Reports & support projects
The following reports and support projects have been commissioned as part of the JISC Digitisation programme 2004-2010, and are all available in electronic form for download.
2010
Resources, Tools & Methods For Historic Place Name Analysis
A workshop report looking into the issues relating to the development of historical place name gazeeteers. Download the full report as a Word document.
Study on preservation plans in phase 2 of the JISC Digitistion programme
An extensive analysis of the JISC Digitisation Programme, examining the projects funded through this programme and assessing their plans for access beyond the existence of their project grants, with a particular focus on their preservation plans.
Read the project findings and the final report
The impact and benefit of digital resources
A four month project to synthesise existing evidence on the benefits of digital resources. Read more about the project
2009
Exporting Metadata to Digital Portals - Experiences of the Freeze Frame project
The University of Cambridge's Freeze Frame project, funded under the JISC Digitisation Programme to digitise its collection of historic polar images, conducted a related investigation on exporting its metadata to different portals on the Internet.
Read the finished report
Digitisation Workshops and Seminars
A number of UK-based workshops and events to investigate and explore the challenges and achievements in digitisation and e-content.
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Digitisation, Curation and Two-Way Engagement
A feasibility study on the digitisation and curation of collections of cultural or social worth from the general public and community organisations which would be of mutual benefit to the public and the Higher and Further Education sector.
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Breaking Down the Costs
A study on the costs (open and hidden) involved in the digitisation of a range of resources, considering costs across the project life cycle from the selection of the material through to the delivery of the digitised content.
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JISC Content Presentation Layer
A project aimed at creating a common web interface to access all digital content either funded by JISC or licenced by JISC Collections. The project was managed by JISC Collections and the interface is now available at http://www.jisc-content.ac.uk.
DiSCmap: Digitisation in special collections: mapping, assessment, prioritisation
A study commissioned by JISC in collaboration with the Research Information Network (RIN) aimed at identifying the key priorities for future digitisation of content held within UK Higher Education institutions. Read more
Usage and Impact Study of JISC Digitisation Projects Phase One and Toolkit for the Impact of Digitised Scholarly Resources
A study on the usage and impact of a selection of online digital resources which were funded as part of the JISC Phase One Digitisation Programme, 2004-2007. The study also produced a Tololkit for the Impact of Digitised Scholarly Resources.
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Evaluation of the JISC Digitisation Programme - Phase Two (2007-2009)
The evaluation of phase two of the Digitisation programme is currently underway. The programme evaluation is conducted in collaboration with all 16 digitisation projects and in coordination with the projects' own evaluation activities. The final report will be available in Summer 2009.
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Older studies
2008
2007
2006
2005