UKOLN - Cultural Heritage Briefing Documents

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2008-07-07

This feeds provides access to UKOLN briefing documents which have been written to support the cultural heritage sector.

An Introduction to Web 2.0

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides an introduction to Web 2.0.

An Introduction to Blogs

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides an introduction to blogs.

Library Uses for Blogs

2008-06-02

This briefing document describes ways in which libraries can benefit from the use of blogs.

Museum Uses for Blogs

2008-06-02

This briefing document describes ways in which museums can benefit from the use of blogs.

Developing Blog Policies

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides advice on establishing policies for your blog service.

Planning Processes for Your Blog

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides advice the planning processes for your blog service.

Quality Processes for Your Blog

2008-06-02

This briefing document describes quality assurance processes for your blog service.

Launching Your Blog

2008-06-02

This briefing document summarises some of the steps to be taken when you wish to launch your blog.

Building A Blogging Community

2008-06-02

This briefing document describes approaches to support the establishment of a sustainable blogging community.

Evaluating Your Blog

2008-06-02

This briefing document summarises approaches you can take for evaluating the effectiveness of your blog.

Technical Issues For Your Blogging Service

2008-06-02

This briefing document summarises some of the technical decisions you will need to make for your blog.

Addressing Barriers to Blogging

2008-06-02

This briefing document summarises some of the institutional barriers you may face when trying to establish a blog and ways of addressing such barriers.

An Introduction to Social Networks

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides an introduction to social networks.

Facebook: Opportunities and Challenges

2008-06-02

This briefing document provides an introduction to Facebook and summarises potential benefits but also some of the challenges which need to be addressed.

Usability and the Web

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to usability issues for Web sites.

Introduction to Cognitive Walkthroughs

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to an approach to usability testing known as cognitive walkthroughs.

Task Analysis and Usability

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to task Analysis in a usability context.

Heuristic Evaluation

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to heuristic evaluation of Web sites.

Developing User Personas

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to developing User Personas.

AJAX And Usability Issues

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to AJAX And usability issues.

Layout Testing with Greeked Pages

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to layout testing with greeked pages.

An Introduction to Collection Description

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to Collection Description.

What Is A Collection?

2008-07-01

This briefing document describes what a collection is.

Collection Description for Resource Discovery

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to use of Collection Description for resource discovery.

Collection Description As Management Tool

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to use of Collection Description as a management tool.

An Introduction to Metadata

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to metadata.

An Introduction To Dublin Core

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to Dublin Core.

Quality Assurance For Metadata

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to quality assurance (QA) processed for metadata

Metadata - Fit for Purpose

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to processes for selecting appropriate metadata.

An introduction To Mashups

2008-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to mashups.

An Introduction to Digital Preservation

2008-07-03

This briefing document provides an introduction to digital preservation.

Mothballing Your Web Site

2008-07-04

This briefing document provides an introduction to approaches to 'mothballing' a Web site.

Top 10 Tips For Preserving Web Sites

2008-07-04

This briefing document provides tips on the preservation of Web sites.

An Introduction to Creative Commons

2008-07-04

This briefing document provides an introduction to Creative Commons.

An Introduction To Micro-blogging

2008-12-10

This briefing document provides an introduction to micro-blogging.

An Introduction To Twitter

2008-12-10

This briefing document provides an introduction to the Twitter micro-blogging service.

An Introduction To Seesmic

2008-12-10

This briefing document provides an introduction to Seesmic video micro-blogging service.

Introduction To Intellectual Property and Copyright

2009-02-18

This briefing document provides an introduction to intellectual property and copyright.

Project Scoping and Planning

2009-02-18

This briefing document provides an introduction to scoping and planning projects.

Preservation and Sustainability

2009-02-18

This briefing document provides an introduction to the preservation and sustainability of digital resources.

Preparing For Digitisation

2009-02-18

This briefing document provides an introduction to the preparatory stages in preparing for the digitisation of resources.

Developing Your Digital Preservation Policy

2009-03-02

This briefing document provides an introduction to steps in the development of policies covering the preservation of digital resources.

An Introduction to AJAX

2009-04-15

This briefing document provides an introduction to AJAX.

An Introduction to RSS and Atom

2009-04-17

This briefing document provides an introduction to RSS and Atom.

An Introduction to OPML

2009-04-21

This briefing document provides an introduction to OPML.

An Introduction to APIs

2009-05-06

This briefing document provides an introduction to APIs.

An Introduction to Cloud Computing

2009-05-07

This briefing document provides an introduction to Cloud computing.

An Introduction to Wikis

2009-06-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to wikis.

Introduction to Web Resource Preservation

2009-06-08

This briefing document provides an introduction to Web resource preservation.

Preserving Web 2.0 Resources

2009-06-09

This briefing document describes approaches to Web resource preservation.

Preserving Your Home Page

2009-06-10

This briefing document describes approaches to the preservation of an institutional home page.

Selection for Web Resource Preservation

2009-06-15

This briefing document describes approaches to selection of Web resources for preservation.

Web Archiving

2009-06-16

This briefing document provides an introduction to Web archiving.

Exploiting Networked Technologies At Events

2009-07-01

This briefing document provides an introduction to use of networked technologies at events.

Using Networked Applications at Events

2009-07-03

This briefing document provides an introduction to use of networked applications at events.

Using Twitter at Events

2009-07-09

This briefing document provides an introduction to use of Twitter at events.

An Introduction to Database Rights

2009-07-09

This briefing document provides an introduction to database rights.

Using Video at Events

2009-07-20

This briefing document provides advice on the use of video at events.

An Introduction To Open Standards

2009-08-03

This briefing document provides an introduction to open standards.

Matrix For Selection Of Standards

2009-08-05

This briefing document describes a matrix approach to the selection of open standards.

An Introduction to QR Codes

2009-08-11

This briefing document provides an introduction to QR codes.

An Introduction to the Mobile Web

2009-08-12

This briefing document provides an introduction to the mobile Web.

Creating a Site for the Mobile Web

2009-08-13

This briefing document provides advice on best practices for creating a mobile Web site.

An Introduction to Tags and Tagging

2009-08-14

This briefing document provides an introduction to tags and tagging.

What Makes A Good Tag?

2009-08-17

This briefing document seeks to address the question of what makes a good tag.

Further Uses for the Mobile Web

2009-09-01

This briefing document provides examples of further uses for the mobile Web.

A Risks and Opportunities Framework For The Social Web

2009-10-01

This briefing document introduces a risks and opportunities framework developed to support decision-making processes when considering making use of Social Web services.

Using the Risks and Opportunities Framework

2009-10-02

This briefing document illustrates how the risks and opportunities framework can be used.

Advice on Selecting Open Source Software

2009-10-05

This briefing document provides advice on the selection of open source software.

Risk Assessment for Use of Third Party Web 2.0 Services

2009-10-07

This briefing document describes a risk assessment approach for use of externally-hosted Web 2.0 services.

An Introduction to Microformats

2009-10-12

This briefing document provides an introduction to microformats.

An Introduction to Podcasts

2009-10-09

This briefing document provides an introduction to podcasts.

Best Practices For APIs: Planning (1)

2010-01-08

This briefing document provides an introduction to planning processes for APIs (part 1 of 4).

Best Practices For APIs: Planning (2)

2010-01-11

This briefing document provides an introduction to planning processes for APIs (part 2 of 4).

Best Practices For APIs: Planning (3)

2010-01-11

This briefing document provides an introduction to planning processes for APIs (part 3 of 4).

Best Practices For APIs: Planning (4)

2010-01-11

This briefing document provides an introduction to planning processes for APIs (part 4 of 4).

Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (1)

2010-01-20

This briefing document provides an introduction to consuming APIs (part 1 of 3).

Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (2)

2010-01-21

This briefing document provides an introduction to consuming APIs (part 2 of 3).

Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (3)

2010-01-22

This briefing document provides an introduction to consuming APIs (part 3 of 3).

Policies On Blog Comments

2010-02-16

This briefing document provides an introduction to the development of policies on blog comments.

Closing Down Blogs

2010-03-15

This briefing document describes approaches to the closure of blog services.

What To Do When a Service Provider Closes

2010-03-15

This briefing document describes approaches to managing the risks of the closure of service providers.