Advisory bodies
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OVERVIEW
A wide range of public sector advisory bodies exists to offer guidance and support in the creation of digital content. This page assembles an alphabetical list of a representative sample.
Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)
The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is a national centre of excellence that provides a visible face to Canada's heritage through the world of networked information. CHIN's vision is to connect Canadians and worldwide audiences to Canada's heritage. Our mission is to promote the development, the presentation and preservation of Canada's digital heritage content for current and future generations of Canadians. CHIN was created in 1972 to foster sound management of the knowledge and collections developed by Canadian museums, and provide public access to these through a national inventory. It focuses on four priorities: Skills Development, Promoting Heritage content Access and Use in Civic Life, Public Engagement and Participation, and International Outreach.
Collections Trust
The Collections Trust The Collections Trust supports libraries, archives and museums in using technology to improve the management of their collections, and the quality and accessibility of the services they can provide to the public. Their work emphasises sensible, pragmatic choices about the use of technology in the following areas: using ICT to manage collections; developing and delivering digital content; infrastructure for collections management and access; building skills and confidence through knowledge transfer; establishing models for preserving and sustaining digital content; incorporating industry standards into professional practice.
Digital Curation Centre (DCC)
The Digital Curation Centre provides a national focus for research and development into curation issues and promotes expertise and good practice, both national and international, for the management of all research outputs in digital format. Their Resource Centre provides a wide range of materials including briefing papers, an advisory service and a Curation Manual.
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative is an open organization, incorporated in Singapore as a public, not-for-profit Company limited by Guarantee engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. The development and maintenance of a core set of metadata terms (the DCMI Metadata Terms) continues to be one of the main activities of DCMI. In addition, DCMI is developing guidelines and procedures to help implementers define and describe their usage of Dublin Core metadata in the form of Application Profiles. This work is done in a work structure that provides discussion and cooperation platforms for specific communities (e.g. education, government information, corporate knowledge management) or specific interests (e.g. technical architecture, accessibility).
EDINA
EDINA is the JISC national academic data centre based at the University of Edinburgh whose mission and purpose is to ‘enhance the productivity of research, learning and teaching’ across all universities, research institutes and colleges in the UK through delivering online services and by working with support staff in university and colleges and with other partners in the academic community, and beyond, and by carrying out successful R&D projects. Services include geo-spatial datasets such as Digimap and UKBORDERS.
European Museums' Information Institute (EMII)
EMII is a network of key cultural organisations working together to promote the exchange of best practice and the effective use of standards in information management among European member states and associated countries. It also works on raising awareness, disseminating information, and educating cultural heritage professionals on the latest developments in the field of new technology, in particular relating to cultural information management and working in collaboration with other existing networks and international standards organisations to ensure effective interoperability among museums, libraries and archives. The UK is represented on the EMII consortium by the Collections Trust.
Humanities Advanced Technology And Information Institute (HATii)
HATII is one of the world's leading centres for computing and information studies in the arts and humanities. HATII takes an interdisciplinary and international approach to its research and has particular strengths in theoretical approaches to information, management and curation of digital assets, records and information management and cultural heritage informatics and resource discovery.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in the United States. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development. IMLS provides leadership and funding for US museums and libraries, resources these institutions need to fulfill their mission of becoming centers of learning for life crucial to achieving personal fulfillment, a productive workforce and an engaged citizenry.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. It is a network of the national standards institutes of 159 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO is a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations. Therefore, ISO enables a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.
JISC
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is funded by the UK HE and FE funding bodies to provide world-class leadership in the innovative use of ICT to support education and research. JISC funds a national services portfolio (e.g. JANET) and a range of programmes (e.g. Use of Technology to Support Admissions to HE) and projects (e.g. Google Generation project). It focuses on eight strategic themes: Network, Access management, Information environment, Content9, e-Learning, e-Research, e-Administration, Business and community engagement and funds the work of the Strategic Content Alliance.
JISC CETIS
JISC CETIS is a JISC Innovation Support Centre providing advice to the UK Higher and Post-16 Education sectors on educational technology and standards. Their web site brings together educational technology news, comment and analysis, as well as information on community events. CETIS aims to contribute to current debates and future thinking in this rapidly growing and changing field.
JISC Digital Media
JISC Digital Media (formerly known as TASI) is a JISC Advisory Service, which provides advice, guidance and training to the UK's Further and Higher Education community on creating digital media resources - specifically still images, moving images and sound resources; delivering digital media resources to users; using digital media resources to support teaching, learning and research and managing both small and large scale digitisation projects.
MIMAS
Mimas is a JISC and ESRC-supported national data centre, based at the University of Manchester to provide the UK Higher Education, Further Education and research community with access to key data and information resources to support teaching, learning and research across a wide range of disciplines. Mimas also offers specialist support and training and data sharing and gateway services.
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Launched in April 2000 as the strategic body working with and for the museums, archives and libraries sector, tapping into the potential for collaboration between them, MLA replaced the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC). Leading strategically, the MLA promotes best practice in museums, libraries and archives, to inspire innovative, integrated and sustainable services for all.
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in our changing and ever-more digital environment. NISO standards apply both traditional and new technologies to the full range of information-related needs, including retrieval, re-purposing, storage, metadata, and preservation. NISO fosters the development and maintenance of standards that facilitate the creation, persistent management, and effective interchange of information so that it can be trusted for use in research and learning.
OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing the rate of rise of library costs. More than 71,000 libraries in 112 countries and territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend and preserve library materials. OCLC Programs and Research is dedicated to helping cultural heritage institutions more effectively serve users of information and collections through exploration, innovation and community building.
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Web Access Centre provides technical, editorial and design advice and guidance on web accessibilty. This is supported with a range of case studies, articles and other resources together with consultancy services covering website audits, training and bespoke work. Websites which carry the RNIB "See it Right" logo, mean that they have been audited by the RNIB and have attained a high level of accessibilty. Audits can be undertaken against both the See it Right standard and the WCAG 2.0 guidelines. The RNIB has also teamed up with AbilityNet to offer an audit which includes testing by a panel of people with a range of disabilities. The Centre offers links to a wide range of other sources on accessibility including assistive technology, legislation, testing tools and advice and guidance.
Strategic Content Alliance
The Strategic Content Alliance is a three-year initiative funded as part of JISC’s capital programme. It began in March 2006 and will conclude its current phase of work in spring 2009. JISC is taking forward this work in collaboration with a set of key organisations across the public sector:
Museums Libraries and Archives Council
Techdis
JISC TechDis is a JISC service supporting the education sector through the provision of advice and guidance on disbaility and technology. In addition to expert advice and practitioner support, TechDis also works with policymakers to promote a culture of inclusion and undertakes a technology watch to identify any issues of accessibilty in emerging technologies and to advise accordingly. They provide a web accessibility self-evaluation tool along with a wide range of other materials such as How To guides and a repository of accessibility-related tools and software to create an inclusive learning environment.
UKOLN
UKOLN is a centre of expertise in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information, education and cultural heritage communities by:
- Influencing policy and informing practice
- Promoting community-building and consensus-making by actively raising awareness
- Advancing knowledge through research and development
- Building innovative systems and services based on Web technologies
- Acting as an agent for knowledge transfer
UKOLN is based at the University of Bath and funded by theMuseums, Libraries & Archives Council (MLA); the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the funding bodies for higher and further education in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; as well as by project funding from the JISC, EPSRC and the European Community. UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C also engages in education and outreach, develops software, and serves as an open forum for discussion about the Web. A profile of its extensive programme of work includes information on the development of standards, protocols and guidelines that ensure the long-term growth of the web. Tim Berners-Lee and others created W3C as an industry consortium dedicated to building consensus around Web technologies. Mr. Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), has served as the W3C Director since W3C was founded, in 1994.
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