Brian Kelly presented a methodology for identifying emerging technologies that may impact organizations. He discussed scanning for weak and strong signals of future trends, making sense of findings, and obtaining feedback to inform planning. Examples highlighted the importance of mobile technologies, social media, open data and monitoring privatization discussions for early signals of change. The methodology can help organizations understand technological changes and determine how to adapt strategies accordingly.
Slides for a talk on "Working with Wikimedia Serbia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the Eduwiki 2014 conference in Edinburgh on Friday 31 October 2013.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/eduwiki-2014/
Slides for a workshop session on "Building an Accessible Digital Institution" facilitated by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate, Cetis at the Cetis conference held at the University of Bolton on 17-18 June 2014.
See http://www.slideshare.net/Thebriankelly/building-an-accessible-digital-institution
The Web Management Community: Beyond IWMW and JISCMail Lists (#A4)lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "The Web Management Community: Beyond IWMW and JISCMail Lists" facilitated by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2011 event held at the University of Reading on 26-27 July 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/iwmw-2011/
Preparing Our Users For Digital Life Beyond the Institutionlisbk
Sides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond the Institution" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at a seminar for the iSchool, University of Northumbria on 11 February 2015.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Accessibility, Inclusivity and MOOCs: What Can BS 8878 Offer?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Accessibility, Inclusivity and MOOCs: What Can BS 8878 Offer?" given by Brian Kelly, Cetis at an ILSIG Webinar on ‘MOOCs and Inclusive Practice’ held from 12.30-13.30 on 27 March 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ilsig-2014-accessibility-inclusivity-and-moocs-what-can-bs-8878-offer/
When Staff and Researchers Leave Their Host Institutionlisbk
When staff and researchers leave their host institution, it is important to ensure they can continue their professional work and engage with their communities. They should develop lifelong skills to manage their digital assets, publications, and online identities beyond their institution. Institutions could help more by providing training and support for staff transitioning away, and ensuring important digital content is not lost.
This document provides information about the IWMW 2015 conference taking place from July 27-29 at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. The conference theme is "Beyond Digital: Transforming the Institution" and will feature talks, workshops and master classes on digital transformation in higher education. Over the three days, participants can learn new skills, engage with peers, and identify new approaches for their institutions. Social events include a conference dinner and opportunities to explore Ormskirk and meet up in local bars and restaurants.
The document discusses the DOIT project, which aims to develop early entrepreneurship education materials for children aged 6-16 using makerspace settings. The DOIT program involves a 7-step process for young social innovators focusing on motivation, co-design, prototyping, reflection, and sharing ideas. Pilot studies involving 1,000 children will take place in 10 countries to test the program and evaluate its impact on entrepreneurial skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The evaluation faces challenges due to differences in languages, interventions, and ages but will use mixed methods including surveys, tests, and interviews.
Slides for a talk on "Working with Wikimedia Serbia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the Eduwiki 2014 conference in Edinburgh on Friday 31 October 2013.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/eduwiki-2014/
Slides for a workshop session on "Building an Accessible Digital Institution" facilitated by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate, Cetis at the Cetis conference held at the University of Bolton on 17-18 June 2014.
See http://www.slideshare.net/Thebriankelly/building-an-accessible-digital-institution
The Web Management Community: Beyond IWMW and JISCMail Lists (#A4)lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "The Web Management Community: Beyond IWMW and JISCMail Lists" facilitated by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2011 event held at the University of Reading on 26-27 July 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/iwmw-2011/
Preparing Our Users For Digital Life Beyond the Institutionlisbk
Sides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond the Institution" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at a seminar for the iSchool, University of Northumbria on 11 February 2015.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Accessibility, Inclusivity and MOOCs: What Can BS 8878 Offer?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Accessibility, Inclusivity and MOOCs: What Can BS 8878 Offer?" given by Brian Kelly, Cetis at an ILSIG Webinar on ‘MOOCs and Inclusive Practice’ held from 12.30-13.30 on 27 March 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ilsig-2014-accessibility-inclusivity-and-moocs-what-can-bs-8878-offer/
When Staff and Researchers Leave Their Host Institutionlisbk
When staff and researchers leave their host institution, it is important to ensure they can continue their professional work and engage with their communities. They should develop lifelong skills to manage their digital assets, publications, and online identities beyond their institution. Institutions could help more by providing training and support for staff transitioning away, and ensuring important digital content is not lost.
This document provides information about the IWMW 2015 conference taking place from July 27-29 at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. The conference theme is "Beyond Digital: Transforming the Institution" and will feature talks, workshops and master classes on digital transformation in higher education. Over the three days, participants can learn new skills, engage with peers, and identify new approaches for their institutions. Social events include a conference dinner and opportunities to explore Ormskirk and meet up in local bars and restaurants.
The document discusses the DOIT project, which aims to develop early entrepreneurship education materials for children aged 6-16 using makerspace settings. The DOIT program involves a 7-step process for young social innovators focusing on motivation, co-design, prototyping, reflection, and sharing ideas. Pilot studies involving 1,000 children will take place in 10 countries to test the program and evaluate its impact on entrepreneurial skills, attitudes, and knowledge. The evaluation faces challenges due to differences in languages, interventions, and ages but will use mixed methods including surveys, tests, and interviews.
2009: British Accessibility Standards - PAS-78 to BS8878Jonathan Hassell
Presentation given by Jonathan Hassell (Acting Chair of IST/45 - drafting committee for BS8878) at European Accessibility Forum in Frankfurt 2009.
Covers: why we needed a British accessibility Standard (rather than a European one); aims of PAS-78; the reason for updating it into BS8878; the big issues BS8878 will cover
Social media presents both opportunities and risks for companies. It allows new ways to interact with stakeholders through marketing and recruitment. However, it also risks sensitive information leaks and legal/IP issues. In-house counsel should understand new technologies and provide early legal advice to address reputational, security and compliance risks. Companies need social media policies and employee training to mitigate risks while leveraging opportunities.
Accessibility as Innovation - giving your potential users the chance to inspi...Jonathan Hassell
Many organisations seem to fear that making their products accessible means dumbing them down: they might then work for everyone, but they will lose a lot of their pizzazz in the process.
In this eAccess-13 presentation Jonathan Hassell presents the contrary view - that organisations that really look into the different needs of their disabled audiences often find this breaks them out of fixed positions, allowing them to take innovative leaps in product design.
Using examples from the typewriter to the iPhone classic ‘Zombies, Run!’ and his own recent projects involving the Microsoft Kinect games controller, Jonathan guides you through a way of thinking about product development which is inclusive, creative and potentially very lucrative.
How BS8878 relates to WCAG 2.0, PAS 78, Mandate 376 and UCD StandardsJonathan Hassell
An updated summary of BS8878 from its lead author, Jonathan Hassell. Including: how it relates to international standards on accessibility (WCAG 2.0 and ISO 9241-210), usability and user-centred design; and how it allows you to embed accessibility concerns into production processes.
It also provides information on how the Standard updates the older PAS 78 UK specification that it supersedes, and how it relates to work on the forthcoming EU accessibility procurement standard Mandate-376.
More information, including case studies of organisations using BS 8878, detailed blogs on its use by SMEs, tools and training for applying the Standard, and news on its progress towards becoming an International Standard can be found at
http://www.hassellinclusion.com/bs8878/
Stop Trying to Avoid Losing and Start Winning: How BS 8878 reframes the Acces...Jonathan Hassell
This document discusses reframing the conversation around accessibility to focus on strategic inclusion and business benefits rather than risk mitigation. It advocates using the BS 8878 framework to embed accessibility into organizational processes and make all staff responsible. The framework addresses common challenges like costs, measurement, innovation constraints, and defines roles and responsibilities. It argues for choosing the right guidelines and building better websites through an inclusive design approach.
The Social Nature of Engineering + InnovationKristin Halpin
More and more, organizations in the science, technology, and engineering industry are using social media as a tool to reach their audiences. They are successfully positioning their organizations and employees as thought leaders to advance industry knowledge and drive innovation. These organizations that have taken the plunge into the world of social media are learning that the tool enhances the efficiency of internal and external communications needs in the industry. Messages shared through social media channels are quicker than traditional communication forms and allow for real-time interaction and outside feedback that drive ideas and innovation further and faster than ever. Like any tactic, social media is most effective when integrated into an overall communications strategy, connected to business objectives, and informed by research, planning, and measurement.
Slides for a talk on "Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ILI 2012 (#ILI2012) conference held at Olympia, London on 30-31 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ili-2012/a101/
Preparing For The Future: Helping Libraries Respond to Changing Technological...lisbk
Slides for a workshop on "Preparing For The Future: Helping Libraries Respond to Changing Technological, Economic and Political Change" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a staff development workshop at the University of York on 4 July 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/york-library-2013/
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Reflecting on Yesterday, Understanding Today, Planning for Tomorrowlisbk
Slides for a paper on "Reflecting on Yesterday, Understanding Today, Planning for Tomorrow" presented by Brian Kelly at the Umbrella 2013 conference in Manchester on 2 July 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/umbrella-2013/
B1 Predicting developments: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: Some Approaches" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/
Identifying and Responding to Emerging Technologieslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Identifying and Responding to Emerging Technologies" to be given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2012 event to be held in Edinburgh on 18-20 June 2012.
See http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2012/sessions/jisc-observatory/
Predicting and Preparing For Emerging Learning Technologieslisbk
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on predicting and preparing for emerging learning technologies. It discusses identifying technology trends, drivers, and challenges through the Delphi process used by the NMC Horizon Report. It also provides tools and methods for institutions to plan for future technologies, including scenario planning, acknowledging risks, and engaging with challenges. The presentation aims to help attendees understand limitations of future forecasting and apply similar methodologies to plan locally.
What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Futurelisbk
Slides for an invited talk on "What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the EMTACL12 conference held in Trondheim, Norway on 1-3 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/emtacl12/
Slides for a workshop session on "Preparing for Tomorrow’s World: Helping University Information Services Respond to Technological, Economic and Political Change" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the Information Services 2014 conference held on 24 June 2014 at the University of Brighton.
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/preparing-for-tomorrows-world/
Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a talk on "Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Digital Impacts: How to Measure and Understand the Usage and Impact of Digital Content held at the University of Oxford on 20 May 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/digital-impacts-2011/
Our team of MBA consultants, "Dragon Consulting Partners", developed this key learnings report after completing fieldwork, interviews and desktop research on trends in digital media in China.
Together with our MBA cohort, we flew to China for a study tour where we experienced first hand the cultural differences in China.
This report condenses the key learnings and take aways that we had from the experience. Drawing upon a number of case studies, we analyse managerial implications for businesses looking to succeed with digital media in China
"Dragon Consulting Partners" are: Georges Shayeb, Izam Ryan, Lisa Amin, Mike Yu Tian, Ram Chandramohan (who wasn't able to join us in China for the fieldwork, sadly) and Rizwan Habib.
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Imperial MBA degree and the Diploma of Imperial College London, our team was awarded a Distinction for the quality of our work.
Managing New Technologies: The Challenge Of Web 2.0lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on \"Managing New Technologies: The Challenge Of Web 2.0\" given at the Umbrella 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/umbrella-2007/
IFLA ARL Hot Topics 2020: Libraries as Catalysts - Inspire, Engage, Enable, C...IFLAAcademicandResea
Libraries in China have seen a rapid growth in Intellectual Property Information Service (IPIS) centers over the past few years, with over 100 established. These centers were encouraged by the Chinese government to support innovation and patent applications. They provide services like patent searches, analysis of patent trends, and support for industries. While still developing, they represent a promising new direction for academic research libraries in China. Compared to the US, where similar centers have existed longer in libraries but not transformed them, the growth of IPIS centers could impact the transformation of Chinese academic libraries.
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
2009: British Accessibility Standards - PAS-78 to BS8878Jonathan Hassell
Presentation given by Jonathan Hassell (Acting Chair of IST/45 - drafting committee for BS8878) at European Accessibility Forum in Frankfurt 2009.
Covers: why we needed a British accessibility Standard (rather than a European one); aims of PAS-78; the reason for updating it into BS8878; the big issues BS8878 will cover
Social media presents both opportunities and risks for companies. It allows new ways to interact with stakeholders through marketing and recruitment. However, it also risks sensitive information leaks and legal/IP issues. In-house counsel should understand new technologies and provide early legal advice to address reputational, security and compliance risks. Companies need social media policies and employee training to mitigate risks while leveraging opportunities.
Accessibility as Innovation - giving your potential users the chance to inspi...Jonathan Hassell
Many organisations seem to fear that making their products accessible means dumbing them down: they might then work for everyone, but they will lose a lot of their pizzazz in the process.
In this eAccess-13 presentation Jonathan Hassell presents the contrary view - that organisations that really look into the different needs of their disabled audiences often find this breaks them out of fixed positions, allowing them to take innovative leaps in product design.
Using examples from the typewriter to the iPhone classic ‘Zombies, Run!’ and his own recent projects involving the Microsoft Kinect games controller, Jonathan guides you through a way of thinking about product development which is inclusive, creative and potentially very lucrative.
How BS8878 relates to WCAG 2.0, PAS 78, Mandate 376 and UCD StandardsJonathan Hassell
An updated summary of BS8878 from its lead author, Jonathan Hassell. Including: how it relates to international standards on accessibility (WCAG 2.0 and ISO 9241-210), usability and user-centred design; and how it allows you to embed accessibility concerns into production processes.
It also provides information on how the Standard updates the older PAS 78 UK specification that it supersedes, and how it relates to work on the forthcoming EU accessibility procurement standard Mandate-376.
More information, including case studies of organisations using BS 8878, detailed blogs on its use by SMEs, tools and training for applying the Standard, and news on its progress towards becoming an International Standard can be found at
http://www.hassellinclusion.com/bs8878/
Stop Trying to Avoid Losing and Start Winning: How BS 8878 reframes the Acces...Jonathan Hassell
This document discusses reframing the conversation around accessibility to focus on strategic inclusion and business benefits rather than risk mitigation. It advocates using the BS 8878 framework to embed accessibility into organizational processes and make all staff responsible. The framework addresses common challenges like costs, measurement, innovation constraints, and defines roles and responsibilities. It argues for choosing the right guidelines and building better websites through an inclusive design approach.
The Social Nature of Engineering + InnovationKristin Halpin
More and more, organizations in the science, technology, and engineering industry are using social media as a tool to reach their audiences. They are successfully positioning their organizations and employees as thought leaders to advance industry knowledge and drive innovation. These organizations that have taken the plunge into the world of social media are learning that the tool enhances the efficiency of internal and external communications needs in the industry. Messages shared through social media channels are quicker than traditional communication forms and allow for real-time interaction and outside feedback that drive ideas and innovation further and faster than ever. Like any tactic, social media is most effective when integrated into an overall communications strategy, connected to business objectives, and informed by research, planning, and measurement.
Slides for a talk on "Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ILI 2012 (#ILI2012) conference held at Olympia, London on 30-31 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ili-2012/a101/
Preparing For The Future: Helping Libraries Respond to Changing Technological...lisbk
Slides for a workshop on "Preparing For The Future: Helping Libraries Respond to Changing Technological, Economic and Political Change" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a staff development workshop at the University of York on 4 July 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/york-library-2013/
.
Reflecting on Yesterday, Understanding Today, Planning for Tomorrowlisbk
Slides for a paper on "Reflecting on Yesterday, Understanding Today, Planning for Tomorrow" presented by Brian Kelly at the Umbrella 2013 conference in Manchester on 2 July 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/umbrella-2013/
B1 Predicting developments: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Slides on "Let's Predict the Future: Some Approaches" for a workshop session on "Predicting the Future" held on 3 June 2014 at the SAOIM 2014 conference in Pretoria, South Africa and facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/saoim-2014-lets-predict-the-future-workshop/
Identifying and Responding to Emerging Technologieslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Identifying and Responding to Emerging Technologies" to be given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the IWMW 2012 event to be held in Edinburgh on 18-20 June 2012.
See http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2012/sessions/jisc-observatory/
Predicting and Preparing For Emerging Learning Technologieslisbk
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on predicting and preparing for emerging learning technologies. It discusses identifying technology trends, drivers, and challenges through the Delphi process used by the NMC Horizon Report. It also provides tools and methods for institutions to plan for future technologies, including scenario planning, acknowledging risks, and engaging with challenges. The presentation aims to help attendees understand limitations of future forecasting and apply similar methodologies to plan locally.
What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Futurelisbk
Slides for an invited talk on "What Next for Libraries? Making Sense of the Future" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the EMTACL12 conference held in Trondheim, Norway on 1-3 October 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/emtacl12/
Slides for a workshop session on "Preparing for Tomorrow’s World: Helping University Information Services Respond to Technological, Economic and Political Change" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the Information Services 2014 conference held on 24 June 2014 at the University of Brighton.
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/preparing-for-tomorrows-world/
Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a talk on "Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Digital Impacts: How to Measure and Understand the Usage and Impact of Digital Content held at the University of Oxford on 20 May 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/digital-impacts-2011/
Our team of MBA consultants, "Dragon Consulting Partners", developed this key learnings report after completing fieldwork, interviews and desktop research on trends in digital media in China.
Together with our MBA cohort, we flew to China for a study tour where we experienced first hand the cultural differences in China.
This report condenses the key learnings and take aways that we had from the experience. Drawing upon a number of case studies, we analyse managerial implications for businesses looking to succeed with digital media in China
"Dragon Consulting Partners" are: Georges Shayeb, Izam Ryan, Lisa Amin, Mike Yu Tian, Ram Chandramohan (who wasn't able to join us in China for the fieldwork, sadly) and Rizwan Habib.
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Imperial MBA degree and the Diploma of Imperial College London, our team was awarded a Distinction for the quality of our work.
Managing New Technologies: The Challenge Of Web 2.0lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on \"Managing New Technologies: The Challenge Of Web 2.0\" given at the Umbrella 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/umbrella-2007/
IFLA ARL Hot Topics 2020: Libraries as Catalysts - Inspire, Engage, Enable, C...IFLAAcademicandResea
Libraries in China have seen a rapid growth in Intellectual Property Information Service (IPIS) centers over the past few years, with over 100 established. These centers were encouraged by the Chinese government to support innovation and patent applications. They provide services like patent searches, analysis of patent trends, and support for industries. While still developing, they represent a promising new direction for academic research libraries in China. Compared to the US, where similar centers have existed longer in libraries but not transformed them, the growth of IPIS centers could impact the transformation of Chinese academic libraries.
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
The value of in-house technology expertise within colleges and universities. Slides from a session at ALT-C 2012. Paul Walk and Amber Thomas. Session Notes: http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2012/10/01/strategicdev_altc2012/
F1: Summary: Future Technologies and Their Applicationslisbk
Slides for a 1-day workshop on "Future Technologies and Their Applications" facilitated by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2013 conference on Monday 14 October 2013.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2013-workshop/
Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the O...lisbk
Slides for talk on "Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the Organisation Ceases to Exist" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the IRMS 2016 conference in Brighton on 17 May 2016.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/irms-2016-web-preservation
Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standardslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standards" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the IDRAC 2014 conference held in Second Life on 3-4 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/web-accessibility-is-not-primarily-about-conformance-with-web-accessibility-standards/
Identifying preparing-for-technological-developmentssherif user group
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on identifying and preparing for technological developments. Kelly discusses approaches for identifying technology trends, such as reviewing reports from experts like Gartner and commissioning reports. He also advocates using a collaborative approach like Twitter to minimize biases and gain fresh insights. Kelly summarizes the key findings of the NMC Horizon Report, including short-term technology trends in electronic publishing and affordable software. He outlines the Delphi process used to identify drivers of adoption and challenges. The presentation stresses the importance of considering future implications and preparing institutions for technological changes.
Using Social Media at Conferences and Other Events: Backchannel, Amplificatio...lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "Using Social Media at Conferences and Other Events: Backchannel, Amplification, Remote Participation and Legacy" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the SPot On 20912 conference held in London on 11-12 November 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/spoton-london-2012/
This session will demystify (generative) AI by exploring its workings as an advanced statistical modelling tool (suitable for any level of technical knowledge). Not only will this session explain the technological underpinnings of AI, it will also address concerns and (long-term) requirements around ethical and practical usage of AI. This includes data preparation and cleaning, data ownership, and the value of data-generated - but not owned - by libraries. It will also discuss the potentials for (hypothetical) use cases of AI in collections environments and making collections data AI-ready; providing examples of AI capabilities and applications beyond chatbots.
CATH DISHMAN, CENYU SHEN,
KATHERINE STEPHAN
Although scholarly communications has become more open, problems with predatory and problematic publishers remain. There are commercial providers of lists, start-up/renegade Internet lists of good/bad and the researchers, publishers and assessors that try to understand and process what being on/off a list means to themselves, their careers and their institutions. Still, these problems persist and leaves many asking: where is the list?
Christina Dinh Nguyen, University of Toronto Mississauga Library
In the world of digital literacies, liaison and instructional librarians are increasingly coming to terms with a new term: algorithmic literacy. No matter the liaison or instruction subjects – computer science, sociology, language and literature, chemistry, physics, economics, or other – students are grappling with assignments that demand a critical understanding, or even use, of algorithms. Over the course of this session, we’ll discuss the term ‘algorithmic literacies,’ explore how it fits into other digital literacies, and see why it as a curriculum might belong at your library. We’ll also look at some examples of practical pedagogical methods you can implement right away, depending on what types of AL lessons you want to teach, and who your patrons are. Lastly, we’ll discuss how librarians should view themselves as co-learners when working with AL skills. This session seeks to bring together participants from across the different libraries, with diverse missions/vision/mandates, to explore ways we can all benefit from teaching AL. If time permits, we may discuss how text and data librarians (functional specialists) can support the development of this curriculum.
David Pride, The Open University
In this paper, we present CORE-GPT, a novel question- answering platform that combines GPT-based language models and more than 32 million full-text open access scientific articles from CORE. We first demonstrate that GPT3.5 and GPT4 cannot be relied upon to provide references or citations for generated text. We then introduce CORE-GPT which delivers evidence-based answers to questions, along with citations and links to the cited papers, greatly increasing the trustworthiness of the answers and reducing the risk of hallucinations.
Cath Dishman, Cenyu Shen, Katherine Stephan
Although scholarly communications has become more open, problems with predatory and problematic publishers remain. There are commercial providers of lists, start-up/renegade Internet lists of good/bad and the researchers, publishers and assessors that try to understand and process what being on/off a list means to themselves, their careers and their institutions. Still, these problems persist and leaves many asking: where is the list?
This plenary panel will discuss the problems of “predatory” publishing and what, if anything, publishers, our community and researchers can do to try and help minimise their abundancy/impact.
eth Montague-Hellen, Francis Crick Institute, Katie Fraser, University of Nottingham
Open Access is a foundational topic in Scholarly Communications. However, when information professionals and publishers talk about its future, it is nearly always Gold open access we discuss. Green was seen as the big solution for providing access to those who couldn’t afford it. However, publishers have protested that Green destroys their business models. How true is this, and are we even all talking the same language when we talk about Green?
Chris Banks, Imperial College London, Caren Milloy, Jisc,
Transitional agreements were developed in response to funder policy and institutional demand to constrain costs and facilitate funder compliance. They have since become the dominant model by which UK research outputs are made open access. In January 2023, Jisc instigated a critical review of TAs and the OA landscape to provide an evidence base to inform a conversation on the desired future state of research dissemination. This session will discuss the key findings of the review and its impact on a sector-wide consultation and concrete actions in the UK and beyond.
Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver, Jason Price, SCELC Library Consortium
As transformative agreements emerge as a new standard, it is critical for libraries, consortia, publishers, and vendors to have consistent and comprehensive data – yet data around publication profiles, authorship, and readership has been shown to be highly variable in availability and accuracy. Building on prior research around frameworks for assessing the combined value of open publishing and comprehensive read access that these deals provide, we will address multi-dimensional perspectives to the challenges that the industry faces with the dissemination, collection, and analysis of data about authorship, readership, and value.
Hylke Koers, STM Solutions
Get Full Text Research (GetFTR) launched in 2020 with the objective of streamlining discovery and access of scholarly content in the many tools that researchers use today, such as Dimensions, Semantic Scholar, Mendeley, and many others. It works equally well for open access content as it does for subscription-based content, providing researchers with recognizable buttons and indicators to get them to the most up-to-date version of content with minimal effort. Currently, around 30,000 OA articles are accessed every day via GetFTR links.
Gareth Cole, Loughborough University, Adrian Clark, Figshare
Researchers face more pressure to share their research data than ever before. Owing to a rise in funder policies and momentum towards more openness across the research landscape. Although policies for data sharing are in place, engagement work is undertaken by librarians in order to ensure repository uptake and compliance.
We will discuss a particular strategy implemented at Loughborough University that involved the application of conceptual messaging frameworks to engagement activities in order to promote and encourage use of our Figshare-powered repository. We will showcase the rationale behind the adoption of messaging frameworks for library outreach and some practical examples.
Mark Lester, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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1. Making Sense of the Future
Spotting Tomorrow's Key Technologies Brian Kelly, UKOLN
Presentation by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the ILI 2012
conference
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2. Twitter: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/uksg-2013/
#uksglive
UKSG 2013
Spotting Tomorrow's
Key Technologies
Brian Kelly Acceptable Use Policy
UKOLN Recording this talk, taking photos,
University of Bath discussing the content using Twitter,
Bath, UK blogs, etc. is welcomed providing
distractions to others is minimised.
Email:
b.kelly@ukoln.ac.uk
Blog:
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @briankelly
UKOLN is supported by:
This work is licensed under a Creative
A centre of expertise in digital information management Commons Attribution 2.0 licence
www.ukoln.ac.uk
(but note caveat)
3. Abstract
Brian Kelly will introduce a methodology being
used by the JISC Observatory which can help
to identify „weak signals‟ for technologies that
may have an impact on the sector, as well as
„strong signals‟ which may make it difficult for
emerging technologies to become embedded.
The audience will have an opportunity to apply
the methodology across a variety of emerging
technologies.
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14. Librarians will appropriate technological
Shush!
developments to support their activities!
Acknowledgements to Patrick
14 Hochstenbach (@hochstenbach)
15. What Can We Conclude?
There is a need to:
• Be wary of predictions which:
Simply justify our organisation‟s current
approaches (cf. music industry)
Reflect personal beliefs
• Base predictions on evidence
• Acknowledge that evidence may challenge
organisational or personal beliefs / prejudices
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16. The Context
In the future mobiles will be smaller & faster;
Data will be Big and content and services will be
open. Lots of opportunities for librarians
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17. Accompanying Paper
Ideas described in
paper presented at
EMTACL (Emerging
Technologies in
Academic Libraries)
conference
See bit.ly/emtacl12-
kelly
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18. Time of Growth
1990s & early 2000s saw:
• Increased funding across
education sector
• Significant developments in
IT sector
• Willingness by senior
managers & funding bodies
to invest in innovative IT
developments (e.g. JISC
development programmes)
“Great proposal – we’ll fund it”
Image from Flickr. CC BT-NC-SA licence:
18 http://www.flickr.com/photos/inlinguamanchester/5036313154/
19. Time of Growth is Over
Late 2000s and beyond:
• Decreased funding across
education & public sector
• Acknowledgements that
innovation can provide
growth and cost savings
• Significant developments
continue in IT sector
• Investment in innovative IT
developments need to be
based on evidence of
benefits & likleyhood of
success “You want how much? And no
Image from Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND licence:
evidence it will work! You’re
19 http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewleavy/339489258// crazy!”
20. Lessons From The Past
Importance of open standards:
• Open standards are essential for interoperability;
preservation; …
• Therefore use SMIL and SVG (open standards from
W3C) and not Flash (proprietary)
The need to be realistic
• What happened to SMIL and SVG?
• The marketplace didn‟t embrace the open standards
• Adoption of open standards would have been costly
• Flash is now being superceded by HTML5
• Flash‟s demise due to lack of support by Apple on
mobile devices
20
21. Why Future-Watch?
Sometimes
future-
watching
may be
irrelevant to
our
businesses
Metro, 1 Nov 2012
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22. Why Future-Watch?
Need for future-watching to help identify tomorrow‟s key
technologies:
• Change existing business processes
• Decide to invest resources in finding out more
(e.g. commissioning reports)
• Invest in training and development in new areas
• Explore ways of deprecating existing services (cf
WH Smith‟s decision to stop selling CD singles in
2004)
• …
22
23. Audience Participation
Provide examples of relevant technological / societal
developments which may affect your business:
• Mainstream areas
HTML5 EPUB “BYOD” “Openness”
• Niche areas
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24. JISC Observatory
JISC Observatory:
• JISC-funded initiative
• Systematises processes for anticipating and
responding to projected future trends & scenarios
• Provided by JISC Innovation Support Centres at
UKOLN and CETIS
• See <http://blog.observatory.jisc.ac.uk/>
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26. Scanning Activities
• Blog posts:
Posts published on JISC Observatory
blog and on existing blogs.
• Monitoring trends:
Monitoring trends in order to:
Benchmark current usage patterns
Identify trends
Identify emerging patterns of usage
Google searches for “learning analytics”
took off in 2010.
Possible indicator of relevance across
sector & need for further investigation.
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27. Sense-making
Need to:
• Understand limitations of evidence-gathering
techniques (including documenting „paradata‟ so
survey findings are reproducible & can be critiqued)
• Provide suggestions of implications of developments
for the sector
In addition need to encourage feedback on:
• Evidence-gathering techniques
• Interpretation of findings
• Implications of developments
In order to inform:
• Further investigation
27 • Policy-making, planning and funding
30. Significant Trends: Mobile
Opera
We now know of the importance of Mobile: but
did we say the same when WAP came along?
30
31. Significant Trends: Social Media
There were “more than 150 million Tweets about the
Olympics over the past 16 days”. [Twitter blog]
31
32. Significant Trends: Social Media
Survey in Aug 2012 of institutional use of Facebook across the
24 Russell Group universities found >1M „Likes‟ followers
32
33. Behind The Data
Trends in Fb „Likes‟ for Russell
group Unis since Jan 2011 show
steady increase
But note increase in Jul 2012 due
to addition of 4 new universities!
Jan 11 Sep 11 May 12 Jul 12
But might trends hide a more
complex story:
• Usage & growth dominated
by one significant player.
• More modest usage
generally
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34. Need for Paradata and Discussion
Surveys carried out to monitor usage & trends for:
• Institutional use of social media
• Use of researcher profiling services (e.g. Google
Scholar, Academia.edu, …) across institutions
Observations (and feedback):
• Differing results found if quotes used
• Possible inclusion of wrong Unis (e.g. Newcastle
University, Australia)
• Personalised results depending on client environment
Need to provide paradata and encourage feedback
34 on processes and intrepretation of findings
35. Paradata Example
Dates of survey
An example of paradata for a blog post on use
of Blekko for an SEO analysis of Russell
Group Universities
Summary of unexpected findings Limitations of survey methodology
People in host institution can
provide contextual knowledge if
open approaches used
35
36. Lies, Damned Lies and Graphs
“#Blekko traffic goes through the
roof – for good reason. Try it out!”
Based on blog post entitled
“Blekko’s Traffic Is Up Almost 400
Percent; Here Are The CEO’s
Five Reasons Why” (includes
dissatisfaction with Goole)
Is Blekko’s Traffic Really Going Through The Roof? Will It Challenge Google?,
36 UK Web Focus blog, 18 April 2012
37. Open Sense-making
Importance of open approaches to interpretation
of signals:
• Evidence-gathering methodologies may have flaws
• Incorrect or inappropriate implications may be
made
• This may lead to wrong decisions being made
Open sense-making approaches may be difficult –
your marketing department may wish a
consistent, positive message to be made.
37
38. Beware vested
interests who may
be threatened by
implications of
predictions
Developments may
• Be aligned with
current plans
• Challenge current
plans
38
39. Sense-Making: Social Media
Social media:
• Is about nodes and connections
• Numbers do matter for effective
engagement and disseminations
• Experiences from other areas:
Nos. of mobile phones
Importance of email
“All bugs are shallow to many eyes”
Implications:
• Importance of best practices for popular & well-
used channels
• Difficulties for new entrants e.g. Diaspora (open
alternative to Facebook) and identi.ca and app.net
39 (new open alternative to Twitter)
40. Open Data
“Is London 2012 a
haven for open
data?”
Conclusions:
• “Not this time”
• “But it is the first
data Olympics”
• “It's hard to see that
by [Rio] 2016 this
won't emerge as
data we can all
use”
40
41. Open Data
“Manchester City to
open the archive on
player data and
statistics”
Example of:
• Public interest in
open data
• Interest from
commercial sector
41
42. Use of Open Data in Libraries
Trends in reusing Library usage data,
e.g. JISC‟s Library Impact Data Project
Average number of books borrowed and e-resource Image & data provided by
Dave Pattern under a CC
logins for ~33,000 students in final year of studies BY-NC-SA licence
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43. Early Signals?
News stories (Aug
2012) about plans for
privatisation at
London Metropolitan
University
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44. Early Signals?
Follow-up comment
(20 Aug 2012):
“VC should be
applauded for the
classic business
move of getting the
university to
concentrate on its
core activity”
Carl Lygo is chief executive
of the 'for profit' BPP
Professional Education group
and principal of BPP
University College
44
45. Recap
Within your organisation / sector there is a need to have
mechanisms for identifying technological developments
which may have an impact on the business:
• Observing trends and signals
• Observing signals from diversity of sources
• Interpreting the implications
• Identifying changes which may be needed within the
organisation
• Inviting feedback and critiques of the evidence-gathering
processes and the interpretations of the findings
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47. Challenge For Librarians
In time of uncertain
futures:
• Use evidence-based
approaches to
understanding the future
• Understand the changing
environment
• Engage with opportunities
in areas of growth and
institutional importance
• Be open and encourage
discussion on analysis &
interpretation of findings
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48. Serenity prayer
Serenity prayer:
God, grant me the
serenity to accept
the things I cannot
change,
Courage to change
the things I can,
And wisdom to know
the difference.
Tim Berners-Lee
didn‟t accept the
evidence of the
popularity of Gopher!
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49. Conclusions
The Data will be Big, but our users will continue to use
Facebook and Twitter
But research data will grow in importance as will use of
mobiles.
According to the evidence the future isn‟t quite what I
expected. But it has helped to identify our business
strategies.
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