JISC has recently released preliminary results of one of the largest investigations ever undertaken into the usage of e-books by students. The results provide useful lessons for all of us and suggest that unlimited use models are the way to go. This data will help information providers and librarians alike clarify what is needed. JISC’s … Read more
A date for your diary: June 30th to July 1st 2009 JISC warmly invites delegates to attend its Digital Content Conference. In the context of the completion of Phase 2 of the JISC Digitisation Programme the conference will look at the issues facing the UK’s colleges and universities as they deal with creating, delivering, sustaining … Read more
Videos of the presentations at the recent Libraries of the Future debate held in Oxford last week are now live on the JISC libraries of the future web site <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/campaigns/librariesofthefuture/debate.aspx>. This event has generated tremendous feedback and discussion and I hope that this continues. Other activities are planned to support the debate and I would … Read more
A Guardian supplement published yesterday explores the achievements of academic libraries in the UK, assesses current challenges and looks forward to the future. Sponsored by JISC and published free with yesterday’s Education Guardian, the supplement begins with some of the questions raised by the recently published Google Generation report, commissioned by JISC and the British … Read more
Here is the recorded audio from the “From eLib to the Library of the Future” session at the JISC Conference 2008. For further information please read the post: Library of the future debate: live now [audio:http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/events/2008/04/elibtothelibraryofthefuture.mp3] Read more
Here is the recorded audio from the e-Textbook Debate held on 14/4/2008. For further information please see the earlier post: The e-textbook debate: live now [audio:http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/avfiles/events/2008/04/etextbooksdebate.mp3] Read more
Dr Malcolm Read, executive secretary, JISC In his opening talk this morning, Sir Ron Cooke mentioned some political challenges we’re likely to face in a few years time. Our main activity is and remains the funding of services and the growing amount of work JISC collections does. During the coming year we’ll be concentrating on … Read more
Angela Beesley, vice-president community relations and co-founder, Wikia; chair of Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board A wiki is a website that you can edit – a simple definition. They’re not new, but although they’ve only reached consciousness in the past couple of years, they first went online in 1995. It’s a quick way to collaborate with … Read more
In an increasingly complex, ICT-intensive world, digital libraries face multiple challenges, but perhaps the greatest is to achieve a recognised and indeed indispensable presence within the workflow of their user communities. With the increased emphasis on Web 2.0 technologies, digital library developers will need to be agile to ensure that they demonstrate both ease of … Read more
As part of the National E-books Observatory Project and the first in a series of events for JISC’s Libraries of the Future programme, the JISC National E-textbook Debate provides a unique opportunity to quiz a panel of experts and to openly debate the future role of the library in the provision of electronic textbooks. Gathered … Read more