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UKOLN IntroBytes

UKOLN has published a range of short briefing documents aimed at supporting use of networked technologies and services in the cultural heritage sector.

The briefing papers are available in HTML and MS Word formats. The MS Word documents are intended for printing as A5 handouts (using a printer capable of double sided printing).

The following areas are covered by the documents: [Web 2.0], [Blogs], [Micro-Blogs], [Social Networks], [Amplified Events], [Syndication Technologies], [Web Technologies], [APIs], [Emerging Technologies], [Mobile Technologies], [Usability], [Metadata], [Collection Description], [Digital Preservation], [Standards], [Software], [Risk Management], [Legal Issues] and [Project Management]

Reuse of the IntroByte Briefing Documents

The IntroByte briefing documents are available under a Creative Commons licence. This licence allows the documents to be reused and, if necessary, modified for provided acknowledgements are given to UKOLN.

This licence was chosen for these resources in order to help maximise the impact of the documents and to support their sustainability.

Links to the IntroByte Briefing Documents

Web 2.0 Briefing Documents (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Web 2.0, (briefing 1): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Wikis, (briefing 48): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Mashups, (briefing 30): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Microformats, (briefing 71): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Podcasts, (briefing 72): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents On Blogs and Blogging (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Blogs, (briefing 2): [About] - [MS Word]
• Use of Blogs in Libraries, (briefing 3): [About] - [MS Word]
• Use of Blogs in Museums, (briefing 4): [About] - [MS Word]
• Developing Blog Policies, (briefing 5): [About] - [MS Word]
• Planning Processes for Your Blog, (briefing 6): [About] - [MS Word]
• Quality Processes for Your Blog, (briefing 7): [About] - [MS Word]
• Launching Your Blog, (briefing 8): [About] - [MS Word]
• Building A Blogging Community, (briefing 9): [About] - [MS Word]
• Evaluating Your Blog, (briefing 10): [About] - [MS Word]
• Technical Issues For Your Blogging Service, (briefing 11): [About] - [MS Word]
• Addressing Barriers to Blogging, (briefing 12): [About] - [MS Word]
• Policies On Blog Comments, (briefing 80): [About] - [MS Word]
• Closing Down Blogs, (briefing 81): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Micro-Blogs (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Micro-blogging, (briefing 35): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Twitter, (briefing 36): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Seesmic, (briefing 37): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Social Networks (Permalink)

• An Introduction To Social Networks, (briefing 13): [About] - [MS Word]
• Facebook: Opportunities and Challenges, (briefing 14): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Amplified Events (Permalink)

• Exploiting Networked Technologies At Events, (briefing 54): [About] - [MS Word]
• Using Networked Applications at Events, (briefing 55): [About] - [MS Word]
• Using Twitter at Events, (briefing 56): [About] - [MS Word]
• Using Video at Events, (briefing 58): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Syndication Technologies (Permalink)

• An Introduction To RSS and Atom, (briefing 44): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction To OPML, (briefing 45): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Web Technologies (Permalink)

• An Introduction to AJAX, (briefing 43): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Cloud Computing, (briefing 47): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on APIs (Permalink)

• An Introduction To APIs, (briefing 46): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Planning (1), (briefing 73): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Planning (2), (briefing 74): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Planning (3), (briefing 75): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Planning (4), (briefing 76): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (1), (briefing 77): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (2), (briefing 78): [About] - [MS Word]
• Best Practices For APIs: Consuming (3), (briefing 79): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Emerging Technologies (Permalink)

• An Introduction to QR Codes, (briefing 61): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Mobile Technologies (Permalink)

• An Introduction to the Mobile Web, (briefing 62): [About] - [MS Word]
• Creating a Site for the Mobile Web, (briefing 63): [About] - [MS Word]
• Further Uses for the Mobile Web, (briefing 66): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Usability of Web Sites (Permalink)

• Usability and the Web, (briefing 15): [About] - [MS Word]
• Introduction to Cognitive Walkthroughs, (briefing 16): [About] - [MS Word]
• Task Analysis and Usability, (briefing 17): [About] - [MS Word]
• Heuristic Evaluation, (briefing 18): [About] - [MS Word]
• Developing User Personas, (briefing 19): [About] - [MS Word]
• Usability Issues For AJAX, (briefing 20): [About] - [MS Word]
• Layout Testing with Greeked Pages, (briefing 21): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Metadata (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Metadata, (briefing 26): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction To Dublin Core, (briefing 27): [About] - [MS Word]
• Quality Assurance For Metadata, (briefing 28): [About] - [MS Word]
• Metadata - Fit for Purpose, (briefing 29): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction to Tags and Tagging, (briefing 64): [About] - [MS Word]
• What Makes A Good Tag?, (briefing 65): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Collection Description (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Collection Description, (briefing 22): [About] - [MS Word]
• What Is A Collection?, (briefing 23): [About] - [MS Word]
• Collection Description for Resource Discovery, (briefing 24): [About] - [MS Word]
• Collection Description As Management Tool, (briefing 25): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Digital Preservation (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Digital Preservation, (briefing 31): [About] - [MS Word]
• Mothballing Your Web Site, (briefing 32): [About] - [MS Word]
• Top Ten Tips For Web Site Preservation, (briefing 33): [About] - [MS Word]
• Preservation and Sustainability, (briefing 40): [About] - [MS Word]
• Developing Your Digital Preservation Policy, (briefing 42): [About] - [MS Word]
• Introduction to Web Resource Preservation, (briefing 49): [About] - [MS Word]
• Preserving Web 2.0 Resources, (briefing 50): [About] - [MS Word]
• Preserving Your Home Page, (briefing 51): [About] - [MS Word]
• Selection for Web Resource Preservation, (briefing 52): [About] - [MS Word]
• Web Archiving, (briefing 53): [About] - [MS Word]
• What To Do When a Service Provider Closes, (briefing 82): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents On Standards (Permalink)

• An Introduction To Open Standards, (briefing 59): [About] - [MS Word]
• Matrix For Selection Of Standards, (briefing 60): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents On Software Issues (Permalink)

• Advice on Selecting Open Source Software, (briefing 69): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Risk Management (Permalink)

• Risk Assessment for Use of Third Party Web 2.0 Services, (briefing 70): [About] - [MS Word]
• A Risks and Opportunities Framework For The Social Web, (briefing 67): [About] - [MS Word]
• Using the Risks and Opportunities Framework, (briefing 68): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents on Legal Issues (Permalink)

• An Introduction to Creative Commons, (briefing 34): [About] - [MS Word]
• Introduction To Intellectual Property and Copyright, (briefing 38): [About] - [MS Word]
• An Introduction To Database Rights, (briefing 57): [About] - [MS Word]

Briefing Documents On Project Planning (Permalink)

• Project Scoping and Planning, (briefing 39): [About] - [MS Word]
• Preparing For Digitisation, (briefing 41): [About] - [MS Word]

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