Tag: Centre of Competence
IMPACT Centre of Competence in IFLA WLIC 2017
The IMPACT Centre of Competence, represented by its Executive Board member Elisabeth Freyre (BnF), will be present at the 83rd edition of the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2017,
Rafael Carrasco selected as Seconded National Expert in the ERC
The Impact Centre of Competence is pleased to announce that its former Scientific Director, Rafael Carrasco, is now serving the European Research Council Executive Agency as Seconded National Expert in Research Policies. In this commitment, he will contribute to the development of new procedures within the data analysis group to support the strategical decisions by … Continue reading "Rafael Carrasco selected as Seconded National Expert in the ERC"
Impact Centre of Competence Annual General Meeting – Summary
On December 11th, 2015, the Impact Centre of Competence held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Alicante. This meeting is open to all member of the Centre and it has as objective, apart from designing the vision of the Centre in the next year, to provide our members a forum to share expertise and showcase … Continue reading "Impact Centre of Competence Annual General Meeting – Summary"
New MOU between Impact Centre of Competence and PREFORMA
The Impact Centre of Competence has signed a memorandum of understanding with the EU-funded project PREFORMA for a stronger cooperation.
Succeed Interoperability workshop report
“Speaking the same language is one thing, understanding what the other is saying is another…” Carl Wilson at the Succeed technical workshop on the interoperability of digitization platforms. Interoperability is a term widely used to describe the ability of making systems and organisations work together (inter-operate). However, interoperability is not just about the technical requirements … Continue reading "Succeed Interoperability workshop report"
Open Planets Foundation is becoming the Open Preservation Foundation
The Open Planets Foundation announced today that it is changing its company name to the Open Preservation Foundation. The name change reflects the foundation’s core purpose and vision in the field of digital preservation while retaining its widely-known acronym, OPF.
‘Succeed in digitisation’. Succeed final conference agenda.
The Succeed project final conference “Succeed in digitisation. Spreading excellence” will take place at Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, on November 28th, 2014. The free registration is now open at https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/succeed-in-digitisation-tickets-11974663541.
The University of Murcia joins Impact
The University of Murcia (Spain) has joined the IMPACT Centre of Competence in Digitisation. This incorporation implies the inclusion of 38 new members in this non-profit consortium born in 2011 from the European Commission IMPACT project.
Digitisation Days Round Table: Future research for the digital library
At the Digitisation Days, a round table meeting was organized, on 20 May, to obtain input from stakeholders regarding future research to further the development of the digital library. In addition, stakeholders were asked to give their view on the role of Centres of Competence in this. The discussion was structured around the topics USERS, … Continue reading "Digitisation Days Round Table: Future research for the digital library"
Succeed Final Conference: Succeed in digitisation. Spreading excellence
The Succeed project is currently the organizing the “Succeed in digitisation. Spreading excellence” conference at Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF), to be held on November 28th, 2014.