Training provision for the library, information and knowledge sector: invitation to contribute to research project

This is a call to fellow library, information and knowledge professionals to contribute to a research project by completing a short survey on training needs. If you work in the library, information and knowledge sector, please read on to learn more about the project and how you can contribute to it.

cilip_logoThe survey is one of the data collection tools for the project Training provision for the library, information and knowledge sector. This work has been commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).

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Full report of Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh fifth evening meet-up

OKFN logo, Open Knowledge Foundation logoI recently wrote a short report of the fifth evening meet-up of the Open Knowledge Foundation Network (OKFN) Edinburgh.

The meet-up was hosted by the Centre for Social Informatics at Edinburgh Napier Merchiston campus on Tuesday 5th March.

I’m really pleased to see that Nicola Osborne, Social Media Officer at EDINA, has posted a full report of the event to the OKFN Edinburgh web site. Read it here.

Open Knowledge Foundation Edinburgh meet-up 5: Edinburgh Napier University, 5th March 2013

OKFN logo, Open Knowledge Foundation logoLast Tuesday the Centre for Social Informatics hosted the fifth evening meet-up of the Open Knowledge Foundation Network (OKFN) Edinburgh.

Around forty participants came along to the event held in the Apex café on the Edinburgh Napier University Merchiston campus. As is the practice at these events there was plenty of time for networking. We enjoyed the refreshments and chat prior to the first set of presentations, in a break in the middle of the meeting, and at the end of the evening.

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Open Knowledge Foundation meet-up, Edinburgh 24th January 2013

OKFN logo, Open Knowledge Foundation logoLast Thursday I attended an evening meet-up of the Open Knowledge Foundation Network (OKFN) Edinburgh, along with Peter Cruickshank (one of my colleagues from the Centre for Social Informatics).

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Latest outputs from CSI projects completed in summer 2012

LIS Research Coalition DREaM RiLIES logos

Summer 2012 was a very busy time as I brought three projects hosted within the my research centre to a close: (1) the implementation of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition in July; (2) RiLIES2, also in July; and (3) the Developing Research Excellence and Methods project in August.

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CSI project research highlights the low online visibility of Scottish Community Councils

IIDI logoThis week the Centre for Social Informatics published the findings of a research project that highlights the low online visibility of Scottish Community Councils.

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