This project seeks to contribute towards a new vision for library systems by investigating the following question:<\/p>\n
\u201cHow would a shared library management system improve services in Scotland?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This will be achieved by a project team backed by the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries<\/a> (SCURL), and led by the University of Edinburgh Library<\/a> and The University of Sitrling<\/a><\/p>\n
There are several aspects to this question that will be investigated:<\/p>\n
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- Services <\/strong>\u2013 how do different groups of users benefit from shared content and systems, and are there any complications introduced from such sharing?<\/li>\n
- Systems <\/strong>\u2013 how far can a shared system sensibly reach, do suitable solutions exist that can be shared and that scale appropriately, and to what extent is a local view of a shared system required or possible?<\/li>\n
- Content <\/strong>\u2013 how common are the current content holdings, licences and cataloguing practises across the libraries in Scotland that would help or hinder deeper sharing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/em>Objectives
\n<\/strong>This project will examine different aspects that would need to be taken into account for a regional shared library management system. This will include considerations such as:<\/p>\n\n
- What are the cultural issues or barriers to collaboration, and how do these differ between the library service providers and their various stakeholder groups?<\/li>\n
- If content were held in a shared environment there are likely to be issues relating to security, intellectual property, sharing, and reuse.<\/li>\n
- What are the costs and benefits for the different roles involved?<\/li>\n
- What are the different levels of search and discovery services that may be possible \u2013 from a shared OPAC to local discovery layers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Anticipated Outputs and Outcomes
\n<\/strong>This project will bring benefits to Jisc<\/a>, SCONUL<\/a>, SCURL<\/a>, and the wider library world by investigating the potential shared regional library management systems. Lessons learned by the project will demonstrate possible parts of a new vision for library systems taken from a regional shared services perspective. In addition it will help provide useful direction to SCURL and its members regarding possible future developments in the area of shared library systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This project seeks to contribute towards a new vision for library systems by investigating the following question: \u201cHow would a shared library management system improve services in Scotland?\u201d This will be achieved by a project team backed by the Scottish … Continue reading