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Image Capture: IMPACT Best Practice Guide
One of the most important stages in any digitisation project is to design and implement a consistent approach to capturing digital images. How an institution does this will to a large extent depend on what kind of material it wants to digitise, the aim for which it digitises, available funds...IMPACT Project ; Fitzgerald, Neil ; Mühlberger, Günter ; Anderson, Niall
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Outsourcing: IMPACT Best Practice Guide
Museums, Libraries and Archives have been digitising their collections for more than twenty years, but industrial digitisation – the conversion of millions of information resources into digital form – is still a relatively young field. For that reason, many institutions lack the internal knowledge or physical resources to manage large-scale...IMPACT Project ; Zechmeister, Gerd ; Fischer, Mark-Oliver ; Anderson, Niall ; Fitzgerald, Neil
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Material Selection for Digitisation: IMPACT Briefing Paper
Mass digitisation involves the transformation of huge amounts of information from one form to another. The act of digitisation necessitates the creation of still more information – not only the new digital object itself, but information about what the object is, where it fits within a collection, where it is...IMPACT Project ; Fitzgerald, Neil ; Anderson, Niall
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Project Planning: IMPACT Best Practice Guide
Digitisation projects take in expertise from a wide variety of institutional sources, from subject curators and preservation staff, hardware and software specialists, to experts in intellectual property law. Depending on the physical capacity of the institution and the size and type of the collections to be digitised, the process may...IMPACT Project ; Conteh, Aly ; Fitzgerald, Neil ; Anderson, Niall
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Research report
Intellectual Property and Copyright: IMPACT Best Practice Guide
It may not possible or practical to find certain rights owners and so gain their permissions. If their material is still required for the project, it is important therefore to be able to identify and mange the risks involved in using a third party’s material where no permission has been...IMPACT Project ; White, Ben ; Fitzgerald, Neil ; Anderson, Niall
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Mass Digitisation QA: IMPACT Case Studies
Case Studies of Mass Digitisation QA: Quality control system for mass digitisation at the Bibliothèque National de France and Microsoft Digitisation Project (MDP) at the British Library.IMPACT Project ; Cron, Geneviève ; Fitzgerald, Neil ; Anderson, Niall
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2005-06
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2005. Features a focus on 'Artists' Lives', plus a partner's perspective on 'An Oral History of the Post Office' and the CD publication that arose from it, 'Speeding the Mail'.National Life Stories
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The Present Past of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli Archaeology in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 1967
As in many contested regions, the past is always present in the Middle East conflict. Here, however, the past has far greater weight than any other region, and archaeologists are those that give the distant past a palpable, physical expression. In this sense, archaeology and politics have always been intertwined....Greenberg, Raphael ; Keinan, Adi
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2006-07
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2006. A special edition looking at 'Food: From Source to Salespoint' from various perspectives.National Life Stories
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2007-08
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2007. This edition takes an in-depth look at 'Book Trade Lives', accompanied by shorter articles on 'Tesco: An Oral History', projects on Haemophilia and HIV, and extracts from an interview with Paul Thompson and Jennifer Wingate reflecting on twenty years...National Life Stories
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Patterns of information use and exchange: case studies of researchers in the life sciences
Scientific advances, the availability of powerful new information and communications technologies, and new policies governing research funding have brought major changes for life science researchers. Together these developments have significantly altered both their needs and their practices in acquiring, generating and using information resources. In this context, our key aim...Research Information Network ; British Library ; Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation ; Digital Curation Centre
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Technical report
Report of Survey of Councillors – Undertaken for The Department of State for Local Government and Lands, Government of The Gambia
This rapid-response-survey was conducted to characterise the current cohort of councillors in The Gambia. The current cohort represents the second cohort of councillors whose office term began in January 2008. The first cohort served their four year term during 2004-2008. No profile is available for the first cohort of councillors....Alam, Munawwar ; Nickson, Andrew ; Déri, Andrea
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2008-09
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2008. Spotlight articles include updates on 'Authors' Lives', 'An Oral History of the Courtaulds at Eltham Palace' and 'The Legacy of the English Stage Company', and an article from Mary Stewart on 'Interviewees, their families and the archive'.National Life Stories
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Research report
A Geology of the British Library
Eric Robinson, consultant to Sir Colin Wilson, the architect of the British Library, and a former University College London lecturer and urban geologist produced a free BL booklet several years ago entitled 'A Geology of the British Library' in which he drew our attention to the beautiful geological and paleontological...Robinson, Eric
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D-OC5.3 Evaluation Report | OC5
A core piece of work in IMPACT lies in the development of novel software techniques for a number of tasks connected to Optical Character Recognition (OCR), such as image enhancement, segmentation and postprocessing, as well as in the improvement of existing OCR engines and experimental prototypes. The variety of platforms...Neudecker, Clemens ; Dogan, Mustafa ; Schlarb, Sven
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Research report
National Life Stories Annual Review 2009-10
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2009. Rob Perks examines the legacy of George Ewart Evans, plus feature articles on 'An Oral History of the Water Industry' and twenty years of 'Artists' Lives'.National Life Stories
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Research report
Information handling in collaborative research: an exploration of five case studies
Between October 2010 and June 2011, TNS-BMRB conducted a study on behalf of the Research Information Network (RIN) and the British Library (BL), exploring the challenges to information handling in collaborative research and providing recommendations for potential interventions to help to enhance effectiveness.Jordan, Elizabeth ; Hunter, Andrew ; Seale, Becky ; Thomas, Andrew ; Levitt, Ruth …
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2010-11
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2010. Contains a feature article on the impact of the digital revolution on oral history at the British Library. Articles from project interviewers look at video oral history, gendered cultures of science, and the interviewee's perspective on recording a life...National Life Stories
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D-OC5.4 Final Report | OC5
This report summarises the main efforts and activities of the work on interoperability and technical integration as carried out in the scope of work package OC5. It details the particular approaches taken, challenges faced, and outcomes achieved with regard to the integration of individual IMPACT tools and applications. It can...Neudecker, Clemens ; Schlarb, Sven ; Neumann, Dennis ; Dogan, Mustafa
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2011-12
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2011. 'Crafts Lives' celebrates its 100th interview, plus reflective articles from interviewees, interviewers, users and cataloguers.National Life Stories
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Research report
Technology report: Web-archiving
Web archiving technology enables the capture, preservation and reproduction of valuable content from the live web in an archival setting, so that it can be independently managed and preserved for future generations. This report introduces and discusses the key issues faced by organizations engaged in web archiving initiatives, whether they...Pennock, Maureen
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Research report
National Life Stories Annual Review 2012-13
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2012. A look back on twenty-five years of NLS, plus reflections and perspectives from interviewees.National Life Stories
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Research report
European Documentation Centres: Challenges for the EDCs’ work in the 21st century
This e-catalogue on 'The challenges for the EDCs’ work in the 21st century' has been produced to confront three important challenges which EDCs are facing in their daily work. The EDC Pan-European Working Group 2012-13 has discussed these challenges and would like to share its findings with the rest of...Directorate-General for Communication (European Commission)
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2013-14
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2013. NLS interviewers recount significant moments in interviews they have recorded, plus reflections from interviewees and project advisors on their contributions to NLS projects.National Life Stories
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2014-15
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2014. A special issue celebrating two of NLS's longest running projects, 'Architects' Lives' and 'Artists' Lives'.National Life Stories
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2015-16
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2015. Various authors contribute articles to a section entitled 'In defence of the long interview', plus features on the inaugural NLS Goodison Fellowship, science and religion, and using interviews in exhibitions.National Life Stories
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Research report
UK Web Archive Statistics September 2017 Quarterly Report
This document replaces our monthly “Web Archiving Statistics” report. Following a review of the monthly report, and in consultation with stakeholders, the new document aims to convey a clearer, more narrative account of our web archiving statistics, reflecting key figures such as growth in our curated titles and usage of...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UK Web Archive Statistics December 2017 Quarterly Report
This document replaces our monthly “Web Archiving Statistics” report and is the second report in this new format. Following a review of the monthly report, and in consultation with stakeholders, the new document aims to convey a clearer, more narrative account of our web archiving statistics, reflecting key figures such...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
An Oral History of the Electricity Supply Industry in the UK Final Report
The end of project report for the National Life Stories oral history project An Oral History of the Electricity Supply Industry in the UK, summarising the findings and outcomes of the project.National Life Stories
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Research report
Academic Books and their Future. A Report to the AHRC and the British Library
The aim in this report is to provide an account of perspectives from three key stakeholder groups—publishers, libraries, and intermediaries in the supply chain for academic books—and to highlight some key issues that arise from those different perspectives. A central set of perspectives is of course missing here, that of...Jubb, Michael
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Heritage and Data: Challenges and Opportunities for the Heritage Sector. Report of the Heritage Data Research Workshop held Friday 23 June 2017 at the British Library, London
The event held at the British Library on the 23rd June 2017 was envisaged as an initial scoping and investigative research workshop, bringing together key representatives from the UK heritage industry and academic community from humanities and social and computing science to discuss challenges and opportunities that data presents to...Harrison, Rodney ; Morel, Hana ; Maricevic, Maja ; Penrose, Sefryn
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2016-17
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2016. This special edition of the Annual Review reflects on NLS at thirty, looking back on three decades of life story interviewing by the charity.National Life Stories
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2016-17
The British Library has always been a place where research happens. Academics, students and independent researchers alike use our Reading Rooms to undertake detailed study on topics from every disciplinary area, reflecting the national and international collections we care for. More recently, our users have been able to access an...British Library
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Research report
UKWA Interim Report Second Quarter 2018
This is the second instalment of the Web Archiving Statistics Quarterly Report. Following a review of the previous format of the monthly report, and in consultation with stakeholders, this document aims to convey a clearer, more narrative account of our web archiving statistics, reflecting key figures such as growth in...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UKWA Interim Statistics Report First Quarter 2018
Covering months: April, May and June (2018).Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UKWA Interim Report Third Quarter 2018
This is the third instalment of the Web Archiving Statistics Quarterly Report 2018/2019. Following a review of the previous format of the monthly report, and in consultation with stakeholders, this document aims to convey a clearer, more narrative account of our web archiving statistics, reflecting key figures such as growth...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UK Web Archive Annual Report April 2017- March 2018
The UK Web Archive (UKWA) collects websites by two distinct methods. Curators and other authorised people select individual targets (URLs) using the Annotation and Curation Tool (W3ACT). This selection is on-going throughout the year but is of relatively low volume (thousands of websites). In addition, UKWA conducts an ‘Annual Domain...UK Web Archive
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Research report
Enabling use of DOIs for data citation in longitudinal studies: A report on the DataCite UK Workshop for CLOSER
The UK’s longitudinal studies (including cohort and household panel studies) have been making their data available to researchers beyond their immediate staff for decades. Over this time, they have developed various models of data sharing and citation that have increased the value of the data collected. DataCite was created in...British Library
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2017-18
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2017. Includes sections on Listener Perspectives, the use of interviews in exhibitions, and the public profile of NLS. Also features a reflective article compiled by Dr Paul Merchant on key 'turning points' in life story interviews.National Life Stories
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Policy report
British Library open access policy for staff research outputs
The Living Knowledge vision of the British Library is to make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration and enjoyment. An important element of this heritage is the research output of staff of the British Library. Therefore, the aim of this policy is to ensure the wider dissemination...British Library
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Research report
British Library Research Report 2017-18
The Library’s role as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO) is central to our research identity, supporting a thriving research culture and enabling us to lead and partner on high level research. The funding we receive feeds into all aspects of our vision, supporting learning, custodianship, business and international partnerships, and...British Library
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Research report
UKWA Interim Statistics Report Third Quarter 2019
This is the third Web Archiving Statistics Quarterly Report for 2019/2020. It is our intention to distribute this report quarterly (July, October, January, and April) with a more comprehensive report at the end of the financial year. The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) statistics have also been included thanks to...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UKWA Interim Statistics Report Second Quarter 2019
This is the second Web Archiving Statistics Quarterly Report for 2019/2020. It is our intention to distribute this report quarterly (July, October, January, and April) with a more comprehensive report at the end of the financial year. The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) statistics have also been included thanks to...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
UKWA Interim Statistics Report First Quarter 2019
This is the first Web Archiving Statistics Quarterly Report for 2019/2020. It is our intention to distribute this report quarterly (July, October, January, and April) with a more comprehensive report at the end of the financial year. The Hadoop Distributed File System statistics have also been included thanks to Andrew...Lelkes-Rarugal, Carlos
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Research report
Finding very particular material in oral history collections: a research toolkit and user journey
This research toolkit and user journey offers practical suggestions for finding ‘difficult to find’ material in archived interview collections. Written by Paul Merchant as part of a collaboration between National Life Stories and the Understanding Unbelief programme at the University of Kent, funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The toolkit provides useful tips for searching the Sound...National Life Stories
catalogue, SAMI, sound and moving image, oral history, and National Life Stories
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National Life Stories Annual Review 2018-19
An overview of the work of National Life Stories in 2018. Includes articles exploring the various ways in which users listen to and engage with NLS interviews, including a spotlight on the new 'Voices of art' web resource.National Life Stories
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Research report
Bunnyfoot British Library Emerging Formats Report
Bunnyfoot undertook an exploratory study for the British Library to investigate users’ perspectives on the preservation and use of Emerging Formats in the Library context. These findings are intended to help inform requirements for the collection, preservation, discovery and use of these materials at legal deposit libraries.Tope, Andrew ; Kayukala, Mila
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Research report
Architecture Review for Advancing Hyku Project
This report is a deliverable of the Advancing Hyku: Open Source Institutional Repository Platform Development” project, funded by Arcadia—a charitable fund of philanthropists Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. The purpose of this document is to review the architecture and design of the Hyku implementation of British library, with reference to...Sundar, Rathin
repository, British Library, Samvera, Advancing Hyku, and Hyku