Repository Fringe 2015

Monday, 3 August 2015 at 09:00 - Tuesday, 4 August 2015 at 17:00 (BST)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Event Details

The 2015 theme is "Integrating repositories in the wider context of university, funder and external services"

Repository Fringe provides an annual forum for repository administrators, developers/coders, and information professionals to interact and explore the application of innovative technologies including cultural developments (such as research data management principles and open data, social media, altmetrics) to their ongoing repository work in a relaxed and informal environment.

It draws on alternative meeting formats such as 'the unconference', 'hackdays', and the wired conference to create an active, participative and eclectic atmosphere within which to share ideas. A ‘festival’ mood is also enhanced by co-location with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which helps to attract national and international delegates to the forum.

Repository Fringe 2015 Programme *

*Timings / sessions are subject to change and additional sessions may be added

Monday 3 August

10.00 - 10.30 - Arrival and Registration, Informatics Forum Atrium

10.30 - 10.45 - Welcome to Edinburgh – Jeremy Upton, Director, Library and University Collections, University of Edinburgh, Informatics Forum, G.07

10.45 - 11.30 – Fulfilling their potential: is it time for institutional repositories to take centre stage? David Prosser, Executive Director, RLUK, Informatics Forum, G.07

11.30 - 12.15 Repositories for Open Access, Research Data Management and beyond - Rory McNicholl, Timothy Miles-Board, University of London Computer Centre (G.07)

12.15 - 12.45 - Poster Session, short presentations on the poster submissions

12.45 - 1.45 – LUNCH , Informatics Forum Atrium

1.45 - Open Access Workshop:

1.45 - 2.30 - Open Access walkthrough with short introductions to some Open Access initiatives and issues

2.30 - 3.15 - Breakout groups looking at some themes in more detail. Groups will be decided from interest in the earlier session but may include:

SHERPA Services, Open Access Metadata, Publications Router, Profiles for Reporting to Funders (e.g. RCUK, REF, EU), Aggregation Services

3.15 - 3.45 – COFFEE, Informatics Forum Atrium

3.45 - 4.15 – Parallel session updates from DSpace, EPrints and PURE*

*Delegates are invited to suggest additional user group session – email repofringe@gmail.com

4.15 - close – Building data networks: exploring trust and interoperability between authors, repositories and journals - Panel session - Varsha Khodiyar, Scientific Data (chairing); Neil Chue Hong, Editor, Jnl. Open Research Software; Rachael Kotarski, DataCite & British Library; Peter McQuilton, BioSharing; Reza Salek, European Bioinformatics Institute.

5.00 – 7.30 - DRINKS RECEPTION, Informatics Forum Atrium

Demonstrations (Monday 3rd August) in the Informatics Forum Atrium:

- RSpace (1.30 - 2.00pm) - Rory Macneil, Research Space. See how the RSpace electronic notebook has been integrated into the RDM infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh.

- DMPonline (2.30 - 3.00pm) - Jonathan Rans, Digital Curation Centre. See how you can easily create a data management plan using the DMPonline tool.

- DMAonline (3.30 - 4.00pm) - Hardy Schwamm, Lancaster University. See the prototype of the DMAOnline dashboard displaying RDM related information.

Tuesday 4 August

9.00 - 9.30 – Arrival Tea & Coffee, Informatics Forum Atrium

9.30 - 10.15 – Storage - Claire Knowles, University of Edinburgh & Steve Mackey, Arkivum

CANCELLED 10.00 - 10.15 - Are your files too big? (for upload / download) - Pauline Ward, University of Edinburgh.

10.15 - 11.00 - Repositories Unleashing Data! Who else could be using your data? Graham Steel, Open Knowledge Foundation Scotland/ContentMine; Prof Les Carr, Univ. Southampton/data.ac.uk; Daniela Duca, Jisc.

11.00 - 11.15 TEA & COFFEE

11.15 - 11.55 - Linking Data - Neil Chue Hong, Software Sustainability Institute, & Rachael Kotarski, Project THOR

11.55 – 12.15 – EC Open Data Pilot, EUDAT, OpenAIRE, FOSTER and PASTEUR4OA, Martin Donnelly, Digital Curation Centre

12.15 - 1.00 - Jisc Workshop: Facing your research data management challenges... considering shared services - Rachel Bruce, Linda Naughton, Daniela Duca, Jisc.

1.00 - 2.00 – LUNCH, Informatics Forum Atrium

2.00 - 2.15 - Unlocking Thesis Data, Stephen Grace, University of East London

2.15 - 2.30 - Jo Alcock, IRUS UK

2.30 - 3.00 - Recording Impact of Research on your Repository (not impact factors but impact in REF sense!), Mick Eadie & Rose-Marie Barbeau, University of Glasgow; Will Fyson, University of Southampton

3.00 - 3.30 – TEA & COFFEE, Informatics Forum Atrium

3.30 - 4.00 - Developer Challenge Feedback

4.00 - 4.15pm – Closing Remarks and presentation to winner of poster competition, Kevin Ashley, Digital Curation Centre, Informatics Forum, G.07

Demonstrations (Tuesday 4th Aug) in the Informatics Forum Atrium:

- DMAonline (11.00 - 11.30am) - Hardy Schwamm, Lancaster University. See the prototype of the DMAOnline dashboard displaying RDM related information.

- DMPonline (1.45 - 2.15pm) -Mary Donaldson and Mick Eadie, University of Glasgow. See how you can easily create a data management plan using the DMPonline tool.

- RSpace (3.15 - 3.45pm) - Rory Macneil, Research Space. See how the RSpace electronic notebook has been integrated into the RDM infrastructure at the University of Edinburgh.

The Developer Challenge will also be running throughout both days of the event, organised by Paul Walk, EDINA

Find information on the challenges online at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ITV4G08HF_cGOkqk71HcDkRs7o7Wx7yNNsAmdbNfL44/edit#heading=h.era8a8vh92px

Monday FROM 11am: Library Meeting Suite 1.09, Main Library, George Square

Tuesday: Room 1.15, Informatics Forum

Posters will be on display in the Atrium throughout the event to be voted for by delegates

User Group sessions

On Monday afternoon there is a user groups session scheduled for DSpace, EPrints and PURE – if there are additional user group platforms which you would like to see included in this session please let us know by emailing repofringe@gmail.com – we will then see if these can be integrated into the session with an appropriate session leader.

Challenges for Developers @Repository Fringe 2015

This year we are asking delegates to suggest their own challenges for developers. This can be anything, related to repositories, that requires some kind of technical development and that you think might pique the interest of other delegates (particularly the more technically minded).

We’re particularly interested in ways in which repositories can interoperate with other systems. In order to crowd source ideas, please use the freely editable Google doc.

This is not a competition and there will be no prizes etc. – just the satisfaction of collaborating with other clever people and the chance to show off what you have done at the end of the event.

Handouts

There will also be tables available in the Informatics Forum for delegates to share handouts – so please feel free to bring with you any information which you would like to make available to other attendees.

Accommodation

University accommodation is available on a first-come, first-served basis, details are available at http://www.book.accom.ed.ac.uk/. Please note, accommodation is in high demand at that time of year so early booking is advisable.

Photography

Please be aware that both the organisers and participants will be taking photographs throughout Repository Fringe. We will also be videoing most talks. If you do not wish to be photographed or videoed please make this clear to the organisers when you arrive at the event, or let those with cameras know.

Keep in Touch

Website: http://repositoryfringe.org/
Follow us on Twitter: @repofringe. The hashtag for the event is #rfringe15
In you have any questions about the event or this booking form please contact: repofringe@gmail.com