Programme presentation (library systems)

Presenter or main title…

Session Title or subtitle…The three ages of library systems: The Jisc Library Systems Programme

Ben ShowersProgramme Manager:Digital Infrastructureb.showers@jisc.ac.uk

@benshowers

http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/

Supporting the innovative use of Information and Communication Technology (lCT) in support of

learning, teaching, and research

Three ages of... library systems

the age of stand alone

Standing alone...

Decoupled (discovery, ERM)

Siloed (limited systems and data interoperability)

Back office (a management tool)

Proprietary (no viable alternatives)

Jisc/SCONUL LMS landscape report...

“The study recommends libraries invest in systems with caution but not complacency...”

• Mature Market• Dominated by small number of providers• No product differentiation• Significant customer loyalty

the age of integration

The current age of Integration...A certain vibrancy!

Sharing (data, systems, services...)

Digital first (ejournals, ebooks, open)

Of the web (integrated discovery etc)

Jisc Library Systems Programme... How can library systems ensure they are able to serve the needs of next-generation library

services and users, as well as being both effective and efficient in meeting reduced

budgets and rising user expectations?

http://bit.ly/JISClibsystems

LMS Change...The LMS Change project will develop and disseminate visions for the future of library systems and a series of tools and guidance to support the community in adopting to a new systems future.

University of Westminster, Sero Consulting, Ken Chad and Owen Stephens

Plus 10 institutional steering group members

Phase 1 – Synthesis

Phase 2 – Landscape

Phase 3 – Evaluation and Scoping

http://bit.ly/LMSchange

Pathfinders...These projects are about building (disruptive) communities, and ensuring the work of the synthesis project is embedded in practical examples and is implementable.

Shared systems and services:Consortiums in Wales and Scotland (and Bloomsbury)

Electronic Resource Management (workflows and processes):Huddersfield and KnowledgeBase+

Repository Content:Anthologizr (University of London)

Shared Collection Management KCL and Senate House Libraries

eBook procurement and Patron Driven Acquisition Royal Holloway, Jisc Collections, NHM and M25

Jisc Library Systems Programme...

• Community collaboration• Proprietary and open (community)• Eternal integration (repository, RDM, ebooks)• Procurement

an age of contingency...?

ecosystems

Disrupt Procurement

Think like a dandelion!

Ben ShowersProgramme Manager:Digital Infrastructureb.showers@jisc.ac.uk

@benshowers

http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/