From: Sigi Jöttkandt <sigij AT openhumanitiespress.org>
To: "ohp AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ohp AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [OA-monographs] Project Bamboo
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:03:41 +0100
This may be of interest to list members. It appears to have an Arts and
Humanities focus:
"Project Bamboo is an 18-month planning and community design program
where through a series of conversations and workshops, we are mapping
out the scholarly practices and common technology challenges across and
among disciplines to discover where a coordinated, cross-disciplinary
development effort can best foster academic innovation. Input into the
Bamboo process is sought from individuals who come from a diverse range
of institutions (small liberal arts colleges to research universities),
organizations (consortia to content providers), professional backgrounds
(faculty, librarians, researchers, IT leaders, and technical
specialists), and regions.
We are evaluating our findings through the creation of demonstrator
<https://wiki.projectbamboo.org/display/BPUB/Demonstrators> software and
pilot applications, which will in turn refine and inspire future
discussions with a progressively diverse audience. As we lay the roadmap
for shared services development, we intend to create a rich community
wherein any faculty member, scholar, or researcher can use and reuse
content, resources, and applications no matter where they reside, what
their particular field of interest is, or what support may be available
to them. The final outcome of our planning project is a detailed
argument and blueprint for the development of the Bamboo implementation
program."