Standards
Standards are typically a set of language or protocol rules providing a starting point for independent parties to communicate. JISC's information environment technical architecture describes a set of standards and protocols that are approved by the appropriate standards bodies and support the development and delivery of an integrated set of networked services. This enables the end-user to discover, access, use and publish digital and physical resources as part of their learning and research activities. JISC also maintains a directory of technology standards in use across HE and FE, in the form of the JISC Standards Catalogue managed by UKOLN.
Key standards activities
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Programmes
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e-Learning programme
The JISC e-learning programme enables the development and effective use of digital technologies to support learning and teaching in universities and colleges, so that staff benefit from e-learning...
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Managing Research Data (JISCMRD)
The scientific process is enhanced by managing and sharing research data. Good research data management practice allows reliable verification of results and permits new and innovative research built...
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Repositories and Preservation Programme
The programme is a £14m investment in Higher Education repository and digital content infrastructure. It will fund initiatives to develop the Information Environment supporting digital repositories...
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Users & Innovation: Personalising Technologies
Based on the needs of real end-users, the programme will identify areas where innovative user technologies and practices can increase efficiency.
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Digital preservation & records management programme
Supporting institutions in long-term digital asset management and preservation forms a central theme of JISC's Digital Preservation and Records Management programme.
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Projects
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British newspapers 1620-1900
1.1 million pages are being digitised from 18th and 19th century news, building on previous projects to enable access to a virtual library containing some 4 million digitised pages of important...
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Historic boundaries of Britain
This project will create a comprehensive digital library of historic administrative boundaries for Britain through a combination of scanning historical maps and creating vector boundaries for...
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19th century pamphlets online
This project will provide online access to the most significant collections of 19th century pamphlets held in UK research libraries. Digitising around 30,000 paper copy pamphlets, which focus on the...
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Overlay journal infrastructure for Meteorological Sciences (OJIMS)
This project is a partnership between the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, led at the University of Leeds, and including the British Atmospheric...
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The John Johnson collection: An archive of printed ephemera
The John Johnson Collection is widely recognised as one of the most important collections of printed ephemera in the world and generally regarded as the most significant single collection of ephemera...
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Services
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Technology and Standards Watch (TechWatch)
TechWatch anticipates developments in information and communication technologies that might have high impact on the core business of Further and Higher Education in five to ten years' time.
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JISC Digital Media
JISC Digital Media provides advice and guidance on the creation and use of digital media collections in learning, teaching and research. JISC Digital Media aims to promote and develop good practice...
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JISC TechDis
JISC TechDis is the leading educational advisory service providing advice and guidance on technology and disability to promote an accessible and inclusive experience for students and staff. JISC...
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JISC CETIS (JISC Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards)
JISC CETIS advises Universities and Colleges on the strategic, technical and pedagogic implications of educational technology standards.
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UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research
The UK Access Management Federation for Education and Research is funded by JISC and Becta, and operated by JANET(UK). The federation provides a single solution to access online resources and...
