<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi All,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In addition you are welcome to become acquainted with the concepts of big data and research data and how they fundamentally differ!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">See: <a href="http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/OpenData">http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/OpenData</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">hg</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font face="monospace, monospace">Hilton Gibson</font></b></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">Ubuntu Linux Systems Administrator</font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">Stellenbosch University Library<br></font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace"><a href="http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html" target="_blank">http://staff.lib.sun.ac.za/~hgibson/docs/cv/cv.html</a><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 29 June 2015 at 20:24, Ina Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Ina@assaf.org.za" target="_blank">Ina@assaf.org.za</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-ZA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><h4 style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal">*</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Apologies for cross-postings. Please also share with your networks.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal">* <u></u><u></u></span></i></h4><h4 style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Dear Colleagues<u></u><u></u></span></h4><h4 style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal">You are invited to the following Research Data Management workshop, presented by the Digital Curation Centre (UK) & NeDICC:<u></u><u></u></span></h4><h4 style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">About the workshop<u></u><u></u></span></h4><p style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Funding bodies are increasingly requiring evidence of adequate and appropriate provisions for data management and curation in new grant funding applications. At the same time, data – funded with tax payers money – is increasingly required to be openly accessible for researchers to build on and for the wider research community to benefit from.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">The<span> </span><a href="http://nedicc.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Network of Data & Information Curation Communities (NeDICC)</span></a>(SA) in collaboration with the<span> </span><a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Digital Curation Centre (DCC)</span></a>(UK) are pleased to announce a workshop on Research Data Management practices and principles. The workshop brings together important role players and experts in the field of digital curation, namely: Joy Davidson (<a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/about-us/dcc-staff-directory/joy-davidson" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Associate Director, Digital Curation Centre</span></a>), Sarah Jones (<a href="http://www.dcc.ac.uk/about-us/dcc-staff-directory/sarah-jones" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Senior Institutional Support Officer, Digital Curation Centre</span></a>), James L (Jim) Mullins (<a href="https://www.lib.purdue.edu/about/deanoflibraries" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Dean of Libraries, Purdue University</span></a>), Elias Makonko (<a href="http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/staff/view/?i=E.S.&f=Elias&l=Makonko" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Research Data Curator, HSRC</span></a>), and Anwar Vahed (<a href="http://www.csir.co.za/researcher_profiles/Dr_Anwar_Vahed.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Head: ICT for Earth Observation (ICT4EO)</span></a><span> </span>&<span> </span><a href="http://www.eresearch.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/140/DIRISA_busPlan_eResConf.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">DIRISA Manager</span></a>).<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Librarians, knowledge management workers, data curators, researchers and others interested (especially from the Greater Gauteng Region who did not have the opportunity befofe) are invited to register for this workshop. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Date:</span></strong><span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">11 August 2015<b><br><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Venue:</span></strong><span> </span></b>CSIR Knowledge Commons Building 50 (Ulwazi) –<span> </span><a href="http://www.csir.co.za/images/maps/K-7206_CSIR_Corporate-Electronic_Map_Pretoria_DevV3.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">CSIR Pretoria Site Map</span></a> –<span> </span><a href="https://www.google.co.za/maps/place/CSIR/@-25.739765,28.2930981,14z/data=!4m5!1m2!2m1!1scsir+knowledge+commons!3m1!1s0x1e95605d95474fe7:0x329ac06ef8b03b1a" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Google Maps</span><b><span style="color:#b85b5a;text-decoration:none"><br></span></b></a><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Time:</span></strong><span><b> </b></span>08:00 for 08:30 to 16:15<br><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Cost:</span></strong><span><b> </b></span>ZAR<strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""> </span></strong>300-00 p/p (Payment details to follow registration for event.)<br><strong><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Enquiries:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="mailto:AvdMerwe@csir.co.za" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">Adéle van der Merwe</span></a> Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27%280%2912%20841%203944" value="+27128413944" target="_blank">+27(0)12 841 3944</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:maroon">Please register and make your payment by 9 August 2015.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333"> To register,<span> </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/VcxaLmcrCV" target="_blank"><span style="color:#b85b5a">click here</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><h4 style="line-height:12.6pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Agenda<u></u><u></u></span></h4><table border="0" cellpadding="0" width="612" style="width:459.25pt;background:white;word-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">08:00-08:30<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Registration<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">08:30-08:45<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Welcome and Introduction –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">NeDICC</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">08:45-09:30<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">RDM: what it’s all about, the benefits and drivers –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Joy Davidson</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">09:30-11:00<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">The impact that RDM has had on the profile and standing of the library at Purdue University (via Skype) –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Jim Mullins</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">11:00-11:15<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Refreshments<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">11:15-11:30<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">CARDIO quick quiz & discussion.<br>(Exercise to assess the RDM readiness at SA organizations present at the workshop.) –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">All</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">11:30-12:00<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">The state of RDM in South Africa –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Elias Makonko</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">12:00-12:30<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">DIRISA and its implications for RDM in South Africa –<em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Anwar Vahed</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">12:30-13:30<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Lunch<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">13:30-14:00<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Useful RDM tools and services – resources you can reuse – J<em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">oy Davidson</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">14:00-15:00<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">DMPonline – brief talk and demo –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Sarah Jones</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">15:00-15:15<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Comfort Break<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">15:15-16:00<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Developing a data roadmap for your institution –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">All</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="95" style="width:71.3pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">16:00-16:15<u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="506" style="width:379.45pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.6pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#333333">Closing discussion –<span> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Joy & Sarah</span></em><u></u><u></u></span></p></td><td width="3" style="width:2.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Ina Smith<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">SciELO Planning Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Switchboard: <a href="tel:%2B27%2012%20349%206600" value="+27123496600" target="_blank">+27 12 349 6600</a>    <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Tel: <a href="tel:%2B27%2012%20349%206641" value="+27123496641" target="_blank">+27 12 349 6641</a>           <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Fax: <a href="tel:%2B27%20%280%29%2086%20576%209512" value="+27865769512" target="_blank">+27 (0) 86 576 9512</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Email: <a href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">ina@assaf.org.za</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><img border="0" width="560" height="139" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0B2A8.E0907DC0" alt="Logo+slogan"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">1st Floor Block A, The Woods, 41 De Havilland Crescent, Persequor Park <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Meiring Naudé Road, Lynnwood 0020, Pretoria, South Africa. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">PO Box 72135, Lynnwood Ridge 0040, Pretoria, South Africa. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Website: <a href="http://www.assaf.org.za/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.assaf.org.za</span></a><i> </i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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