Course digitisations at Lincoln: Solving real problems with Talis Aspire Digitised

Content

Ian Snowley University Librarian

Overview• Background

– University of Lincoln– Library Strategy– Digitisation – issues

• TADC– Why– How– Immediate Benefits

• Future Development• Questions

University of Lincoln• Some Numbers

• Growth - International and Research

• Ambitious

• Focus on Student Experience and Engagement (Student as Producer)

Library Strategy• Focus on Learning Development;

Research Support and Improving student experience

• IT Strategy 2012 – Discovery, Aspire, Update to LMS (Horizon)

• Aspire reading Lists – steady increase in take-up, centrally managed approach

• Future plans – implement Library Services Platform (14/15)

Digitisation Issues• Necessary to meet academic needs (and

keep within budgets)

• Very time intensive (esp. record keeping)

• Uncontrolled

• High risk [CLA compliance]!

Why TADC• Complete solution – link to CLA & Talis Aspire• Cost-effective

– We calculated staff costs of c£23k pa for existing approach

– Meaning TADC results in a net saving year on year– Even without storage costs etc

• Opportunity to implement before academic year (13/14)

• Cloud based meaning easier/quicker implementation

How TADC• Opportunity to bid for extra funds

– Not successful!– But so important we re-purposed part of existing

budget

• Implemented Summer ‘13• Good support from Talis• Had hoped to ‘convert’ previous digitisations

– But not possible in time– Electronic Library Services team stepped in to convert

c1,200 items (c700 done/c500 ongoing)

Immediate Benefits• Supports development of Reading Lists

= better reading lists

• CLA spreadsheet being compiled in real-time (checkable = audit trail)

• Compliance & Control – only source for digitisations

• Real-time checking of exclusions etc• Time saved (ss/better workflow/simpler process)• Analytics – views/downloads/prints

Future Development• Currently Academic staff don’t access

TADC – because we’re using Aspire as the ‘front end’

• So need to open up TADC to academic staff to unlock full work-flow benefits

• Further work to enhance reporting

• Increase take-up of Aspire Reading Lists

Questions?