Our quarterly newsletter, Newsline, is aimed at support staff, end-users and others with an interest in EDINA. It contains updates on services, projects and other developments.

• Newsline 17.4, September 2012

In this issue:

• COBWEB project enables ‘citizen science’ in UNESCO Biospheres
  Developing an infrastructure for environmental reporting using mobile devices.
• UKBORDERS to take on new branding
  Taking on branding from the UK Data Service Census Support Service.
• Cartogrammar
  Rolling out a web service to create statistical mapping.
• New Digimap case studies
  New case studies in the fields of history, geology, palaeontology, landscape architecture, and archaeology.
• Tell us what you think: User satisfaction surveys
  Take this opportunity to tell us what you think about EDINA services.
• Redevelopment of SUNCAT Platform
  New interface design and a raft of under-the-bonnet improvements.
• PECAN post-cancellation access project final report published
  Highlighting the findings and outcomes of the project and recommendations for further activity.
• New MANTRA Data Management Training unit published
  The seventh unit: Data protection, rights and access.
• Knowledge Base+ shared service to help libraries manage e-resources
  Addressing challenges of inadequate data and metadata about publications, packages, subscriptions, entitlements, and licences.
• Using OpenURL Activity Data: final report and recommender
  Highlighting the outputs and outcomes of the project, notably the development of a Recommender that locates an article and suggests related publications using a database of recommendations based on OpenURL activity data.
• Updated EDINA reports
  New versions of the Community Report and Annual Review are available.
• New Staff
  Rocío von Jungenfeld and Richard Wincewicz join EDINA.