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jcu.me: Announcing the Research Portfolio

David Beitey — 2013-05-18T01:30:00Z

The Research Portfolio is a showcase of the current researchers at James Cook University (JCU) and aims to present as much interesting, useful, and helpful information about our researchers as possible.

Information is sourced on a regular basis from corporate databases, publication sources, and more, and is displayed in a clean and consistent fashion that's easy to understand. Researchers can also self-contribute information where the information has not already been associated with their profile - including a biography, interests, experience, honours, physical locations, and a high-resolution self-portrait.

Visit http://jcu.me to see the site. You can submit feedback on the site and we'd love to hear from you.

The Research Portfolio was released to the world at large in May 2013.

The project is a joint effort between the JCU eResearch Centre and Research Services. For more information about this project, contact the eResearch Centre or Research Services.

JCU's Research Portfolio and Self-Deposit - webinar recording released

Marianne Brown — 2013-03-27T02:35:00Z

From Metadata Stores in Australia blog site (http://metadata-stores.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/jcus-research-portfolio-and-self.html)

Accurate and up-to-date researcher profiles require complex back-end systems and researcher enthusiasm. The efforts of the remarkable Marianne Brown are turning the spotlight on James Cook University (JCU). Marianne will be sharing her experiences with developing JCU's soon to be launched Research Portfolio - a system for building research profiles. She will also explain how JCU has approached the challenges of facilitating researcher self-deposit.

Marianne has been bulk importing data collections from a number of software services by handcrafting one record and using it as a template for the rest. On the 1st of March she successfully pushed 1,498 collections records related to the Edgar service to Research Data Australia [see video about Edgar].

The recording of this presentation can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_hwGycq0o&feature=youtu.be

CliMAS - Climate Maps for Australian Species

Marianne Brown — 2013-03-18T02:50:39Z

Currently there is a general lack of engagement and knowledge transfer between professional researchers and end-users of research (general public, conservation managers, decision-makers, etc.). This is reflected in a general lack of acceptance and acknowledgement by the public and stakeholders of the potential impacts of climate change, particularly on biodiversity.

Recently, researchers have begun to endeavour to make the results of their research public, however there are currently very few channels through which to communicate projected impacts on biodiversity. The CliMAS tool suite aims to address this issue.

Learn more about CliMAS in this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3TOeVvQS0 - Professor Stephen Williams form the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change discusses CliMAS and how it can be used.

Edgar - an interview with Stephen Garnett

Marianne Brown — 2013-03-17T23:25:00Z

Under a tree in the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens (Vic), Professor Stephen Garnett (Charles Darwin University) speaks to Stefanie Kethers (ANDS) about how Edgar assists with modelling the potential movements of birds in response to climate change and changes in habitat. He points to the data relating to the Glossy Black-cockatoo [Calyptorhynchus (Calyptorhynchus) lathami] as an example of some of the philosphical and moral questions associated with the impact of climate change on species distribution.

Edgar has been developed by the eResearch Centre with the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change.

Announcing NCCARF National Conference ‘Climate Adaptation 2013: knowledge + partnerships’

Administrator — 2013-03-14T06:26:27Z

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Climate Adaptation 2013: knowledge + partnerships’.

The Climate Adaptation 2013 conference will be a major Australian forum focusing solely on climate change impacts and adaptation. It brings together scientists and decision makers to share knowledge and experiences and to build partnerships for action. This year it will explore the way forward in a world where impacts are increasingly observable and adaptation actions are increasingly required.

Early bird registration is open until the 11 April 2012.

The conference will bring together 600-800 attendees from across the stakeholder community, including policy-makers, decision-makers, business and researchers, to discuss these important ideas around adaptation.

For more information, please visit the website: www.nccarf.edu.au/conference2013.

Taxonomy of Research Data Storage Solutions

Marianne Brown — 2012-10-31T02:51:50Z

There are a number of storage spaces researchers can use to store their data, each with different capabilities and capacities. It can be hard to determine which is appropriate for the intended usage pattern e.g. large files need to be stored or is collaborative access required for internal and external to JCU researchers. Haidi Beard has created a easy to use cheat sheet to assist researchers to determine which option is the right one for them.