1. The University Library. Library User Group 2013-11-25

2. The University Library. slide2 Report from the Director of Library Services Alma implementation IC East/New Engineering building Research data management update Open access update Budget and subject fund allocations FutureLearn DLC meetings being organised for February 2014 Library organisational changes

3. The University Library. Alma implementation next generation library management system Cloud born and vendor hosted unified system developed in partnership with other Early Adopters, 2011 to the present – work in progress Replaced multiple legacy systems reducing interoperability overheads and overall lifecycle cost, capturing efficiency gains Integrates with digital supply chain and campus IT systems e.g. uBase Migrated on schedule, and “go live” was 20 June 2013 Bibliographic records 1 768 886; serial holdings 78 784 Loans 41 836; staff and student records 48 507 New functionality to improve lending services e.g. autorenewals Retained existing key functionality supporting variable dynamic loans, 24/7 self service offer and access control to sites Feedback on autorenewals welcome Thanks for your patience during implementation

4. The University Library. slide4 New Engineering Building Building name to be confirmed The NEB will contain our new Information Commons East (ICE) 800 to 1,000 study spaces Work has started on site following completion of planning process and demolition of Jessop Edwardian wing Programme shows building open September 2015

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12. The University Library. slide12 Research data management update Laurian Williamson RDM Coordnator now in post RDM service delivery group convened to map out services N8 work strand on RDM Training Archival storage and curation Systems architecture Data catalogue/metadata

13. The University Library. slide13 Budget and subject funds 2013/14 Notifications sent to DLCs Content budget inflation-protected Additional £200K recurrent uplift (£400K relative to 2011/12) Centralised InterLibrary Request fund being piloted Library Development Fund bids by 24 December

14. The University Library. slide14 Report from the Director of Library Services Alma implementation IC East/New Engineering building Research data management update Open access update Budget and subject fund allocations FutureLearn DLC meetings being organised for February 2014 Library organisational changes

15. The University Library. Service Level Agreement Report on service measures 2013-02-01 to 2013-07-31 Keith Dean Assistant Director & Head of Corporate Services

21. The University Library. Any other business