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Student Systems 2012 project update #5
This is the fifth installment of an ongoing series of updates about the 2012 project, a project which calls for new governance structures, systematic planning of the next generation of student systems, and immediate steps to consolidate and safeguard student data. September 12, 2008.
Webcast.berkeley launches new automated lecture capture system
ETS has updated webcast.berkeley, the course lecture and events capture and delivery system. The new system introduces several automated features such as participation management, capture, high-quality archiving, processing, and distribution. September 12, 2008.
Delphi project exposes PAHMA's 's collections to the world
Delphi is a semantic toolkit supporting a web-based faceted browser for museum collections. The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (PAHMA) at UC Berkeley deployed Delphi to present the Museum's collections on the Web. The new site increases the visibility of the Museum, and emphasizes the breadth of its collections. In addition, Native Americans now have much improved access to cultural heritage in the Museum's collections. September 2, 2008.
Humanities and Arts Research Technologies (HART)
In fall 2007, campus leaders in the arts and humanities, computer science, the Library, and IST joined together to form a new initiative, Humanities Arts Research Technologies (HART). HART is meant to galvanize UC Berkeley's efforts to bring shared technology services to humanities scholars to help them advance their research and teaching. March 4, 2008.
Shared technology services to advance scholarship (cyberinfrastructure): A perspective from Information Services and Technology
This article briefly sketches a perspective on the question of how we can advance scholarship through the development of shared technology services, then highlights a number of specific initiatives IST is working on to help answer this question. March 4, 2008.
The Fluid project
Fluid is a worldwide collaborative project to help improve the usability and accessibility of community open-source projects with a focus on academic software for universities. To achieve these goals, Fluid is creating a collection of sharable user-interface components to be presented with a collection of design patterns that will help designers and developers determine how best to use these components February 28, 2008.
Collaborative Tools Strategy Development project
CIO Shel Waggener has asked IST's Data Services-Collaboration Services group to build an overview of the current state of collaborative tools on campus and the planned future directions of these tools, and to assess those directions in the context of the national discussion. This work ultimately will guide decisions about the implementation of new, and evolution of existing, collaborative tools, on campuswide and departmental levels. February 25, 2008.
Student Systems 2012 project update #4
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series of updates about the 2012 project, a project which calls for new governance structures, systematic planning of the next generation of student systems, and immediate steps to consolidate and safeguard student data. February 25, 2008.
Digital preservation for all: A report from the Media Vault Program
As students and faculty increasingly expect to connect to vast banks of the University's valuable digital resources, the Media Vault Program is working to both safeguard these resources and make them more accessible to our community of scholars. February 21, 2008.
Open Knowledge and the Public Interest (OKAPI)
OKAPI is a newly formed group of faculty, students, and staff who share a common interest in public scholarship and are dedicated to promoting open access to knowledge at UC Berkeley and around the world. This article gives a summary of their current activities and future plans. February 21, 2008.
