Resource Discovery FuturesResource Discovery Futures

Bob SharpeBob Sharpe

Chair CC-interop Steering GroupChair CC-interop Steering Group

Member of the JISC Integrated Information Member of the JISC Integrated Information Environment CommitteeEnvironment Committee

Director of ILS, University of PlymouthDirector of ILS, University of Plymouth

What are the big issues from the What are the big issues from the project?project?

Semantic interoperabilitySemantic interoperability

User behaviour in federated searchingUser behaviour in federated searching– Collection description issuesCollection description issues– ‘‘Hyper clumps’Hyper clumps’

Technical interoperabilityTechnical interoperability– Z39.50 - migration SRWZ39.50 - migration SRW

Developing the VisionDeveloping the Vision

Our users’ world in 2014Our users’ world in 2014– Jane – a 7yr oldJane – a 7yr old– David - a 27yr oldDavid - a 27yr old

…………Introducing JaneIntroducing Jane

Introducing David……Introducing David……

Dev. Strategy Group Vision: 2014Dev. Strategy Group Vision: 2014

myCommunities

myBlog

myIP

myID

myAssistant

myResources

myCredit

myProfile

myGoogle

Project Outcomes and Wider VisionProject Outcomes and Wider Vision

User behaviour in federated searchingUser behaviour in federated searching

Semantic interop. in L&T as well as RSemantic interop. in L&T as well as R

Searching and knowledge extractionSearching and knowledge extraction– MetadataMetadata– Collection level descriptionsCollection level descriptions– Intelligent AgentsIntelligent Agents– ‘‘Academic Google’Academic Google’

Technical interoperabilityTechnical interoperability– Range of resources + move to Web servicesRange of resources + move to Web services

How have they been taken How have they been taken forward?forward?

CC-interop report to JCIE - June 2004CC-interop report to JCIE - June 2004

Proposal to JISC Chairs – July 2004Proposal to JISC Chairs – July 2004– Highlighting work already underwayHighlighting work already underway– Cross-committee landscaping studyCross-committee landscaping study– Emphasis via new funding programme under Emphasis via new funding programme under

JIIEJIIE

UKOLNUKOLN– Resource Discovery Landscaping StudyResource Discovery Landscaping Study– Google positioning paperGoogle positioning paper

What happens next?What happens next?

Dates for JISC receipt of reportsDates for JISC receipt of reports– November 25November 25thth – progress report on the – progress report on the

resource discovery position paper resource discovery position paper

– January 20January 20thth – Final resource discovery – Final resource discovery position paperposition paper

JIIE Committee meets 17 Nov and 15 JIIE Committee meets 17 Nov and 15 FebFeb

New programme of work?New programme of work?

Questions and DiscussionQuestions and Discussion

Your questions?Your questions?

Do you share the vision / perspectives you Do you share the vision / perspectives you have heard today?have heard today?

What are the key areas for development?What are the key areas for development?

Do you agree with those suggested?Do you agree with those suggested?