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RSP 'Goes back to' School
14th - 16th September 2009,
Matfen Hall, Matfen, Newcastle upon Tyne
Matfen Hall
Following the tremendous success of February 2009's RSP Winter School, the RSP organised another residential event for the Autumn term. Participants heard presentations and took part in workshops led by leading experts in fields related to repository management over three days. Taking place at Matfen Hall in beautiful rural Northumberland, participants also made use of unique opportunities to network with peers.
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The course to provided a forum in which repository staff could keep up to date with the latest developments in a a wide range of fields related to their work. Sessions combined presentations with workshops, and had a strong practical element so that repository professionals could learn from the experiences of others and share best practice.
Participants came to this event prepared to participate as there was plenty of opportunity for groupwork and to share ideas. Experts were on hand to answer queries and to help participants to develop helpful strategies which they were be able to apply to their work when they returned to the office. There as also be plenty of opportunity to network both during the sessions and in a social environment in the evenings.
Matfen Hall is located in the beautiful Northumberland countryside around 18 miles west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, not far from the towns of Corbridge and Hexham. The venue is well equipped, and has both a spa and a golf course.
Programme 14th September
| Arrival & Registration |
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| Lunch |
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| Introduction and Welcome - Bill Hubbard, Repositories Support Project |
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| TeesRep: Teesside University's Institutional Repository - Winter School Graduate, Nicola Conway, Teesside University |
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| Tea & Coffee |
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| Minute Madness - Dominic Tate, Repositories Support Project |
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| University of Huddersfield - Graham Stone |
[AVI vid] |
| Edge Hill University - Yvonne Smith |
[AVI vid] |
| Glyndwr University - Misha Jepson |
[AVI vid] |
| University of Staffordshire - Sarah Hall |
[AVI vid] |
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| UK Institutional Repository Search: A showcase for UK research output - Sophia Jones, Centre for Research Communications, University of Nottingham |
[Slides] |
| Your Repository Team - Mary Robinson, Centre for Research Communications, University of Nottingham |
[Slides] |
| End of Sessions for Day 1 |
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| Leisure Time |
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| Dinner |
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| Hadrian's Wall - Some barriers are even tougher than subscription barriers! - Bill Hubbard, Repositories Support Project |
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15th September
| Breakfast |
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| IPR and Repositories - Karen Ghai, Freelance Consultant |
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| What's the Story, Repository? Dealing with the Legal Issues - Jason Miles-Campbell, JISC Legal |
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| Tea & Coffee |
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| Metadata & Repositories: What works, what doesn't and what's missing... - Stephanie Taylor, UKOLN |
[Slides] |
| Enhancing Repository Infrastructure in Scotland - James Toon, University of Edinburgh |
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| Electronic Research Administration: Digital Institutional Repositories from a Research Management and Administration perspective - Simon Kerridge, University of Sunderland/ARMA |
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| Lunch |
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| Repository Integration - Possibilities and Pitfalls - Bill Hubbard, Repositories Support Project |
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| Tea & Coffee |
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| Repositories & Digital Preservation - Michael Day, UKOLN, University of Bath |
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| Current Research Information Systems - Daniel Hook, Symplectic |
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| End of Sessions for Day 2 |
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| Leisure Time |
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| Dinner |
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16th September
| Breakfast |
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| The MERIT Project - Hugh Look, JISC Collections |
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| How can repositories help us get ready for REF? - Stephen Grace, King's College London |
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| Support Structures in the UK - Repositories Support Project, United Kingdon Council of Research Repositories, ERIS, Welsh Repository Network - Various |
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| Tea & Coffee |
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| JISC Recruitment Toolkit - Andy McGregor, JISC Executive |
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| The Exam - Dominic Tate, Repositories Support Project |
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| Lunch |
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| Departure |
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Contact
For further information on this event, please contact Dominic Tate (email: dominic.tate@nottingham.ac.uk, phone: 0115 846 7544).
Alternatively, email support@rsp.ac.uk or phone 0845 257 6860.
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