Alun Edwards | RunCoCo

Ubiquitous Crowdsourcing

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Alun Edwards

There’s a workshop on Ubiquitous Crowdsourcing at the UbiComp 2010 conference (26-29 September 2010, Copenhagen). The deadline for submitting online abstracts for the workshop is July 15 (and July 22 for the paper itself): “In this workshop we will discuss … Continue reading →

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Voluntary sector and consultants welcome

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Alun Edwards

We welcome delegates from the voluntary sector and the education and public sectors, as well as the private consultants that work with these to the free RunCoCo workshop: How to Run a Community Collection Online on Tues 27 July 2010 … Continue reading →

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New discussion list – Woruldhord

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Alun Edwards

A new Google Group has been set up to discuss Oxford University’s Project Woruldhord. This is a community collection project where the public (from any nation) are asked to submit items related to the study of the Anglo-Saxons or Old … Continue reading →

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Free Community Collections Workshop: Aberystwyth

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Alun Edwards

Registration is now open for the free RunCoCo workshop: How to Run a Community Collection Online on Tues 27 July 2010 in Aberystwyth. To register please complete our form by 12noon on 12 July 2010. Confirmation of your place will … Continue reading →

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Blended Learning

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Alun Edwards

Speaking today at the International Blended Learning Conference, University of Hertfordshire. (You may follow this on Twitter #iblc10). Presentation slides will be made available soon. Here’s the abstract: “Community Collections: Of the people, for the people, by the people. You … Continue reading →

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Ephemera on radio

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Alun Edwards

The Bodleian Library online resource the John Johnson Collection: An Archive of Printed Ephemera was talked about on Radio 4’s Saturday Review (12 June 2010 from 21.00-30.00 mins through the programme). This will be available online on the BBC i-Player … Continue reading →

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Update May-June 2010

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Alun Edwards

In May we have… Staffing appointed the RunCoCo project officer, Ylva Berglund-Prytz, and wished good luck to the project PI Kate Lindsay, who has gone on maternity leave Training workshops We ran 2 free workshops: Weds 5th May 2010, Oxford … Continue reading →

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Workshop presentations online

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Alun Edwards

The workshop page on the RunCoCo website has been updated with links to resources and presentations used at the event on May 26. Please contact the project if you have any questions about the material or if you need it … Continue reading →

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Mapping Crime

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Alun Edwards

This week RunCoCo took part in a project board meeting for Mapping Crime. We were offering some expertise in user-generated content but particularly in user-engagement, to the project manager David Tomkins. This project will see the Bodleian Library map between … Continue reading →

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Project staffing changes

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Alun Edwards

RunCoCo is a very small team. Indeed as I (Alun Edwards – the project manager) walk around our building here in Oxford I get called ‘Mr RunCoCo’! All that should change as I am very pleased to announce that Dr … Continue reading →