Stepping Away from the Silos: Strategic Collaboration in Digitisation examines the current environment for the creation of publicly funded digital content and the longstanding issues affecting strategic collaboration in two major aspects of this field, the selection of content for digitization and its effective dissemination.
The book focuses on publicly funded digital content developed over the last 15-20 years, specifically concentrating on the extensive range of outputs which fall outside the categories of commercial publications, research publications, and research data. In addition, the book examines the extent to which good practice and standards for collaboration have already emerged from the 1990s and onward. It identifies political, financial, and cultural issues that currently restrict full strategic collaboration and consequently undermine effective provision of relevant and accessible digital content. Final sections outline the prospects for UK Higher Education to achieve more effective strategic collaboration in the short and long term, both within and beyond sector.
- Concentrates on the value and role of collaboration in digital content creations, independent of particular organizations or digitization programs
- Explores strategic aspects of collaboration rather than implementation and operational issue
- Studies the most amorphous area of digital creation
- Identifies current good practice and standards
- Highlights issues which could be resolved in both the immediate and long-term
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This book examines the strategic environment for publicly funded digitisation initiatives and the longstanding issues affecting strategic collaboration and selection of content.
| Biography |
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| Foreword and Acknowledgments |
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| Editorial Notes |
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| Glossary |
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1 introduction: Digitisation since the 1990s |
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1.1 Initiative and Innovation |
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1.2 Expansion, Consolidation and Review |
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1.7 Scope and Definitions |
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2.1 UK and Devolved Governments |
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2.8 Independent Organisations |
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2.9 Strategic Context in Summary |
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3 Digitisation Programmes and Outputs in the UK |
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3.1 Electronic Libraries Programme |
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3.2 Non-formula Funding of Specialised Research Collections in the Humanities |
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3.3 Research Support Libraries Programme |
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3.6 New Opportunities Fund |
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3.8 National Library of Scotland |
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3.9 National Library of Wales |
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3.10 The National Archives |
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3.11 National Records of Scotland |
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3.12 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland |
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3.15 Coherence of Content |
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4 Content Selection for Digitisation: Principal Criteria and Mapping of UK Outputs |
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4.1 Content Selection Criteria: Development of Principal Common Criteria |
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4.2 Selection Criteria for Intellectual Content in Digitisation Programmes |
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4.4 Thematic and Subject Content |
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4.7 Virtual Reunification |
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4.10 Development of Critical Mass |
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5 The Future for Collaboration |
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5.1 Envisioning a UK National Digitisation Strategy |
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5.2 National Digitisation Strategies Beyond the UK |
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5.3 Realising a UK National Digitisation Strategy |
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5.4 Capitalising on Collaborative Culture |
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5.5 Stepping Away From the Silos |
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| Appendix 1 |
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| Appendix 2 |
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| Appendix 3 |
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| Index |
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Margaret Coutts was University Librarian and Keeper of the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds from 2005 until her retirement in 2010. Prior to that she worked at the universities of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Kent. Her previous posts included responsibility for both library and IT provision as Director of Information Services, and roles in senior management covering the full range of library services for all principal academic disciplines. Her wide range of professional activities have included serving on the Boards of RLUK and SCONUL, and on several leading JISC committees. Her current commitments include membership of the Board of Governors of Leeds Trinity University College; Chair of the JISC Content Advisory Group; and Chair of the Jorum Steering Group.
