ADFI’s information sessions

In 2010, the Australian Digital Futures Institute (ADFI) continues to offer regular information sessions.

All sessions are also available either live through the use of the web conferencing software Wimba, and/or as recorded sessions. Details for accessing sessions via Wimba are available from the Information Sessions page of the ADFI web site.

Next session:
Wednesday, 27 January, Y390 (Toowoomba campus) – The Fascinator desktop: a platform for eResearch

1. Project Overview

a. History of The Fascinator
b. Underpinning ideologies: data management, scholarly publishing, collaborative research
c. Profiles: researcher, teaching and learning, institutional repository
d. Current status

2. System demonstration
3. Future plans

a. Version 1.0 release by middle of 2010
b. Establishing a hosted service with the Public Memory Research Centre (PMRC)
c. Need for pilot groups

Who should attend?

• Researchers looking for data management, publishing and collaboration tools
• Educators looking for tools to assemble web-ready content
• ICT and Library staff with an interest in repositories and data management

For further details regarding The Fascinator, please visit http://fascinator.usq.edu.au and http://eprints.usq.edu.au/6090/

To register for this session go to http://usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/mod/vtme/outcomes.php?id=14223

Please contact ADFI via adfi.admin@usq.edu.au if you have any further enquiries.