[OpenGLAM] Fwd: Discovery Summit 2013 - join us online today

Thu Feb 21 10:16:18 UTC 2013

FYI this is happening today...

"How is open data transforming the world’s great collections at
universities, galleries, libraries, archives and museums from being on the
internet, to being of the internet?"

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From: Jisc <mail at e.jisc.ac.uk>
Date: 21 February 2013 10:20
Subject: Discovery Summit 2013 - join us online today
To: "jonathan.gray at okfn.org" <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>

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***First international discovery summit   **#disc13* *        *
        ***Live online TODAY from 10.50am (GMT) **
*
*21 February 2013*

Today *Jisc <http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKKEC-1/c.aspx>* and the
British Library are calling university librarians and archivists, library
staff, museum curators and expert developers from across the globe to
answer the question:

*‘How is open data transforming the world’s great collections at
universities, galleries, libraries, archives and museums from being on the
internet, to being of the internet?’*

Our two day event starts today. There is no need for registration, simply visit
the *Jisc* website <http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKKEC-1/c.aspx> to
join in.

*First day timetable*

* Time**Title **Speaker* *10.50 - 11.00* *Online Welcome* *Neil Grindley,
Programme Manager, Digital Preservation, Jisc*
As your online host, Neil will kick off the online programme and remind you
one more time of the livestreaming technology and how to take part in the
conference remotely *11.00 - 11.10**Summit Introduction and Welcome
**Professor David Baker, Chair, Resource Discovery Task Force, Jisc
* *11.10 - 11.30** Opening keynote
*Is open enough?* Rachel
Bruce<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR5-1/c.aspx>,
Innovation Director, Digital Infrastructure, Jisc* *11.30 - 12.00** Plenary
presentation*
Are we failing users? Can open approaches meet their needs? *Maura
Marx<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR6-1/c.aspx>,
Secretariat Director, Digital Public Library of America* *12.00 - 14.10**Break
in livestreaming* Back at 14:10. Summit delegates break out into sessions
and have lunch. *14.10 - 14.30**Online update and summary of sessions **Neil
Grindley, Programme Manager, Digital Preservation, Jisc* *14.30 -
15.00**Plenary
presentation *Technical coping strategies for resource discovery* ** Paul
Walk, Director, UKOLN* *15.00 - 16.30** Break in livestreaming*Back at
16:30. Summit delegates break out into sessions and have lunch. *16.30 -
16.40**Online update and summary of sessions* *Neil Grindley, Programme
Manager, Digital Preservation, Jisc*
Before the afternoon keynote starts, Neil will give a quick summary of the
key issues raised in the breakout sessions that took place during the break
in live streaming. *16.40 - 17.10**Closing keynote **Bill
Thompson<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR7-1/c.aspx>,
Head of Partnership Development, Archive Development, BBC* *17.10 -
17.15**Round
Up **Professor David Baker, Chair, Resource Discovery Task Force, Jisc*
*How to take part online:*

   - watch livestreamed keynotes, plenary presentations and panel
   discussion via
*Mediasite*<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR8-1/c.aspx>
   - take part in plenary Q&A and panel discussion sessions by submitting
   questions/comments via
*Mediasite*<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR8-1/c.aspx>or
Twitter
   - follow the official Jisc live-blogging Twitter account
(*@JiscLive*<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQR9-1/c.aspx>
   )
   - follow and contribute to the tagged Twitter stream
(*#disc13*<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQRA-1/c.aspx>
   )
   - view all of the above via a dedicated *one-stop-shop online
area*<http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IM0JK-1/c.aspx>combining
the live-streamed video, Twitter feeds and links.

The aim is that by the end of the summit there will be an international
action plan which will bring together collaborative next steps on the road
to discovery.

Find out more about the background to the Discovery Summit on the *Jisc
website* <http://e.jisc.ac.uk/QHI-1APWQ-5ZWEN8-IKQRB-1/c.aspx>.
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