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Playing games in academic libraries (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L. (2018, December). Playing games in academic libraries. Presented at Edinburgh Library and Information Services Agency Open Forum, National Library of Scotland

This presentation and workshop explored the place of games, play and laughter in library settings.

Participating in a Faculty Learning Community (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L. (2018, November). Participating in a Faculty Learning Community. Presented at Library TeachMeet: teaching, training and information skills within academic libraries, Glasgow, Scotland

This presentation is a quick look at the structure and purpose of the first Faculty Learning Community (FLC) at Edinburgh Napier University. Established in April 2018, the theme of the FLC is "Supporting one another in the university". The purpose of... Read More about Participating in a Faculty Learning Community.

Early Printing along the IJssel: The Production of Incunabula in Deventer, Low Countries (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cooijmans-Keizer, L. (2018, October). Early Printing along the IJssel: The Production of Incunabula in Deventer, Low Countries. Paper presented at Incunabula: people, places, products and their relationships, National Library of Scotland (Edinburgh)

Paper presented during the 'Incunabula: people, places, products and their relationships' conference, held at the National Library of Scotland, 24 October 2018.

Abstract:
During the latter half of the fifteenth century, the city of Deventer occup... Read More about Early Printing along the IJssel: The Production of Incunabula in Deventer, Low Countries.

Cloud-based video analytics using convolutional neural networks (2018)
Journal Article
Yaseen, M. U., Anjum, A., Farid, M., & Antonopoulos, N. (2019). Cloud-based video analytics using convolutional neural networks. Software: Practice and Experience, 49(4), 565-583. https://doi.org/10.1002/spe.2636

Object classification is a vital part of any video analytics system, which could aid in complex applications such as object monitoring and management. Traditional video analytics systems work on shallow networks and are unable to harness the power of... Read More about Cloud-based video analytics using convolutional neural networks.

Jisc OA Annual Report 2017-18 for Edinburgh Napier University (2018)
Data
Ramage, L. (2021). Jisc OA Annual Report 2017-18 for Edinburgh Napier University. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.17869/enu.2021.2830291

This dataset contains details of article processing charges (APCs) paid by Edinburgh Napier University to make publications open access during the academic year 2017-18. It has been completed using the Jisc APC template.

University library introduces bibliotherapy for student wellbeing (2018)
Newspaper / Magazine
Ennis, L. (2018). University library introduces bibliotherapy for student wellbeing. Australia

At least one in three people will struggle with their mental health at some point in their lives but reading can help bring relief, explains Laura Ennis.

Reading lists at Edinburgh Napier University: Who, where, what, how, & why (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ennis, L. (2018, June). Reading lists at Edinburgh Napier University: Who, where, what, how, & why. Presented at The library at the heart of learning, teaching and research

This talk, delivered at the University of Leiden, discusses how staff at Edinburgh Napier University implemented an improved reading list management platform.

Deep Learning Hyper-Parameter Optimization for Video Analytics in Clouds (2018)
Journal Article
Yaseen, M. U., Anjum, A., Rana, O., & Antonopoulos, N. (2019). Deep Learning Hyper-Parameter Optimization for Video Analytics in Clouds. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, 49(1), 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSMC.2018.2840341

A system to perform video analytics is proposed using a dynamically tuned convolutional network. Videos are fetched from cloud storage, preprocessed, and a model for supporting classification is developed on these video streams using cloud-based infr... Read More about Deep Learning Hyper-Parameter Optimization for Video Analytics in Clouds.

RCUK open access block grant allocation 2013-18 (v2) (2018)
Data
Lawson, S. (2018). RCUK open access block grant allocation 2013-18 (v2). [Data]. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4047315.v2

Compilation of RCUK open access block grant allocations for five years, 2013/14 to 2017/18.* These funds were distributed to UK research institutions in order to pay article processing charges (APCs) to make RCUK-funded research outputs open access.... Read More about RCUK open access block grant allocation 2013-18 (v2).

An ethics of care: what kind of Open Access do we want? (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lawson, S. (2018, March). An ethics of care: what kind of Open Access do we want?. Paper presented at RLUK Conference 2018, London, UK

A talk about open access in the context of a neoliberalised academy and about ways of thinking about open access that bring the focus back to values and ethics.

An approach to optimise resource provision with energy-awareness in datacentres by combating task heterogeneity. (2018)
Journal Article
Panneerselvam, J., Liu, L., & Antonopoulos, N. (2018). An approach to optimise resource provision with energy-awareness in datacentres by combating task heterogeneity. IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, https://doi.org/10.1109/TETC.2018.2794328

Cloud workloads are increasingly heterogeneous such that a single Cloud job may encompass one to several tasks, and tasks belonging to the same job may behave distinctively during their actual execution. This inherent task heterogeneity imposes incre... Read More about An approach to optimise resource provision with energy-awareness in datacentres by combating task heterogeneity..

An investigation into the impacts of task-level behavioural heterogeneity upon energy efficiency in Cloud datacentres (2018)
Journal Article
Panneerselvam, J., Liu, L., Lu, Y., & Antonopoulos, N. (2018). An investigation into the impacts of task-level behavioural heterogeneity upon energy efficiency in Cloud datacentres. Future Generation Computer Systems, 83, 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2017.12.064

Cloud datacentre resources and the arriving jobs are addressed to be exhibiting increased level of heterogeneity. A single Cloud job may encompass one to several number of tasks, such tasks usually exhibit increased level of behavioural heterogeneity... Read More about An investigation into the impacts of task-level behavioural heterogeneity upon energy efficiency in Cloud datacentres.

Beyond Logarithms & Bones: A short history of John Napier and his legacy (2017)
Book
Seath, G. (2017). Beyond Logarithms & Bones: A short history of John Napier and his legacy. Edinburgh Napier University

The purpose of this book is to provide a very short, historical account of the life and legacy of John Napier (1550-1617) and has been produced in support of a wider programme of activities to commemorate 400 years since his death.

Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yaseen, M. U., Anjum, A., & Antonopoulos, N. (2017, December). Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics. Presented at BDCAT '17: Fourth IEEE/ACM International Conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies, Austin, Texas, USA

Video analytics systems based on deep learning approaches are becoming the basis of many widespread applications including smart cities to aid people and traffic monitoring. These systems necessitate massive amounts of labeled data and training time... Read More about Modeling and analysis of a deep learning pipeline for cloud based video analytics.

Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice (2017)
Thesis
Telford, D. Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1248966

Tacit knowledge sharing has featured strongly in knowledge management literature in the last two decades. Knowledge management is an essential component attributed to underpinning organisational success and tacit knowledge sharing contributes directl... Read More about Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice.

Scholarly Publishing, Freedom of Information and Academic Self-Determination: The UNAM-Elsevier Case (2017)
Other
Priego, E., McKiernan, E., Posada, A., Hartley, R., Rodriguez Ortega, N., Fiormonte, D., Gil, A., Logan, C., Alperin, J. P., Mounce, R., Eglen, S. J., Trigueros, E., Lawson, S., Gatto, L., Ramos, A., & Pérez, N. (2017). Scholarly Publishing, Freedom of Information and Academic Self-Determination: The UNAM-Elsevier Case

On February 1, 2015, the global information and analytics corporation Elsevier and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) established the agreement UNAM-Elsevier contract DGAJ-DPI-39-081114-241, which saw the transfer from UNAM to Elsevi... Read More about Scholarly Publishing, Freedom of Information and Academic Self-Determination: The UNAM-Elsevier Case.