Introduction. The DRIVER I project drew up a detailed report of European repositories based on data gathered in a survey in which Spain’s participation was very low. This created a highly distorted image of the implementation of repositories in Spain. This study aims to analyse the current state of Spanish open-access institutional repositories and to describe their characteristics. Method. The data were gathered through a Web survey. The questionnaire was based on that used by DRIVER I: coverage; technical infrastructure and technical issues; institutional policies; services created; and stimulators and inhibitors for establishing, filling and maintaining their digital institutional repositories.
Analysis. Data were tabulated and analysed systematically according responses obtained from the questionnaire and grouped by coverage. Results. Responses were obtained from 38 of the 104 institutions contacted, which had 29 institutional repositories. This represents 78.3% of the Spanish repositories according to the BuscaRepositorios directory. Spanish repositories contained mainly full-text materials (journal articles and doctoral theses) together with metadata. The software most used was DSpace, followed by EPrints. The metadata standard most used was Dublin Core. Spanish repositories offered more usage statistics and fewer author-oriented services than the European average. The priorities for the future development of the repositories are the need for clear policies on access to scientific production based on public funding and the need for quality control indicators. Conclusions.This is the first detailed study of Spanish institutional repositories. The key stimulants for establishing, filling and maintaining were, in order of importance, the increase of visibility and citation, the interest of decision-makers, simplicity of use and search services. On the other hand the main inhibitors identified were the absence of policies, the lack of integration with other national and international systems and the lack of awareness efforts among academia.
The Asiatic Library in Mumbai, India, is not only home of an early manuscript of Dante’s divine comedy. It has also been host to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, an India musical trio famous for their Bollywood soundtracks. They performed in the library during the Kala Ghoda Festival, 2009.
Does anyone know the name of the song?
If you find nice clips of live gigs in libraries please tell me in the comments! All songs will be tagged with „live in the library„.
Sollten Informationen und Bildung als offene Güter im weltweiten Netz zur Verfügung stehen? Oder findet die eigentliche Bildung nach wie vor nur im Hörsaal statt?
Diese Fragen sollen bei einer Podiumsdiskussion in Hannover am 15. Dezember geklärt werden. Diskutieren werden Holger Brenner (Uni Osnabrück), Doris Bambey (peDocs) und Robert A. Gehring (u.a. Herausgeber des Open-Source-Jahrbuchs) unter der Moderation des Telepolis-Redakteurs Peter Mühlbauer. Da die Veranstaltung von der TIB/Uni Hannover und der elsa organisiert wird, gehe ich davon aus, dass es wieder einen Podcast geben wird. Wie schon bei der Vorgängerveranstaltung im Rahmen der Open Access Week (zur Aufzeichnung).
Here is the draft Government 2.0 Taskforce report Engage: Getting on with Government 2.0. The Taskforce is seeking your comments and input before finalising the report to go to Government.
Der Report (PDF) beschreibt eindrücklich, worum es in der gesamten Open-Government-Data geht:
Easy to find re-useable public information is, at heart, an invitation to the wider community to engage innovate and create new public value with public sector information (PSI), which often sits underused or simply ignored in government agencies and data banks. As we have seen during our work, as people engage, possibilities – foreseeable and otherwise – are unlocked through the invention, creativity and hard work of citizens, business and community organisations. The government’s job is to liberate much more of its information as a key national asset.
Public agencies and professional public servants are also invited to engage more energetically with the tools and capabilities of ‘collaborative web’ or Web 2.0. Everything, from enabling data to be re-used, to forming and participating in online communities in their areas of interest will help build a public service that is smarter, more responsive, more strategic and personally rewarding.
Public agencies and their public servants increasingly associate good practice with deeper engagement with those outside the public service. As the new Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) guidelines make clear, Web 2.0 tools like blogs and wikis now provide unprecedented opportunities to take this much further.
In the transition from traditional consultation towards true community collaboration engaging the community and the public service alike is key. In this more open, connected and instinctively adaptive and innovative process, the motivation, interest and skills of all involved contributes to it success.
Engagement between those in and outside the public service is constrained by the need for public servants to continue to be professional and apolitical. Creating the culture and practices that can seize the new opportunities but yet stay true to enduring public service values will not be easy.
Dass zur offenen Teilhabe schon an der Ausgestaltung der Richtlinien aufgerufen wird, kann man als klares Statement sehen: Australien meint es ernst. Open Government (Data) ist ganz offensichtlich das Thema der Stunde.
In den Folien fragt Stefan Gradmann, ob dieses Thema auf einer Fachtagung für innovative Bibliothekare nicht obsolet sei und beantwortet dies mit nein. Die Präsentation breitet ein paar Argumente aus, warum sich auch Bibliotheken mit dem Semantic Web auseinander setzen müssen.
Die Aufzählung kann natürlich nicht komplett sein, aber ein Grund fehlte mir dann doch. Und zwar ist der Grund, dass zumindest für öffentlich finanzierte Bibliotheken der Nutzer (und meist gleich Finanzierer in Personalunion) ein Recht darauf hat, die von Bibliotheken in seinem Auftrag und mit seinen Mitteln erstellten Informationen in bester Form zugänglich zu machen. Und die seit ca. 10 Jahren in ihren Grundfunktionen nicht weiterentwickelten OPACs sind mit Sicherheit nicht die „beste Form“. Ein freier Zugriff auf maschinen- und menschenlesbare bibliothekarische Daten ist eigentlich schon lange eine Pflichtaufgabe für Bibliotheken.
The Greens of Mind live on June 8, 2009 at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, CA playing „Escaping From Alcatraz“ as part of „Acoustic Evenings at The Athenaeum with Jefferson Jay“ series.
If you find nice clips of live gigs in libraries please tell me in the comments! All songs will be tagged with „live in the library„.
Worin genau unterscheidet sich ein Ausdruck eines eingescannten Werkes von einer Kopie? Auch bei modernen Kopierern wird das Original zuerst eingescannt und dann ausgedruckt. Im Heise-Forum schreibt mukenukem:
Oh, da weiß ich was. Man platziert neben dem Leseplatz einen Fotokopierer, auf den man dann den Monitor drauflegt.
Mehr dazu unter anderem bei Archivalia oder Netethics. Die digitale, ausdruckbare Kopie der Urteilsbegründung (PDF) findet sich beim Börsenverein. Sie wurde eingescannt und steht auch außerhalb speziell vorgesehener Leseplätze in Bibliotheken zur Verfügung.
Live gigs in the library seems to be almost always been held by musicians who like to play soft and quiet. Mika Miko, a punk rock band from Los Angeles, USA, like it hard and loud and they proved that on April 20th, 2008 in the Los Angeles Central Library.
I’m not really sure if this song is called „Wild Bore“ or „Capricorinations“. Los Angeles punk rock librarians, can you help me? And if you find other nice clips of live gigs in libraries please tell me in the comments! All songs will be tagged with „live in the library„.