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News and events from the JISC Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire & Humber

JISC Advance brings together eight JISC services

September 8th, 2009 · No Comments

A new organisation called JISC Advance launches this week which will bring together eight established JISC services as part of JISC’s ongoing strategy to deliver world-class support to colleges and universities.
Dr Malcolm Read, JISC Executive Secretary, said: “JISC Advance brings together a team of experienced professionals, many of whom we have worked with for many [...]

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Tags: ***HOT NEWS!*** - The must-read posts · Adult & Community Learning · Further Education · Higher Education · Offender Learning · Specialist Colleges · Voluntary Sector · Work Based Learning

The Depot: Promoting Research Outputs

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The Depot – Now available via JISCmail lists 
Staff from JISCmail and Edina services have been working together and are pleased to offer access to the ‘Depot’.
The Depot is a JISC-funded service which enables all UK academics to share in the benefits of open access exposure for their research outputs. 
The Depot offers an automatic re-direct service, nicknamed UK Repository Junction, [...]

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Tags: Higher Education · Peer Support · Resources

Federated access management: ongoing support arrangements confirmed

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

As part of the ongoing commitment to the implementation of federation access management within the further and higher education and research sectors, JISC has confirmed the support arrangements for institutions.
The UK Access Management Federation provides the first port-of-call through the JANET helpdesk, which is fully supported by a team of access management technical experts. [...]

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Tags: Connectivity · Content Management · Further Education · Higher Education