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Free resources to gain a valuable understanding in Peer-Review processes

18/09/2017

(Image source: WILEY)Peer Review can be seen as a process matrix of a sequence of  activities with rules to progressively assess and predict  the quality of published research... The Review by peers is a tried and tested method for the evaluation of new findings before publication … it places great ...

Copyright. Creative Commons. Sensitive information. Security Classification ... What is it all about?

15/09/2017

This essay focuses on Copyright, Creative Commons, Sensitive information and the role of Data Classification in determining baseline security controls for the protection of sensitive data. "With many Data Science Applications based on Large and often Sensitive Data sets, Data Security is increasingly important".  As science becomes more data-intensive and ...

12 October : FREE Conference in Tanzania : How to put the Principles for DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT into practice

15/09/2017

Please RSVP now to join over 100 of your peers to learn how to put the Principles for Digital Development into practice in your organization on Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.The Principles for Digital Development are the distilled knowledge of hundreds of professionals and thousands of projects into ...

Assigning METADATA as method to support DIGITAL DATA CURATION in trusted repositories

14/09/2017

(Image sources:  ©Open Source Guide to ESI;  ©The University of Queensland ;  © Boston College Libraries;  ©SlidePlayer: Research Data Management Overview and Introduction)GOOD METADATA is key for data access and re-use. Even though figuring out precisely what metadata to create, to apply, and to capture              - in order to support Digital ...

DIGITAL PRESERVATION Handbook: a strategic overview of the broad issues & tasks involved in preserving digital resources

13/09/2017

(Illustration by Jørgen Stamp digitalbevaring.dk CC BY 2.5 Denmark)More and more information (as a result of digitising non-digital collections, as different digital resource types, or as result of the day-to-day organisation or individual activities) is being created digitally and the pace at which it is being created is ...