News
Open Borders Update 23-08-10
Progress
At the NSLA meeting in July, NSLA members endorsed the NSLA Position Statement on Mobile Technology, which outlines the principles that will guide the provision of user interfaces for handheld mobile devices.
In early August, the project group held a face-to-face meeting in Adelaide to discuss:
- requirements per library for the development of eResources authentication in Trove
- models for NSLA libraries to leverage from Trove, and interest per library in the models
- mechanisms and strategies for pushing NSLA content into the external web
- capacity and interest in two-way harvesting of user annotations between Trove and local systems.
The meeting was a great success, with eight of the NSLA libraries in attendance. Discussion and decisions from the meeting will shape the work ahead in the project.
The work on developing eResources authentication capability in Trove will commence in September.
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Open Borders Update 04-05-2010
Progress
At the NSLA meeting in March, a Project Brief outlining the merge of Project 2 Open Borders and Project 10 Connecting and Discovering Content was presented and endorsed. It is now available here: http://nsla.org.au/publications/papers/2010/pdf/NSLA.Discussion-Paper-20100504-Project.2.Open.Borders.Project.Brief.v1.0.pdf
As the NSLA meeting, Dr. Warwick Cathro presented on Project 2 and provided information about the way Trove will be developed to enhance access to e-resources. The Powerpoint presentation is available here: http://nsla.org.au/publications/papers/2010/pdf/NSLA.Discussion-Paper-20100504-Project.Open.Borders.Presentation.March.2010...Dr..Warwick.Cathro.pdf
The Project Group met via teleconference on March 12, and are now investigating ways in which NSLA libraries may best leverage off Trove and exploit its functionality. Further information on Trove is available at: https://wiki.nla.gov.au/display/LABS/2.+Trove
Mobile Broadband
At the NSLA meeting in March, Anne Beaumont presented the findings from a survey of Mobile Technology in NSLA libraries. The report is available at: http://nsla.org.au/publications/papers/2010/pdf/NSLA.Discussion-Paper-20100504-Mobile.Technology.Report.March.2010.pdf. The recommendations from the presentation to NSLA are:
- development of an aspirational statement for NSLA libraries and the use of Mobile technology
- inclusion of geo-referenced data in online collection records, with this action to be undertaken by the Project Group of Project 8 Description and Cataloging
The recommendations were approved by NSLA members.
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Open Borders Update 17-12-09
Progress
NLA are investigating solutions for easy access to e-resources and seamless authentication through discussions with vendors of subscription-based e-resources.
An audit of the current status of use of and services to mobile technology in NSLA Libraries has been completed. Recommendations drawn from the analysis of the audit and an environmental scan will be presented to the NSLA members in March 2010.
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Open Borders Update 20-05-09
Progress
• A survey on Open URL capabilities has been completed by NSLA libraries. The survey results collated and a summary report developed for discussion at Project Group meeting.
• A survey on Mobile technology has been drafted, for discussion at Project Group meeting. Survey is due to be distributed shortly for completion by NSLA libraries.
• Project Group Wiki established.
• Project Group met via teleconference early May to further clarify objectives of the project and identify possible paths forward
Schedule
• Further investigation will be undertaken by the Project Manager to develop a greater understanding of NSLA libraries' needs for a collaborative framework to enable seamless access.
Open Borders Update 11-02-09
Progress
Work is commencing to clarify objectives, through:
- Identification of user scenarios
- Preliminary survey on current research and use of Mobile Broadband technologies in the NSLA libraries to be undertaken
- Information gathering on the OpenURL capabilities of NSLA member libraries and related issues such as the way they offer e-resources, and the barriers to easy access by users
Open Borders Update 14-01-09
Progress
- Discussions paper prepared for Libraries Australia Advisory Committee, outlining associated issues and approach: http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/documents/LAAC_Papers-October_2008.pdf p129-131
Next meeting
- First teleconference - January 14, 2009: 2pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time