An Introduction to the JISC TILE Project

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An Introduction tothe JISC TILE Project

• TILE was tasked with three objectives in relation
  to the onward development of HE library and
  Information Environment services
• to investigate the scope scale of Library 2.0
  in UK HE
• i.e. current library uses of Web 2.0 applications
  and services
• to identify the most significant related
  challenges (Pain Points) facing library systems
  development
• document using the methodology of the
  international e-Framework
• to propose a high level library domain model
  positioning these challenges in a library
  business process context
• which might assist library service partners to
  develop a shared articulation of service
  objectives and functions

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First year History students searching for
Napoleon Also borrowed They downloaded
They rated this resource as They also
recommended ...
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Mark van Harmelen
Ian Chowcat
Paul Bacsich
Ken Chad
David Kay
Phil Nicholls
Towards Implementation of Library 2.0 the
e-Framework
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Supermarkets

• Supermarkets gain valuable insights into user
  behaviour by data mining purchases and uncovering
  usage trends. Further insights are gained by
  analysing purchasing histories, facilitated by
  the use of store loyalty cards.

Dave Pattern, University of Huddersfield TILE
Workshop December 2008
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Libraries?

• Libraries could gain valuable insights into user
  behaviour by data mining borrowing and uncovering
  usage trends. Further insights are gained by
  analysing borrowing histories, facilitated by the
  use of library cards.

Dave Pattern, University of Huddersfield TILE
Workshop December 2008
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Concentrate and characterise the intelligence
(patterns of user activity) existing in HE
systems at institutional level in order to
deliver webscale services of value throughout
the community to undergraduates
researchers, to lecturers librarians and the
institutions themselves.
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TILE Pain Point Deriving Context
My I.D. From VLE or Registry?
My Activity LMS/VLE/etc Click streams
My Studies Modules from VLE or VRE
My Context
My Networks e.g. FaceBook Subject Networks
My Responses Bookmarks Reviews Ratings
Not in initial specification
My Parameters Incl. Location Override
My Publications Academic Standing
My Interests Keywords
User controlled HE controlled Automated
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With critical mass of activity data from Day
1, this brings to life the opportunity to
embrace and curate user contribution (UGC
including ratings, reviews, bookmarks,
lists) Barriers to contribution use of
contributed information will be as low as
possible Benefits of contribution will be
clearly visible with real promise of being useful
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TILE Pain Point 2 Enabling Contribution
Library 2.0 Catalogue Related Activity Examples
Metadata only Metadata Resource
Create Author
BL
Local Catalogue
Discover Search Locate
WorldCat
Authorise Approve Validate
SUNCAT
Mash Reuse
OER
Intute
Deliver Access Request
Enhance Catalogue Tag
Repositories
COPAC
Publish Expose Liberate
Archives
LibraryThing
Recom- mend Rate Review
Consume Use
Local VLE
Google Scholar
Curate Sustain Persist
My Website
Business Processes
Services
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Virtual Library Scenario One Students Experience

• The online catalog of CSU Libraries holdings
  includes user-generated tags and other
  recommended books associated with individual
  titles.
• Debbie shares her research experience with
  other history students in the CSU social
  networking space.
• California State University (2008)
  http//www2.cdl.edu/ats/

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What? The Services
How? The Data
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Distributed Content anywhere Catalogue
anywhere Concentration of Context
data Catalysing contribution Across An
Institution A Consortium The national
system Global communities
Whats the economics take on this topic?
Whats recommended in the VLE?
What do undergraduates elsewhere read?
Did anyone highly rate a textbook?
Whats did last years students download most?
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TILE Deliverables
The TILE public deliverables are individually
available for download from http//misc.jisc.ac.
uk/tile http//www.sero.co.uk/jisc-tile.html
TILE 01 The TILE Project - An introduction
TILE 02 Recommendations TILE 03 Library 2.0
Perceptions and responses in UK HE TILE 04
Library 2.0 Survey Charts TILE 05 Library 2.0
Survey Open Responses TILE 06 TILE Library
Domain Model TILE 07 Creating Context
Enabling Contribution Architectural
Proposals TILE 08 Creating Context Enabling
Contribution e-Framework SUMs