LoAs) are about how much proof is needed of an individual’s identity to access online resources; whether via a simple user name and password or a more complex system of biometrics and tokens". Via JISC

JISC -- Interview de Ross Gardler (boss de OSS Watch) à propos des applications open source Educause -- The Top-Ten Challenges of the Academic Technology Community

Dans le numéro de novembre d'Update Magazine (Cilip): # E-books: how are users responding?: David Nicholas et al # E-books: setting up the national observatory project: Caren Milloy Via JISC

La dernière newsletter (septembre 2007) du JISC Repositories Research Team est disponible. Au sommaire:

• ECDL 2007
• Repository Ecology
• Object Reuse and Exchange
• RepositoryNet
• Upcoming Events
• Recent News
• Staff Changes
• Sustaining Repositories
• CTWatch Quarterly
• Featured blog posts

Voilà, une fois de plus, l'exemple vient du JISC. Un projet national - en Grande-Bretagne donc - prévoit de mettre à la disposition des étudiants de toutes les universités anglaises une collection d'e-books représentatifs de diverses disciplines. Pourquoi? La réponse en anglais dans le texte: "JISC has funded a collection of e-books that will be freely available to students in all UK universities. The aim of the JISC national e-books observatory project is to gather much needed evidence: * Evidence for publishers about the impact of e-books on traditional print sales to students * Evidence for publishers about how to create exciting e-books that will engage the digital native * Evidence for publishers and libraries about the pricing models for the future * Evidence for libraries about how to promote the use of e-books The e-books, chosen, include some of the most popular texts in Business and Management Studies, Medicine, Engineering and Media Studies." Via DigitalKoans ... Màj (20/09/2007): JISC a choisi la plateforme MyLibrary pour ce projet

Le TASI (Technical Advisory Service for Images - financé par le JISC) propose une mise à jour de ses ressources relatives aux métadonnées. Source: DigitalKoans