UCA Case Study LookHere A Case Study on

UCA Case Study: Look-Here! A Case Study on the processes and procedures for establishing and embedding a digitisation strategy for UCA

UCA Case Study: Look-Here! The bigger picture The process of engagement Digitisation activity at UCA Future digitisation potential Key points Digitisation Strategy

UCA Case Study: The Bigger Picture Funding for Digitisation HE Libraries and Archives = £ 300 m CURL report: £ 130 m + own resource + recent funding (JISC Digitisation, E-content, etc. ) How strong is the link between cash investment and the availability and use of resources?

UCA Case Study: The Bigger Picture Digitisation is difficult to audit User Satisfaction? 2/3 rds of Institutions have no digitisation planning References: The Status of Digitisation in Europe, 2010 Statistical assessment of the digitisation of Europe's cultural heritage, 2008 Digitised content in the UK research library and archives sector, 2005

UCA Case Study: Engagement Contact and interview interested parties (various library staff, VADS, Repository, Image Bank, Gallery, L&T Dept. , Marketing Dept. , Research Centres, Academics) Internal research (Repository and Image Bank requirements and reports) External publications

UCA Case Study: Activity Crafts Study Centre, Textiles Dept. Animation Resource Centre, Gallery Marketing image collections Open Educational Resources (OER) project Teaching Collections, Past Student Work Repository (self archiving), Image Bank (self uploading)

UCA Case Study: Potential Many analogue teaching, special collections and archives across UCA Architecture and fashion slide collections, multiple rare book collections, artists' film and video, VHS recordings, Karen Millen Archive, design archives, student sketchbooks …

UCA Case Study: Key Points A mix of digitisation methods Improved support required (IPR, advice, advocacy, preservation, funding) Lack of resource awareness, fragmented resources Limited sharing of expertise / skills Tendency to duplicate effort, equipment purchases, systems All wanted more digitisation

UCA Case Study: Strategy User needs and engagement Gaps analysis, planning, workflows IPR Policies, Licences Standards Preservation Systems Accessibility Resource Discovery / Advocacy

UCA Case Study: Digitisation Studio Funding already received Strategy development and practical digitisation Internal activity External activity Improved VFM Digital resources driven by tangible user needs

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