The DELIVER project: outcomes for LSE

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The DELIVER projectoutcomes for LSE

• John Paschoud
• Maureen Wade
• Library User Committee 5 June 2003

John Paschoud Maureen Wade
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Where do Virtual Learning Environments and
Library systems really overlap?

• WebCT classifies resources by purpose
• course, lecture, date (of use), topic
• some resources created for a teaching purpose
• Unicorn classifies resources by content
• author, title, subject, date (of creation)
• Reading lists!
• This is the focus of Project DELIVER

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Guiding premises

• A broader interpretation than traditional
  reading lists any citeable resource eg
  e-journals website
• Reading list compilers are an important group of
  users
• So too are Library back-office staff
  (acquisitions, etc)
• Involves cultural organisational change (as
  well as the technical sort)
• Solutions to be implemented by LSE and De
  Montfort University
• Experience to be documented for use by the wider
  community

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Structure of DELIVER
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Outcomes for LSE

• Building better links between WebCT and
  local/external resources
• the smart-link-finder helps course compilers
  find/copy/paste a URL for a resource
• Links to appropriate copy for user and location
• Resolves problem of changing URLs
• Reading List Management system
• Streamline RL production, download bibliographic
  data
• Provide list for students in lecturers preferred
  format/order
• Allow lecturers to send order requests direct to
  Library
• Provide management information so Library can
  respond quickly to demand

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ReadingListDirect demonstration

• (using LSE course and library information)
• Compilers view adding an item to a course list
• Students view finding the item in the Library,
  or from booksellers

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Whats next?

• Assessment of RLM system June/July 2003
• If pilot successful implement from 2003/04
• Year 1
• Download existing 2002/03 RLs from Unicorn to RLM
• maintain basic RL service as in Unicorn
• Publicise provide training support via
  liaison librarians, IT Cluster teams, CLT
• Year 2
• rollout full functionality
• encourage RLM as School-wide means of producing
  managing RLs
• Monitoring evaluation

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