http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk:80 The ERA digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material. 2013-05-22T08:46:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6683 Title: MOOCs @ Edinburgh 2013: Report #1 Authors: MOOCs@Edinburgh Group Abstract: A report summarising the experience of the University of Edinburgh of offering our first 6 massive open online courses (MOOCs) in partnership with Coursera 2013-05-10T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6682 Title: Tales from The Keepers Registry: Serial Issues About Archiving & the Web Authors: Burnhill, Peter Abstract: A key task for libraries is to ensure access for their patrons to the scholarly statements now found across the Internet. Three stories reveal progress towards success in that task. The context of these stories is the shift from print to digital format for all types of continuing resources, particularly journals, and the need to archive not just serials but also ongoing ‘integrating resources’ such as databases and Web sites. The first story is about The Keepers Registry, an international initiative to monitor the extent of e-journal archiving. The second story is about the variety of ‘serial issues’ that have had to be addressed during the PEPRS (Piloting an E-journals Preservation Registry Service) project which was commissioned in the UK by JISC. These include identification, naming and identification of publishers, and the continuing need for a universal holdings statement. The role of the ISSN, and of the ISSN-L, has been a key. The third story looks beyond e-journals to new research objects and the dynamics of the Web, to the role of citation and fixity, and to broader matters of digital preservation. This story reflects upon seriality, as the Web becomes the principal arena and medium for scholarly discourse. Scientific discourse is now resident on the Web. Much that is issued on the Web is issued nowhere else: it is a digital native. Statistics that indicate the extent of archiving for e-journals to which major university libraries subscribe are also included in the article. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6681 Title: Jeremiah Kirby, author of 'Farriery' in the 1806-1823 editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Authors: Molony, V.; Warwick, Colin M Abstract: This entry on 'Farriery' in the Encyclopaedia Britannica is a 155 page review of veterinary medicine, written in 1806. It includes: Introduction; Part 1 History; Part II Structure of the Horse; Part III Operations performed on Domestic Animals; Part IV Means of preserving the health of Domestic Animals; Part V Veterinary Materia Medica; Part VI Diseases incident to Domestic Animals; an Index and 6 Plates with 20 Figures. It was first published in Volume 8 part 2 of the 4th Edition (1806) and was also included in the 5th and 6th Editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. This review was a source reference for Sir Frederick Smith in his History of Veterinary Literature! and he attributed it to John Lawrence, but he had reservations and did not include it in his list of John Lawrence's works. The quality of the review, the clear, concise presentation, breadth and scholarly acknowledgement of the works of more than 34 authors, including Delabere Blaine (named in the text 80 times), John Lawrence (53 times), Edward Coleman (43 times), John Feron (36 times) and James Clark (30 times), indicated that it was written by someone who was familiar with the work of contemporary veterinary writers. It also appeared from the text that the author was familiar with Scotland because of references to places in the Lothians and Borders. The review is likely to have been used, by many members of the veterinary profession including William Dick (1793-1866), but does not appear to have been acknowledged by veterinary writers of the time. This may have been due to reluctance or the inability of its author to publicise his work, in contrast to many other veterinary writers at that time. After a long search for the author, he was found, by chance, in the preface of the 5th Edition, an obvious place with the benefit of hindsight. 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6680 Title: Knowledge Exchange at CRFR: Past, present, future Authors: Morton, Sarah Abstract: CRFR set out with the aim to make research accessible to policy-makers and practitioners, and to act as a focal point for research on families and relationships. Over ten years it has emerged as a leader in the knowledge exchange field with its activities being acknowledged as ‘outstanding’ by the ESRC, as a ‘market leader’ by the Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council. This briefing reflects on ten years of knowledge exchange (KE) activities at CRFR from 2001-2011 and looks to the future. It discusses CRFR’s approach to KE, showcases some highlights of its KE activities, and identifies challenges for the future. 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z