JISC

Repositories and Preservation Programme The programme is a £14m investment in Higher Education repository and digital content infrastructure. It will fund initiatives to develop the Information Environment supporting digital repositories...

Digital preservation & records management programme Supporting institutions in long-term digital asset management and preservation forms a central theme of JISC's Digital Preservation and Records Management programme.

Users & Innovation: Personalising Technologies Based on the needs of real end-users, the programme will identify areas where innovative user technologies and practices can increase efficiency.

MLEs for Lifelong Learning: Building MLEs across HE and FE The programme will explore the issues related to developing learning environments to support the seamless movement of the learner between and across sectors and institutions.

Re-purposing & re-use of digital university-level content & evaluation (RePRODUCE) We have funded 20 projects to develop, run and quality assure technology enhanced courses using reused and repurposed learning materials sourced externally to their institution. These modules will be...

Historic boundaries of Britain This project will create a comprehensive digital library of historic administrative boundaries for Britain through a combination of scanning historical maps and creating vector boundaries for...

A digital library of core e-resources on Ireland The digitisation of over 70 key journals, 205 monographs and 2,500 manuscript pages from core Irish Studies collections makes this comprehensive, multi-disciplinary digital library the first point of...

Legal & Records Management study A study of the legal implications of lifelong learning records. This study will inform the projects in the MLEs for Lifelong Learning Programme.

UK theses digitisation project This project will deliver a fully operational, easily scaleable and financially viable prototype of an UK e-theses online service that will enable users, via one single web interface, to access the...

Data Curation for e-science in the UK This consultancy will establish the current provision and future requirements for curation of primary research data being generated within e-science in the UK.

JISC Digital Media JISC Digital Media provides advice and guidance on the creation and use of digital media collections in learning, teaching and research. JISC Digital Media aims to promote and develop good practice...

OSS Watch OSS Watch (open source software advisory service promotes awareness and understanding of the legal, social, technical and economic issues that arise when educational institutions engage with free and...

BUFVC (British Universities Film & Video Council) The BUFVC (British Universities Film & Video Council) is a representative body which promotes the production, study and use of film and related media in higher and further education and research.

JISC Legal JISC Legal is a free information service offering high quality legal information to further and higher education relating to the use of information and communications technologies. It runs training...

JISC Advance Advancing education, research and management through expertise, advice and inspiration in the use of technology.

Podcast - JISC IPR consultants address issues and challenges facing Web 2.0 users within education MP3 (Duration: 13.38) The JISC IPR Consultancy was started in October 2005 to provide expert advice to JISC in the area of intellectual property rights.  IPR Consultants Naomi Korn and Charles...

Podcast: IPR for the SCA MP3 (Duration: 9.44) As technology enables us to share information across the Internet, the subject of Intellectual Property Rights is increasing in its profile. In particular to help address who owns,...

Animation: Web 2 Rights MP4 (Duration: 6.00) This animation shows 3 typical case studies: a researcher, a lecturer and a student. These examples pinpoint areas where confusion exists, or even where many may not consider IPR to...

Animation: Web 2 Rights (subtitled) QuickTime (Duration: 6.00) This animation shows 3 typical case studies: a researcher, a lecturer and a student. These examples pinpoint areas where confusion exists, or even where many may not consider IPR to...

A Digital Library of Core e-Resources on Ireland project plan PDF document This project, over a period of two years, will digitise and make available in a sustainable way at least 100 journal titles, 205 monographs and 2,500 pages of manuscript all relating to Irish...

UK Theses Digitisation Project project plan PDF document The project will digitise at least 20,000 doctoral theses sourced from UK HEIs which will be selected based on British Library Thesis Unit and institutional usage figures, and other robust sources...

e-Journals Registry Scoping Study PDF document This study was commissioned by the JISC to examine the feasibility and possible scope of a registry to hold information about where e-journals are archived. The project team carried out desk...

Archiving e-Journals Consultancy - Final report PDF document The National Electronic Site Licensing Initiative (NESLI) encouraged widespread take-up of electronic access. UK universities are increasingly moving to e-only access to e-journals through licensing...

e-Science Curation Report - Appendices PDF document The Digital Archiving Consultancy: e-Science Data Curation Report – April 2003.