<font size="2"><font face="trebuchet ms,sans-serif">[Forwarding from JISC. --Peter Suber.]<br></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">JISC infoNet announce the
release of new resources relating to Research Information Management</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research is a fundamental activity within the UK HE sector
and for many institutions is a major revenue income stream. In common with all
other areas of endeavour, research is becoming increasingly dependant on
information systems to manage the complex information flows that it creates. It
is probable that in the medium term future there will be an increased need for
institutions to be able to demonstrate how their research funds were utilised
and the value for money they provided.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For most institutions the forthcoming implementation of the
HEFCE Research Excellence Framework is providing the impetus for making a
strategic assessment of their current provision and future requirements when it
comes to ‘Research Information Management’ whilst maximising
organisational efficiency and research potential continue to be key drivers for
investment in this area for many HEIs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As part of its work supporting JISC’s activity in this
area JISC infoNet has today published a new web presence aimed at providing a
central ‘port of call’ for those interested in research information
management. This page, available at <a href="http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/research" target="_blank">www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/research</a>
contains links to external sources of advice and guidance and to information on
other agendas within the JISC and JISC infoNet portfolio of potential relevance
to the research information management agenda such as Information Management
and Flexible Service Delivery. It also contains our new <a href="http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/repositories/index_html" target="_blank">Digital
Repository infoKit</a>, created in association with the <a href="http://www.rsp.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Repository Support Project</a>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Digital Repository infoKit is a practical 'how to' guide
to setting up and running digital repositories. The kit contains information on
a broad range of topics running from the initial idea of a digital repository
and the planning process, via detailed sections on repository set up and
promotion, through to the maintenance and ongoing management of the repository.
The main focus is on institutional repositories and the kit reflects current
repository community best practice. This resource has been written for repository
administrators. It assumes no prior knowledge of repository matters and, more
importantly, assumes no prior technical knowledge. The kit can be used by
anyone who needs an introduction to any of the topics covered.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Both these resources will continue to be added to and
updated as the outcomes from our Research Information Management support and
synthesis programme start to emerge over the coming months and as further
information on the implications of the Research Excellence Framework become
available. Likewise new additions to the Digital Repository infoKit are
already planned for later in the year, in particular to address in more detail
the use of repositories for learning and teaching materials and to link to
outputs from the HEFCE/JISC/Higher Education Academy Open Educational Resources
programme.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Steve
Bailey</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Senior
Adviser (Records Management)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">JISC
infoNet</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Northumbria
University</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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