Experts who create and curate digital content from public sector organisations across Europe, are invited to contribute to JISC’s international survey on ‘orphan works’ called In from the Cold Europa 2010.
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The workshop Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and licensing in the creation and curation of digital content: A blueprint for success through a practical workshop, taking place on March 8 in London, is now full and so registration has closed. Keep checking the blog for details of future workshops.
Can just a few simple and inexpensive search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques can increase the visibility of an organisation’s online content and the number of users to its website? JISC explored this hypothesis with the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) and three UK organisations. Read on to find out more and download the report that tracks the success and potential pitfalls for organisations undertaking this work.
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and licensing in the creation and curation of digital content: A blueprint for success through a practical workshop
Date: Monday 8 March 2010
Location: London
Read on to find out more about this workshop and to register
If you downloaded the ’static’ version of the new Digital Content Quarterly, without the embedded videos, there is no need to miss out on the video interviews with Tony Ageh (on the BBC Archive), David Flanders and Andy McGregor (augmented reality and linked data) and Rob Bristow (green ICT). Read on to access the videos on YouTube and Vimeo.
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The US Google Book Settlement and its potential implications has captured the attention and imagination of a range of people, from those working within higher and further education to publishers, authors, libraries, museums and archives. Google’s initiative has seen approximately seven million books digitised by the search engine company through partnerships with libraries, publishers and authors, and interest has grown as developments have slowly unfolded.
Whether your background is cultural heritage, education and research, health or public service broadcasting, you face many of the same opportunities and challenges when it comes to digital content. In this fast-paced, ever-changing environment the Strategic Content Alliance’s Digital Content Quarterly (DCQ) provides a news round-up of digital content issues from around the world, thought-provoking features highlighting key debates in the field and regular columns from experts in areas that have most traction in terms of digital content provision: intellectual property rights and business modelling and sustainability. The quarterly is also interactive**, complete with video interviews, features and ‘top tip’ guides as well as a vibrant new design.
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