Elizabeth McHughUHI Electronic Resources Managerelizabeth.mchugh@uhi.ac.uk

Implementing Electronic Resources in the UHI Millennium Institute: The Challenges

UHI Electronic Resources Manager

• New post: advertised March 2006

• Appointed May 2006

• Post holder started in post in June 2006

• Previously librarian at Shetland College

• Responsibilities include: contract negotiation, budget management, training, accessibility of e-resources

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The bright lights are the UHI campuses…….

..…and the little ones are learning

centres

Shetland Coll.NAFCMarine Centre

Orkney Coll.

North Highland

Lews Castle

MorayHighland Theological Coll.

Inverness

Perth

Argyll

Scottish Ass. Marine Science

Lochaber

Sabhal Mor Ostaig

EO

Scottish Assoc. of Marine Science Moray College

Lews Castle CollegeNAFC Marine Centre

UHI is…

• A federal distributed HEd. Institution• Consists of 15 Academic Partner Institutions• 4 Faculties• 15 Subject Networks• 12 libraries• 2004/05: 3600 FTE students (approx.)• On course to achieve University Title in 2007

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Students and their locations

UHI Employed Library staffGillian AndersonUHI Librarian

Catherine SaeleLibrary Systems Manager

Elizabeth McHughLibrary E-Resources Manager

Electronic Resources Manager Library Colleagues

And on the next slide…

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Academic Partner libraries team

membersMaureen Grant, NAFC

Sam Emmott, Shetland College

Anette Andersen, Orkney

Rhona Mason, NHC

Jessie Murray, Lews Castle

Angie Mackenzie, Moray

Martin Cameron, HTC

Christine Cain, SMO

Sue Cromar, Inverness

Donald Maclean, Perth

Olga Kimmins, SAMS

Iain Fleming, Lochaber

Liz Richardson, Argyll

Librarians & Subject networks

• Subject networks encompass all taught provision and carry some of the responsibilities done by departments in a traditional university

• Leadership lies with an Academic Partner

• Each Subject Network has a member of the UHI library team assigned to it as Subject Network Librarian.

• In e-resources context the librarians act as liaison between academic staff and Electronic Resources Manager and the subject network teaching staff.

taught from

OrkneyNHCMorayLochaberPerthArgyll

Education Subject NetworkLead: Lews Castle College

Not forgetting learning centres

Subject Network Example

Implementing Collection Development /

Electronic Resources Policy

• Collection Development: What subject areas to resource?

• Types of collections: Big Deals or individual subscriptions?

• Flexibility – annual or multi-year deals?• Single / multi-site or full campus?

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Challenges: Federated Structure

E-Resource Suppliers

Funding models

Relationships

Raising Awareness Resource allocation

Learning Centres

Challenges:Federated Structure

& Electronic Resource Suppliers

• Academic Partners have independent legal identities

• Electronic Resource Suppliers: Contracts

- Campus V Site• Training: Academics / Librarians: Distances• Budgets

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Challenges:Federated Structure

& Raising Awareness

• What do academic staff want?• Do staff and students know what is available - • and where to find it? Accessibility…• Marketing• Training students – availability of staff and

support materials

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Challenges: The Dream…

• Access to electronic resources that is interlinked, interoperable and unified

• Using the Integrated Library System to facilitate access

• Populating the Virtual Learning Environment

• People knowing where the resources are available and how to use them

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Solutions: The Future: Building Relationships

• With suppliers & outside agencies• With AP library staff / technical staff• With teaching staff :

Reading lists;

Virtual Learning Environments;

Awareness Raising; Training• Willingness to travel!

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Thank you

Elizabeth McHugh

UHI Electronic Resources Manager

elizabeth.mchugh@uhi.ac.uk

Any Questions?