English Corner
KlausGraf - am Freitag, 19. Februar 2010, 18:19 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
Science is based on building on, reusing and openly criticising the published body of scientific knowledge.
For science to effectively function, and for society to reap the full benefits from scientific endeavours, it is crucial that science data be made open.
By open data in science we mean that it is freely available on the public internet permitting any user to download, copy, analyse, re-process, pass them to software or use them for any other purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. To this end data related to published science should be explicitly placed in the public domain.
Formally, we recommend adopting and acting on the following principles:
1.
Where data or collections of data are published it is critical that they be published with a clear and explicit statement of the wishes and expectations of the publishers with respect to re-use and re-purposing of individual data elements, the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection. This statement should be precise, irrevocable, and based on an appropriate and recognized legal statement in the form of a waiver or license.
When publishing data make an explicit and robust statement of your wishes.
2.
Many widely recognized licenses are not intended for, and are not appropriate for, data or collections of data. A variety of waivers and licenses that are designed for and appropriate for the treatment of data are described here. Creative Commons licenses (apart from CCZero), GFDL, GPL, BSD, etc are NOT appropriate for data and their use is STRONGLY discouraged.
Use a recognized waiver or license that is appropriate for data.
3.
The use of licenses which limit commercial re-use or limit the production of derivative works by excluding use for particular purposes or by specific persons or organizations is STRONGLY discouraged. These licenses make it impossible to effectively integrate and re-purpose datasets and prevent commercial activities that could be used to support data preservation.
If you want your data to be effectively used and added to by others it should be open as defined by the Open Knowledge/Data Definition – in particular non-commercial and other restrictive clauses should not be used.
4.
Furthermore, in science it is STRONGLY recommended that data, especially where publicly funded, be explicitly placed in the public domain via the use of the Public Domain Dedication and Licence or Creative Commons Zero Waiver. This is in keeping with the public funding of much scientific research and the general ethos of sharing and re-use within the scientific community.
Explicit dedication of data underlying published science into the public domain via PDDL or CCZero is strongly recommended and ensures compliance with both the Science Commons Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data and the Open Knowledge/Data Definition.
Authored by:
Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge (UK)
Cameron Neylon, STFC (UK)
Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Foundation and University of Cambridge (UK)
John Wilbanks, Science Commons (USA)
With the help of the members of the Open Knowledge Foundation Working Group on Open Data in Science
For science to effectively function, and for society to reap the full benefits from scientific endeavours, it is crucial that science data be made open.
By open data in science we mean that it is freely available on the public internet permitting any user to download, copy, analyse, re-process, pass them to software or use them for any other purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself. To this end data related to published science should be explicitly placed in the public domain.
Formally, we recommend adopting and acting on the following principles:
1.
Where data or collections of data are published it is critical that they be published with a clear and explicit statement of the wishes and expectations of the publishers with respect to re-use and re-purposing of individual data elements, the whole data collection, and subsets of the collection. This statement should be precise, irrevocable, and based on an appropriate and recognized legal statement in the form of a waiver or license.
When publishing data make an explicit and robust statement of your wishes.
2.
Many widely recognized licenses are not intended for, and are not appropriate for, data or collections of data. A variety of waivers and licenses that are designed for and appropriate for the treatment of data are described here. Creative Commons licenses (apart from CCZero), GFDL, GPL, BSD, etc are NOT appropriate for data and their use is STRONGLY discouraged.
Use a recognized waiver or license that is appropriate for data.
3.
The use of licenses which limit commercial re-use or limit the production of derivative works by excluding use for particular purposes or by specific persons or organizations is STRONGLY discouraged. These licenses make it impossible to effectively integrate and re-purpose datasets and prevent commercial activities that could be used to support data preservation.
If you want your data to be effectively used and added to by others it should be open as defined by the Open Knowledge/Data Definition – in particular non-commercial and other restrictive clauses should not be used.
4.
Furthermore, in science it is STRONGLY recommended that data, especially where publicly funded, be explicitly placed in the public domain via the use of the Public Domain Dedication and Licence or Creative Commons Zero Waiver. This is in keeping with the public funding of much scientific research and the general ethos of sharing and re-use within the scientific community.
Explicit dedication of data underlying published science into the public domain via PDDL or CCZero is strongly recommended and ensures compliance with both the Science Commons Protocol for Implementing Open Access Data and the Open Knowledge/Data Definition.
Authored by:
Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge (UK)
Cameron Neylon, STFC (UK)
Rufus Pollock, Open Knowledge Foundation and University of Cambridge (UK)
John Wilbanks, Science Commons (USA)
With the help of the members of the Open Knowledge Foundation Working Group on Open Data in Science
KlausGraf - am Freitag, 19. Februar 2010, 17:11 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
KlausGraf - am Mittwoch, 17. Februar 2010, 20:40 - Rubrik: English Corner
http://blogs.law.yale.edu/blogs/rarebooks/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yalelawlibrary/sets/72157623409849202/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yalelawlibrary/sets/72157623409849202/
KlausGraf - am Freitag, 12. Februar 2010, 15:28 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
http://scribalculture.org/weblog/2010/02/10/kings-palaeography-gets-press/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/feb/09/writing-off-last-palaeographer-university
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/feb/09/writing-off-last-palaeographer-university
KlausGraf - am Freitag, 12. Februar 2010, 01:10 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
Source: mail exchange. Update to: http://archiv.twoday.net/stories/6171809/
KlausGraf - am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010, 22:36 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
We are happy to announce the electronic publication of the University
Museums and Collections Journal 2/2009 (Proceedings of the 8th
Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums
and Collections in Manchester), edited by Sally MacDonald, Nathalie Nyst and
Cornelia Weber at:
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/umacj
Table of Contents
Evoking humanity: Reflections on the importance of university museums
and collections
Alan D. Gilbert
University museums and the community
Sally MacDonald
Experiments in the boundary zone: Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin
Michael John Gorman
Ivory tower or welcoming neighbor? Engaging our local communities
Jane Pickering
What opportunities can university museums offer for academic-public
interaction?
Some lessons from London’s Beacon for Public Engagement
Steve Cross
University museums and outreach: the Newcastle upon Tyne case study
Lindsay Allason-Jones
Web communication. A content analysis of German university collections
and museums websites
Cornelia Weber
Chasing the online audience
Mark Carnall
The effect of digitalized museum information on learning
Damon Monzavi
Beyond teaching: Out of hours at the Grant Museum
Jack Ashby
Internal audience: A key to success
MirnaHeruc
Courting controversy – the Lindow Man exhibition at the Manchester Museum
Bryan Sitch
On the road again: Reaching out to isolated school communities
Karl Van Dyke
A purpose-driven university museum
Juliette Bianco
Building creative communities: How does a university museum work with
family learning in a challenging community context?
Celine West
Family matters: The role of university museums in intergenerational
learning
RebekahMoran
Secondary school program at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Sarah Lloyd
The community service of the Ghent University Zoology Museum
Dominick Verschelde
The role of the university museum in community development
David Ellis
University museums in a university town: University of Tartu Museums in
the service of the local community
ReetMägi
Ways of seeing: A model for community partnership working
Gill Hart
Accessibility to university museums: A strategical objective
EdmonCastell
From ACUMG-L
Museums and Collections Journal 2/2009 (Proceedings of the 8th
Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for University Museums
and Collections in Manchester), edited by Sally MacDonald, Nathalie Nyst and
Cornelia Weber at:
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/umacj
Table of Contents
Evoking humanity: Reflections on the importance of university museums
and collections
Alan D. Gilbert
University museums and the community
Sally MacDonald
Experiments in the boundary zone: Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin
Michael John Gorman
Ivory tower or welcoming neighbor? Engaging our local communities
Jane Pickering
What opportunities can university museums offer for academic-public
interaction?
Some lessons from London’s Beacon for Public Engagement
Steve Cross
University museums and outreach: the Newcastle upon Tyne case study
Lindsay Allason-Jones
Web communication. A content analysis of German university collections
and museums websites
Cornelia Weber
Chasing the online audience
Mark Carnall
The effect of digitalized museum information on learning
Damon Monzavi
Beyond teaching: Out of hours at the Grant Museum
Jack Ashby
Internal audience: A key to success
MirnaHeruc
Courting controversy – the Lindow Man exhibition at the Manchester Museum
Bryan Sitch
On the road again: Reaching out to isolated school communities
Karl Van Dyke
A purpose-driven university museum
Juliette Bianco
Building creative communities: How does a university museum work with
family learning in a challenging community context?
Celine West
Family matters: The role of university museums in intergenerational
learning
RebekahMoran
Secondary school program at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Sarah Lloyd
The community service of the Ghent University Zoology Museum
Dominick Verschelde
The role of the university museum in community development
David Ellis
University museums in a university town: University of Tartu Museums in
the service of the local community
ReetMägi
Ways of seeing: A model for community partnership working
Gill Hart
Accessibility to university museums: A strategical objective
EdmonCastell
From ACUMG-L
KlausGraf - am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010, 19:37 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
ICOMSecretariat and ICOM Disaster Relief For Museums Task Force (DRFM) have immediately reacted to the Haiti earthquake and were extremely busy in seeking direct or indirect information about museums in Haiti. As every other NGO, ICOM faced enormous difficulties in getting reliable information directly from Haiti. Particular helpful were the nearby ICOM National Committee of the Dominican Republic and the Museum Association of the Caribbean (MAC).
Based on a list of Haiti museums (2008), we know of 14 institutions in the earthquake region: 4 museums open to the public, 6 museum projects with valuable collections and 4 other museum projects.
On ICOM website you will find a regularly updated "Status Report" in three languages:
http://icom.museum/risk_management.html
On the special Haiti webpage you may read details about museum colleagues, museum buildings and collections. We have received pictures from the Parc historique de la Canne à sucre museum. You can find them here:
http://icom.museum/disaster_relief/haiti.html
On the initiative of ICOM Haiti, a crisis unit "Patrimoine en Danger" has been established to co-ordinate support activities and take the most urgent actions. A list of urgent demand has been compiled and is under study.
Most important is the quick salvage of collections from collapsed or unstable buildings, because the rain season is expected latest by March. With only two appointed architects to evaluate the damage to the public buildings, our colleagues in Haiti stress that they need foreign experts of building static. Additional security measures are a common need as well, because the ordinary ones are disrupted or weakened.
There had been promising talks between ICOM DG Julien Anfruns and Alain Godonou, new Director of the Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage at UNESCO, concerning
- needs of a UN embargo on Haitian cultural goods to avoid (or reduce) art trafficking
- protection of damaged sites in the meantime ("cordon de sécurité")
- search for storage places
- preparation of a better coordination with various entities UNESCO/Heritage NGOs ...
BLUE SHIELD, was very active, too. It acted from the beginning as co-ordinator between ICA, IFLA, ICOMOS, CCAAA and ICOM. We also are exchanging all news that our different missions in Haiti get. The International Committee has edited a statement:
http://icom.museum/icbs-press/100115_BlueShield%20Statement_Haiti_EN.pdf
The Association of the national committees has created web 2.0 tools for heritage assistance:
1) a special web site in English, French and Spanish, where volunteers may apply online: "Haiti 2010 Blue Shield Solidarity".
http://haiti2010.blueshield-international.org
About 450 volunteers have already joined! This initiative is based on the great success last year, when two BLUE SHIELD teams assisted the collapsed Cologne City Archive; more than 100 international volunteers took part at the two "international weeks".
2) This website is accompanied by the "Haiti 2010 Blue Shield Solidarity" group on Facebook with more than 800 members. This is the best information source for Haiti heritage damage:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=247281734340
3) On Twitter you will find "Blueshieldcoop":
http://twitter.com/blueshieldcoop.
General Web link:
On January 16th, UNOSAT has published a satellite analysis of 110 major public buildings in Port-au-Prince - more than half of them are destroyed or damaged
http://unosat-maps.web.cern.ch/unosat-maps/HT/EQ20100114HTI/UNOSAT_HTI_EQ2010_BldDamages_v1_LR.pdf
Contact:
ICOMSecretariat: Stanislas Tarnowski, Director for the development of programmes
Email: Stanislas.tarnowski@icom.museum
DRFM: Mr Thomas Schuler, Chair.
Email: Th.Schuler@t-online.de
Dr. Stefan Sommer
Director, Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/cpbc
Executive Producer, A River Reborn, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/riverreborn
Faculty Advisor, Grand Canyon SEEDS Chapter, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/seeds
Board of Directors, Assoc. of College & University Museums & Galleries, http://www.acumg.org
Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences
Northern Arizona University
Campus Box 5640
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
O: (928) 523-4463
F: (928) 523-7500
Stefan.Sommer@nau.edu
From ACUMG-L
Based on a list of Haiti museums (2008), we know of 14 institutions in the earthquake region: 4 museums open to the public, 6 museum projects with valuable collections and 4 other museum projects.
On ICOM website you will find a regularly updated "Status Report" in three languages:
http://icom.museum/risk_management.html
On the special Haiti webpage you may read details about museum colleagues, museum buildings and collections. We have received pictures from the Parc historique de la Canne à sucre museum. You can find them here:
http://icom.museum/disaster_relief/haiti.html
On the initiative of ICOM Haiti, a crisis unit "Patrimoine en Danger" has been established to co-ordinate support activities and take the most urgent actions. A list of urgent demand has been compiled and is under study.
Most important is the quick salvage of collections from collapsed or unstable buildings, because the rain season is expected latest by March. With only two appointed architects to evaluate the damage to the public buildings, our colleagues in Haiti stress that they need foreign experts of building static. Additional security measures are a common need as well, because the ordinary ones are disrupted or weakened.
There had been promising talks between ICOM DG Julien Anfruns and Alain Godonou, new Director of the Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage at UNESCO, concerning
- needs of a UN embargo on Haitian cultural goods to avoid (or reduce) art trafficking
- protection of damaged sites in the meantime ("cordon de sécurité")
- search for storage places
- preparation of a better coordination with various entities UNESCO/Heritage NGOs ...
BLUE SHIELD, was very active, too. It acted from the beginning as co-ordinator between ICA, IFLA, ICOMOS, CCAAA and ICOM. We also are exchanging all news that our different missions in Haiti get. The International Committee has edited a statement:
http://icom.museum/icbs-press/100115_BlueShield%20Statement_Haiti_EN.pdf
The Association of the national committees has created web 2.0 tools for heritage assistance:
1) a special web site in English, French and Spanish, where volunteers may apply online: "Haiti 2010 Blue Shield Solidarity".
http://haiti2010.blueshield-international.org
About 450 volunteers have already joined! This initiative is based on the great success last year, when two BLUE SHIELD teams assisted the collapsed Cologne City Archive; more than 100 international volunteers took part at the two "international weeks".
2) This website is accompanied by the "Haiti 2010 Blue Shield Solidarity" group on Facebook with more than 800 members. This is the best information source for Haiti heritage damage:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=247281734340
3) On Twitter you will find "Blueshieldcoop":
http://twitter.com/blueshieldcoop.
General Web link:
On January 16th, UNOSAT has published a satellite analysis of 110 major public buildings in Port-au-Prince - more than half of them are destroyed or damaged
http://unosat-maps.web.cern.ch/unosat-maps/HT/EQ20100114HTI/UNOSAT_HTI_EQ2010_BldDamages_v1_LR.pdf
Contact:
ICOMSecretariat: Stanislas Tarnowski, Director for the development of programmes
Email: Stanislas.tarnowski@icom.museum
DRFM: Mr Thomas Schuler, Chair.
Email: Th.Schuler@t-online.de
Dr. Stefan Sommer
Director, Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/cpbc
Executive Producer, A River Reborn, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/riverreborn
Faculty Advisor, Grand Canyon SEEDS Chapter, http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/seeds
Board of Directors, Assoc. of College & University Museums & Galleries, http://www.acumg.org
Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences
Northern Arizona University
Campus Box 5640
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
O: (928) 523-4463
F: (928) 523-7500
Stefan.Sommer@nau.edu
From ACUMG-L
KlausGraf - am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010, 16:24 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
KlausGraf - am Montag, 8. Februar 2010, 22:15 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
KlausGraf - am Montag, 8. Februar 2010, 20:07 - Rubrik: English Corner
noch kein Kommentar - Kommentar verfassen
