Ideas for how volunteers at cultural heritage institutions can help, using Tr...Rose Holley
Every cultural heritage institution has a large body of willing volunteers. this presentation gives some ideas for how they can usefully help you, using Trove as a tool. The presentation is Art related and was written for the National Gallery of Australia but is equally applicable to museums, libraries and archives.
A presentation on historical development of digital libraries by Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Karnataka, India.
Ideas for how volunteers at cultural heritage institutions can help, using Tr...Rose Holley
Every cultural heritage institution has a large body of willing volunteers. this presentation gives some ideas for how they can usefully help you, using Trove as a tool. The presentation is Art related and was written for the National Gallery of Australia but is equally applicable to museums, libraries and archives.
A presentation on historical development of digital libraries by Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Karnataka, India.
What Can You Use LibGuides For? An Overview of PossibilitiesUCD Library
Presentation given by Michael Ladisch (Bibliometrics Librarian) and James Molloy (College Liaison Librarian) of UCD Library, at the ANLTC Seminar entitled "Using LibGuides: from simple online guides to complete library websites" at University College Dublin on March 25, 2015.
UCD Digital Library: Creating online access to historical and contemporary co...UCD Library
Presentation given by Julia Barrett, UCD Library Research Services Manager, at Academic & Special Libraries Annual Seminar 1st March 2013, Dublin, Ireland
This presentation was provided by Karen A. Wetzel of NISO, Mary Alice Baish of The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Keith Johnson of The Stanford Digital Repository, Victoria Reich of Stanford University Libraries, and Carl Grant of ExLibris North America, during the NISO Webinar "Digital Preservation: Current Efforts" held on January 14, 2009
Summary slides from my recent short presentation at Interrogating Infrastructure: A Symposium Hosted by King’s Digital Lab and the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London, July 8th, 2016
Roger Malina on A Historical Perspective on the Art-Sci-Tech fieldroger malina
Presentation given by Roger Malina on July 26 2014 at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge UK at
White Heat: art, science and
social responsibility in 1960s Britain
talk title is
The Leonardo Journal at 50_ networking the arts,sciences and technology now. The talk takes the person of Frank Malina, founder of Leonardo Journal as the springboard for a historical perspective
"It's a Free World: Open Access to Educational Resources" (March 30, 2012)Sherry Jones
On March 30, 2012, I, and my co-presenter, Kathy Lein, presented on Open Educational Sources at 4th Annual Denver Transfer Initiative Faculty Academy Conference
What Can You Use LibGuides For? An Overview of PossibilitiesUCD Library
Presentation given by Michael Ladisch (Bibliometrics Librarian) and James Molloy (College Liaison Librarian) of UCD Library, at the ANLTC Seminar entitled "Using LibGuides: from simple online guides to complete library websites" at University College Dublin on March 25, 2015.
UCD Digital Library: Creating online access to historical and contemporary co...UCD Library
Presentation given by Julia Barrett, UCD Library Research Services Manager, at Academic & Special Libraries Annual Seminar 1st March 2013, Dublin, Ireland
This presentation was provided by Karen A. Wetzel of NISO, Mary Alice Baish of The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Keith Johnson of The Stanford Digital Repository, Victoria Reich of Stanford University Libraries, and Carl Grant of ExLibris North America, during the NISO Webinar "Digital Preservation: Current Efforts" held on January 14, 2009
Summary slides from my recent short presentation at Interrogating Infrastructure: A Symposium Hosted by King’s Digital Lab and the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London, July 8th, 2016
Roger Malina on A Historical Perspective on the Art-Sci-Tech fieldroger malina
Presentation given by Roger Malina on July 26 2014 at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge UK at
White Heat: art, science and
social responsibility in 1960s Britain
talk title is
The Leonardo Journal at 50_ networking the arts,sciences and technology now. The talk takes the person of Frank Malina, founder of Leonardo Journal as the springboard for a historical perspective
"It's a Free World: Open Access to Educational Resources" (March 30, 2012)Sherry Jones
On March 30, 2012, I, and my co-presenter, Kathy Lein, presented on Open Educational Sources at 4th Annual Denver Transfer Initiative Faculty Academy Conference
Open access for researchers, policy makers and research managers, librariesIryna Kuchma
Open access for researchers: enlarged audience and citation impact, tenure and promotion. Open access for policy makers and research managers: new tools to manage a university’s image and impact. Open access for libraries. Maintaining digital repository as a key function for research libraries.
A presentation on Institutional Repositories and Open Access Movement by Rupesh Kumar A, Assistant Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India.
Presented at CILIP's Metadata and Discovery Group Conference, September 6th-8th 2023, Birmingham, UK
Metadata plays a key role in describing and enhancing archival collections. This presentation covers the standards, metadata elements and tools chosen to describe two unique archival collections at Solent University Library. Using the International Standard Archival Description (General) (ISAD (G)), as a framework for the creation and management of archival descriptions, EAD as a serialisation format and the Jisc’s Archives Hub Editor as an application, the archival works of Philip Mackie and Ken Russell were described.
A decision was made to comply with ISAD(G)’s mandatory elements such as Reference code, Title, Name of Creator, Dates of Creation, Extent of the Unit of Description and Level of description. Other metadata elements were also identified to record context, provenance, and access points. Because of this work, the library saw noticeable increase in the interest of its archival collections both within and outside the university.
This presentation includes a step-by-step explanation of how the Archives Hub Editor was used to describe the works of Philip Mackie and the works of Ken Russell which includes scripts, photographs, scripts, correspondence, and other documents.
In this presentation, I aim to provide metadata definitions, purposes and applications for resource discovery and usage. I’ll also argue the importance of continuously updating, correcting, cleaning, linking, sharing and reusing metadata through an iterative, continuous and community-driven effort. I’ll outline four metadata principles, namely metadata enriching, linking, openness and filtering. I also argue that metadata creation and enhancement is a continuous process involving authors, publishers, suppliers, librarians and users – indicating a shift from metadata simplicity to enrichment.
The role of metadata for discovery: tips for content providersGetaneh Alemu
This presentation was made on 17th February 2022 at the NISO PLUS 2022 Conference. It offers an overview of IFLA’s LRM (FRBR) tasks, namely finding, identifying, selecting, obtaining, and exploring information resources. It points out that metadata is key for content distribution, visibility, discoverability, accessibility, sales and usage.
https://np22.niso.plus/Category/28a52f1d-a477-43e8-a7dc-abd009383a57
From the principle of sufficiency and necessity to metadata enrichingGetaneh Alemu
In contrast to the principle of metadata simplicity and sufficiency, the principle of metadata enriching can be considered a departure from traditional cataloguing approaches where the focus was on metadata simplicity. Metadata created and managed following the principle of metadata enriching better responds to users’ needs. Whilst the principle of enriching results in a potential abundance of metadata, the principle of filtering is used to simplify its presentation by enabling a user-centred/focused/led design.
Metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University Library Getaneh Alemu
Metadata enriching and discovery at Solent University Library / Getaneh Alemu
In today’s challenging financial environment, we at Solent are convinced that access, usage, impact and return on investment in library resources are ever more important. At Solent, 90% of the resources budget goes onto digital resources (e-books, e-journals and databases), and usage drives everything. We place particular emphasis on the function of the cataloguing and metadata part of our work. Metadata plays an important role to ensuring print and electronic resources are discoverable and usable by users as well as supporting the circulation, acquisition and interlibrary loan functions of a library (Alemu & Stevens, 2015; Haynes, 2018; Gartner, 2016; Zeng & Qin, 2016). “Metadata plays a critical role in the function of any discovery service. Search, relevancy ranking, faceted refinement, and recording grouping function (FRBR) all respond to the metadata present” (Han & Weathers, 2016, p, 276 in Varnum, 2016).
Metadata aides acquisition – the more we know about a resource, the more likely we acquire the right one. Metadata also aides usage – as undiscoverable resources do not get used. To this end, we are early adopters of RDA and FRBR. Currently, we are also part of the Jisc Hub Discovery where we share our bibliographic data. This short paper argues that metadata that is enriched, linked, open and filtered drives usage of resource (Alemu, 2014).
Presented at CIG (MDG) Conference 2020
Metadata and Discovery - Online, 7-11 September 2020
Slides from a webinar presentation organised by ALCTS -A division of the American Library Association - February 19th 2020. http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/021920
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage, and impact. Without accurate, consistent, and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this webinar, four overarching metadata principles, namely metadata enriching, linking, openness, and filtering, are presented. In addition, presenters will examine how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University—focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject authority headings and authority controls.
Presented for managers & researchers at The Global One Health Initiative of the Ohio State University, Africa Regional Branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (April 24th 2019)
Metadata enriching and filtering for enhanced collection discoverability Getaneh Alemu
The return on investment for academic libraries is chiefly tied to access, usage and impact. Without accurate, consistent and quality metadata on the one hand, and an easy-to-use and effective discovery service on the other, these valuable resources may remain invisible and inaccessible to users. In this talk, Getaneh aims to present four overarching metadata principles, namely: metadata enriching, linking, openness and filtering. And how these ideas help shape the metadata creation and discovery services at Solent University – focusing on the implementation of RDA and FRBR as well as the use of subject headings and authority controls.
Current metadata landscape in the library world Getaneh AlemuGetaneh Alemu
This workshop was presented at MTSR-2017 (Nov. 27, 2017) in Tallinn, Estonia http://www.mtsr-conf.org/index.php/programme The workshop aims to bring the current metadata landscape in libraries in context, with particular emphasis on emerging theory/principles and best practices covering:
• The theory of enriching and filtering
• Metadata enriching through RDA (Hands on - The RDA Toolkit and implementation of RDA at Southampton Solent University)
• Metadata filtering through FRBR (practical issues that cataloguers face in FRBRising their catalogue)
• Metadata management (metadata quality, authority control and subject headings)
• Metadata systems, tools and applications (practical issues of e-books and database cataloguing)
Using Europeana for learning & teaching: EMMA MOOC “Digital library in princ...Getaneh Alemu
EMMA Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an implementation of a broader paradigm shift in learning
A social constructivist approach to learning where students are proactively engaged in an open, democratic, inclusive and collaborative environment (Jean Piaget & Lev Vygotsky)
Shifts in pedagogy and learner interaction
Multilingual content and interaction and co-creation of content by participants
A theory of digital library metadata the emergence of enriching and filteringGetaneh Alemu
Adopting a Constructivist Grounded Theory Method, this thesis conducted in-depth interviews with 57 purposefully selected participants, comprised of practising librarians, researchers, metadata consultants and library users. The interview data was analysed using three stages of iterative data analysis: open coding, focused coding and theoretical coding. The analysis resulted in the emergence of four Core Categories, namely, metadata Enriching, Linking, Openness and Filtering. Further integration of the Core Categories resulted in the emergence of a theory of digital library metadata; The Theory of Metadata Enriching and Filtering.
The theory stipulates that metadata that has been enriched, by melding standards-based (a priori) and socially-constructed (post-hoc) metadata, cannot be optimally utilised unless the resulting metadata is contextually and semantically linked to both internal and external information sources. Moreover, in order to exploit the full benefits of such linking, metadata must be made openly accessible, where it can be shared, re-used, mixed and matched, thus reducing metadata duplication. Ultimately, metadata that has been enriched (by linking and being made openly accessible) should be filtered for each user, via a flexible, personalised, and re-configurable interface.
The theory provides a holistic framework demonstrating the interdependence between expert curated and socially-constructed metadata, wherein the former helps to structure the latter, whilst the latter provides diversity to the former. This theory also suggests a conceptual shift from the current metadata principle of sufficiency and necessity, which has resulted in metadata simplicity, to the principle of metadata enriching where information objects are described using a multiplicity of users’ perspectives (interpretations). Central to this theory is the consideration of users as pro-active metadata creators rather than mere consumers, whilst librarians are creators of a priori metadata and experts at providing structure, granularity, and interoperability to post-hoc metadata. The theory elegantly delineates metadata functions into two: enriching (metadata content) and filtering (interface). By providing underlying principles, this theory should enable standards-agencies, librarians, and systems developers to better address the changing needs of users as well as to adapt themselves to recent technological advances.
Linked Data for Libraries: Benefits of a Conceptual Shift from Library-Specif...Getaneh Alemu
This presentation (full text paper: http://conference.ifla.org/sites/default/files/files/papers/wlic2012/92-alemu-en.pdf ) provides recommendations for making a conceptual shift from current document-centric to data-centric metadata. The importance of adjusting current library models such as Resource Description and Access (RDA) and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) to models based on Linked Data principles is discussed. In relation to technical formats, the paper suggests the need to leapfrog from Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) to Resource Description Framework (RDF), without disrupting current library metadata operations.
Linking Research and Education in Digital Libraries: students’ perspectivesGetaneh Alemu
This presentation was given by Getaneh Alemu at TPDL-2011 workshop on “Linking Research and Education in Digital Libraries", held 28-29 September 2011 in Berlin. Getaneh was invited by the workshop organisers (Vittore Casarosa, Donatella Castelli and Anna Maria Tammaro) to present his perspectives and experiences in digital library education and research. For more information about the workshop http://www.dlib.org/dlib/november11/casarosa/11casarosa.html
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
3. KNOWLEDGE HOARDING
• Up until the 17th century
• Alchemy was a secretive art and was not supposed to be shared
• Isaac Newton, was both an alchemist and a technologist
• He broke from his alchemy tradition and he shared
“If I have seen further, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants”
Newton
Source: The Alchemists by Anders Sandberg,
http://hem.bredband.net/arenamontanus/Mage/alchemy.html
4. KNOWLEDGE SHARING
• “Knowledge wants to be free” (Arunachalam (2008, p.7)
• Knowledge as a near-perfect public good, using it nearly
costless
• This quest for sharing and openness in science led to the
flourishing of new disciplines, professional associations, and
communities of practice
Sources: (Willinsky, 2006; Swan, 2006; & Solomon, 2008)
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=10611&ttype=2
5. SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING
• 1660: The Royal Society of London
• 1665: Philosophical Transactions
Functions:
• establishing intellectual priority
• certifying quality and validity
• ensuring accessibility
• archiving for future use
• rewarding
Science Dissemination using Open Access http://sdu.ictp.it/openaccess/book.html
6. KNOWLEDGE SHARING
• Knowledge is created through science and scholarship
• Collaboration is key
• “No one can claim to be a self made man!” (Arunachalam ,
2008, p.7)
• Since the beginning of the scientific journal publishing,
researchers have never expected royalties from their
intellectual works
• It is the scientists who do the research, who publish,
who referee, who decide (Willinsky, 2006)
7. TOLL-ACCESS
• 21st century
• >25,000 journals, approximately 2.5 million
• Most of these journals are subscription-based (toll-access)
• Exorbitant journal prices
• Libraries cut journal subscriptions
• Even Harvard University was affected by toll-access
• Developing countries researchers are hard hit by such a model
Source: (Dewatripont et al., 2006; Canessa & Zennaro, 2008).
8. OPEN ACCESS CAME ALONG
• Free and Open Source Software ("think of free as in free speech, not as in free
beer“)
• The Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org)
• The Wikipedia project
• Proliferation of social networking Web portals
• Libraries are about free access to information
• The Budapest Open Access Initiative in 2001
• The Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing in 2003
• The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and
Humanities in 2003
9. WHAT IS OPEN ACCESS?
• free and permanent access
• to peer-reviewed, academically purposeful online content
• over the Internet and
• the freedom to:
• use
• copy
• distribute and
• adapt that content with proper attribution.
• OA maximizes research usage and impact, productivity and
progress
10. OPEN ACCESS MYTHS
• OA violates copyright!
• OA is compromising on quality!
• OA is vanity publishing!
• OA is cost free!
• OA is about royalty works!
11. WAYS TO ACHIEVE OPEN ACCESS
1. Green OA means depositing articles in online repositories
• Self-archiving is the “low hanging fruit
2. Gold OA means the journal itself provides immediate full-text
online access
• Running a journal is a full time commitment for
institutions hence it requires a strategic plan of action
and allocation of resources.
13. OPEN ACCESS ADVOCATES
• Peter Suber
• The arXiv(http://arxiv.org) launched in 1991 by physicist Paul Ginsparg.
Currently, the arXiv has 528,147 open access e-prints
• CERN Document Server (CDS)
• The PubMed Central database of the National Institute of Health
• The Research Council UK (RCUK)
• SHERPA/ROMEO website (http://www.sherpa.ac.uk) most publishers allow
author-self archiving
(Suber, 2006) http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/hometoc.htm
14. ROLE OF LIBRARIANS
• Librarians are the major actors in the open access initiative
• Libraries to advocate and create awareness to their research
communities about institutional repositories and related issues
such as copyright, and how to check publisher policies
• The “build it and they will come” approach does not work
• Awareness creation is key
(Salo, 2008, p.1)
15. CHALLENGES OF OPEN ACCESS
• Technical (hardware, software, and bandwidth)
• Social challenges (Zeno‟s paralysis)
Harnad‟s „Zeno‟s Paralysis‟ is coined “after the philosopher who
worried, how can I possibly walk across the room? There isn‟t
enough time! Before I can get across the room I first have to get
half way across the room, and that takes time; but before I can get
half way across the room, I have to get half of half way across the
room; and so on. So there isn‟t the time even to get started; hence
I can‟t possibly walk across the room”
(Harnad, 2006, p.78)
17. OA TECHNOLOGIES
• Free and Open Source Software
• OAI-MPH compatible
• Institutional Repository Software
• Dspace(MIT and HP) http://www.dspace.org/
• Eprints(Univ. of Southampton) http://www.eprints.org/software/download/
• CDS-Invenio(CERN) http://cdsweb.cern.ch/
• Fedora(Moore Foundation, Cornell Univ., Univ. of Virginia)
http://www.fedora-commons.org/
• Greenstone (http://greenstone.org)
• OA Journals
• Online Journal System(the Univ. British Columbia) http://pkp.sfu.ca/
18. DSPACE
• Dspace allows to:
• capture items in any format – in text, video, audio, and data. It distributes
it over the web. It indexes your work, so users can search and retrieve your
items. It preserves your digital work over the long term.
• DSpace facilitates:
• the capture and ingest of materials, including metadata about
the materials
• easy access to the materials, both by listing and searching
• the long term preservation of the materials
Source: Dspace Basic Tutorial (n.d.) (Stuart Lewis & Chris Yates )
19. DSPACE FEATURES
• DSpace comes with an easily configurable web based
interface
• All content types accepted
• Dublin Core metadata standard
• Customisable web interface
• OAI compliant
• Decentralised submission process
• Full text search
21. REFERENCES
1. Arunachalam, S. (2008). Open access to scientific knowledge. DESIDOC Journal of
Library and Information Technology, 28 (1), 7-14.
2. Bailey Jr., C.W. (2006). What is open access. In N. Jacobs (Ed.), Open access: key
strategic, technical, and economic aspects (p. 13-26).Oxford: Chandos Publishing.
3. Canessa, E. & Zennaro, M. (Eds.) (2008). Science dissemination using Open Access: A
compendium of selected literature on Open Access. Trieste: ICTP.
4. Salo, D. (2008). Innkeeper at the roach motel. Library Trends, 57(2). Retrieved from
http://minds.wisconsin.edu/handle/1793/22088
5. Stichweh, R. (2003). The multiple publics of science: inclusion and popularization.
Retrieved from http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/iw/pdf/stw_science_popular.pdf
6. Willinsky, J. (2006). The access principle. Boston: MIT Press. Retrieved from
http://mitpress.mit.edu/0262232421