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EThOS Reflections Sara Gould

EThOS Reflections Sara Gould. UKCoRR Members’ Meeting 27 January 2012. EThOS beginnings. To support HE through the transition from print to electronic and to expand available content via digitisation. Average Annual Demand = 10k. Average Annual Demand = 140k. EThOS - Introduction.

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EThOS Reflections Sara Gould

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  1. EThOS ReflectionsSara Gould UKCoRR Members’ Meeting 27 January 2012

  2. EThOS beginnings

  3. To support HE through the transition from print to electronic and to expand available content via digitisation Average Annual Demand = 10k Average Annual Demand = 140k

  4. EThOS - Introduction

  5. EThOS - Introduction

  6. EThOS – snapshot of content

  7. EThOS – snapshot of use

  8. EThOS – First impressions First impressions: • Fantastic resource for researchers • User experience • Focus on ‘supply’ of items and digitisation • Metadata Now: • Repositories are complex and evolving • EThOS is very complicated

  9. EThOS – what’s happened recently? • Institutional membership model

  10. EThOS – new model

  11. EThOS – what’s happened recently? • Institutional membership model • Digitisation workflows • Technical development • Dec 2011 start • EThOS Admin – manage membership • Digitisation funds management • Transfer of records between EThOS and Primo • Harvesting

  12. EThOS - Introduction

  13. EThOS – what’s happened recently? • Institutional membership model • Digitisation workflows • Technical development • Metadata • Experts • Batch upgrades • Third party services • Embargoes, sponsors, metadata projects

  14. EThOS new membership business model • 2010 – new model emerged • Shared service between HE and BL • Focus on e- • Digitisation remains but now only one strand • Respond to HE needs • EThOS Governing Board • JISC, RLUK, Sconul, BL, RCUK, UKCGE, Cranfield, DART, AHUA - and UKCoRR • Membership contribution • JISC-banded • November 2011 start • Member benefits

  15. Future thinking – 1, Stabilise • Technical development • De-bug • Linked IR content • Remove the basket for downloads • Allow libraries to order on behalf of students Metadata exposure • Resource discovery services • Google • Catalogue records • Harvester and downloader • Embed membership model • Plagiarism protection

  16. Future thinking - 2, Enhance and consult • Raise visibility – marketing • Impact • Statistics • Search function • Metadata review • Preservation Enhance and consult Consult with members: • Survey, roadshows? • External environment • Repository managers, library managers, document supply • Recommendations to Board

  17. Future thinking – 3, Fit for purpose • Period of stability – know where we’re going • Implement changes • Drive costs down • Long-term strategy from 2013

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