Updated:  2008-02-20 15:14 PST
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ESM 595K - Winter 2008
Publishing Scientific Information on the World Wide Web

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WHO: Jim Frew
WHEN: Wednesday, 15:30 - 17:20, Bren Hall 1510 ("Sycamore")
WHAT: We will examine the technologies and practices used to make data and information accessible both to other professionals and to broader audiences. We will pay particular attention to publishing spatial information using web services and systems like Google Earth. You don't need to know how to program to take this seminar, but you should not be afraid to install and try out new software (and report back on your experiences.)
HOW: Readings: (papers or other online resources) will be assigned each week for discussion the following week. A student will be designated to lead the discussion for each reading, which will usually involve a brief summary (not a PowerPoint presentation) of the readings' key points and suggestions for discussion. Everyone is expected to read all the assigned readings, and to contribute to the subsequent discussion.
Administrivia:
  1. This variable unit course will be offered for 2.0 units; be careful when you register that you do not enroll for more or less than 2.0 units.
  2. This seminar is open to master’s and PhD students.
  3. If you are not a Bren student, email scheduling@bren.ucsb.edu to obtain an approval code to enroll. Then, if you need access to the Bren computing network, fill out and submit a Computer Account Request Form.
TOPICS: Subject to slight re-ordering:
  1. Web basics: review of basic web principles and infrastructure
  2. Objects on the Web: granularity, identity, "linkability"
  3. The nature of scientific (and geographic) information: content, structure, context
  4. Publishing static information: documents and datasets
  5. Publishing dynamic information: databases
  6. Publishing dynamic information: maps
  7. Creating and publishing collaborative information: blogs, wikis, and shared documents
  8. Special problems of the Web: authority, reliability, semantics
We will plan on covering one topic per week, with one week of slack for overruns, a guest speaker, or a new topic suggested by the seminar.
SCHEDULE: The schedule is a work-in-progress — check weekly for updates.
 
date topic: discussion leader(s)
Jan 09
NO MEETING
16 Web basics: Frew
23 Objects on the Web
  • Principled Design of the Modern Web Architecture [PDF]: Hardy
  • Implementing Persistent Identifiers [PDF]: Helmer
30 Nature of scientific (and geographic) information
Feb 06 Publishing static information: documents and datasets
  • Digital Library Issues Arising from Earth Science Data [PDF]: Lipp
13 Publishing dynamic information: databases
20 Publishing dynamic information: maps
27 Creating and publishing collaborative information
  Updated:  2008-02-20 15:14 PST