News
Collaborative Collections Update 23-08-10
Progress
The Project Group has commenced discussion on a formalized agreement to support the repatriation of serial titles and other operational requirements for a shared distributed repository. The work will draw upon the learnings of the Group of 7, who have undertaken similar work.
The NSLA Consortium has changed its name, to the NSLA eResources Consortium, to clarify its purpose. The Terms of Reference for the NSLA eResources Consortium are available here. The NSLA eResources Consortium has been developing a costed model for a national set of e-resources for submission to NSLA. The list of product nominations has been reduced to 20 titles from the original list of 250+ titles, with the preliminary work submitted to NSLA in July 2010. By November 2010, the national set of e-resources will be submitted with pricings and recommendations for funding models.
The Project Group is looking to coordinate its next face-to-face meeting, as an ideal opportunity to discuss the requirements of an agreement for a shared distributed repository. This meeting is likely to occur in October 2010.
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Collaborative Collections Update 04-05-2010
Progress
Since the face-to-face meeting in November the Project Group has worked industriously to address the identified work load.
- National set of principles for Collaborative Collections was drafted and submitted to NSLA members at the March meeting. The principles have been endorsed and are available at: Collaborative Collections Principles.pdf
- Terms of Reference for the NSLA Consortium were drafted by the Project Group, in consultation with the members of the NSLA Consortium, and submitted to NSLA members at the March meeting. The TOR have been endorsed by NSLA. Further work on aligning the NSLA Consortium with Project 7 is continuing.
- Work is well underway to develop a costed model for a National set of eResources. A sub group from the NSLA Consortium are working with Project 7 Project Group members, and to date the group has developed evaluation criteria, called for nominated eTitles and assess the list of eTitles. Work will continue on this task, with the aim of presenting the costed model to NSLA in July.
- Work on print serials commenced with the development of an agreed list of criteria to assist in the identification of print serials for cancellation and possible relocation. The NSLA Criteria is available at: Critieria for Cancellation and Relocation of Serials.pdf
- Focus is now being given to the development of a Memorandum of Understanding, or Head Agreement, to support NSLA commitment to Collaborative Collections, and to identifying appropriate collections to target for review per the agreed Criteria.
Schedule
- Presentation at the NSLA meeting in July of the Costed model of a National set of eResources
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Collaborative Collections Update 16-12-09
Progress
- The Project Group met face-to-face meeting for the first time at the State Library of New South Wales on November 24.
- It was a very productive meeting and the Project Group agreed to complete the following:
- National set of principles for collaborative collections
- Draft Terms of Reference for NSLA Consortium
- Actions for developing a costed model for a national set of e-resources
- Project plan for serials, with initial steps
- Ownership and timeframes for work packages.
Schedule
January 2010
- Teleconference to be scheduled for the week starting January 11
- Work to commence on work packages
March 2010
- Papers to be presented to the NSLA meeting:
- National set of principles for collaborative collections
- Draft Terms of Reference for NSLA Consortium
- Progress report on a costed model for a national set of e-resources
Next meeting
- Teleconferences arranged at 6 week intervals.
- Next meeting 11 January 2010
Collaborative Collections Update 21-05-09
Progress
- An audit of NSLA Libraries to identify opportunities for collaboration has been completed. The results are still being refined by individual libraries.
- A survey on NSLA Sector eResources has been completed by all libraries, with analysis of the results presented to NSLA in May.
- Scoping of eBooks has commenced, with an audit identifying current provisions across NSLA libraries.
- Scoping of Serials has commenced.
Schedule
- eBooks audit to be completed.
- Further survey relating to eResources to be completed.
Next meeting
- To be scheduled upon completion of audit and survey.
Collaborative Collections Update 18-03-09
Next meeting
- March 31, 2009
Collaborative Collections Update 14-01-14
Progress
- Draft project brief submitted to NLSA, November meeting. NSLA endorsed direction expressed in Brief.
Schedule - Discussion with NLA re involvement of NSLA Consortium
- Environmental scan to be conducted by SLQ
- Questionnaire/audit to be conducted by SLNSW
Next meeting
- First Teleconference - January 20, 2009: 3pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time