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Spotlight on the digital
» What is it? RLUK/Sconul co design project investigating issues around the discoverability of online digital collections› Addressing evidence that 20% of digitized collections, paid by public
funding, have “disappeared” on the web in the last 15 years*» Who’s it for? Librarians, information professionals, e-resource
managers, teachers and researchers who need to maintain digital content as highly visible and discoverable at both a human and machine-driven level for the benefit of their key audiences, in particular researchers, teachers and students
» Impact: Improves the learning, teaching and student experience using digital resources on the web
* “Improving discoverability of digitised collections: above-campus and national solutions” Kay and Owens, 2014
Make it easier for others to find and use your digital collections
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Key outputs
A series of nine guides providing practical step-by-step advice on improving the persistence and visibility of digital resources on the web, based around the Quick Guide ’Make your resources easier to discover’
Online guides
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Spotlight on the digital
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What the guides offer» Introduction: To each problem area, broken down into discrete actions
to improve that problem space» Guidance in action: Case studies and links to projects who have
implemented specific discoverability actions» Skills and knowledge: A rough overview of the types of skills needed
to fulfil the actions» It’s not all about web developer skills. Subject matter and curation
expertise rank highly» Cost: A high level indication on likely cost and frequency of investment
needed to start and maintain a set of actions» Resources: Links to studies and further information on practically
implementing specific actions
How can we help?» Ask the experts: What are your most pressing issues in online resource
discovery for digitised collections?
» Discussion on key elements of resource discovery: What has emerged from our discussions with FE/HEIs?
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Improve the discovery of your online resources
Contact usKaren ColbronDigital content [email protected]
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Lis ParcellSubject [email protected]
