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Research, writing and “publishing” cannot be pulled apart
Lots of time wasted with authoring issues
Backups
Versioning
Multiple access points
Mistake repositories for authoring system
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Standards based Content Management System
Outputs HTML and Print (PDF)
Cross platform (Mac, Windows, Linux)
Free, GPL licensed
Integrated with popular word processors
Manages distributed, version controlled content
It's “glue”
It's procedures and policies
It's a comfortably furnished workplace
It's a well-oiled machine
It's PVC plumbing for the web
Makes IMS packages
(not tested for interoperability at this stage)
Reduces re-work and re-formatting costs
ICE is mainly non interactive, so far
(but interactive elements such as Flash objects can be incorporated)
Your Name.
Intranets
Public websites
Emailing newsletters
e-Journal
Built on generic yet extensible styles
Template based
Multiple outputs from single source
Modular authoring
ICE-RS is supported by the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative as part of the Commonwealth Government's Backing Australia's Ability - An Innovative Action Plan for the Future (http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au)
Will tackle theses, articles and books
Recommend best practice reference management
Demonstrate integration with institutional repositories
Add annotation and 'rating' systems
Provide 'dashboard' views of workgroup content
Ending the 'PDF only' nature of institutional repositories and expanding them to allow more flexible delivery.
Promoting document sustainability.
Increasing efficiency for researchers writing-up their research.
At least five each of honours, masters and PhD theses, with infrastructure enabling them to go from authoring to examination to ingest into the institutional repository.
At least ten research articles for peer review, including both journal and conference papers, and associated presentations.
At least two books.
Annotations for inline-commenting on content
Document rating / approval systems to support review processes
Automated 'dashboard' reporting across a project or workgroup
How many words / citations / links?
When is the paper / thesis / draft due?
How many overdue conference papers in my department?
How 'good' is my latest draft?
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