CCM the SCURL Experience160707

Collaborative Collection Management - the SCURL Experience: 

Collaborative Collection Management - the SCURL Experience Jill Evans SCURL Service Development Manager

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Outline of Presentation SCURL – www: who, what and why Current Initiatives Aims Successes Challenges

SCURL: 

SCURL Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries http://scurl.ac.uk Membership – 19 HEIs, 2 major Public Libraries, National Library of Scotland, National Museum Scotland, plus Observers Collaboration - working collaboratively and cross-sectorally for over 25 years Status – considering independence from NLS, principal research association in Scotland Funding – membership subscriptions, feasibility funding, JISC funding Initiatives – purchasing of content, shared preservation, and access

CASS : 

CASS Collaborative Academic Store for Scotland Project’s Perceived Primary Purposes in 2004: space saving, participating in a Scottish collaborative activity Perceived Purposes in Next 5 years: Access: improved access to research materials for Scottish researchers Collaboration: in a Scottish initiative Space: creation and re-purposing of space, blended learning, mergers, and shared campuses Trust: members confirmed trust in SCURL, NLS and CASS as locally managed and retention guaranteed project/service Preservation: of the Scottish copy http://cass.nls.uk/

CASS (2): 

CASS (2) Primary benefits underpinning CASS CASS current content: science and technology journals and music Successes: CASS OPAC linked to Libraries’ OPAC = resource discovery, SCURL institutions’ Estate Planners consider CASS, EDD Challenges: best use of current available space Objectives in 2nd phase: business planning, de-duplication of content, ownership of content Synergy with UKRR – preservation of research material

SNIPES : 

SNIPES Scotland Northern Ireland Periodical Supply Membership: 22 HEIs, NLS, National Museum Scotland Primary Remit: manage consortial purchase of periodical material Current Contract: expires 31.12.2008 ITT: to be published in OJ October 2007 APUC – Advanced Procurement in Universities and Colleges

SNIPES (2): 

SNIPES (2) Benefits – strength as a collaborative activity Successes – expertise to monitor contracts Challenges – procuring content in different format Objectives – best value, best practice, trusted d-and e-content Synergies - CASS – implications, CCM, Research Pooling, Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL)

SCABS: 

SCABS Scottish Consortium for Academic Book Supply Membership: 18 HEIs and National Museum Scotland Primary Remit: to supply English language books to the consortium libraries in e or print format Current Contract: 3 Library Suppliers and expires September 2007.

SCABS (2): 

SCABS (2) Successes - collaboration, equality of provision Challenges – securing best value with diminishing financial resources Objectives - future proofing, relevance Synergy – CASS, SNIPES, and SHEDL.

Several SCURL and Scottish Initiatives  Supporting Researchers: 

Several SCURL and Scottish Initiatives Supporting Researchers SWOP – Scottish Working Group on Official Publications http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/swop/ RBiS – Rare Books in Scotland http://www.nls.uk/professional/rarebooksinscotland/index.html SHEDL – Scottish Higher Education Digital Library SHINE – Scottish Health Information Network http://www.shinelib.org.uk/

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SCURL’s Successes SCURL’s Benefits SCURL’s Challenges SCURL is ambitious! Jill Evans J.evans@nls.uk