Best of JA-SIG 2008

Lots of great Open Source and Community Source work was showcased at JA-SIG this week. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of the most interesting, most relevant projects for me:

OpenCollection

collections management and online access application for museums, archives and digital collections.

Sophie

software for writing and reading rich media documents in a networked environment.

SEASR/NEMA

rich media analytics for humanists and artists.

Policy Archive, policyarchive.org

DSpace repository using the Manakin XMLUI. A comprehensive digital library of public policy research.

IMS Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) v2.0

guidelines for the interaction of tools with learning/course management systems. This is really about decoupling functionality from any single LMS. It would create a more pluggable model, enabling faculty or students to be application producers and Learning Management Systems and other applications to be consumers.

Fluid Project

collaborative project for developing and distributing a library of sharable customizable user interfaces designed to improve the user experience of web applications. Fluid is not only developing component libraries, but is also churning out research, education, and outreach about how to design user experiences.

VIVO at Cornell

discover who at Cornell is working on a particular research topic; what they’ve taught or published recently; where facilities might be and what online tools are available to expedite research. Powered by RDF and Semantic Web technologies.