Launch of UK Reading Experience Database
What were we reading? A Workshop for Librarians,
Archivists and Information Managers
Thursday 24 February 2011
Betty Boothroyd Library, The Open University
http://twitter.com/#!/TheUKRED
Provisional programme
10.00–10.30am
Arrival and coffee in the Atrium
10.30–10.45am
Atrium
Welcome to Library
Introduction to the day
Bob Owens
Nicola Dowson
Professor of English Literature
and Director, RED project, OU
Learning and Teaching Team Leader, OU
10.45–11.45pm
Presentation
Room
Demonstration of UK Reading
Experience Database RED and
Introduction to International RED
project
Rosalind Crone
11.45–12.30pm
Presentation
Room
Finding and evaluating evidence on
the impact of reading and using
‘Reading Experience’ resources in
enquiry based learning
Shaf Towheed
Lecturer in English, OU
Edmund King
Research Associate in English, OU
12.30–1.30pm
Lecturer in History, OU
Carl Cottingham Developer, Business Process
Consultancy Team, Information
Technology, OU
Lunch in the Atrium
1.30–2.15pm
ILU Suite
How can I contribute to RED?
Hands on activity
Non Scantlebury & Nicola Dowson
Learning and Teaching Librarian,
Team Leaders, OU
2.15–3.15pm
Presentation
Room
Panel discussion: Why is linked data
important in the context of connecting
community collection building? How
can linked data support innovative
inquiry in the digital humanities?
Edmund King, Chair
3.15–3.45pm
Presentation
Room
Panel discussion: RED and the role
of public engagement in the context
of digital humanities research
Shaf Towheed, Chair
3.45–4.00pm
Presentation
Room
Plenary, evaluation and official
workshop close
Bob Owens
Atrium
Drinks and nibbles to celebrate the
launch of UK and international RED
Mathieu D’Aquin, Director, LUCERO project, Knowledge
Media Institute, OU; Owen Stephens, JISC-funded LUCERO
project manager, OU; Bethan Ruddock , JISC-funded LOCAH
Linked Data project, University of Bath
Non Scantlebury, Learning and Teaching Team Leader, OU;
Rosalind Crone Lecturer in History, OU