The JISC has plans for a number of commemorative digital programmes for the Centenary.
These programmes will predominantly oversee the founding of digital content, archives and materials for educational and research use.
The following statement gives more details about the Programmes aims and objectives:
“As the anniversary of the start of conflicts of World War One (WW1) approaches in 2014, the JISC would like to explore what opportunities creative, strategic and technological- there may be in the seamless provision of the rich content (from audiovisual to images to text based works to film) held by range of organisations across the public-sector to enhance educational and research opportunities in UK universities and colleges and more broadly.
A range of organisations collectively hold a wealth of unique and authoritative materials which could provide the public, as well as those in formal higher and further education, with the chance to interact with new and innovative forms of education and research around the First World War in order to build upon our nations body of knowledge of this period.
Building on the work of the JISC eContent Programme, the JISCWW1 Commemorationprogrammes aim to provide a wealth of unique andauthoritative digital materials which are comprehensive, open and sustainable. To support specifically the JISC WW1 Commemorationprogrammes, but to eventually to support other digital content and service provision in education and beyond, JISC proposes to make clear its strategic and technical aims through this Statement of Intent.
Essentially however, these materials will aim to provide a digital user experience that is as personal, rich and vivid as it is focused; an experience that offers the user the ability tocontextualise their own understandingand customise resources in line with their own teaching, learning and research priorities.”
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