Introducing The Source
Industry that pays, and art that doesn't (Note: PDF)
From the Griffith University website
This paper considers how and why we must build a resilient creative society capable of nurturing artists beyond the boundaries of the creative industries.
Cultural and linguistic inclusion? Literature review on social inclusion, cohesion and culture (Note: PDF)
From the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) website
This paper explores the definitions and measures of social exclusion, social inclusion and social cohesion through an analysis of literature and indicators from Australia and the United Kingdom. It also explores how measures of cultural diversity can be built into understanding and measuring social inclusion in Australia.
An Awfully Big Adventure: Strathclyde's Digital Library Plan
From the Ariadne website
Derek Law describes how the University of Strathclyde is choosing to give priority to e-content and services instead of a new building.
Time to Change Our Thinking: Dismantling the Silo Model of Digital Scholarship
From the Ariadne website
Stephen G. Nichols argues that humanists need to replace the silo model of digital scholarship with collaborative ventures based on interoperability and critical comparison of content.
Supporting eResearch: The Victorian eResearch strategic initiative
From the Ariadne website
This article reports on VeRSI and its aim to accelerate and coordinate the uptake of eResearch in universities, government departments and research organisations within the State of Victoria.
Innovative learning measures for older workers (Note: PDF)
From the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) website
Addressing the issue of an ageing European workforce not only requires public socioeconomic measures to promote the employment of people over their life course, but also the commitment of workplaces to ‘age management’. From an organisational perspective, continuous learning and development are necessary for survival in increasing competitive markets but they also have an impact on the quality of working life and its attractiveness from the point of view of workers.
First look at new 'green' library
From the BBC website
Funky furniture, listening hubs, a grass roof and a mini grand piano - no it's not the latest Big Brother house but Cardiff's new library. The six storey building is a world away from the dark, dank and dusty libraries of old and has already been rewarded for its green design credentials. The idea, according to Cardiff council, is to make the library as attractive and welcoming as possible to visitors.
2009 Digital Music Report
From the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) website
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industries has released its latest report on the state of digital technology in the music industry. While the report finds that the industry has succeeded in changing its business models, its biggest challenge is still illegal music downloads
Building Australia’s Research Capacity (Note: PDF)
From the Parliament of Australia website
High quality research training is essential for a sound innovation system in Australia. This inquiry aimed to identify the key flaws in the current research training system and this report suggests measures to remedy those flaws.
Finding Context: What Today's College Students Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age (Note: PDF)
From the Project Information Literacy website
A report of preliminary findings and analysis from student discussion groups held on 7 U.S. campuses in Fall 2008, as part of Project Information Literacy. Qualitative data from discussions with higher education students across the country suggest that conducting research is particularly challenging. Students’ greatest challenges are related to their perceived inability to find desired materials. Students seek “contexts” as part of the research process. A preliminary typology of the research contexts is developed and introduced. Our findings also suggest that students create effective methods for conducting research by using traditional methods, such as libraries, and self-taught, creative workarounds, such as “presearch” and Wikipedia, in different ways.
The Science Commons
From the Digital Curation Centre website
Many readers will be familiar with Creative Commons, its ethos and the suite of licences it provides. An organisation they may be less familiar with is Science Commons, a branch of Creative Commons that aims to make the Web work for science the way that it currently works for culture. It is a non-profit organisation aimed at accelerating the research cycle which they define as "the continuous production and reuse of knowledge that is at the heart of the scientific method." Its work is of relevance to anyone within the scientific cycle looking to reduce legal and technical barriers to research and discovery.
New Opportunities: fair chances for the future (Note: PDF)
From the Official Documents website, UK House of Commons
The truly global economy of the 21st century brings new opportunities and new risks. The way the financial crisis has swept across every economy in just a few months has underlined how interconnected our world now is. But beyond today’s global slowdown lies a world of new opportunities for which we must prepare. If we put in place the right foundations now, the prize is not just a richer country but also a fairer society. By positioning the UK successfully to grasp these opportunities, we can generate a new surge in social mobility, characterised by more and better jobs being available and everyone having a fair chance to access these jobs and fulfil their talent.
Classifying Tags using Open Content Resources (Note: PDF)
From the Yahoo! Research website
Tagging has emerged as a popular means to annotate on-line objects such as bookmarks, photos and videos. Being able to automatically classify tags into semantic categories allows us to understand better the way users annotate media objects and to build tools for viewing and browsing the media objects. In this paper we present a generic method for classifying tags using third party open content resources, such as Wikipedia and the Open Directory. Our method uses structural patterns that can be extracted from resource meta-data.
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