QA Focus Papers

The QA Focus project produced the following papers and articles.

The following peer-reviewed papers have been published:

• A Standards Framework For Digital Library Programmes, Kelly, B, Russell, R, Johnston, P, Dunning, A and Phipps, L. ichim05 2005 Conference Proceedings.
• Let's Free IT Support Materials!, Kelly, B, Knight, G, Casey, J and Guy, M. EUNIS 2005 Conference Proceedings (CDROM).
• IT Services - Help Or Hindrance To National IT Development Programmes?, Kelly, B and Child, P. EUNIS 2005 Conference Proceedings (CDROM).
• A Quality Framework For Web Site Quality: User Satisfaction And Quality Assurance, Kelly, B. and Vidgen, R. The 14th International World Wide Web Conference [WWW2005]. Special Interest Tracks & Posters. ISBN 1-59593-051-5 pp. 930-931.
• A Quality Assurance Framework For Metadata, Kelly, B. and Hiom, D. Library Trends, Spring 2005, Vol. 43 (4)
• Developing A Holistic Approach For E-Learning Accessibility, Kelly, B., Phipps, L. and Swift, E. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology Vol. 30, Issue 3, Autumn 2004.
• Interoperability Across Digital Library Programmes? We Must Have QA!, Kelly, B. Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, 8^th European Conference, ECDL 2004 Conference, Bath, UK, September 2004 Proceedings
• Ideology Or Pragmatism? Open Standards And Cultural Heritage Web Sites, Kelly, B. Dunning, A. Guy, M. and Phipps, L. ichim03 conference on "Cultural Institutions and Digital Technology" Conference Proceeding, 10-12^th September 2003
• Developing A Quality Culture For Digital Library Programmes, Kelly, B., Guy, M. and James, H., EUNIS 2003 , Conference Proceedings, 2-4^th July 2003
• Developing A Quality Culture For Digital Library Programmes, reprinted in the Informatica ejournal, Informatica 27, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 355-344

• Deployment Of Quality Assurance Procedures For Digital Library Programmes. Kelly, B., Williamson, A. and Dawson, A. IADIS Internet/WWW 2003 Conference Proceedings, Algarve, Portugal, 5-8^th November 2003

The following articles have been published:

• Implementing A Quality Assurance Methodology For Digital Library Programmes, VINE, Vol. 1., No. 2, 2004
• QA Focus Has Finished - Let's Start Embedding QA, Ariadne, issue 41, October 2004
• An Introduction To Metadata, Metadata Deployment and Quality Assurance for Metadata, IM@T-Online, December 2003 (note subscription required to read article)
• Quality Assurance Procedures in the JISC 5/99 Programme, Ariadne issue 32, July 2002
• JISC QA Focus, VINE, issue 126, March 2002

The following document provides a collection of the key briefing papers, case studies and peer-reviewed papers:

• QA Focus Handbook: For JISC Digital Library Programmes

In addition the following reports were written for the JISC:

• JISC QA Focus: Final Report, December 2004
• JISC QA Focus: Impact Analysis Report, December 2004

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