e-Framework newsletter March 2009
Last modified 11 Mar, 2009
Published 11 Mar, 2009
The March 2009 issue of the e-Framework for Research and Education initiative newsletter is now available. This issue contains lots of updates as well as the very readable "Managers' Compact Guide to SOA".
Newsletter contents:
News from the Initiative
- A managers’ compact guide to SOA
- Review of Oracle Academic Enterprise Solutions white paper
- e-Framework as platform for strategic exchange
e-Framework Technical Review
- Service genre descriptions provided for managing collections
- Simple and searchable collection maintenance SUM descriptions published
- Community experience reflected in Service Genre Registry update
- SURF to review e-Framework model
Partners’ Updates
- SURF Enterprise Architecture activities continue
- Dutch universities exchange course information
- New Zealand launches the Schools Managed Learning Environment (MLE) Initiative
- Learner identity management moves forward in Australia
- Shared services resources available as JISC infoKit
- Making UK educational institutions more agile through flexible service delivery
- Fundamental questions about Persistent Identifiers answered by Australian project
Tools and Resources
- Open Library Environment project publishes draft reference model
Events Update
- Enterprise Architecture in Higher Education Symposium
- IDEA 2008 - Enabling Technology: Forging a Digital Future
Forthcoming Events
- JISC workshop on Flexible Service Delivery
- International repositories workshop
- A day in the life of a digital learning resource - from access to reuse
- JISC e-Framework Surgery
- Enterprise Architectures session at the JISC Conference 2009
- Open Group Conference - London 2009
Get Involved
To keep up-to-date with e-Framework activities visit the e-Framework community wiki.
To share your own experiences and let us know the topics that you would like us to explore, email Bas Cordewener: cordewener@surf.nl
The full newsletter is available from the e-Framework site
