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JISC invites institutions to submit funding proposals for projects to explore enhancements to existing library management systems.

Theme A - Use of new resource discovery interfaces

Case studies which explore the implementation of new resource discovery interfaces

Total funds: Approximately 5 to 8 case studies of £10,000 each

Theme B - Enhancing existing interfaces and the visibility of library resources & services

B1: enhancing existing Online Public Access Catalogues (provision of content enrichment, social bookmarking, etc.)

B2: creating widgets/portlets to embed access to library resources and services in university and/or social Web applications

Total funds: Projects of £25,000 to £40,000 each. Either or both areas can be addressed. The maximum for addressing area B1 only is £25,000

Theme C - Exploring problem areas

Case studies which illustrate examples of problem areas and explore short term and possible future solutions to these problems through a series of workshops

Total funds: Approximately 8 to 10 case studies of £5,000 each

Eligibility Proposals may be submitted by HE institutions funded via HEFCE, SFC, HEFCW and DEL Northern Ireland, and by FE institutions funded via SFC, DCELLS Wales and DEL Northern Ireland. FE institutions in England that teach HE to more than 400 FTEs are also eligible to bid provided proposals demonstrate how the work supports the HE in FE agenda.

The deadline for receipt of proposals in response to this call is 12 noon UK time on Friday 5 February 2010.

Funding is available for projects starting from 19 April 2010 for 6 months. All projects must be completed by 15 October 2010.

Find out more

• Visit the JISC Information Environment team blog for Frequently Asked Questions and a presentation about the call. You can also post queries here; please tag your post with ‘jisclms’
• Use the JISC Write to Reply site to post queries on specific parts of the call
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A full version of the call can be found below.

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