Peter Burnhill, Director of EDINA, cuts the anniversary cake in the presence of Derek Law and Mike Tedd, past and present chairs of the EDINA management board.
Newsline from EDINA
March 2006: Volume 11, Issue 1
Peter Burnhill, Director of EDINA, cuts the anniversary cake in the presence of Derek Law and Mike Tedd, past and present chairs of the EDINA management board.
On 25th January EDINA celebrated ten years of activity as a JISC National Data Centre. Over the last decade the centre has offered UK Further and Higher Education networked access to an expanding library of data, information and research resources.
As part of the anniversary celebrations an afternoon event was held, followed by a Burns Night dinner and ceilidh.
The purpose of the event was to look to the next 10 years, with reflection on past achievement, promotion of present activity, and insight from others to help identify areas in which EDINA could flourish and continue to make a significant difference. EDINA has a broad remit as a JISC National Data Centre and several areas of strategic significance compete for attention.
The centrepiece of the afternoon event was a stimulating 'balloon debate', thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, which featured a number of expert speakers and covered a range of topics. It was recorded and is available to download, along with the programme and copies of the presentations from a link at http://edina.ac.uk/events/edina10th
Looking back on a successful decade, Peter Burnhill, director of EDINA, said: "On behalf of all who have ever worked at EDINA, we are delighted, honoured and somewhat surprised it has been ten years. A special thanks to all our site representatives, project partners and JISC for the continuing faith they have had in us. The next few years look even more exciting and we look forward to working more closely with our sister data centre, MIMAS.
"We see our main task as the delivery of high-quality services to enable academic staff and students, as well as institutional support staff, to excel in what they do. With 10 years' success, we have an opportunity to review how we do this. For that, we need to use this year to listen to what our users want. So please tell us what you think. That invitation extends to all of the partner organisations with whom we work, including the growing number of projects in which we are involved - helping to build the UK digital library."