JISC and SCONUL Library Management Systems Study Consultation

This workshop, aimed at around 60 Library Senior Managers and LMS vendors, will focus on the recent LMS Horizon Scan report, discuss its recommendations and focus on the implications for institutions.

Jisc and SCONUL held a community consultation event following the completion of their jointly commissioned study into the Library Management Systems (LMS) and related systems market.

Meeting for Librarians The morning was aimed at Library Directors and other senior managers who have responsibility for strategic systems and related developments. It presented an opportunity for librarians to discuss the issues facing them and how recommendations from the report affect these to start to establish shared community vision and scope potential future work in this area

Time
Agenda and presentations

10.00 -10.15

Welcome and introductions
Chair: Alison Allden (Deputy Registrar and Director of Information Services, University of Bristol and Chair of the Jisc Integrated Information Environment Committee)

SCONUL & Jisc perspectives that led to the commissioning of the study
Anne Bell (Past Chair of SCONUL), Balviar Notay (Programme Manager, Information Environment, Jisc)

10.15 – 11.20

Key issues & recommendations arising from the study

Consortial & shared services prospects (PDF)
Robin Green - Deputy Librarian, University of Warwick

Interoperability issues & positioning the LMS within local institutional systems
Ian Dolphin – Head of e-Strategy, University of Hull

Data liberation/aggregation challenges and the Discovery to Delivery agenda (PDF)
Mark Brown - Librarian, University of Southampton and Chair, Research Libraries UK

The Web/Library 2.0 issues raised (PDF)
Caroline Brazier - Head of Resource Discovery, British Library

11.50 – 12.30

The open source agenda and how the UK community might engage with, and influence, developments (Video)
Marshall Breeding (Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University)

Developing the shared strategic vision within the community
Ken Chad (Director, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd

12.30 – 13.00

Panel Session

Meeting for Vendors and Librarians

The afternoon was aimed at Library Directors and other senior managers who have responsibility for strategic systems and related developments, as well as Systems Vendors. It presented an opportunity for further targeted discussions around the report and issues arising, taking up and taking forward some points arising from the morning's discussions.

1. How do we start to develop this shared community vision?
2. How do we want the systems to develop?
3. Scope potential future work in this area?

Time
Agenda and presentations

14.00 – 14.30

Welcome and introductions

Summary of key points from the morning’s discussion (PDF)

Chair Alison Allden (Deputy Registrar and Director of Information Services, University of Bristol and Chair of the Jisc Integrated Information Environment Committee)

14.30 - 15.30

Vendor perspectives

To include feedback from colleagues from Ex Libris, Infor, Innovative, OCLC, SirsiDynix and Talis

16.00 – 17.00

Plenary discussion to take forward the developing shared vision; next steps and action priorities

The study was informed by:

• an analysis of the current LMS and related systems market
• detailed interviews with system vendors
• horizon scan that considered broader systems developments (eg. Google/Amazon, corporate systems) and other relevant technological and related developments (eg. Web 2.0 initiatives and user behaviours in the networked environment)
• a library survey

The study also includes a practical guide to support local decision-making. It raises a number of significant challenges and opportunities for both the community and individual libraries.

Workshop Aims

The aims of the workshop were to:

• enable participants to explore the implications for local and collective decision-making
• assist Jisc and SCONUL in identifying priorities for further action informed by community feedback

Audience

• Library Directors and other senior managers with responsibility for strategic systems and related developments (invited to morning and afternoon sessions)
• Library Management Systems Vendors (invited to afternoon session only)

Members of the study project team were also present.

For all post-event enquiries relating to this event please contact Georgia Hall