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STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SERVICE STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SERVICE SYMPOSIUM 27-28 OCTOBER 2005SYMPOSIUM 27-28 OCTOBER 2005
TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE COME FIRSTTECHNOLOGY PEOPLE COME FIRST HOW CLIENT-CENTRED ARE OUR HOW CLIENT-CENTRED ARE OUR
LIBRARIESLIBRARIES
eResearch - Opportunities for eResearch - Opportunities for Researchers and Challenges Researchers and Challenges for Librarians or vice versafor Librarians or vice versa
Roy Page-ShippRoy Page-Shipp
ThemeTheme
Global connectivity via the WWW is changing the Global connectivity via the WWW is changing the ways in which researchers not only ways in which researchers not only communicate their findings to each other but communicate their findings to each other but collect and share data and information in a collect and share data and information in a variety of media and share computational variety of media and share computational capacity models and other toolscapacity models and other tools
Libraries have supported researchersrsquo earlier Libraries have supported researchersrsquo earlier needs but they have new needs needs but they have new needs
What So What helliphellipNow WhatWhat So What helliphellipNow What
Based in part on SARIS - Ford Foundation ProjectBased in part on SARIS - Ford Foundation Project
Global Connectivity - Greater speed Global Connectivity - Greater speed and Scope of communicationsand Scope of communications
The War in your home daily The War in your home daily Baghdad or Ellis ParkBaghdad or Ellis Park Ma-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash dailyMa-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash daily Online banking news bookings shopping Online banking news bookings shopping e-everything ndash learning research contente-everything ndash learning research content Wi-fi VOIP and other formats Wi-fi VOIP and other formats - and you - and you cancan lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo - lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo -
Google moves into indexing contentGoogle moves into indexing content
and Cellphonesand Cellphones
And CellphonesAnd Cellphones PCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and risingPCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and rising Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004 Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004
access for 71 of the popn 90 new access for 71 of the popn 90 new connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 yearsyears
Teenager to teenager ndash even at schoolTeenager to teenager ndash even at school lsquolsquoFind mersquo facility Find mersquo facility Direct Medicines FNB Direct Medicines FNB
Blood bank Air RewardsBlood bank Air Rewards Catching murderersCatching murderers Photos and videosPhotos and videos The BlackberryThe Blackberry
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
ThemeTheme
Global connectivity via the WWW is changing the Global connectivity via the WWW is changing the ways in which researchers not only ways in which researchers not only communicate their findings to each other but communicate their findings to each other but collect and share data and information in a collect and share data and information in a variety of media and share computational variety of media and share computational capacity models and other toolscapacity models and other tools
Libraries have supported researchersrsquo earlier Libraries have supported researchersrsquo earlier needs but they have new needs needs but they have new needs
What So What helliphellipNow WhatWhat So What helliphellipNow What
Based in part on SARIS - Ford Foundation ProjectBased in part on SARIS - Ford Foundation Project
Global Connectivity - Greater speed Global Connectivity - Greater speed and Scope of communicationsand Scope of communications
The War in your home daily The War in your home daily Baghdad or Ellis ParkBaghdad or Ellis Park Ma-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash dailyMa-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash daily Online banking news bookings shopping Online banking news bookings shopping e-everything ndash learning research contente-everything ndash learning research content Wi-fi VOIP and other formats Wi-fi VOIP and other formats - and you - and you cancan lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo - lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo -
Google moves into indexing contentGoogle moves into indexing content
and Cellphonesand Cellphones
And CellphonesAnd Cellphones PCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and risingPCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and rising Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004 Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004
access for 71 of the popn 90 new access for 71 of the popn 90 new connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 yearsyears
Teenager to teenager ndash even at schoolTeenager to teenager ndash even at school lsquolsquoFind mersquo facility Find mersquo facility Direct Medicines FNB Direct Medicines FNB
Blood bank Air RewardsBlood bank Air Rewards Catching murderersCatching murderers Photos and videosPhotos and videos The BlackberryThe Blackberry
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Global Connectivity - Greater speed Global Connectivity - Greater speed and Scope of communicationsand Scope of communications
The War in your home daily The War in your home daily Baghdad or Ellis ParkBaghdad or Ellis Park Ma-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash dailyMa-in-law (or granny) on e-mail ndash daily Online banking news bookings shopping Online banking news bookings shopping e-everything ndash learning research contente-everything ndash learning research content Wi-fi VOIP and other formats Wi-fi VOIP and other formats - and you - and you cancan lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo - lsquoget it all on the Webrsquo -
Google moves into indexing contentGoogle moves into indexing content
and Cellphonesand Cellphones
And CellphonesAnd Cellphones PCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and risingPCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and rising Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004 Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004
access for 71 of the popn 90 new access for 71 of the popn 90 new connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 yearsyears
Teenager to teenager ndash even at schoolTeenager to teenager ndash even at school lsquolsquoFind mersquo facility Find mersquo facility Direct Medicines FNB Direct Medicines FNB
Blood bank Air RewardsBlood bank Air Rewards Catching murderersCatching murderers Photos and videosPhotos and videos The BlackberryThe Blackberry
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
and Cellphonesand Cellphones
And CellphonesAnd Cellphones PCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and risingPCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and rising Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004 Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004
access for 71 of the popn 90 new access for 71 of the popn 90 new connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 yearsyears
Teenager to teenager ndash even at schoolTeenager to teenager ndash even at school lsquolsquoFind mersquo facility Find mersquo facility Direct Medicines FNB Direct Medicines FNB
Blood bank Air RewardsBlood bank Air Rewards Catching murderersCatching murderers Photos and videosPhotos and videos The BlackberryThe Blackberry
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
And CellphonesAnd Cellphones PCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and risingPCs 130M pa Cellphones 600M pa and rising Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004 Cellphones in SA ndash 19 M users in June 2004
access for 71 of the popn 90 new access for 71 of the popn 90 new connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 connections prepaid SMS traffic up 1000 in 2 yearsyears
Teenager to teenager ndash even at schoolTeenager to teenager ndash even at school lsquolsquoFind mersquo facility Find mersquo facility Direct Medicines FNB Direct Medicines FNB
Blood bank Air RewardsBlood bank Air Rewards Catching murderersCatching murderers Photos and videosPhotos and videos The BlackberryThe Blackberry
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kb30 kb
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5000 kb150 -5000 kb
Max RateMax Rate
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs
I-BurstI-Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
The King James Version ~ 10 Mb
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Transfer Rates Bytes amp GigabytesTransfer Rates Bytes amp Gigabytes
2pp e-mail2pp e-mail
1200 words1200 words
30 000 bytes30 000 bytes
30 kilob30 kilob
1300 KJV1300 KJV
Digital PhotoDigital Photo 150 -5 000kb150 -5 000kb 166 ndash 12 KJV166 ndash 12 KJV
King James King James Version BibleVersion Bible
10 000 000 b10 000 000 b
10 Mb10 Mb
1 KJV1 KJV
Max RateMax Rate Time per KJVTime per KJV
Telephone LineTelephone Line 64 kbs64 kbs 25 min25 min
ADSL LineADSL Line 512 kbs512 kbs 20 sec20 sec
I BurstI Burst 1 Mbs1 Mbs 10 sec10 sec
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
What makes us humanWhat makes us humanCompleted Work ndash Scholarly DiscourseExperimental data
Graphics Objects
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Global Scholarly DiscourseGlobal Scholarly Discourse Researchers communicating with their peersResearchers communicating with their peers Print publication became the vehicle as the world Print publication became the vehicle as the world
lsquogrewrsquolsquogrewrsquo Publishers threatened to take control of the Publishers threatened to take control of the
discourse ndash Copyright costs etcdiscourse ndash Copyright costs etc Now the WWW enables (almost) real time Now the WWW enables (almost) real time
discussion with counterparts (almost) anywherediscussion with counterparts (almost) anywhere So publish via the WWW ndash a no brainerSo publish via the WWW ndash a no brainer helliphellipor is itor is it
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
What do researchers (clients) needWhat do researchers (clients) need
RegistrationRegistration claims of precedence for a claims of precedence for a scholarly finding scholarly finding
CertificationCertification establishes the validity of a establishes the validity of a registered scholarly claim registered scholarly claim
AwarenessvisibilityAwarenessvisibility allows actors hellip to allows actors hellip to remain aware of new claims amp findings remain aware of new claims amp findings amp hellip amp hellip eligible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st Celigible for intrsquonrsquol collaboration in the 21st C
ArchivingArchiving this preserves the scholarly record this preserves the scholarly record over time over time
RewardReward hellip for performance based on hellip for performance based on metrics derived from the system metrics derived from the system
based on Roosendal amp based on Roosendal amp GeurtsGeurts
and Ownership of the IPand Ownership of the IP
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Open Access ndash the factsOpen Access ndash the facts
CostsCosts SpeedSpeed VisibilityHarvesting VisibilityHarvesting CurationpreservationCurationpreservation CitationCitation Peer reviewPeer review Every one ComplexEvery one Complex See See The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005The Facts about Open Access Kaufmann-Wills Group LLC 2005
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Journals Open Access
Print Online Gold Green
CostsCosts SubsSubs SubsSubs Author Author SponsorSponsor
InstitutrsquonInstitutrsquon
Speed of Speed of RegistrationRegistration
On On SubmSubm
On On SubmSubm
Immediate Immediate or delayedor delayed
ImmediateImmediate
VisibrsquotyHarvestrsquogVisibrsquotyHarvestrsquog Good Good GoodGood VariableVariable UnreliableUnreliable
CuratrsquonPresrvtrsquonCuratrsquonPresrvtrsquon GoodGood GoodGood DodgyDodgy DodgierDodgier
CitationCitation GoodGood GoodGood BetterBetter
Peer ReviewPeer Review ConventionalConventional Some Some InnovationInnovation
InstitutionrsquolInstitutionrsquol
RewardReward DoE ListDoE List PossiblePossible UnlikelyUnlikely
Fin SustainabilityFin Sustainability Budget ThreatBudget Threat Dodgy but improvingDodgy but improving
Some partially valid generalisations in a very complex areaSome partially valid generalisations in a very complex area
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Open Access amp LibrariansOpen Access amp Librarians
ldquoldquoThe Library role in Open Access is The Library role in Open Access is
Leadership Leadership
Service Service
StandardisationrdquoStandardisationrdquoJohn Shipp - UniversityJohn Shipp - University of of
SydneySydney
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
and Google Scholarand Google Scholar
ldquoldquoI can find it myselfrdquoI can find it myselfrdquoLast Resort ndash order it from the Last Resort ndash order it from the
British Library British Library About R120copy not About R120copy not
TransferableTransferableProtect the Patch or Lead and Protect the Patch or Lead and
TrainTrain
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
myGrid - UKmyGrid - UK
Imminent lsquodelugersquo Imminent lsquodelugersquo of dataof data
Highly Highly complex complex and and heterogeneousheterogeneous datadata
Convergence of Convergence of data and literature data and literature archivesarchives
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Digital CurationDigital Curation
ldquoldquoThe active care and management of The active care and management of datasets for their scholarly useful liferdquodatasets for their scholarly useful liferdquo
No more lsquoDark AgesrsquoNo more lsquoDark Agesrsquo Data collection is expensiveData collection is expensive Marketing and PromotionMarketing and Promotion New career opportunity for librariansNew career opportunity for librarians Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equivequiv Cataloguing Cataloguing Leadership Service StandardisationLeadership Service Standardisation
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Librarians and Digital CurationLibrarians and Digital Curation
Metadata attribution Metadata attribution equiv CataloguingIndexingequiv CataloguingIndexing Do it and train others to do itDo it and train others to do it Learn to market datasets equiv SDILearn to market datasets equiv SDI Take over the longer-term responsibilityTake over the longer-term responsibility Make yourselves indispensable counter Make yourselves indispensable counter
threats of redundancythreats of redundancy
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Cambridge
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Oxford
Glasgow
Manchester
Cardiff
Southampton
London
Belfast
DL
RAL Hinxton
UK e-Science Grid
In SA ndash the SANReN
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
OCLC view of New Information Flow in Scholarly Communication
E-bank project links from journal articles to the original research data
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
eScienceeScience
lsquolsquoeScience is about global collaboration in eScience is about global collaboration in key areas of science and the next key areas of science and the next generation of infrastructure that will generation of infrastructure that will enable itrsquoenable itrsquo (includes social science data sets)(includes social science data sets)
John Taylor - DG Research Councils Office of S ampT UK
Purpose is to allow scientists to do Purpose is to allow scientists to do faster different better researchfaster different better research
Prof Tony HeyProf Tony Hey Core programme director for UK eScience Core programme director for UK eScience and chair of JISC committee (and chair of JISC committee (poundpound220M over 5 years)220M over 5 years)
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
SA Scene ndash eScienceSA Scene ndash eScience
Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling Some researchers (eg Human Genome) battling with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real with global data transfer ndash VM reporting real threat of isolationthreat of isolation
Use of data and models across research teams Use of data and models across research teams is increasingis increasing
SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet SANReN is here linking SA to GeacuteANT Internet 2 AREN still too costly2 AREN still too costly
Some potential users will cope others need help Some potential users will cope others need help ndash need for a national Helpdeskndash need for a national Helpdesk
eScience a new growth area - SKAeScience a new growth area - SKA
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
In flight data
Airline
Maintenance Centre
Ground Station
Global Networkeg SITA
Internet e-mail pager
Data Systems amp Solutions Engine Health Center
Data centre
DAME Project
Distributed Aircraft Maintenance Environment
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
DAME Technologies amp DAME Technologies amp CollaborationCollaboration
1048698 AURA - Advanced Uncertain ReasoningArchitecture ndash high performance patternmatcher developed by University of Yorkand Cybula Ltd
1048698 QUOTE ndash ldquoOn The Enginerdquo -intelligent engine signature collection localdiagnosis system developed by Universityof Oxford for Rolls Royce DSampS
1048698 Decision Support ndash University of Sheffield 1048698 GRID architecture web services ndash
University of Leeds
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
SA Government focus on Astronomy
SA well placed - Clear Skies ndash wide open spaces
Southern Hemisphere ndash more interesting view of the Universe ndash Hence SALT
Managed Radio Interference
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Why Radio Why Radio AstronomyAstronomy
Radio Waves because of Cosmological Radio Waves because of Cosmological expansionexpansion
Frequencies Frequencies 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie 30 MHZ and 40 GHz ie wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm wavelengths from 10 m to 7 mm
Waves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dustWaves penetrate interstellar amp terrestrial dust
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
ObjectivesObjectives
Events before the formation of the stars ~ Events before the formation of the stars ~ 135 Bn years ago135 Bn years ago
Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a Very faint signals lots of lsquonoisersquo ndash hence a big antenna ndash 1 sq Kmbig antenna ndash 1 sq Km
Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a Flat array ndash on the ground ndash too big for a dishdish
Computational beam-formingComputational beam-forming
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
TechnicalTechnical
Cost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseasCost 10-12Bn US$ mostly from overseas 1000rsquos of antennae1000rsquos of antennae Each producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVsEach producing ~ 3Gbs = 300KJVs Overall 300 000 KJV per secondOverall 300 000 KJV per second Start 2012Start 2012 KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006KAT Pilot Project ndash 2004 - 2006
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Digital Curation amp Preservation
Preservation amp curation repositories amp access mechanisms archival skills amp infrastructure
Researcher Requires Perpetual access Curation Training Marketing
Supplier must ensure Security - Access Authorization Authentication
by definition this is
which requires
Commercial Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources requiring payment by readers
Affordable licenses for researcher access amp discovery mechanisms
Open Access Publishing
Contribution to amp use of published resources where content is regarded as lsquofreersquo
Serviceable infrastructure for publication and access
Access to eContent
Tools amp applications
Software that allows manipulation modeling and analysis of data
Access to models source code and open standards
Data Transfer
Science employing transfer and sharing of large volumes of data
Access to remotely held large datasets amp high performance computing via affordable high bandwidth
Primary Data Sharing
Making research data available to other researchers
Accessible repositories amp quick reference
eScience
Components of eResearch
Active management of databases including promotion of effective and widespread use of the datasets for their scientific amp scholarly useful life
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
A lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SAA lsquoTeam SArsquo approach for eR3SA
eResearch Development amp Innovation
eResearch Service Delivery
Usually sub-contracted to competent agents in the system
Future eResearch activities
bullWeb Access Framework ndash eResearch Portal
bullData Transfer and Sharing (processes and protocols 3As helpdesk)
bullOpen Access (Standards common software institutional repositories)
bullThe eResearch Librarian (Training and re-orientation)
bullDigital Curation Services (Standards software marketing amp training services)
Immediately
bullAccess agency (ISP)
bullNReN Management amp Access Support
bullSASLI+
Activities
Function
Governance amp Management Model
Innovative services move to Service Delivery
eResearch Board
Lead Users Forum
Ongoing cost reduction and efficiency improvement
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
Now What ndash for LibrariansNow What ndash for Librarians
New Challenges New Challenges equiv New Opportunitiesequiv New Opportunities Precious Basic Skills Precious Basic Skills
Organisation and protection of valuable information Organisation and protection of valuable information Ontology creation Ontology creation Use of complex search tools Use of complex search tools Metadata attributionMetadata attribution Marketing and trainingMarketing and training Service orientationService orientation
Common IT baseCommon IT base Librarians or Someone ElseLibrarians or Someone Else
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