Comments for Streamline News http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com Integrating Repository Function with Work Practice Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Meeting with Critical Friend - Monday July 14th by Nick http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/meeting-with-critical-friend-monday-july-14th/#comment-30 Nick Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:13:28 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-30 Hi John I haven't met Peter yet; no doubt he will be in touch in due course. I recently attended a <a href="http://repositorynews.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/can-we-find-a-recipe-for-success/"JISC event in Worcester"</a> at which Debra Morris from Southampton University spoke briefly about their <a href="http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/information.html"EdShare project.</a> Presentations were only 10 mins so it was a quick overview but it looked...well, exemplary as one might expect with S'oton's reputation in all things repository. Nick Hi John

I haven’t met Peter yet; no doubt he will be in touch in due course. I recently attended a <a href=”http://repositorynews.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/can-we-find-a-recipe-for-success/”JISC event in Worcester” at which Debra Morris from Southampton University spoke briefly about their <a href=”http://www.edshare.soton.ac.uk/information.html”EdShare project. Presentations were only 10 mins so it was a quick overview but it looked…well, exemplary as one might expect with S’oton’s reputation in all things repository.

Nick

]]> Comment on July 8th Monthly Meeting by Moving forward… « PERSoNA News http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/july-8th-monthly-meeting/#comment-29 Moving forward… « PERSoNA News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:10:50 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=131#comment-29 [...] by Nick on July 10, 2008 On the back of the Emerge presentation, and as an earlier adjunct to the Streamline meeting, a group of us sat down on Tuesday to review PERSoNA and think about precisely what tools the [...] [...] by Nick on July 10, 2008 On the back of the Emerge presentation, and as an earlier adjunct to the Streamline meeting, a group of us sat down on Tuesday to review PERSoNA and think about precisely what tools the [...]

]]> Comment on eCat Workshops by Colour coded metadata output for users. « Streamline News http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/ecat-workshops/#comment-28 Colour coded metadata output for users. « Streamline News Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:14:11 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/ecat-workshops/#comment-28 [...] was done in response to some comments made at one of the eCat training sessions I attended back in January. One user pointed out that after filling in all (about a dozen) metadata screens the only way to [...] [...] was done in response to some comments made at one of the eCat training sessions I attended back in January. One user pointed out that after filling in all (about a dozen) metadata screens the only way to [...]

]]> Comment on TEL Day: promoting Streamline and The Institutional Repository by Nick http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/tel-day-promoting-streamline-and-the-institutional-repository/#comment-26 Nick Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:59:27 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=115#comment-26 Hi Meg I really enjoyed the TEL Day. Dawn and I were both able to gather some interesting preliminary data with our questionnaire and I was very encouraged by the level of interest in the repository and our related projects. I have summarised my results from the questionnaire on the respective project pages <a href="http://repositorynews.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/technology-and-learning-day/" rel="nofollow">Repository News</a> and <a href="http://personanews.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/technology-and-learning-day/" rel="nofollow">PERSoNA News</a>. Nick Hi Meg

I really enjoyed the TEL Day. Dawn and I were both able to gather some interesting preliminary data with our questionnaire and I was very encouraged by the level of interest in the repository and our related projects. I have summarised my results from the questionnaire on the respective project pages Repository News and PERSoNA News.

Nick

]]> Comment on Why do we meet? by Janet Finlay http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/why-do-we-meet/#comment-25 Janet Finlay Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:23:21 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-25 Hi John I know what you mean - certainly the monthly meetings are invigorating! And I think what you say may be true for the extended project team. But the core project team are very active between meetings - with side meetings of sub groups (development team, user evaluation team, project management etc) making sure that things keep happening. Most of that is also facilitated face to face though so there is certainly something in what you say about the need for web 0.0! Janet Hi John

I know what you mean - certainly the monthly meetings are invigorating! And I think what you say may be true for the extended project team. But the core project team are very active between meetings - with side meetings of sub groups (development team, user evaluation team, project management etc) making sure that things keep happening. Most of that is also facilitated face to face though so there is certainly something in what you say about the need for web 0.0!

Janet

]]> Comment on What is a Web 2.0 app? by Dawn http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/what-is-a-web-20-app/#comment-23 Dawn Thu, 29 May 2008 12:35:44 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-23 In light of the discussion about the fine lines of Web 2.0 and social networking (are these two one and the same thing? Or are social networking apps the only good examples of web to at the moment?) did have a thought about forums. The only thing that a forum is missing is tagging. The think that removes it’s linear structure and enables users to sort discussions from their perspective. I then thought but that’s really just a wiki? SO I guess I’ve almost answered my own question. Almost. In light of the discussion about the fine lines of Web 2.0 and social networking (are these two one and the same thing? Or are social networking apps the only good examples of web to at the moment?) did have a thought about forums. The only thing that a forum is missing is tagging. The think that removes it’s linear structure and enables users to sort discussions from their perspective. I then thought but that’s really just a wiki? SO I guess I’ve almost answered my own question. Almost.

]]> Comment on Software Engineering v User centred design by Dawn http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/software-engineering-v-user-centred-design/#comment-22 Dawn Tue, 27 May 2008 10:16:23 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-22 There is a second issue here, of how both these things fit with research methodologies. While JISC has a more practical and current application bent to its research, it is still bound by the basic research principles particularly where evaluation and dissemination are concerned. I think these are questions that, as far as I am aware, have never been clearly answered. When research involves conceptual ideas as software production, rather than a single focused algorithm that can be clearly tested against others of its kind there are a number of problems that need to be identified in order to asses its benefits and There is a second issue here, of how both these things fit with research methodologies. While JISC has a more practical and current application bent to its research, it is still bound by the basic research principles particularly where evaluation and dissemination are concerned. I think these are questions that, as far as I am aware, have never been clearly answered. When research involves conceptual ideas as software production, rather than a single focused algorithm that can be clearly tested against others of its kind there are a number of problems that need to be identified in order to asses its benefits and

]]> Comment on Wikipatterns - the book by Janet Finlay http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/wikipatterns-the-book/#comment-21 Janet Finlay Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:36:09 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-21 This would be an excellent way to bring these projects together with Planet and extend its remit at the same time! This would be an excellent way to bring these projects together with Planet and extend its remit at the same time!

]]> Comment on Lessons learnt from podcasting by Dawn http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/lessons-learnt-from-podcasting/#comment-20 Dawn Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:55:13 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=104#comment-20 I like this. It suggests that podcasting can fit into everyday routine, with a recoding device of course. But it shows that extra time does not have to be set aside, at least for gathering material together. A bit like you make notes on people and thinks you have heard for producing bids and papers. It’s more inspirational and more in keeping, I think, with the academic process. I have a couple of questions: How do you store and catalogue your resources? What lessons have you learned from this process? Do you sit down and think of a script then check your resources, or do you look at the resources and think about what brings them together? How often does each of these patterns occur? I like this. It suggests that podcasting can fit into everyday routine, with a recoding device of course. But it shows that extra time does not have to be set aside, at least for gathering material together. A bit like you make notes on people and thinks you have heard for producing bids and papers. It’s more inspirational and more in keeping, I think, with the academic process. I have a couple of questions:
How do you store and catalogue your resources?
What lessons have you learned from this process?
Do you sit down and think of a script then check your resources, or do you look at the resources and think about what brings them together?
How often does each of these patterns occur?

]]> Comment on Wikipatterns - the book by Repository Patterns? « Repository News http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/wikipatterns-the-book/#comment-19 Repository Patterns? « Repository News Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:11:42 +0000 http://streamlinenews.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-19 [...] 17, 2008 I have posted something that maybe of interest to this project on the Streamline Blog here. I don’t know the complete remit of the Repository, but it might be worth considering creating [...] [...] 17, 2008 I have posted something that maybe of interest to this project on the Streamline Blog here. I don’t know the complete remit of the Repository, but it might be worth considering creating [...]

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