Gregynog Repositories Stream - Programme now available

We have now announced the detailed programme for the forthcoming repositories stream at the 2010 Gregynog Colloquium. As you will see we have a detailed programme in place with plenty of variety on offer.

Tuesday 8th June 2010

15.30-17.00 WRN Business Meeting

Wednesday 9th June 2010

9.15 - 10.00 The power of mandates, Sue Hodges, University of Salford

10.00 - 10.30 Publications Management System at Swansea University - Alex Roberts, Swansea University

10.30 - 11.00 Research Management System at the University of Glamorgan - Leanne Beevers & Neil Williams, Glamorgan University

11.00 - 11.30 Tea

11.30 - 12.00 Developing a repository, caring, sharing and living the dream – Misha Jepson, Glyndwr University

12.00 - 12.30 Encouraging Author self – deposit at Cardiff - Tracey Andrews & Scott Hill, Cardiff University

12.30 - 13.00 Using statistics as an advocacy tool Nicky Cashman, Aberystwyth University

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch

2.00 - 2.30 Repository Advocacy: The theory - WRN staff

2.30 - 3.30 Advocacy Café Society session

3 tables will be laid out each with a facilitator and a topic to discuss, participants are moved on to a new topic every 15 minutes with a 15 minute slot at the end to feedback and present findings. Suggested topics:
A)What are the main obstacles to gathering content in your repository?
B)What are the main misconceptions your stakeholders have when it comes to your repository?
C)Put yourself in the shoes of an objector and outline the main arguments against having a repository?

3.30 - 4.00 Tea

4.00 - 5.00 Advocacy in Action: Workshop/exercise. Participants are asked to work in groups to produce some broad brush repository promotional materials.

As in previous years the WRN will be sponsoring places at the colloquium for up to 2 participants per partner institution. Further details have been sent out via the usual mailing list.

We looking forward to seeing you there!

Now planning - Repositories and CRIS event

The WRN team are currently in the process of planning a repositories and CRIS event. This one day event will be one of the programme meetings for the JISC Inf11 programme and will explore the close relationship between CRIS (Current Research Information Systems) and institutional repositories. We hope to be able to co-host this meeting with representatives from ARMA the professional association for research managers and administrators in the UK.

The programme and details are at an early stage and we are inviting feedback from our community to help us shape the event. We currently have an online discussion page available at http://infteamjisc.slinkset.com/items/Repositories_and_CRIS_event

Please join in and let us know what you think!

Preservation event planning

In conjunction with our sister projects RSP and ERIS, the WRN are planning some one-day events looking at digital preservation and repositories. The programme will specifically target repository practitioners and will be aimed at beginners. In order to ensure as many people as possible are able to attend we are tentatively planning to repeat the event in various locations around the UK. Provisional dates are under discussion for Cardiff, Birmingham and Edinburgh in May 2010.

We are very keen that these events are of real practical use to the repository community, so in order to help us plan theses events, we would appreciate it if you could take the time to complete this quick question.

If you would like to register your interest for one of these events, please visit http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/92F89A8D8D2C15BE.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

WRN Learning Object launched

The WRN are pleased to announce the launch of their first learning object- ‘Multimedia Deposits: Complications and Considerations with Intellectual Property Rights.’

One of the aims and objectives for the WRN Enhancement Project is to create a series of learning objects relating to a range of repository management topics, to enable WRN partners and the wider repository community to continue their engagement with the repository agenda. It is understood that not everyone involved with repositories can dedicate the time and resources necessary to attend all of the current training opportunities available to them. It is hoped that these learning objects will go some way to filling in the gaps, offering training that can be delivered remotely, at a time convenient to an individual. Topics for future learning objects to be considered are: the application of metadata to varying repository item types; and issues surrounding e-theses.

We are looking for feedback on this learning object to aid us with the design and content of future learning objects we are looking to create. An online survey has been created for the evaluation of the learning object above, the link to which can be found within the last page of the learning object.

Gregynog 2009 - Presentations now available

The presentations from the repositories strand held at the recent Gregynog Colloquium 2009 are now available online:

• 'Copyright & Repositories' Jackie Knowles, WRN Presentation slides
  
  
• 'Multimedia Deposits: Complications and Considerations' HannahPayne, WRN Presentation slides
  
  
• 'EThOS and the Aberystwyth Experience’ Dr. Nicky Cashman, Aberystwyth University Presentation slides
  
  
• ‘Repository@Bangor and the REF pilot’ Lyndsey Savage, Bangor University Presentation slides
  
  
• ‘Integrating ORCA: Cardiff University's journey to an institutional repository with a service oriented approach’ Tracey Andrews, Cardiff University Presentation slides
  
  
• ‘Repository Management: the University of Liverpool experience’ Shirley Yearwood- Jackman, University of Liverpool Presentation slides
  
  
• ‘The Welsh Repository Network: Where do we go from here?’ Jackie Knowles, WRN Presentation slides
  
  
• 'Repositories and JISC' Andy MacGregor, JISC Presentation slides

The WRN team would like to extend their thanks to both the presenters and the participants attending the strand whose enthusiasm and hard work contributed to the success of the event. The extended two day programme we offered this year proved to be well justified with excellent attendance across the board. If anyone has any queries about any of the sessions, or if you would like follow up on any particular topic, then please do not hesitate to contact the team using the usual address.

Gregynog Repositories Strand 2009

Booking for this year’s Gregynog Colloquium is now open and the WRN project is able to fund the attendance of two delegates from each WRN HEI to the organised Repository Stream. The stream will take place from Tuesday lunchtime through to Wednesday afternoon and will comprise of practical workshops, presentations and a face- to- face WRN business meeting to be held on the Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday 9th June

2.00 - 3.15
Copyright Workshop: Jackie Knowles and Hannah Payne, WRN (AU)

3.15 – 3.45
Tea

3.45 - 5.00
Multimedia Deposits Presentation & Workshop: HannahPayne, WRN (AU)


Wednesday 10th June

9.30 - 10.00
'EThOS and the Aberystwyth Experience’ Dr. Nicky Cashman, Aberystwyth University

10.00 -10.30
‘Repository@Bangor and the REF pilot’ Lyndsey Savage, Bangor University

10.30 -11.00
‘Integrating ORCA’ Tracey Andrews/ Anne Bell, Cardiff University

11.00 - 11.30
Tea

11.30 - 12.00
‘The Welsh Repository Network: Where do we go from here?’ Jackie Knowles, WRN (AU)

12.00 -1.00
‘Repository Management: the University of Liverpool experience’ Shirley Yearwood- Jackman, University of Liverpool

1.00 – 2.00
Lunch

2.00 – 3.30
WRN Business Meeting

Full Colloquium programme details and the booking forms are available from http://www.gregynog.ac.uk/HEWIT/index.asp?Page=2.

To take advantage of a funded place please register and provide contact details for invoicing as instructed in previous emails from your project team, alternatively contact us via wrnstaff@aber.ac.uk for further details.