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Options for the HESDA Digest

Options for the HESDA Digest. Or … to blog or not to blog?. Lesly Huxley First presented at the HESDA Publications Advisory Group meeting 22 nd January 2003. HESDA Digest concept. An abstracting/review service for members Available via the HESDA Web site

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Options for the HESDA Digest

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  1. Options for the HESDA Digest Or … to blog or not to blog? Lesly HuxleyFirst presented at the HESDA Publications Advisory Group meeting 22nd January 2003

  2. HESDA Digest concept • An abstracting/review service for members • Available via the HESDA Web site • Possibly included (or pointed to) in other media eg newsletter, monthly mailing, email • Semi-structured or structured information • Archivable, searchable, structure of information compatible with existing or emerging knowledge management systems • Potential for future community involvement • Interoperable technically • Can be integrated in any future new HESDA Web site • Potential for interoperability with other services

  3. Digest focus: six themes • Identified by the Publications Group: • Leadership, management and governance • Research (inc. research supervision, Entrepreneurship, Funding) • Quality enhancement tools (EFQM, Investors) • IT / eLearning • Skills development • The international dimension

  4. Processes for LH • Identify relevant sources • Subscribe to and scan sources • Write abstracts • Describe abstracts • Metadata (eh, what?!) • Publish abstracts • How? (read on…)

  5. Dublin Core metadata elements

  6. Metadata: A simple example

  7. Sources relevant to topics • Professional press / bodies • Academic journals (online/print) • Alerting / news / mailing services • Govt. and other reports • Web sites • HESDA internal publications • (see Project Plan for initial listing)

  8. Tools • Information gateway: • Database with Web front end • Access, Oracle, MySQL, ROADS, etc • Metadata: Dublin Core, OAI • Authoring tool • generates ‘Digests’ to HTML (Web page), email and other formats • Collaborative publishing tool that allows community input • RSS channels • Web logs (blogs)

  9. Information Gateway/Digital library • Standard databases (relational or flat file) • Software available but would require technical effort/cost • Highly structured, searchable, browsable, interoperable • Sledgehammer to crack a nut for a Digest • Potential for other information services from HESDA to members: • to share resource with existing services, eg SOSIG, Resource Discovery Network, LTSNs • To ‘wrap’ data from these and embed on HESDA’s site

  10. SOSIG: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/

  11. Authoring tool • Home-grown (ILRT) • Web form for entry of articles • Push button to publish to HTML pages and email list • Needs configuration/technical effort • Not really structured • Not really searchable – would need a sort of abstract service of its own for browsing contents • Can allow others to submit articles

  12. Collaborative publishing tools • The Digital Document Discourse Environment (D3E) allows a structured discussion about any Web page • Enter the address, and the discussion topics you want to focus on • Downloadable for own site or host • Provide for community input/review • Not structured in metadata terms, but ‘threaded’ structure • Searchable?

  13. The JIME collaborative review site http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/

  14. RSS (RDF site summary) channels • Newsfeeds on the Web • Other people can import them into their own Web sites (if you want) • Good for ‘what’s new’ type services for existing Web sites (eg What’s new on HESDA) • Require some configuration/technical knowhow • Some structured provided for, but designed for very ephemeral info

  15. Blogs (Web logs) • Blog software • Download and run on own site or on host services (blogspot, blogger) • Movable Type one of the most popular / feature-ful • Some free (limited) services, or eg $150 pa for MT • Good for: • Regular, date-stamped information, diary style, simple to create and publish • Movable Type allows search, comments, extensive configuration but requires some initial config/hosting • Not so good for: • Highly structured data, but some structure offered

  16. Test HESDA Digest blog available from: http://www.hesdadigest.blogspot.com/

  17. To blog or not to blog? • A blog is probably the most suitable tool for now • It’s flexible and could be integrated into a HESDA or other Web site in future • Software and subscription options still to be explored …

  18. Questions: Software, hosting, costs • Blogspot • Free software offers basic functionality (no search, no comments) and banner ads • Can be hosted locally or remotely at blogspot • Paid-for service adds functionality • Movable Type • Software of choice, lots of functionality, supported and widely used • Needs local hosting/configuration (CICS/ILRT) with inevitable (if minor) costs • Costs $150 per annum for non-personal, non not-for-profit use

  19. Other questions/priorities • Frequency of publication? • Specific dates or ‘dribble’ effect? • Metadata/interoperability • Which elements (fields)? • How do we define them? • Any ‘controlled vocabularies’ or classification schemes in use? • Sources • Recommendations? • Need to keep to manageable number • Invite HESDA members to submit news of good practice, latest initiatives at their institutions – initially via the editor

  20. Over to you … Questions, comments

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