Podcasts

In this podcast Michelle Pauli speaks with Sarah Thomas (The Bodleian’s Librarian and Director of Oxford University Library Services) & Professor Robert Darnton (Director of the Harvard University Library) about their views on the library of the future.

Welcome to the Jisc Podcast in which Michelle Pauli talks to Chris Batt, of Chris Batt Consulting, about the Libraries of the Future debate being held at Oxford University at the beginning of April 2009.

Ewan McIntosh, Digital Commissioner for 4iP, talks with Rebecca O’Brien from Jisc via Skype about mobile gaming, how thinking from the learner’s perspective is key, and how universities have a vital role in mixing logical thinking with inspiring creativity.

In this podcast Rebecca O’Brien is joined by Professor Lizbeth Goodman who is Professor of Creative Technology Innovation, Director of SMARTlab Digital Media Institute & MAGIC (Multimedia and Games Innovation Centre) at the University of East London and also Director of FutureLab.

The not-for-profit Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) is the principal sponsor of Jisc’s 2009 annual conference in Edinburgh.

Over 15,000 rare photographs, posters and press cuttings charting the history of East London theatre are now freely available online as part of the East London Theatre Archive (ELTA), a digitisation project spearheaded by the University of East London and funded by Jisc.

Information literacy has become a key concern of many in the education sector and beyond.

In this podcast Kerry O’Neill from Jisc talks with Ann Thunhurst, manager of Jisc Regional Support Centre South East, about the “New Build - Zeroing in on Carbon Footprints” event being held at Jisc’s London offices in January 2009.

In this podcast Rebecca O’Brien from Jisc talks with Peter James, Professor of Environmental Management at the University of Bradford and head of the Jisc-funded SusteIT project, about the recently published Green ICT report.

John Selby is HEFCE's Director of Education and Widening Participation, with responsibility for a number of key policy areas including HEFCE's links with Jisc.