Alex Ball — Documents
The full text is available for most of these documents; the others are not intended for widespread dissemination, but I can send you a copy if you are interested and ask me nicely.
Some documents also have records within OPuS, the University of Bath Repository.
Peer-reviewed publications
- Visualizing Research Data Records for their Better Management.
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May 2012.Journal of Digital Information [ISSN 1368-7506] 13:1.
- Lightweight Product Lifecycle Information Management for Small Enterprises.
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January 2011.International Journal of Product Lifecycle Management [ISSN 1743-5110/1743-5129] 5:1, 21-36.
- Annotation of lightweight formats for long-term product representations.
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November 2009.International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing [ISSN 0951-192X/1362-3052] 22:11, 1037-1053.
- Strategies for the Curation of CAD Engineering Models.
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June 2009.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 4:1, 84-97.
- Challenges and issues relating to the use of Representation Information for the digital curation of Crystallography and Engineering Data.
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August 2008.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 3:1, 76-88.
Other publications
- Editorial.
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December 2012.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 7:2, 1-2.
- 23rd International CODATA Conference.
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November 2012.Ariadne [ISSN 1361-3200] 70.
- DataCite UK User Group Meeting.
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July 2011.Ariadne [ISSN 1361-3200] 67.
- International Digital Curation Conference 2010.
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February 2011.Ariadne [ISSN 1361-3200] 66.
- Missing Links: The Enduring Web.
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October 2009.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 4:2, 135-143.
- Engineering a Complete Record.
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July/August 2009.Library and Information Update [ISSN 1476-7171], 40-44.
- Report from the Digital Curation Curriculum Symposium (DigCCurr) 2009.
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June 2009.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 4:1, 138-151.
- Institutional Repositories Should Be Built on Open Source Software: Negative.
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April/May 2009.Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology [ISSN 0095-4403/1931-6550] 35:4, 22-26.
- The Fifth International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008).
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December 2008.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 3:2, 89-102.
- The Data Audit Framework: A First Step in the Data Management Challenge.
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December 2008.International Journal of Digital Curation [ISSN 1746-8256] 3:2, 112-120.
Reports
- Preserving Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
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April 2013.
- Enabling the Citation of Datasets Generated Through Public Health Research.
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February 2013.
- Case Study.
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July 2012.
- RAIDmap Application Developer Guide.
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June 2012.
- Minimum Mandatory Metadata Set for RAIDmap.
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June 2012.
- A Research Data Management Plan for Engineering Research.
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May 2012.
- RAIDmap Application User Guide.
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May 2012.
- Review of DCC Tools and Guidance.
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May 2012.
- DMP Online Template for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath.
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May 2012.
- Naming Documents for Better Organization.
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May 2012.
- A Research Data Management Plan for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath.
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May 2012.
- Principles for Enabling Access to Engineering Design Information Through Life: Building Curation into the Records.
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May 2012.
- Infrastructure Supporting a Research Data Management Plan for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath.
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May 2012.
- Community Capability Model Framework.
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April 2012.
- Tools for Research Data Management.
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March 2012.
- Review of Data Management Lifecycle Models.
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February 2012.
- Research Data Management Plan Requirements Specification for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath.
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February 2012.
- How to Cite Datasets and Link to Publications.
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October 2011.
- Data Citation and Linking.
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July 2011.
- RAID Associative Tool Requirements Specification.
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February 2011.
- How to License Research Data.
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February 2011.
- Engineering Research Data Management Plan Requirement Specification.
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January 2011.
- The Draft IdMRC Projects Data Management Plan.
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December 2010.
- Principles for Engineering Research Data Management.
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December 2010.
- Opportunities for and Barriers to Engineering Research Data Re-use.
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October 2010.
- Understanding and Characterizing Engineering Research Data for its Better Management.
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September 2010.
- Thematic Analysis of Data Management Plan Tools and Exemplars.
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September 2010.
- Social Networking Tools for the DCC.
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June 2010.
- Review of the State of the Art of the Digital Curation of Research Data.
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June 2010.
- Preservation and Curation in Institutional Repositories.
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March 2010.
- Web Archiving.
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March 2010.
- Curation of Research Data in the Disciplines of Engineering: SCARP Case Study No. 7.
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January 2010.
- Scientific Data Application Profile Scoping Study Report.
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June 2009.
Peer-reviewed conference papers
- Developing a Community Capability Model Framework for data-intensive research.
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1–5 October 2012.9th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2012), Toronto.
- Functional and Architectural Requirements for Metadata: Supporting Discovery and Management of Scientific Data.
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3–7 September 2012.12th International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC 2012): "Metadata for Meeting Global Challenges", Kuching, Malaysia.
- Strategies for the Collaborative Use of CAD Product Models.
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24–27 August 2009.17th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED ’09), Stanford, CA, vol. 8, pp. 123-134.
- ‘PLM on a budget’: Lightweight lifecycle solutions for small enterprises.
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6–8 July 2009.6th International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM09), Bath.
- Strategies for the Curation of CAD Engineering Models.
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1–3 December 2008.4th International Digital Curation Conference: "Radical Sharing: Transforming Science?", Edinburgh.
- Curation and Preservation of CAD Engineering Models in Product Lifecycle Management.
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20–25 October 2008.14th Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2008), Limassol, Cyprus, pp. 59-66.
- Towards a Curation and Preservation Architecture for CAD Engineering Models.
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29–30 September 2008.5th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2008): "Joined Up and Working: Tools and Methods for Digital Preservation", London.
Presentations
- Research Data Management: Policy, Planning and Practice.
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22 May 2013.ASLIB Engineering and Technology Afternoon Seminar: "Research Data Management and Patent Searching", University of Surrey.
- An Engineering Perspective on Good Practice.
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24 April 2013.Supporting Data Management Planning, Loughborough University.
- Tackling Challenges in Research Data Management.
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21 January 2013.Research Data Management User Group Launch Event, University of Leicester.
- Introducing the Community Capability Model Framework and White Paper.
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14 January 2013.Community Capability Model Framework for Data Intensive Research: Applying the Model, Mövenpick Hotel, Amsterdam.
- How to Cite Datasets and Link to Publications: a Report of the Digital Curation Centre.
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30 October 2012.23rd International CODATA Conference: "Open Data and Information for a Changing Planet", Academia Sinica, Taipei.
- Introduction to Data Citation.
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2 October 2012.9th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2012): "Preserving for the Future", University of Toronto.
- Metadata for Data Citation and Discovery.
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6 July 2012.Second British Library DataCite Workshop: "Describe, Disseminate, Discover: Metadata for Effective Citation", British Library Conference Centre.
- Data Licensing.
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16 December 2011.Day 3, DCC Roadshow: "How to manage research data: tips and tools", Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff.
- Citing Datasets and Linking Them to Publications.
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8 December 2011.On the importance of linking: Planning, provenance and citation, Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol.
- REsearch Data management for Mechanical Engineering Departments (REDm-MED).
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2 December 2011.JISC Managing Research Data Launch Meeting, NCL Conference Centre, Nottingham.
- Research Data Management with the Digital Curation Centre.
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30 November 2011.22nd Daresbury Machine Evaluation Workshop, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool.
- Overview of Scientific Metadata for Data Publishing, Citation, and Curation.
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21–23 September 2011.Eleventh International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DC-2011): "Metadata Harmonization: Bridging Languages of Description", KB, The Hague, The Netherlands.
- Data Licensing.
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3 March 2011.Digital Curation 101 Lite, DCC Roadshow: "Institutional Challenges in the Data Decade", Halifax Conference Centre, Sheffield.
- Derestricting Datasets: How to License Research Data.
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25 February 2011.IPR and Licensing: Tips, Traps and Techniques, Centre Point, London.
- The KIM and ERIM Projects.
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5 August 2010.University of Bath Library Summer Staff Development Programme.
- KIM, ERIM and the Silo of Doom: Lessons from Two Long-Lived Data Projects.
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16 July 2010.Designed to Last: Computer Aided Design, British Library Centre for Conservation.
- Provenance in Engineering: Industrial perspectives on the provenance of design data.
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20 April 2009.
- Disciplinary and Institutional Perspectives on Digital Curation.
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1–3 April 2009.2nd Digital Curation Curriculum Symposium (DigCCurr 2009): "Practice, Promise and Prospects", Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Approaches to Information Curation in Engineering.
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24 June 2008.
Posters
- Developing Community Capability in Data-Intensive Research: The CDIR Checklist.
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25–26 March 2013.Jisc Managing Research Data Programme Workshop: "Achievements, Challenges and Recommendations", Aston Business School, Birmingham.
- Research Data Management for Mechanical Engineering Departments.
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6 December 2011.7th International Digital Curation Conference: "Public? Private? Personal? Navigating the open data landscape", Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol.
- Modelling the Development of Research Data.
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6–8 December 2010.6th International Digital Curation Conference: "Participation and Practice: Growing the Curation Community through the Data Decade", Chicago Mart Plaza.