Using the IESR: what's in it for you?

Institute for Historical Research, London

12 January 2005

This event was an opportunity to find out how one might be able to make use of the Information Environment Service Registry.

The programme included speakers from projects which have already made use of the IESR and from representatives of library system vendors, who explained how they see the service being used by their systems. Members of the IESR project team described the information held within the registry and explained the different ways in which it can be accessed. They also described plans for the future development of the service, which include providing data through a Web Services interface and in UDDI form. There was also a chance for attendees to feed their own requirements into the development plan for the IESR, if there are particular needs that are not currently being met by the project.

The slides of the presentations are available for downloading in either PowerPoint or PDF formats. PDF files can be read using Adobe Reader, which may be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.

Morning session: The IESR and how to use it

Welcome and Introduction, by Amanda Hill (MIMAS):

Welcome and Introduction (PowerPoint: 533kB);

Welcome and Introduction (PDF: 318kB).

IESR Metadata, by Ann Apps (MIMAS):

IESR Metadata (PowerPoint: 714kB);

IESR Metadata (PDF: 460kB).

IESR Interfaces: Current Services and Future Plans, by Ann Apps (MIMAS):

IESR Interfaces (PowerPoint: 427kB);

IESR Interfaces (PDF: 299kB).

Collection Description, Dublin Core, and NISO Metasearch, by Pete Johnston (UKOLN):

Collection Description, Dublin Core, and NISO Metasearch (PowerPoint: 665kB);

Collection Description, Dublin Core, and NISO Metasearch (PDF: 160kB).

IESR, the Information Environment and Beyond, by Andy Powell (UKOLN):

IESR, the Information Environment and Beyond (PowerPoint: 611kB);

IESR, the Information Environment and Beyond (PDF: 171kB).

Afternoon session: Users of the IESR

The Subject Portal Project and the IESR, by Jasper Tredgold and Nikki Rogers (SOSIG):

The Subject Portal Project and the IESR (PowerPoint: 567kB);

The Subject Portal Project and the IESR (PDF: 541kB).

The IESR and Library Systems, by Katie Anstock, presented by Richard Wallis (Talis):

The IESR and Library Systems (PowerPoint: 1.73MB);

The IESR and Library Systems (PDF: 1.19MB).

Afternoon session: Discussion Session

A summary of the afternoon discussion session is available.