Full Disclosure

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Full Disclosure

• UKOLN National Council
• University of Bath on Archives
• Bath, BA2 7AY
• http//www.ukoln.ac.uk/

UKOLN is funded by the Library and Information
Commission and the Joint Information Systems
Committee of the Higher Education Funding
Councils, as well as by project funding from the
JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also receives
support from the University of Bath where it is
based.
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The Landscape

• National learning and cultural heritage
  initiatives rely on
• Hardware - the network and terminals
• Software - the search programmes
• Content - the catalogue records

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Enquire Within

• Toby - school project on canals
• Angela - tracing her family history
• David - interested in art nouveau china
• Clare - writing a novel
• Manjula - a visually impaired user

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Barriers

• Items exist in many forms
• They are in many locations
• Many collections are unique
• Not catalogued - cant find
• Retrospective conversion needed

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Hidden Treasure

• Public libraries
• 12 million records (6.5 million titles)
• Academic libraries
• 28 million records (6 million titles)
• Other libraries
• 9 million records
• Archives
• 12 million (2 million pages)

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Whats Going On?

• Specific funding
• Budget element
• Appeals
• Public money
• Projects
• Individual
• Multi-institutional

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Why a National Programme?

• DIY is slow and inefficient
• Current funding is insufficient
• Uncoordinated effort means duplication
• The task will remain if nothing is done
• Users will remain disadvantaged

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The Way Forward

• Need action now
• Coordination role
• Initiative has to be
• National
• Cover libraries, archives and museums
• Promote collaborative effort

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Addressing the Challenge

• Full Disclosure Implementation Group
• Tasks for co-ordinating focus
• Promote the initiative
• Identify priority areas
• Monitor progress

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End Results

• A better service to users
• More efficient use of existing resources
• Collaboration between sectors
• Furthering national initiatives in learning

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Finally.

• The full text of the report can be found at
• http//www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/lic/fulldisclosur
  e/
• Fiche, photocopy and loan copies available
• British Thesis Service,British Library Document
  Supply Centre