RunCoCo blog
This is the official blog of RunCoCo – a service based at the Academic IT Services, University of Oxford. We work with community collection and crowdsourcing projects and offer advice, training, and support to those looking for new ways of working with the public for impact, outreach, and engagement. For more information about our work, the projects we are involved with and the training and support we provide, please visit our website: http://runcoco.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
Register now for RunCoCo workshop on sustainability
Registration is now open for the free RunCoCo workshop on sustainability, which will be taking place in Leeds on November 3, 2010. We look forward to welcoming participants who are interested in community collections or working to harness a community … Continue reading
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Engaging talks in Aberystwyth
Yesterday, Culturenet Cymru played host to the latest RunCoCo workshop, at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth (27 July 2010). We welcomed about 30 delegates to the excellent conference facilities of the National Library. As the dust settles we are … Continue reading
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Audience Analysis
RunCoCo is working closely with the Alliance (JISC Strategic Content Alliance) to put on workshops this year for community collection projects. We have put some presentations online from events in May – which included an insightful session on IPR and copyright … Continue reading
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Sustainability Workshop, Leeds
We are currently planning a RunCoCo workshop in Leeds, November 3rd 2010, putting together an exciting programme around the topic of sustainability and business models for community collection projects. If you would like to be involved as a presenter or … Continue reading
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Community engagement problems SOLVED
Is there a community engagement issue you would like some help to solve? Or do you want feedback on a piece of work? We want to give you the opportunity to harness the expertise and knowledge of the speakers and … Continue reading
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Voluntary sector and consultants welcome
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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Free Community Collections Workshop: Aberystwyth
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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Workshop presentations online
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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The end of civilization?
A fascinating report on RunCoCo’s Oxford meeting on 5 May, has been written by Chris Batt OBE, one of the speakers: ChB:PhD. How do you feel about crowdsourcing, co-creation and community engagement? Does the thought of involving outside folks in … Continue reading
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Oxford community collections meeting
On Weds 5 May 2010 RunCoCo hosted a meeting of Oxford-based community collections and similar projects, as well as other experts with an interest in community contributed digitisation, crowdsourcing and community enriching of an existing collection with tags or comments. … Continue reading
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