{"id":148,"date":"2026-07-09T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:47:19","slug":"multimedia-and-information-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stem.open.ac.uk\/knowledge-media-institute\/multimedia-and-information-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Multimedia and Information Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hot Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"Catalyst<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Catalyst<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
Collective Applied Intelligence and Analytics for Social Innovation: Open Tools Validated in Large-Scale Communities<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"COVID-19<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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COVID-19 Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Future Internet<\/a> Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
A view of our labs response to the pandemic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"DiggiCORE<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DiggiCORE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
Digging into Connected Repositories<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Election<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Election Debate Visualization<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a>
The EDV Project will provide radically new ways for the public to replay the televised debates from the next UK general election<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Europeana<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Europeana Cloud<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
eCloud<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"FIT4RRI<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FIT4RRI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Fostering Improved Training Tools for Responsible Research and Innovation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Open<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Open Networking Lab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems New Media Systems<\/a>
Practical learning about computer networking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"SlideWiki<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SlideWiki<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems New Media Systems<\/a>
Large-scale pilots for collaborative OpenCourseWare authoring, multiplatform delivery and Learning Analytics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"TCBL<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TCBL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems New Media Systems<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
Textile & Clothing Business Labs<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"UK<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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UK Aggregation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems
Developing the UK Aggregator of Open Access metadata and content from repository systems<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"UK<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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UK Aggregation 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Large scale aggregation of open access research papers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Up2U<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Up2U<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a>
Bridging the gap between schools and universities through informal education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"VocTeach<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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VocTeach<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a>
Making it quick and easy to locate quality vocational teaching resources.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Active Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"DRESS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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DRESS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Curses and blessings of dimensionality<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Multimedia<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Multimedia Digital Libraries<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
New Paradigms for Browsing & Search<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"The<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The UK Multimedia Knowledge Management Network<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Enhance communication between the experts in both academia and industry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Classic Projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\"AFEL<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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AFEL<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
Analytics for Everyday Learning<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Entity<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entity Relation Discovery and Semantic Search<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Entity based semantic search and knowledge management<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"FOSTER<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FOSTER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"FOSTER<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FOSTER Plus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Future Internet<\/a> Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
FOSTER Plus project focuses on promoting the practical implementation of Open Science, with activities targeting academic staff and young scientists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Hall\u00e9<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hall\u00e9 KTP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems New Media Systems<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership project between the Hall\u00e9 Concerts Society and KMi<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"INTENT<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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INTENT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Managing inter-cultural collaboration for language learners<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"JIME<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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JIME<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
Journal of Interactive Media in Education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"L204<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L204 Summer School Blog<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems New Media Systems<\/a>
A photo and audio blog for Spanish language students<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"OpenScout<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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OpenScout<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Skill based scouting of open user-generated and community-improved content for management education and training<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"PHAROS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PHAROS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Platform for searcH of Audiovisual Resources across Online Spaces<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Planting<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Planting for Pollinators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems Social Software<\/a>
Generating recommendations for bumblebee-friendly gardening<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"webCEF<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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webCEF<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems
Language learning assessment to the Common European Framework<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hot Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"ANSES<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ANSES<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Automatic News Summarization and Extraction System<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"CORE<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CORE – COnnecting REpositories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Future Internet<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a>
inking semantically similar publications from Open Access repositories using text mining from full-text and representing the relations as Linked Data<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"FOSTER<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FOSTER (fosteropenscience.eu)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Future Internet<\/a> Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
FOSTER was a coordination initiative that promoted the integration of open access principles and practice in the current research workflow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"LiteMap<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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LiteMap<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Knowledge Management<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> New Media Systems<\/a> Social Software<\/a>
LiteMap is a Web tool for mapping out visually the content of online debates across different forums and Websites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"NewsRoom<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NewsRoom<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Recording, segmenting and indexing news for you to browse, search, find, read, listen and watch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"SugarTube<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SugarTube<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Future Internet<\/a> Multimedia & Information Systems Narrative Hypermedia<\/a> Semantic Web & Knowledge Services<\/a>
Semantic Searching<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"VISHNU<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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VISHNU<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
Document search engine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Classic Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\"AETOS<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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AETOS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Multimedia & Information Systems
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