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The Electronic Palladian
News and Opportunities for ACS Faculty and Staff
From the Associated Colleges of the South
http://www.colleges.org
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CONTENTS FOR AUGUST 22, 2005
NEWS
- ACSTC Releases Elated v.2.03
OPPORTUNITIES
- ACSTC to hold 2006 Fall IT Staff Retreat October 6-9
- ACSTC to hold DAM (Digital Asset Management) Symposium December 1-3
- Science Reform Course Mini-Grants Available
- Apply Now for Spring and Summer 2006 Technology Fellowships
- Women's/Gender Studies Conference 2006
- Global Partners Opportunities
- ACS Environmental Program Opportunities
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NEWS
1. ACSTC RELEASES ELATED v.2.03
ACSTC has released a new version of the Elated web-based client (v.2.03
available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/elated/) for the Fedora
Repository System (http://www.fedora.info <http://www.fedora.info/>).
Elated is a product of the 2004 ACS Tech Center Software Engineering
Program, and an original member of the 2004 team, Binaya Poudyal (Austin
College, BA in Computer Science, 2005), returned for the summer to work
on the software.
The new version of Elated strengthens the ability of Elated as an
institutional repository and as a web-based tool for managing Fedora
assets. The new features include bulk upload, a folder storage
metaphor, default collection templates for Dublin Core metadata, and the
ability to attach behavior to digital assets (Fedora 'disseminators')
via a web-based interface.
The first version of Manu, a manuscript archival and publishing system
used for building digital libraries, and the product of the 2005 ACSTC
Software Engineering Internship, will be released shortly as well. Manu
is built on top of both Elated and Fedora.
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OPPORTUNITIES
1. ACSTC TO HOLD FALL IT STAFF RETREAT OCTOBER 6-9
ACSTC will hold a meeting for information technology staff October 6-9
at the ACS Technology Center. Participants in the retreat will meet in
two separate groups - User Support and Networking/Systems Support - to
report on IT issues at their home campuses, follow up on last year's
meeting, and discuss new issues and solutions.
If you are interested in presenting at the retreat or have suggestions
for the program, please contact Rebecca Davis at rdavis@colleges.org.
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2. ACSTC TO HOLD DAM (DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT) SYMPOSIUM DECEMBER 1-3
ACSTC will hold a symposium to discuss strategic issues for Digital
Assets Management on campuses December 1-3 and explore the questions of:
- How do campuses plan for current and long-term DAM needs?
- What solutions are available and how have they worked for other small
colleges?
- What are the issues for long-term interoperability and collection
growth that need to be taken into account in planning?
Sessions will include presentations from colleagues about specific solutions
(such as CONTENTdm, MDID and Fedora) and presenters from Ithaka and ARTstor,
who will talk about administrative structures to support use of digital
information for teaching and research. Slots will be available to teams from
ACS and NITLE schools. Keynote speakers include David Seaman (Director,
Digital Library Federation) and Roger Schoneld (Ithaka Research).
For more information, please visit the symposium website: http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/dam/symposium05.html
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3. SCIENCE REFORM COURSE MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE
There are two more opportunities to submit proposals for the course
mini-grants offered through the ACS Reform of Introductory Science Courses
for Non-Science Majors program. The next proposal deadline is October 14,
2005. The last and final proposal deadline is March 15, 2006. Proposal
guidelines are posted online at http://www.colleges.org/sciencereform/minigrants.html. The mini-grant
program is supported by funds from the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles.
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4. APPLY NOW FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 2006 TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS
ACS is pleased to announce the continuation of our ACS Technology Fellowship
Program for the Spring and Summer 2006 semesters. The deadline for
applications is October 3, 2005. For more information and application
materials, please see http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/fellowships.html or
contact Christiane Williams at christiane@colleges.org
or 404-636-9533 ext.
12.
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5. WOMEN'S/GENDER STUDIES CONFERENCE 2006
Plan now to attend the ACS 2006 Women's/Gender Studies Conference at
Centenary College. It's not too early to plan your attendance at the
conference and to start mentoring your students' presentations.
Dates: March 24-25, 2006
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Birch of the Human Rights Campaign
Theme: Governing Bodies: Reflections on the Self, Society and the State
Organizers: Kim VanHoosier-Carey: kvanhoos@centenary.edu and Michelle
Wolkomir: mwolkomi@centenary.edu
More information on the Centenary website: http://www.centenary.edu/genderconference/
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6. GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES
**Global Partners France Regional Alliance offers mini-grants for
development of teaching materials and resources related to France and
the Francophone world. See: http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/minigrants.html
**The France Regional Alliance also offers grants to assist in hosting
guest speakers and visitors who are scholars or artists with
expertise related to France and the Francophone world. See: http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/speakergrants.html
**Central Europe and Russia Task Force offers funding for International
Visitors. Deadline: Rolling; but visit and travel must be completed by Dec.
31, 2005. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/ivp.html
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7. ACS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS OPPORTUNITIES
*ACS Environmental Programs will offer grants in 2005-2006 for
curriculum development, campus-community partnerships, student external
internships, and student teaching assistantships.
* ACS Environmental Programs has revived the Campus-Community
Partnerships Alliance (CCP), with a new focus on service learning and
environmental justice issues. Please see our website at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/alliances/ccp_alliance.html for more
information, and our request for proposals at
http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/proposals/CCP_%20RFP_0506.pdf
* Student Development and Engagement Alliance (SDE) has changed its
focus to reflect our new support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. SDE will offer grants to students who
need assistance in order to accept external internships relating to the
environment. In addition, SDE will provide stipends for student
teaching assistants who have been identified by faculty for specific
courses. For more information, please see our website at http://web.centre.edu/sde/, and request for proposals at http://web.centre.edu/sde/grants/documents/RFP%202005.pdf
* Curriculum and Faculty Development Alliance (CFD) supports development
of courses and modules relating to the environment in non-traditional
fields. Examples might include: graph theory applications, population model
analyses, environmental mathematics, statistics, sustainable development,
environmental policy and practice, environmental justice, world religions
and environmentalism, painting, pottery and photography with
environmentally-friendly chemicals, environmental literature, environmental
ethics and resuable drama set construction materials or low energy lighting.
More about the CFD can be found on our website at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/alliances/cfd/objectives.php, and request
for proposals at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/proposals/CFD_RFP_0506.pdf
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