scottish confederation of university and research libraries: showcase - jill evans, scurl
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CILIPS Conference June 2014
SCURL: PARTNERSHIP, COLLABORATION, SUCCESS
Jill EvansSCURL Service Development
Manager
Membership• All Scottish Higher Education
Institutions• National Library of Scotland• National Museums Scotland• Edinburgh City Libraries• Glasgow Life• Royal Botanic Garden,
Edinburgh• Open University in Scotland• Scottish Library & Information
Council
National Library of Scotland
SCURL aims• to improve services for users
and maximise resource through collaborative action
• to work with other organisations, & sectors towards the creation of a co-operative library infrastructure in Scotland
• to lobby funding and planning bodies on matters of shared interest
• to provide mutual support for members
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen University
Governance• SCURL is an independent voluntary association, launched in
1977.
• Has a constitution, officers, representatives and operating procedures:
• SCURL Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer
• SCURL Service Development Manager
• SCURL Minute Secretary
• SCURL SHEDL Digital Library Administrator
• SCURL Business Committee: constituency representatives
• SCURL Constitution
• SCURL Business Plan and Strategy 2014-2016
Business Plan and Strategy 2014-2016• Effective collaborative content management• Showcase Scotland’s research & collections• Effective advocacy & promotion
Dundee University Library and Learning Centre
ProcurementThree main procurement strands
• Scottish Higher Education Digital Library – SHEDL
• SCOPnet Journals
• Scopnet books – print and ebooks
St. Andrews University Library
Procurement - SHEDL
Scottish Higher Education Digital Library
• Works to secure collaborative access to digital content for Scottish HEIs
• Set of guiding policies and criteria
• Procurement and licencing through JISC Collections
Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh Library
SHEDL achievements • Supports about £5m of
procurement per annum (10-15% of member institutions’ total journals budgets)
• Existing publishers include: Springer, ACM, ACS, ASME. CUP, EUP, OUP, Sage, Project MUSE, Web Of Knowledge, Brill, Karger, JoVE & Social Sciences Directory
• Ebook content from Springer and CUP
Edinburgh Napier University Library
SHEDL operations • Steering Group
• Working Group
• Received the Shared Services Award in the Scottish Parliament
• Invited by Universities Scotland
to document SHEDL for Shared Services Case Study
National Museums of Scotland Library
SHEDL – negotiating principles• All-in for a deal rather than opt-in• Usually 3 year contracts, some deals extended to include
the National Library of Scotland, National Museums Scotland and NHS Scotland
• Single invoice via JISC Collections• Minimal annual increases• Member contributions shared jointly and proportionately• Strive to include transfer titles when negotiating• Admin assistance provided
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen
Task Forces, Working Groups & Events
Task Groups• SCURL Walk In Access • SCURL Scottish Library
Services Platform• SCURL Scottish Metadata • SCURL CommunicationsWorking Groups• Health GroupEvents• Annual Ebooks
Conference • Annual SLIC FE
ConferenceGlasgow Caledonian University Library
Communities of PracticeAcross staff roles• Deputy Directors• Institutional Repositories
Managers• System Librarians• Liaison Librarians
Topic/interest related• Collection Management• Mobile Devices• Reading Lists • Legal Issues
Robert Gordon University Learning café
SCURL Affiliated Groups
• Rare Books in Scotland Group• Scottish Universities Special Collections & Archives Group• Scottish Visual Arts Group• Scottish Working Group on Official Publications
University of the West of Scotland library
Extending Partnerships in New Sectors• NHS in Scotland• first collaborative procurement of content agreed via SHEDL
• Further Education• FE representative on SCURL Library Services Platform Task
Force• FE representative on Scotland Colleges Development Network• Extend relevant SHEDL content to FE• Membership of SCOPnet groups
• Northern Collaboration England• Reciprocal invitations to meetings to share good practice in
relevant aspects of service provision
Challenges for SCURL Libraries• Budgetary constraints • OA and research data management• Importance of the student experience and impact
of surveys, especially National Student Survey• Digital transitions:
o Traditional – books, print journals, storage, disposalo Digital – wifi, mobile devices, power & data, bandwidth, VAT for e-
materials, formats, transitional changeo Exploitation – digital literacies for both staff and students
University of the West Of Scotland Hamilton campus library
Any questions?SCURL website http://scurl.ac.uk/
Sir Duncan Rice Library, Aberdeen University