Rendering Matters – Report on the results of research into digital object rendering
http://archives.govt.nz/rendering-matters-report-results-research-digital-object-rendering Summary: Maintaining the ability of an organisation or user to be able to “open” or “render” a file or set of files is one of the core digital preservation challenges. The Rendering Matters report outlines the results of research investigating whether changes are introduced to the information that is presented to users when files [...]
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Archives New Zealand has released Rendering Matters—Report on the Results of Research into Digital Object Rendering. Here's an excerpt from the report: Maintaining the ability of an organisation or user to be able to "open" or "render" a file or set of files is one of the core digital preservation challenges. This report outlines the [...]
Read MoreOnline Survey on Scientific Information in the Digital Age
http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/survey-on-scientific-information-digital-age_en.pdf The public consultation ‘Online survey on scientific information in the digital age’ spurred great interest among different categories of stakeholders, with 1 140 responses received. The Commission received responses from 42 countries, including from all Member States except Ireland, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia, with 37 % of all responses submitted by German respondents. The [...]
Read MoreIAML 2012 Montréal, 22 to 27 July 2012
Are you a IAML member or do you work for a IAML member institution? Did you attend IAML 2011 in Dublin? Feel like registering for IAML 2012 before February 15? If you answered “yes” to all 3 questions, there is a special Early Bird rate for you! The first 20 people to register for IAML [...]
Read MoreImpronta dell’archivio informatico entro il 1° marzo – Fiscoetasse
FiscoetasseImpronta dell'archivio informatico entro il 1° marzoFiscoetasseIl DM del 23 gennaio 2004 aveva disciplinato la procedura informatica relativa all'emissione, conservazione ed esibizione dei documenti informatici tributari, nonché de…
Read MoreGI+100: Principles on Geographic Data Archiving (Aufruf zur Kommentierung)
Die EuroSDR Working Group on Geographic Data Archiving, an der Experten aus Archiven und Vermessungsbehörden aus 7 Ländern Europas teilnehmen, hat Empfehlungen zur Bewertung, Übernahme, dauerhaften Erhaltung und Nutzung von Geodaten erarbeitet.
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Read MoreOpen Access: Online Survey on Scientific Information in the Digital Age
The European Commission has released the Online Survey on Scientific Information in the Digital Age. Here's an excerpt: Respondents were asked if there is no access problem to scientific publications in Europe: 84 % disagreed or disagreed strongly with the statement. The high prices of journals/subscriptions (89%) and limited library budgets (85%) were signalled as [...]
Read MoreScholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog (January 31, 2012)
Adler, Prudence S., Patricia Aufderheide, Brandon Butler, and Peter Jaszi, co-facilitators. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2012. Aslib Proceedings 64, no. 1 (2012): Includes "Long-Term Digital Information Preservation: Challenges in Latin America," "Organizing Open Archives via Lightweight Ontologies to Facilitate the Use [...]
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