Slides for talk on "Exploiting The Social Aspects Of Web 2.0 In HE Institutions".
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/nottingham-2008-04/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...
The document discusses implications of a report on higher education in a Web 2.0 world for IT service departments. It suggests that IT services embrace cloud computing and make use of social web tools. Departments should provide infrastructure while respecting user preferences and explore opportunities like new funding models. Risk management, resource investigation, and frameworks are recommended to guide strategic deployment of new technologies.
This document provides an overview of Day 2 of a training on translating the principles of networked nonprofits to an Arabic context. The day covered the concepts of social culture, simplicity, listening, engaging, building relationships, transparency, and free agents. Activities included identifying Arabic words for social media sites, mapping networks and brainstorming keywords, and discussions on applying the principles in an Arabic NGO context. The goal was to help participants understand how to integrate networked nonprofit approaches into their work in a culturally appropriate way.
Talk on "Community Led Activities" given at JISC Emerge online event on 7 June 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/online/emerge-2007-06/
Slides for a talk on "Blogging practices to support project work" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the JISC MRD Launch Meeting held in Nottingham on 1-2 December 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/blogging-practices-jiscmrd-2011/
Slides for a workshop on Managing Your Research Profile given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Edinburgh on 20 June 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/sgs-dtc-edinburgh-2013-06/
Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web
Slides for a talk on "Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Digital Impacts: How to Measure and Understand the Usage and Impact of Digital Content held at the University of Oxford on 20 May 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/digital-impacts-2011/
The document summarizes the creation of a penetration testing laboratory by Thomas Butler for his master's degree project. It describes setting up three virtual machines - an "attack machine" running Backtrack5R3, and two "victim machines", one running Metasploitable and another running Badstore.net. Appendices cover the penetration testing methodology, reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation with Metasploit, and post-exploitation activities. The goal was to create a hands-on environment for practicing penetration testing skills.
Slides for a talk on "Using Social Media to Promote 'Good News'" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a media conference for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) held at Queen Mary, University of London, London on 17 April 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ahrc-social-media-2012/
This document provides information about free computer help and resources from the ISI Tech Team. It discusses their goals of helping people develop time-saving computer skills and solve technical problems. It then outlines several Web 2.0 tools that are useful for ministry, including social networking, collaboration tools, media sharing, blogging, and cloud computing. Guidelines for using these tools effectively and some technology trends are also mentioned.
Web 2.0: Opportunity Or Threat For IT Support Staff?
Slides used in a talk on "Web 2.0: Opportunity Or Threat For IT Support Staff?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA SDG 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-sdg-2007/
The success of the Java platform owes much to millions of developers who formed communities. Learn the secrets to building a successful technical community from the managers at Sun Microsystems.
Mobile Technologies: Why Library Staff Should be Interested
The document discusses how library staff should be interested in mobile technologies. It provides examples of how the speaker uses their mobile device for professional purposes like consuming content on RSS feeds and social media, enhancing productivity with apps, and developing networks. The speaker argues mobile devices provide opportunities to support teaching, learning and research in libraries, and that libraries need to support information and new media literacy in this changing environment.
This document provides an overview of informal learning. It discusses key concepts like the learning spectrum between formal and informal learning, characteristics of each, and examples of informal learning activities. It also emphasizes that high performers use a mix of formal and informal learning over time.
This document discusses using social media tools internally within an organization to harness knowledge sharing. It outlines some of the key challenges including gaining trust within the organization, understanding different tools like blogs, wikis and their benefits, as well as addressing security concerns that may arise from using these new forms of collaboration. The document provides examples of how some companies have successfully implemented social media tools internally to improve communication, knowledge sharing and engagement among employees.
Projects during the course of Engineering can be vital in getting an initial breakthrough into the technical industry besides giving a hands on experience with the technology, which is much valued than the theoretical scholarship. The value that a project adds to one's CV can be boosted in a number of ways. Rather than spending the time on projects that are just "exercises", utilizing it to solve some "real world" technical problem will fetch more value, visibility and understanding of the technology. There are several opportunities like contests, internships etc available for the students to contribute their innovative ideas and gain wide recognition. Affiliation of the projects with such well known programs provides important networking and career openings. Students can also get the maximum out of their projects by converting them into publications of reputed conferences. Developing a project into an entrepreneurial venture is becoming a hot trend these days. Backed by many generous grants, this idea can also be an interesting game to try.
This session throws light on some of the most happening opportunities for the Engineering students and the best practices.
This document summarizes an article about using a wiki to establish a successful global legal department for a company with offices around the world. The key points are:
1) The author describes using a wiki successfully over 3 years to encourage collaboration and information sharing across different time zones and offices.
2) Benefits of the wiki include easy editing, centralized information storage, and posting documents like policies, trademark information, and approval processes for others to access.
3) Setting clear rules and procedures on the wiki helps simplify complex processes and ensures internal buy-in for legal requirements.
Using Creative Commons for Greater Access and Scale for Your Teaching, Rese...
Presentation by Kathleen Ludewig Omollo to peers in Yale University ITS Medicine and Health on February 25, 2020.
Goals for this session:
1. Recognize how copyright affects you as producers and consumers
2. Understand how copyright implications differ in the closed vs. public settings
3. Explain the basics of the Creative Commons licensing scheme
4. Learn how to label, and where and why to share your own work
5. Identify where to direct customers and colleagues to learn more
Slides "C1: Future Technology Detecting Tools & Techniques" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
This document discusses exploring emerging technologies. It provides information on discovering new technologies through peers, publications, experts, and online sources. The document outlines the ILI 2015 conference program and highlights some topics that may be relevant or surprising. It also describes the NMC Horizon Report, which is produced by an international community of experts and identifies important emerging technologies for libraries through a refined expert panel process. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of exploring emerging technologies through various approaches, but also understanding the wider context for implications and planning.
This document discusses making a case to senior management for funding to explore innovative technologies. It provides guidance on identifying implications, risks, and risk management strategies for new technologies. It also presents an action brief statement template to convince management of a technology's potential benefits. The document concludes with an exercise where attendees in groups prepare a short presentation making a case for funding to investigate one technology.
Slides "D1: The NMC Methodology" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
This document discusses scenario planning as a strategic planning method. It describes the scenario planning process, which involves defining assumptions and drivers of change, developing initial scenarios, and identifying issues. The document then provides examples of scenarios for the library sector, including the effects of UK withdrawal from the EU or greater power for the European Court. Small groups are asked to develop scenarios focusing on alternative discovery sources, changed librarian roles, or other topics. Finally, the document summarizes scenarios developed in a previous workshop on commercialization of libraries, devolved ownership of services, universal skills, and niche librarians.
This document provides a summary and conclusions from a workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond". It recaps the workshop which explored tools for thinking differently about the future, used a Delphi process to gather expert opinions, and developed an action brief planning template. It notes limitations in approaches and the importance of acknowledging risks while also learning from past examples. Contact details and additional resources are provided for those interested in further information.
Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the O...
Slides for talk on "Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the Organisation Ceases to Exist" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the IRMS 2016 conference in Brighton on 17 May 2016.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/irms-2016-web-preservation
Slides for a talk on "Demystifying the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Readeast's "R-e-@ding: reaching out to readers in a digital world" Conference held in Flitwick on 26 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/readeast-2009/
Let's Do It Now! Mainstream Uses Of Collaborative Technologies
This document discusses strategies for mainstream adoption of collaborative technologies like blogs and wikis in organizations. It acknowledges barriers like legal risks, inertia and cultural resistance. It recommends addressing barriers through advocacy, listening to users, flexible policies, and safe experimentation. Risks can be minimized through approaches like piloting technologies at events and supporting widely-used external services. Adopting principles of openness, user focus, and collaboration from Web 2.0 can help organizations overcome conservatism and benefit users.
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
Benefits of the Social Web: How Can It Help My Museum?
Slides for a talk on "Benefits of the Social Web: How Can It Help My Museum?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the AIM 2009 conference held in Ellesmere Port on 5 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/aim-2009/
Slides for talk on "Realising The Potential Of Web 2.0" given at the NordLib 2.0 conference on "Get Inspired by Web 2.0 for Libraries".
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/nordlib2.0-2008/
Brian Kelly, UKOLN, gave a talk on "Web 2.0: Addressing Institutional Barriers" at the ILI 2006 conference in London on 16 October 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ili-2006/
This document summarizes a seminar on amplified events hosted by UKOLN. The seminar introduced the concept of amplified events and their benefits, discussed how to consume and provide amplified content, and shared UKOLN's experiences with amplification. Challenges of amplification like resources, quality, and technology issues were also addressed. Attendees were encouraged to think about how they could apply the lessons to their own work.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and user-generated content have changed how people use and share information online. It argues that services should embrace these new technologies and practices, such as allowing external content to be embedded, trusting users, and developing lightweight and distributed systems rather than trying to compete directly with large commercial providers.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and user-generated content have changed how people use and share information online. It argues that services like Intute were pioneers in these approaches before the term "Web 2.0" was coined. Looking ahead, it suggests institutions embrace new models where commercial services host content and applications, and find ways to enhance rather than compete with popular third-party sites.
Slides for a talk on "What Can We Learn From Amplified Events?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Girona on 2 September 2010.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/girona-2010/
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
Empowering Users and Institutions: A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Ex...
Slides for a talk on "Empowering Users and Institutions: A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Exploiting the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Cultural Heritage Online 2009 Conference held in Florence on 15-16 December 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/cultural-heritage-online-2009/
The document discusses the concept of Web 2.0 and how it differs from Web 1.0. Some key aspects of Web 2.0 include open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share content, and viewing the market as a conversation. The document also provides examples of popular Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr, YouTube, and podcasts. Finally, it discusses how organizations can embrace Web 2.0 principles by freeing up their content for sharing and reusing, and by using Web 2.0 tools to amplify conferences and events.
Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Web
This document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on measuring and maximizing impact using social web services. The presentation explored the benefits and concerns of using social media, discussed approaches to measure its value and effectiveness, and examined how metrics can be used to enhance institutional activities. It also addressed legal, accessibility and sustainability concerns and concluded by soliciting feedback on next steps.
Brian Kelly, UKOLN, facilitated a session on "Web 2.0 And The Institutional Web" at a "Scottish Web Folk" meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 4 August 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/scottish-web-folk-2006-08/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...
Slides for a talk on "The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service Departments" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a BUCS Seminar held in the BUCS Seminar Room, University of Bath, BATH on 1 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/bucs-200906/
“Library 2.0: Balancing the Risks and Benefits to Maximise the Dividends”
The document discusses various challenges and barriers to the successful adoption of Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 technologies. It identifies issues such as sustainability of third-party services, data lock-in, lack of expertise, inappropriate content, and accessibility concerns. It proposes balanced approaches to address these barriers, including risk assessment and management, staff development, clarifying responsibilities, and embracing new media literacy.
Talk on "Web Futures: Implications For HE" given at Kings College London on 27 January 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/kcl-2006-01/
LegalTech09: 5 Things Every Practice Should Know About Web 2.0
V. Mary Abraham very kindly agreed to run a joint session at LegalTech NY, February 2009, and these are the slides we used for what turned out to be a very well-attended and interactive session. Many thanks to all who took part.
This document provides an introduction to cloud storage and summarizes a presentation on the topic. It discusses the history of storage systems and how cloud storage works. Popular cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and iCloud are examined. The document outlines some risks of cloud storage like security and privacy issues. It also provides a framework for selecting cloud services and questions to consider regarding purposes, benefits, costs and risks.
This document provides the agenda and brief technical tips for Wyld Morris Zoom Meeting No. 7, which is a new members evening that will include welcoming new potential members, learning about morris dancing from the squire, understanding the basic moves, and perspectives from a new dancer on why they enjoy morris dancing. The technical tips explain how to switch between speaker and gallery view and how to pin a video to focus on one participant.
The document provides information about an online meeting of the Wyld Morris group who enjoy morris dancing and singing. It outlines that the group will continue enjoying their interests during lockdown, support each other, and be even better when they next meet in person. The meeting agenda includes introductions, warm-ups, demonstrations, group dancing and music, an open discussion, and tips for using Zoom including muting audio when not speaking and only having one musician unmuted at a time. Links to online dance instruction videos and resources are also provided.
Predicting and Preparing For Emerging Learning Technologies
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on predicting and preparing for emerging learning technologies. It discusses identifying technology trends, drivers, and challenges through the Delphi process used by the NMC Horizon Report. It also provides tools and methods for institutions to plan for future technologies, including scenario planning, acknowledging risks, and engaging with challenges. The presentation aims to help attendees understand limitations of future forecasting and apply similar methodologies to plan locally.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Katrina Pritchard and Rebecca Whiting on their e-research project. It discusses what e-research is, outlines their approach which included collecting data through alerts and tracking online conversations, and discusses some of the practical and ethical challenges they faced such as managing large amounts of digitally generated data and blurred boundaries between primary and secondary data. Key emergent ideas from their project included tracking online conversations and re-thinking relationships with research participants in an online context.
The document discusses the NetBeans community and IDE. It provides information on NetBeans IDE 8 features, how to get involved with the NetBeans community through social media, testing releases, teaching with NetBeans, and sessions at JavaOne about NetBeans. The document encourages developers to participate in the NetBeans community.
Social Media: For Ourselves and For Our Customerslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Social Media: For Ourselves and For Our Customers" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA Support Services Conference held in Crewe on 10-12 July 20-12.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-support-service-2012/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...guest6d8f50
The document discusses implications of a report on higher education in a Web 2.0 world for IT service departments. It suggests that IT services embrace cloud computing and make use of social web tools. Departments should provide infrastructure while respecting user preferences and explore opportunities like new funding models. Risk management, resource investigation, and frameworks are recommended to guide strategic deployment of new technologies.
This document provides an overview of Day 2 of a training on translating the principles of networked nonprofits to an Arabic context. The day covered the concepts of social culture, simplicity, listening, engaging, building relationships, transparency, and free agents. Activities included identifying Arabic words for social media sites, mapping networks and brainstorming keywords, and discussions on applying the principles in an Arabic NGO context. The goal was to help participants understand how to integrate networked nonprofit approaches into their work in a culturally appropriate way.
Talk on "Community Led Activities" given at JISC Emerge online event on 7 June 2007.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/online/emerge-2007-06/
Slides for a talk on "Blogging practices to support project work" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the JISC MRD Launch Meeting held in Nottingham on 1-2 December 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/blogging-practices-jiscmrd-2011/
Slides for a workshop on Managing Your Research Profile given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Edinburgh on 20 June 2013.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/sgs-dtc-edinburgh-2013-06/
Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Weblisbk
Slides for a talk on "Evidence, Impact, Value: Metrics for Understanding Personal and Institutional Use of the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Digital Impacts: How to Measure and Understand the Usage and Impact of Digital Content held at the University of Oxford on 20 May 2011.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/digital-impacts-2011/
The document summarizes the creation of a penetration testing laboratory by Thomas Butler for his master's degree project. It describes setting up three virtual machines - an "attack machine" running Backtrack5R3, and two "victim machines", one running Metasploitable and another running Badstore.net. Appendices cover the penetration testing methodology, reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation with Metasploit, and post-exploitation activities. The goal was to create a hands-on environment for practicing penetration testing skills.
Slides for a talk on "Using Social Media to Promote 'Good News'" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a media conference for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) held at Queen Mary, University of London, London on 17 April 2012.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ahrc-social-media-2012/
This document provides information about free computer help and resources from the ISI Tech Team. It discusses their goals of helping people develop time-saving computer skills and solve technical problems. It then outlines several Web 2.0 tools that are useful for ministry, including social networking, collaboration tools, media sharing, blogging, and cloud computing. Guidelines for using these tools effectively and some technology trends are also mentioned.
Web 2.0: Opportunity Or Threat For IT Support Staff?lisbk
Slides used in a talk on "Web 2.0: Opportunity Or Threat For IT Support Staff?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA SDG 2007 conference.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-sdg-2007/
Java, Communities, and Social NetworkingLou Ordorica
The success of the Java platform owes much to millions of developers who formed communities. Learn the secrets to building a successful technical community from the managers at Sun Microsystems.
Mobile Technologies: Why Library Staff Should be Interestedlisbk
The document discusses how library staff should be interested in mobile technologies. It provides examples of how the speaker uses their mobile device for professional purposes like consuming content on RSS feeds and social media, enhancing productivity with apps, and developing networks. The speaker argues mobile devices provide opportunities to support teaching, learning and research in libraries, and that libraries need to support information and new media literacy in this changing environment.
This document provides an overview of informal learning. It discusses key concepts like the learning spectrum between formal and informal learning, characteristics of each, and examples of informal learning activities. It also emphasizes that high performers use a mix of formal and informal learning over time.
This document discusses using social media tools internally within an organization to harness knowledge sharing. It outlines some of the key challenges including gaining trust within the organization, understanding different tools like blogs, wikis and their benefits, as well as addressing security concerns that may arise from using these new forms of collaboration. The document provides examples of how some companies have successfully implemented social media tools internally to improve communication, knowledge sharing and engagement among employees.
8 better ways of doing your engineering projecttalkingkarthik
Projects during the course of Engineering can be vital in getting an initial breakthrough into the technical industry besides giving a hands on experience with the technology, which is much valued than the theoretical scholarship. The value that a project adds to one's CV can be boosted in a number of ways. Rather than spending the time on projects that are just "exercises", utilizing it to solve some "real world" technical problem will fetch more value, visibility and understanding of the technology. There are several opportunities like contests, internships etc available for the students to contribute their innovative ideas and gain wide recognition. Affiliation of the projects with such well known programs provides important networking and career openings. Students can also get the maximum out of their projects by converting them into publications of reputed conferences. Developing a project into an entrepreneurial venture is becoming a hot trend these days. Backed by many generous grants, this idea can also be an interesting game to try.
This session throws light on some of the most happening opportunities for the Engineering students and the best practices.
Apr 2011 ACC Docket A Worldwide Wiki FLETCHERFrank Fletcher
This document summarizes an article about using a wiki to establish a successful global legal department for a company with offices around the world. The key points are:
1) The author describes using a wiki successfully over 3 years to encourage collaboration and information sharing across different time zones and offices.
2) Benefits of the wiki include easy editing, centralized information storage, and posting documents like policies, trademark information, and approval processes for others to access.
3) Setting clear rules and procedures on the wiki helps simplify complex processes and ensures internal buy-in for legal requirements.
Using Creative Commons for Greater Access and Scale for Your Teaching, Rese...Kathleen Ludewig Omollo
Presentation by Kathleen Ludewig Omollo to peers in Yale University ITS Medicine and Health on February 25, 2020.
Goals for this session:
1. Recognize how copyright affects you as producers and consumers
2. Understand how copyright implications differ in the closed vs. public settings
3. Explain the basics of the Creative Commons licensing scheme
4. Learn how to label, and where and why to share your own work
5. Identify where to direct customers and colleagues to learn more
Slides "C1: Future Technology Detecting Tools & Techniques" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
This document discusses exploring emerging technologies. It provides information on discovering new technologies through peers, publications, experts, and online sources. The document outlines the ILI 2015 conference program and highlights some topics that may be relevant or surprising. It also describes the NMC Horizon Report, which is produced by an international community of experts and identifies important emerging technologies for libraries through a refined expert panel process. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of exploring emerging technologies through various approaches, but also understanding the wider context for implications and planning.
This document discusses making a case to senior management for funding to explore innovative technologies. It provides guidance on identifying implications, risks, and risk management strategies for new technologies. It also presents an action brief statement template to convince management of a technology's potential benefits. The document concludes with an exercise where attendees in groups prepare a short presentation making a case for funding to investigate one technology.
Slides "D1: The NMC Methodology" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
This document discusses scenario planning as a strategic planning method. It describes the scenario planning process, which involves defining assumptions and drivers of change, developing initial scenarios, and identifying issues. The document then provides examples of scenarios for the library sector, including the effects of UK withdrawal from the EU or greater power for the European Court. Small groups are asked to develop scenarios focusing on alternative discovery sources, changed librarian roles, or other topics. Finally, the document summarizes scenarios developed in a previous workshop on commercialization of libraries, devolved ownership of services, universal skills, and niche librarians.
This document provides a summary and conclusions from a workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond". It recaps the workshop which explored tools for thinking differently about the future, used a Delphi process to gather expert opinions, and developed an action brief planning template. It notes limitations in approaches and the importance of acknowledging risks while also learning from past examples. Contact details and additional resources are provided for those interested in further information.
Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the O...lisbk
Slides for talk on "Web Preservation, or Managing your Organisation’s Online Presence After the Organisation Ceases to Exist" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the IRMS 2016 conference in Brighton on 17 May 2016.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/irms-2016-web-preservation
Slides for a talk on "Demystifying the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Readeast's "R-e-@ding: reaching out to readers in a digital world" Conference held in Flitwick on 26 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/readeast-2009/
Let's Do It Now! Mainstream Uses Of Collaborative Technologieslisbk
This document discusses strategies for mainstream adoption of collaborative technologies like blogs and wikis in organizations. It acknowledges barriers like legal risks, inertia and cultural resistance. It recommends addressing barriers through advocacy, listening to users, flexible policies, and safe experimentation. Risks can be minimized through approaches like piloting technologies at events and supporting widely-used external services. Adopting principles of openness, user focus, and collaboration from Web 2.0 can help organizations overcome conservatism and benefit users.
Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?lisbk
Slides used by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a meeting on "Web 2.0: How Should IT Services and the Library Respond?" held at the University of Nottingham, on 16 November 2006.
Benefits of the Social Web: How Can It Help My Museum?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Benefits of the Social Web: How Can It Help My Museum?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the AIM 2009 conference held in Ellesmere Port on 5 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/aim-2009/
Slides for talk on "Realising The Potential Of Web 2.0" given at the NordLib 2.0 conference on "Get Inspired by Web 2.0 for Libraries".
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/nordlib2.0-2008/
Brian Kelly, UKOLN, gave a talk on "Web 2.0: Addressing Institutional Barriers" at the ILI 2006 conference in London on 16 October 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ili-2006/
This document summarizes a seminar on amplified events hosted by UKOLN. The seminar introduced the concept of amplified events and their benefits, discussed how to consume and provide amplified content, and shared UKOLN's experiences with amplification. Challenges of amplification like resources, quality, and technology issues were also addressed. Attendees were encouraged to think about how they could apply the lessons to their own work.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and user-generated content have changed how people use and share information online. It argues that services should embrace these new technologies and practices, such as allowing external content to be embedded, trusting users, and developing lightweight and distributed systems rather than trying to compete directly with large commercial providers.
The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like blogs, wikis, RSS, and user-generated content have changed how people use and share information online. It argues that services like Intute were pioneers in these approaches before the term "Web 2.0" was coined. Looking ahead, it suggests institutions embrace new models where commercial services host content and applications, and find ways to enhance rather than compete with popular third-party sites.
Slides for a talk on "What Can We Learn From Amplified Events?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the University of Girona on 2 September 2010.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/girona-2010/
What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?lisbk
Slides for a talk on "What if Web 2.0 Really Does Change Everything?" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the UCISA CISG 2009 conference on 18-20 November 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/ucisa-cisg-2009/
Empowering Users and Institutions: A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Ex...lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Empowering Users and Institutions: A Risks and Opportunities Framework for Exploiting the Social Web" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at the Cultural Heritage Online 2009 Conference held in Florence on 15-16 December 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/events/cultural-heritage-online-2009/
The document discusses the concept of Web 2.0 and how it differs from Web 1.0. Some key aspects of Web 2.0 include open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share content, and viewing the market as a conversation. The document also provides examples of popular Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, Flickr, YouTube, and podcasts. Finally, it discusses how organizations can embrace Web 2.0 principles by freeing up their content for sharing and reusing, and by using Web 2.0 tools to amplify conferences and events.
Engagement, Impact, Value: Measuring and Maximising Impact Using the Social Weblisbk
This document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on measuring and maximizing impact using social web services. The presentation explored the benefits and concerns of using social media, discussed approaches to measure its value and effectiveness, and examined how metrics can be used to enhance institutional activities. It also addressed legal, accessibility and sustainability concerns and concluded by soliciting feedback on next steps.
Brian Kelly, UKOLN, facilitated a session on "Web 2.0 And The Institutional Web" at a "Scottish Web Folk" meeting held at the University of Strathclyde on 4 August 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/meetings/scottish-web-folk-2006-08/
The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service...lisbk
Slides for a talk on "The 'Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World' Report: Implications For IT Service Departments" given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN at a BUCS Seminar held in the BUCS Seminar Room, University of Bath, BATH on 1 June 2009.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/bucs-200906/
“Library 2.0: Balancing the Risks and Benefits to Maximise the Dividends”bridgingworlds2008
The document discusses various challenges and barriers to the successful adoption of Library 2.0 and Web 2.0 technologies. It identifies issues such as sustainability of third-party services, data lock-in, lack of expertise, inappropriate content, and accessibility concerns. It proposes balanced approaches to address these barriers, including risk assessment and management, staff development, clarifying responsibilities, and embracing new media literacy.
Talk on "Web Futures: Implications For HE" given at Kings College London on 27 January 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/kcl-2006-01/
LegalTech09: 5 Things Every Practice Should Know About Web 2.0Lee Bryant
V. Mary Abraham very kindly agreed to run a joint session at LegalTech NY, February 2009, and these are the slides we used for what turned out to be a very well-attended and interactive session. Many thanks to all who took part.
This document provides an introduction to cloud storage and summarizes a presentation on the topic. It discusses the history of storage systems and how cloud storage works. Popular cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, and iCloud are examined. The document outlines some risks of cloud storage like security and privacy issues. It also provides a framework for selecting cloud services and questions to consider regarding purposes, benefits, costs and risks.
This document provides the agenda and brief technical tips for Wyld Morris Zoom Meeting No. 7, which is a new members evening that will include welcoming new potential members, learning about morris dancing from the squire, understanding the basic moves, and perspectives from a new dancer on why they enjoy morris dancing. The technical tips explain how to switch between speaker and gallery view and how to pin a video to focus on one participant.
The document provides information about an online meeting of the Wyld Morris group who enjoy morris dancing and singing. It outlines that the group will continue enjoying their interests during lockdown, support each other, and be even better when they next meet in person. The meeting agenda includes introductions, warm-ups, demonstrations, group dancing and music, an open discussion, and tips for using Zoom including muting audio when not speaking and only having one musician unmuted at a time. Links to online dance instruction videos and resources are also provided.
Predicting and Preparing For Emerging Learning Technologieslisbk
The document summarizes Brian Kelly's presentation on predicting and preparing for emerging learning technologies. It discusses identifying technology trends, drivers, and challenges through the Delphi process used by the NMC Horizon Report. It also provides tools and methods for institutions to plan for future technologies, including scenario planning, acknowledging risks, and engaging with challenges. The presentation aims to help attendees understand limitations of future forecasting and apply similar methodologies to plan locally.
Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond A1 Introductionlisbk
Slides "A1 Introduction" for a one-day workshop on "Preparing for the Future: Technological Challenges and Beyond" by Brian Kelly and Tony Hirst at the ILI 2015 conference. Held on Monday 19 October 2015.
For further information seehttp://ukwebfocus.com/events/ili-2015-preparing-for-the-future
Slides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond The Institution" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at the MmIT 2015 conference on “With Power Comes Great Responsibility – How Librarians can Harness the Power of Social Media for the Benefit of its Users” at the University of Sheffield on 14-15 September 2015.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/mmit-2015-digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Developing an Ethical Approach to Using Wikipedia as the Front Matter to all ...lisbk
Slides for a talk on "Developing an Ethical Approach to Using Wikipedia as the Front Matter to all Research" given by Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus Ltd. at the Wikipedia Science 2015 conference at The Wellcome Trust, London on 3 September 2015.
See http://ukwebfocus.com/events/an-ethical-approach-to-using-wikipedia-as-the-front-matter-to-research/
Slides for a talk on "The Agile University" presented by Niall Lavery and Dan Babington, PwC at the IWMW 2015 event held at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk on 27-29 July 2015.
See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2015/talks/beyond-digital-the-agile-university/
This document provides information about the IWMW 2015 conference taking place from July 27-29 at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. The conference theme is "Beyond Digital: Transforming the Institution" and will feature talks, workshops and master classes on digital transformation in higher education. Over the three days, participants can learn new skills, engage with peers, and identify new approaches for their institutions. Social events include a conference dinner and opportunities to explore Ormskirk and meet up in local bars and restaurants.
BS 8878: Systematic Approaches to Documenting Web Accessibility Policies and ...lisbk
Slides for a workshop session on "BS 8878: Systematic Approaches to Documenting Web Accessibility Policies and Practices" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the IWMW 2015 event held at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk on 27 July 2015.
See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2015/talks/systematic-approaches-to-documenting-web-accessibility-policies-and-practices/
Preparing Our Users For Digital Life Beyond the Institutionlisbk
Sides for a talk on "Digital Life Beyond the Institution" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at a seminar for the iSchool, University of Northumbria on 11 February 2015.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/digital-life-beyond-the-institution/
Why and how librarians should engage with Wikipedialisbk
Slides for a talk on "Why and How Librarians Should Engage With Wikipedia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the CILIPS Autumn Gathering 2014 event in Edinburgh on 30 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/why-and-how-librarians-should-engage-with-wikipedia/
Slides for a talk on "Working with Wikimedia Serbia" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the Eduwiki 2014 conference in Edinburgh on Friday 31 October 2013.
See https://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/eduwiki-2014/
Major Technology Trends that will Impact Library Services?lisbk
Slides for talk on "What are the Major Technology Trends that will Impact Library Services and their Users?" to be given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate, Cetis at the ILI 2014 conference in London on 21-22 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/ili-2014/
Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standardslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Web accessibility is not primarily about conformance with standards" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton at the IDRAC 2014 conference held in Second Life on 3-4 October 2014.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/web-accessibility-is-not-primarily-about-conformance-with-web-accessibility-standards/
Using social media to build your academic careerlisbk
Sides for talk on "Using social media to build your academic career" given by Brian Kelly, Innovation Advocate at Cetis, University of Bolton on 11 September 2014 at a symposium on “How to Build an Academic Career” in the Maria Baers Auditorium, Brussels, Belgium.
See http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/using-social-media-to-build-your-academic-career/
and
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/using-social-media-to-build-your-academic-career/
Allocating Work: Providing Tools for Academicslisbk
Slides for a talk on "Allocating Work: Providing Tools for Academics"given by Hiten Vaghmaria, University of Westminster at the IWMW 2-14 event held at Northumbria University of 16-18 July 2014.
See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2014/talks/allocating-work-providing-tools-for-academics/
Using the start-up playbook to reboot a big university websitelisbk
Slides for a plenary talk on "Using the start-up playbook to reboot a big university website" given by Ross Ferguson, University of bath at the IWMW 2014 event held at Northumbria University of 16-18 July 2014.
This document provides information about the IWMW 2014 conference to be held at Northumbria University from July 16-18, 2014. The conference will focus on rebooting institutional web management practices and sharing experiences. Brian Kelly will give an introduction and there will be presentations on social media, digital adaptation, and using technology to connect education. Participants will discuss institutional case studies and visions for the future of institutional websites. The organizers hope to continue the event in 2015 but are seeking feedback on potential changes.
Slides for a workshop session on "Preparing for Tomorrow’s World: Helping University Information Services Respond to Technological, Economic and Political Change" facilitated by Brian Kelly at the Information Services 2014 conference held on 24 June 2014 at the University of Brighton.
For further information see
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/preparing-for-tomorrows-world/
Are you interested in dipping your toes in the cloud native observability waters, but as an engineer you are not sure where to get started with tracing problems through your microservices and application landscapes on Kubernetes? Then this is the session for you, where we take you on your first steps in an active open-source project that offers a buffet of languages, challenges, and opportunities for getting started with telemetry data.
The project is called openTelemetry, but before diving into the specifics, we’ll start with de-mystifying key concepts and terms such as observability, telemetry, instrumentation, cardinality, percentile to lay a foundation. After understanding the nuts and bolts of observability and distributed traces, we’ll explore the openTelemetry community; its Special Interest Groups (SIGs), repositories, and how to become not only an end-user, but possibly a contributor.We will wrap up with an overview of the components in this project, such as the Collector, the OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP), its APIs, and its SDKs.
Attendees will leave with an understanding of key observability concepts, become grounded in distributed tracing terminology, be aware of the components of openTelemetry, and know how to take their first steps to an open-source contribution!
Key Takeaways: Open source, vendor neutral instrumentation is an exciting new reality as the industry standardizes on openTelemetry for observability. OpenTelemetry is on a mission to enable effective observability by making high-quality, portable telemetry ubiquitous. The world of observability and monitoring today has a steep learning curve and in order to achieve ubiquity, the project would benefit from growing our contributor community.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Data Privacy Trends: A Mid-Year Check-InTrustArc
Six months into 2024, and it is clear the privacy ecosystem takes no days off!! Regulators continue to implement and enforce new regulations, businesses strive to meet requirements, and technology advances like AI have privacy professionals scratching their heads about managing risk.
What can we learn about the first six months of data privacy trends and events in 2024? How should this inform your privacy program management for the rest of the year?
Join TrustArc, Goodwin, and Snyk privacy experts as they discuss the changes we’ve seen in the first half of 2024 and gain insight into the concrete, actionable steps you can take to up-level your privacy program in the second half of the year.
This webinar will review:
- Key changes to privacy regulations in 2024
- Key themes in privacy and data governance in 2024
- How to maximize your privacy program in the second half of 2024
RPA In Healthcare Benefits, Use Case, Trend And Challenges 2024.pptxSynapseIndia
Your comprehensive guide to RPA in healthcare for 2024. Explore the benefits, use cases, and emerging trends of robotic process automation. Understand the challenges and prepare for the future of healthcare automation
INDIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER PLANES LIST.pdfjackson110191
These fighter aircraft have uses outside of traditional combat situations. They are essential in defending India's territorial integrity, averting dangers, and delivering aid to those in need during natural calamities. Additionally, the IAF improves its interoperability and fortifies international military alliances by working together and conducting joint exercises with other air forces.
An invited talk given by Mark Billinghurst on Research Directions for Cross Reality Interfaces. This was given on July 2nd 2024 as part of the 2024 Summer School on Cross Reality in Hagenberg, Austria (July 1st - 7th)
Comparison Table of DiskWarrior Alternatives.pdfAndrey Yasko
To help you choose the best DiskWarrior alternative, we've compiled a comparison table summarizing the features, pros, cons, and pricing of six alternatives.
YOUR RELIABLE WEB DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT TEAM — FOR LASTING SUCCESS
WPRiders is a web development company specialized in WordPress and WooCommerce websites and plugins for customers around the world. The company is headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, but our team members are located all over the world. Our customers are primarily from the US and Western Europe, but we have clients from Australia, Canada and other areas as well.
Some facts about WPRiders and why we are one of the best firms around:
More than 700 five-star reviews! You can check them here.
1500 WordPress projects delivered.
We respond 80% faster than other firms! Data provided by Freshdesk.
We’ve been in business since 2015.
We are located in 7 countries and have 22 team members.
With so many projects delivered, our team knows what works and what doesn’t when it comes to WordPress and WooCommerce.
Our team members are:
- highly experienced developers (employees & contractors with 5 -10+ years of experience),
- great designers with an eye for UX/UI with 10+ years of experience
- project managers with development background who speak both tech and non-tech
- QA specialists
- Conversion Rate Optimisation - CRO experts
They are all working together to provide you with the best possible service. We are passionate about WordPress, and we love creating custom solutions that help our clients achieve their goals.
At WPRiders, we are committed to building long-term relationships with our clients. We believe in accountability, in doing the right thing, as well as in transparency and open communication. You can read more about WPRiders on the About us page.
Quality Patents: Patents That Stand the Test of TimeAurora Consulting
Is your patent a vanity piece of paper for your office wall? Or is it a reliable, defendable, assertable, property right? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent simply a transactional cost and a large pile of legal bills for your startup? Or is it a leverageable asset worthy of attracting precious investment dollars, worth its cost in multiples of valuation? The difference is often quality.
Is your patent application only good enough to get through the examination process? Or has it been crafted to stand the tests of time and varied audiences if you later need to assert that document against an infringer, find yourself litigating with it in an Article 3 Court at the hands of a judge and jury, God forbid, end up having to defend its validity at the PTAB, or even needing to use it to block pirated imports at the International Trade Commission? The difference is often quality.
Quality will be our focus for a good chunk of the remainder of this season. What goes into a quality patent, and where possible, how do you get it without breaking the bank?
** Episode Overview **
In this first episode of our quality series, Kristen Hansen and the panel discuss:
⦿ What do we mean when we say patent quality?
⦿ Why is patent quality important?
⦿ How to balance quality and budget
⦿ The importance of searching, continuations, and draftsperson domain expertise
⦿ Very practical tips, tricks, examples, and Kristen’s Musts for drafting quality applications
https://www.aurorapatents.com/patently-strategic-podcast.html
Coordinate Systems in FME 101 - Webinar SlidesSafe Software
If you’ve ever had to analyze a map or GPS data, chances are you’ve encountered and even worked with coordinate systems. As historical data continually updates through GPS, understanding coordinate systems is increasingly crucial. However, not everyone knows why they exist or how to effectively use them for data-driven insights.
During this webinar, you’ll learn exactly what coordinate systems are and how you can use FME to maintain and transform your data’s coordinate systems in an easy-to-digest way, accurately representing the geographical space that it exists within. During this webinar, you will have the chance to:
- Enhance Your Understanding: Gain a clear overview of what coordinate systems are and their value
- Learn Practical Applications: Why we need datams and projections, plus units between coordinate systems
- Maximize with FME: Understand how FME handles coordinate systems, including a brief summary of the 3 main reprojectors
- Custom Coordinate Systems: Learn how to work with FME and coordinate systems beyond what is natively supported
- Look Ahead: Gain insights into where FME is headed with coordinate systems in the future
Don’t miss the opportunity to improve the value you receive from your coordinate system data, ultimately allowing you to streamline your data analysis and maximize your time. See you there!
Implementations of Fused Deposition Modeling in real worldEmerging Tech
The presentation showcases the diverse real-world applications of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) across multiple industries:
1. **Manufacturing**: FDM is utilized in manufacturing for rapid prototyping, creating custom tools and fixtures, and producing functional end-use parts. Companies leverage its cost-effectiveness and flexibility to streamline production processes.
2. **Medical**: In the medical field, FDM is used to create patient-specific anatomical models, surgical guides, and prosthetics. Its ability to produce precise and biocompatible parts supports advancements in personalized healthcare solutions.
3. **Education**: FDM plays a crucial role in education by enabling students to learn about design and engineering through hands-on 3D printing projects. It promotes innovation and practical skill development in STEM disciplines.
4. **Science**: Researchers use FDM to prototype equipment for scientific experiments, build custom laboratory tools, and create models for visualization and testing purposes. It facilitates rapid iteration and customization in scientific endeavors.
5. **Automotive**: Automotive manufacturers employ FDM for prototyping vehicle components, tooling for assembly lines, and customized parts. It speeds up the design validation process and enhances efficiency in automotive engineering.
6. **Consumer Electronics**: FDM is utilized in consumer electronics for designing and prototyping product enclosures, casings, and internal components. It enables rapid iteration and customization to meet evolving consumer demands.
7. **Robotics**: Robotics engineers leverage FDM to prototype robot parts, create lightweight and durable components, and customize robot designs for specific applications. It supports innovation and optimization in robotic systems.
8. **Aerospace**: In aerospace, FDM is used to manufacture lightweight parts, complex geometries, and prototypes of aircraft components. It contributes to cost reduction, faster production cycles, and weight savings in aerospace engineering.
9. **Architecture**: Architects utilize FDM for creating detailed architectural models, prototypes of building components, and intricate designs. It aids in visualizing concepts, testing structural integrity, and communicating design ideas effectively.
Each industry example demonstrates how FDM enhances innovation, accelerates product development, and addresses specific challenges through advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Best Practices for Effectively Running dbt in Airflow.pdfTatiana Al-Chueyr
As a popular open-source library for analytics engineering, dbt is often used in combination with Airflow. Orchestrating and executing dbt models as DAGs ensures an additional layer of control over tasks, observability, and provides a reliable, scalable environment to run dbt models.
This webinar will cover a step-by-step guide to Cosmos, an open source package from Astronomer that helps you easily run your dbt Core projects as Airflow DAGs and Task Groups, all with just a few lines of code. We’ll walk through:
- Standard ways of running dbt (and when to utilize other methods)
- How Cosmos can be used to run and visualize your dbt projects in Airflow
- Common challenges and how to address them, including performance, dependency conflicts, and more
- How running dbt projects in Airflow helps with cost optimization
Webinar given on 9 July 2024
Fluttercon 2024: Showing that you care about security - OpenSSF Scorecards fo...Chris Swan
Have you noticed the OpenSSF Scorecard badges on the official Dart and Flutter repos? It's Google's way of showing that they care about security. Practices such as pinning dependencies, branch protection, required reviews, continuous integration tests etc. are measured to provide a score and accompanying badge.
You can do the same for your projects, and this presentation will show you how, with an emphasis on the unique challenges that come up when working with Dart and Flutter.
The session will provide a walkthrough of the steps involved in securing a first repository, and then what it takes to repeat that process across an organization with multiple repos. It will also look at the ongoing maintenance involved once scorecards have been implemented, and how aspects of that maintenance can be better automated to minimize toil.
Advanced Techniques for Cyber Security Analysis and Anomaly DetectionBert Blevins
Cybersecurity is a major concern in today's connected digital world. Threats to organizations are constantly evolving and have the potential to compromise sensitive information, disrupt operations, and lead to significant financial losses. Traditional cybersecurity techniques often fall short against modern attackers. Therefore, advanced techniques for cyber security analysis and anomaly detection are essential for protecting digital assets. This blog explores these cutting-edge methods, providing a comprehensive overview of their application and importance.
Advanced Techniques for Cyber Security Analysis and Anomaly Detection
Exploiting The Social Aspects Of Web 2.0 In HE Institutions
1. Exploiting The Social Aspects Of Web 2.0 In HE Institutions Brian Kelly, UKOLN, University of Bath, Bath, UK IWR Information Professional of the Year Resources bookmarked using the ‘ nottingham-2008-04 ' tag UKOLN is supported by: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/nottingham-2008-04/ This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) About This Talk How should the institution respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by Web 2.0? Web 2.0 has been described as a ‘disruptive technology’ which challenges previous assumptions. The notion of the ‘network as a platform’ and the excitement over social networks requires institutions to think deeply about how to respond. by-nc-sa
2. Contents Introduction About the speaker Amplified Events Personal case study Web 2.0 The network as platform Openness and trust Social aspects What’s To Be Done? Reconceptualising the purposes Understanding risks and benefits Risk assessment & management Sharing and learning Conclusions To be covered Additional topics
3. About The Speaker Brian Kelly: UK Web Focus: a national Web advisory post Works at UKOLN – a national centre of expertise in digital information management, located at the University of Bath, UK Funded by JISC and MLA to support UK’s higher and further education & cultural heritage sectors Involved in the Web since January 1993 Active in promoting best practices for Web 2.0 Introduction
4. Another View of Me My life in recent times Introduction Jan-Apr 2008 35 talks from Jan-Dec 2007 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/presentations This remote app comes for free
6. Introduction RSS feed available: for syndication or adding on your device (PC, PDA, phone, ..)
7. Amplified Events WiFi networks + increasing ownership of laptops + consumer products (MP3 recorders, digital cameras, video cameras, iPhones & Nokia N95s, …) + easy-to-use applications = productivity gains richer & deeper leaning new opportunities … Or: confusion information overload unsustainable fads Wasted time and effort Which? Amplified Events
8. Photography Is An Issue We’re taking photos at events & sharing them on Flickr, Facebook, …: Builds community Shared experiences Shared memories It’s fun … But what about: Data protection Privacy Embarrassment … How should we respond? http://efoundations.typepad.com/ efoundations/2007/11/jisc-cetis-conf.html Amplified Events
9. Possibly A Big Issue A recent item published on BBC News Web site (17 April 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7351252.stm Amplified Events
10. Possibly A Big Issue A recent item published on BBC News Web site (17 April 2008) Is photography not only an issue for our sector in our context, but have legal implications? Do we need: Formal agreements Model T&Cs … Amplified Events
11. What I Do My approach (note IANAL): Be open Clarify what I mean by this: CC licence on materials (title slides, handouts, on Slideshare, …) CC licence on talk Permission to video / record / video Warning that licence may be rescinded if disasters happen! Invitation to others to take a similar approach Approach described at Stargazing conf, Edinburgh Univ, Nov 2006. “Legal issues are important” said Charlotte Waelde “and Brian’s demonstrated lightweight ways of addressing such issues” Amplified Events
12. When I’m An Organiser Approaches taken at recent “amplified events”: IWMW 3-day events since 2006 Exploiting Potential of Wikis and Exploiting Potential of Blogs & SNs 1-day workshops We: Notified speakers that event would be videoed & broadcast & sought permission Provided guidelines for session chairs: informing audience of remote audience, repeating permissions from speakers … Being open about issues has proved fine (so far) Amplified Events
13. When I’m In The Audience Participant at Oxford Beyond Digital Natives conf, April: Asked speaker for permission to record: OKish, but reconfirm after talk. Subsequent request not to publish – no problem Asked fellow debates for permission – fine Student panel. No opportunity to seek prior permission so videoed 10 mins & then told them: Students were happy Two students were 6 th formers Sought them (all) out & gave card and asked for agreement (they need to opt in) Organiser & participant asked me not to publish / told me it was illegal; head’s permission needed; … No email received, so video not published What should be done? Are there lightweight approaches? Amplified Events
14. What If Things Go Wrong? Speaker doesn’t want to be recorded? Things go wrong in live presentation? Speaker changes mind afterwards? Father Jack is in the audience? Gun-toting member of audience goes beserk? Amplified Events
15. What If Things Go Wrong? Speaker doesn’t want to be recorded? That’s fine (and avoid pressuring speaker) Things go wrong in live presentation? Accept it: that’s life & audience normally supportive Speaker changes mind afterwards? That’s fine – use of lightweight approaches help Father Jack is in the audience? Don’t worry, it probably won’t happen. And accept it if it does. Gun-toting member of audience goes beserk? Don’t worry, it probably won’t happen. Amplified Events
16. What More Can Be Done More can be done to enhance Amplified Events: Photos will be uploaded to closed area of Flickr for a week, before photos made public Learning from experiences on live chat, back channels, etc. at events Managing the physical space – noisy typists and geeks to left of lecture theatres (where power sockets are located) Understanding our own personal preferences to avoid information overload: Taking responsibilities: mastering applications; knowing how to disable sound on laptops; how to configure WiFi; … Amplified Events
17. Jumping The Shark Some questions: Which Web applications are depicted? What are the implications of blue’s decline Will red be tomorrow’s winner? What should we make of purple? How should we respond to such consideration? ‘ Jumping the shark’ – the moment a popular TV series is passed its peak
18. Jumping The Shark? Some responses: Web server software (data from Netcraft) Have you predicted Apache’s demise? Does the future lie with Microsoft? What should we make of Google’s emergence? We need to be able to spot and prepare responses to trends. But let’s not use trends to reinforce prejudices?
19. The Web 2.0 Picture Gartner hyper curve Rising expectations Trough of despair Enterprise software Large budgets … Early adopters Service plateau Chasm Failure to go beyond developers & early adopters (cf Gopher) Need for: Advocacy Listening to users Learning from experiences Addressing concerns Deployment strategies … We need to look at ways of jumping the chasm, minimising inflated expectations & avoiding despair VLE CMS PLE Web 2 Web 2.0
20. Challenges of Web 2.0 What Is Web 2.0? Marketing term (derived from observing 'patterns') rather than technical standards - “an attitude not a technology” Web2MemeMap, Tim O’Reilly, 2005 Characteristics Of Web 2.0 Network as platform Always beta Clean URIs Remix and mash-ups Syndication (RSS) Architecture of participation Blogs & Wikis Social networking Social tagging (folksonomies) Trust and openness Web 2.0
21. Sustainability Problems Web 2.0 It’s another bubble The companies aren’t sustainable Initial Response What’s the odd one out: UMIST • Lotus WebCT • Yahoo! Network as Platform
22. Sustainability Problems Web 2.0 It’s another bubble The companies aren’t sustainable Initial Response What’s the odd one out: UMIST • Lotus WebCT • Yahoo! Answer: UMIST was taken over by Manchester University Lotus was taken over by IBM WebCT as taken over by Blackboard Yahoo! hasn’t been taken over (yet) Lesson: IT companies and public sector institutions may also not be sustainable. This is not a new issues Network as Platform
23. Slideshare Example I use Slideshare to (a) maximise exposure to my ideas (b) solicit feedback (c) allow content to be easily embedded elsewhere and (d) measure impact Network as Platform Note evidence which shows impact of presentation. This wouldn’t have happened otherwise
24. Slideshare Example (2) What happens if Slideshare goes down – and it has happened! Does this demonstrate that you can’t trust externally-hosted services?
25. Slideshare Example (2) What happens if Slideshare goes down – and it has happened! Does this demonstrate that you can’t trust externally-hosted services? But local services also go down – as this example from the Open University shows
26. Slideshare Example (2) What happens if Slideshare goes down – and it has happened! Does this demonstrate that you can’t trust externally-hosted services? But local services also go down – as this example from the Open University shows And note prompt response from Slideshare
27. Performance Problems It’s not just Slideshare & the OU: downtime, DOS attacks, … can happen to all services We need to understand reasons why: Skype unavailable (Microsoft OS upgrades) BUCS air conditioning failure And explore ways of (a) identifying problems and (b) minimising risks Can we really think that problems will only happen ‘out there’ and that our servers will be available 24x7x365?
28. Spotting Possible Problems Are there ways of spotting potentially flaky services? Netcraft server uptime statistics
29. Spotting Possible Problems Are there ways of spotting potentially flaky services? Netcraft server uptime statistics whois++ service (partly available via Google – see Phil Bradley’s post) Network as Platform
30. Spotting Possible Problems Are there ways of spotting potentially flaky services? Netcraft server uptime statistics whois++ service (partly available via Google – see Phil Bradley’s post) Company profiles, statistics, etc. from Techcrunch, Wikipedia, etc
31. Spotting Possible Problems Are there ways of spotting potentially flaky services? Netcraft server uptime statistics whois++ service (partly available via Google – see Phil Bradley’s post) Company profiles, statistics, etc. from Techcrunch, Wikipedia, etc
32. It’s The Way We Use Services What do the following have in common? Paper • PDF An iPhone (partly) • Facebook (partly) but not Twitter Network as Platform
33. It’s The Way We Use Services What do the following have in common? Paper • PDF An iPhone (partly) • Facebook (partly) but not Twitter Answers They are all popular We can regard them all as destinations rather than a part of a workflow The data can: Be created there & not be usable elsewhere Be created elsewhere and views there Network as Platform
34. Accessibility and Web 2.0 Common response “It’s AJAX; it’s inaccessible” But: Is this using accessibility as a way of stifling change? Is assertion backed up by evidence? Is it using WCAG 1.0 as ‘evidence’ of inaccessibility? Note: Acceptance of failures of WCAG 1.0 to response to innovation by WAI staff WGAG 2.0 and ARIA W4A 2008 paper on “One Word, One Web .. But Great Diversity” Facebook as tool which users may choose (PLE) Not providing podcasts may be the inaccessible option Network as Platform
35. Avoiding Walled Gardens The dichotomy: Don’t use Facebook, it’s a walled-garden Don’t use Slideshare, you might lose your data Do use Facebook and Slideshare, it’s where the users are & they seem to like it A resolution: Have master copy in managed and reusable environment Use remote service as an interface (possibly part of a user’s PLE or PRE) Provide user education Network as Platform
36. Slideshare Example I use Slideshare to (a) maximise exposure to my ideas (b) solicit feedback (c) allow content to be easily embedded elsewhere and (d) measure impact Network as Platform Note URI for master provided on slide & in the metadata And note accessibility benefits
37. Inappropriate User Content Potential problems: Spam: comment spam, link spam, twitter follower spam, tag spam, … Flame wars Illegal comments Rude words Uploading of pornography, etc Openness and Trust Spam Akismet has protected your site from 195,127 spam comments. My blog: initially lots of spam comment - but most stopped by Akismet spam filter. And now only handful posted overnight
38. Uploading Dodgy Content Twitterers noticed: Porn videos posted to Educause blog on Sun 20 April Deleted a few hours later Thoughts: Would email be allowed if released today? (most email is spam). Need for rapid response to problems Openness and Trust http://connect.educause.edu/blog
39. Why Social Networks? In the old days (eLib): Focus on standards & technical architectures We new users would use our services (TINA) Trust focussed on JISC, libraries & institutions We missed: Multiple providers of services, new business models, … People as social beings Trusting our users Openness and Trust
40. What Can SNs Provide? Potential benefits of social software: Maximising impact Engaging outside the institution/country Maximising dialogue & feedback Monitoring impact No new software to learn: I use Flickr for family photos; why shouldn’t I use it for work/study? Facebook is where I ‘hang out’. Can’t I get my reading lists there too? When my colleagues bookmark a resource; tag a new resource; … I’ll be able to see it too … Social networks
41. Yes, Even Twitter! What can micro-blogging applications like Twitter provide? (surely waste of time?): The shared water-cooler moment Team working Instant help Break from mundane work Moan about trains Share excitement about stuff that works … Social Networks But note it doesn’t have to be for everyone!
42. Information Overload What if we’re too open, sharing everything? What if we’re too trusting, thinking every tweet is valuable? Need for: Better understanding of role of tools, managing them, etc. Confidence to ‘throw things away’ Surely this is nothing new? Openness and Trust
43. Key Questions (1) Big question for future isn’t whether we provide blogs, wikis, etc but how they are provided. Do we: Build alternatives to Slideshare, YouTube, etc, in-house. We can be more responsive, we care about our users and we’re more reliable! Just use the remote services – they’re better, more functional; and Web 2.0 sceptics are typically just looking after their own jobs! What do you think? Which view are you more closely aligned with? Network as Platform
44. Key Questions (2) On social software: Does it have to be for everyone? Who makes the decisions? Who is responsible if things go wrong? What’s the role of the institution in this: Provider of stable, reliable services to its members? Temporary home for most, who will arrive with services (email address, photos, etc.) and will want to continue to use them at Uni and afterwards?
46. A Blended Approach We need: Mixed approach of in-house & external services Information literacy (new media literacy, transliteracy) Clearer understanding of our purposes Sharing of experiences – successes & failures Risk assessment and risk management strategies Application of risk approaches to in-house services … Network as Platform
47. The Challenges Areas of concern: Institutional inertia, vested interests, power struggles, … Applicable for any significant change Sustainability, reliability, interoperability The technical challenges Privacy, copyright, … The ethical challenges Finding time, finding resources, expertise, … The deployment challenges See “ Web 2.0: Addressing the Barriers to Implementation in a Library Context ” for example of barriers in a Library context Deployment Challenges
48. Addressing The Concerns Some approaches to addressing these concerns: Risk assessment Data migration Being user-focussed Institutional transformation Working collaboratively Guidelines for use of social networking services (e.g. Facebook) Deployment Challenges
49. Risk Assessment (1) See “ Risk Assessment For Use Of Third Party Web 2.0 Services ” QA Focus briefing document User education User education Lack of interoperability … Automated monitoring Performance problems or unreliable service Non-critical use; testing of export, .... Likelihood of data loss. lack of export capabilities Data loss Use for non-critical services; have alternatives available ... Implications of sudden or gradual loss of service Loss of service (e.g. company bankrupt, closed down, ...) Management Assessment Risk
52. Risks Revisited Are these risks scary? Remember to include: Risks of doing nothing Risks associated with using existing services Case Study Open Source Software can also fail to be sustainable. The ROADS software was developed in UK to support academic subject gateways – but is now no longer supported.
53. Transforming IT Services IT Services: They won’t let us innovate They get in the way They don’t understand learning Does this ring bells? Tradition role of IT Services: Focus on managing in-house services Prioritising scarce resources Minimising variability in order to maximise benefits of support (“support software”) Deployment Challenges
54. IT Services 2.0 IT Services 2.0: Term coined by Mark Sammons, Edinburgh Univ Idea revisited in plenary talk at UCISA 2008 Management Conference (myself & Andy Powell) Feedback from blogging IT Service managers IT Services 2.0 – ongoing definitions Happy with use of in-house & 3 rd party services Encourages peer-support Provides new media literacy Has a risk management approach Provides support in a era of richness of service Overwhelming vote at UCISA 2008 not to ban social networking services. IT Services are transforming themselves – but what about academics? Deployment Challenges
55. Embracing 3 rd Party Services What will happen when student leave (as they do)? Casey Leaver has documented experiences in migrating her blog from Warwick: The blog has been delete Not all data could be migrated (pictures & comments are also lost) Thoughts: institutional blogs aimed at staff; support provided for students using 3 rd party blogs
56. When Things Go Wrong What would happen if a 3 rd party service was taken over by a porn company? It has happened to me! This embedded code (which converted RSS feed to HTML) changed to a porn Web cam! Deployment Challenges
57. The Incident (1) The Incident Email message received saying news page for workshop contained embedded Web cam What We Did Removed embedded code Contacted company What We Found Company had failed to renew domain name (credit card had expired & administrator was on holiday) Domain name grabbed by porn company – but retrieved within 24 hours Deployment Challenges
58. The Incident (2) What We Had Already Done A Risk Assessment page had already been created, documenting use of 3 rd party services What We Learnt This was a records management issue It’s not new – Microsoft failed to renew HotMail domain some time ago (also Australian Univ) It could happen with our hosted domains (e.g. EU-funded projects) What We Concluded We need to share such experiences We need to be able to switch off services quickly if problems occur We need to manage our domain name subscriptions Deployment Challenges
59. Risk Assessment Risk assessment summaries provided for events which embed 3 rd party services Audit kept of incidents (1 to date)
60. Data Migration When useful information is stored on a 3 rd party wiki the data is copied to a managed environment
61. Transforming Ourselves It’s not just about institutional inertia & IT Services What about: The academics who don’t care for change The academics who jump on every new bandwagon Those in between these extremes There’s a need: To ensure enthusiasts reflect on mistakes & lessons learnt To recognise that e-learning (2.0) may not be for everyone Deployment Challenges
62. Personal Audit Personal audit: There’s a need for responsible Web 2.0 enthusiasts to carry out their own risk audit Departmental audit: There’s a need for own risk audits for services used by others (cf. my events) Institutional audit: Should institutions (& funders) require self-assessment audits to protect their investment? Deployment Challenges
63. Vision For The Future Where are we now? People are using externally-hosted Web 2.0 services But some are unhappy with this Should we: Welcome the potential of Web 2.0 Grudgingly accept that they will be used – but expect this to last for a short term Attempt to ban or dissuade such usage Deployment Challenges
64. Revisiting The IE (nee DNER) We had early visions for the JISC DNER I subsequently developed my view for how the DNER might develop: Applications on the Web e.g. bookmarking (del.icio.us!) and word processing tools (Writely!)
65. Web 2.0 As A DNER Development The DNER got a lot right: Networked services Lightweight standards Importance of RSS Trust (in the funded institutions) What we missed, which Web 2.0 is providing: Commercial providers of services New business models (we were Old Labour) Lightweight development User-generated content (we thought it would be the professionals) Trust – in the individuals The power of the network – services which get better as more people use them Deployment Challenges
66. Why HE? Why Now? World is changing: Web 2.0, ubiquitous networks, mobile devices, declining prices, increasing functionality How should society respond to maximise potential? At school : starting point, but this will be protected a environment At work : too late & employers will expect new media literate graduates At university : ideal place for students to develop skills & ethical values for the digital citizen Staff & students will use 3 rd party services in their social lives. They need their own risk assessment / management skills. Providing a 100% safe institutional environment will hinder this Deployment Challenges
67. Conclusions To conclude: E-Learning 2.0 and Web 2.0 are here and won’t go away Institutions need to engage with Web 2.0 There are many issues which need to be addressed Solutions are available Probably the most important is collaborative working with one’s peers