- Timescales & staffing -
- Coordinator post being recruited dedicated to the project
- Other staff may be made available to support the project if needed (for example, E-resources Coordinator, Acquisitions and Serials Officer)
- Financial
- Careful planning and allocation of budget
- Lack of cooperation from system suppliers
- Contacting suppliers in good time in order for them to be able to give demos within the required timescales
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Post 3: Risk Analysis & Success Plan
The following potential risks have been identified and steps taken to minimise the risk
Post 5: Project Team Relationships and End User Engagement
The project team will consist of:
Anna Langley & Angela Walker (Project Manager) job-share the Digital Developments Manager role. They have been involved in making electronic resources available to the University of Salford community, including the purchase and implementation of SFX and Metalib. They are currently working on Salford’s institutional repository, RFID implementation and a review of the LMS market.
Regina Ferguson, Acquisitions Team Leader, manages the purchase of electronic resources, including the development of the coding system used to distinguish between different types of resources.
James Allen, Collection Management Team Leader, is developing systems to monitor the use of Salford’s resources, and to track their licence terms.
Project Administrator - to be recruited. They will support the project manager and be responsible for day to day administation and coordination of the project
Jenny McNally - Digital Developments Officer, works on the library's systems including the LMS, link resolver and federated search tools
Anna Langley & Angela Walker (Project Manager) job-share the Digital Developments Manager role. They have been involved in making electronic resources available to the University of Salford community, including the purchase and implementation of SFX and Metalib. They are currently working on Salford’s institutional repository, RFID implementation and a review of the LMS market.
Regina Ferguson, Acquisitions Team Leader, manages the purchase of electronic resources, including the development of the coding system used to distinguish between different types of resources.
James Allen, Collection Management Team Leader, is developing systems to monitor the use of Salford’s resources, and to track their licence terms.
Project Administrator - to be recruited. They will support the project manager and be responsible for day to day administation and coordination of the project
Jenny McNally - Digital Developments Officer, works on the library's systems including the LMS, link resolver and federated search tools
Post 6: Projected Timeline, Workplan & Overall Project Methodology
The project will be managed using Salford’s PRINCE 2 project management approach, led by Anna Langley & Angela Walker, Digital Development Team Leaders.
Below is the project plan:
Below is the project plan:
Post 2: Wider Benefits to Sector & Achievements for Host Institution
Benefits for University of Salford
- More efficient management of licences
- Better understanding of the terms of the licences we hold
- These will both allow us to better exploit our licensed resources
- Seamless process for purchase to delivery of licensed resources
- List of requirements for reuse
- Will provide starting point for others to do similar work
- May highlight issues with current licences which would encourage suppliers to reassess the licences they provide
- Provide basis for LMS suppliers to provide ERM functionality in their systems
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