1 Hybrid Libraries and information Clumps: a view from the UK Paul Miller Interoperability Focus UK Office for Library & Information Networking (UKOLN) UKOLN is funded by the Library and Information Commission, the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the Higher Education Funding Councils, as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Union. UKOLN also receives support from the Universities of Bath and Hull where staff are based.

2 The road to today… 1993 Joint Funding Council’s Review of Libraries (“The Follett Report”) – 1994– Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) –£15,000,000 over three years for Phases 1 and 2 – JFC Review – Library Provision for Research (“The Anderson Report”) –

3 JISC Joint Information Systems Committee –“…to stimulate and enable the cost–effective exploitation of information systems and to provide a high quality national network infrastructure…” –‘development’ not ‘research’ –Funded by ‘top–slice’ from the Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland –Funds eLib, the JISC Data Centres, UKOLN, the Focus posts, etc.. See

4 eLib Electronic Libraries Programme Funded a large number of small/medium–size projects in three Phases –Plus supporting work such as the MODELS workshops Phases 1 & 2 (now complete) explored –Electronic Publishing –e.g. –Access to Network Resources (the Subject Gateways) –e.g. –Training services (e.g. Netskills), Pre–print services, etc.. See See

5 eLib Phase 3 Building upon success Hybrid Libraries Large scale resource discovery (Clumps) Preservation Turning successful Phase 1 & 2 projects into sustainable Services. See

6 Hybrid Libraries Providing access to Legacy resources –Manuscripts, print, slides, maps, video, etc. Transition resources –Digitised legacy resources New resources –Created as digital Emphasis upon integration within the working library. See

7 Agora Emphasis upon the Information Landscape Providing access to diverse distributed resources through a common interface Emphasis upon the system Z39.50–based. See

8 BUILDER Institution–based (Birmingham) Improved support for student learning Improving awareness of – and access to – resources Supporting life–long learning. See

9 HEADLINE ‘tailored and supportive’ user environment Exploration of licensing and copyright issues. See

10 HYLIFE Integrated delivery of large–scale print and electronic resources Focus on users and institutional issues, not technology Development of tailored interfaces for different groups Teaching interface for Geography Research interface for Urban & Regional studies Remote user interface for Business studies Etc. See

11 MALIBU Focus upon the Humanities Interest in organization and management. See

12 Clumps Large scale resource discovery Direct evolution from MODELS workshop ideas Z39.50 Integrating access to physical resources held in multiple libraries Virtual union catalogue Related by geography Related by subject area. See See

13 CAIRNS 25 Z39.50–compatible catalogues across Scotland Systems from a range of suppliers Fixed clump for all sites Pre–defined sub–clumps –All Glasgow libraries, etc. Dynamic clumps based upon CONSPECTUS subject strengths. See

14 M25 Link Libraries in the London area Six pilot sites initially –Including most common library systems in the London area –Eventual expansion to all 39 M25 sites Constructing Union List of Serials –All libraries of the University of London, plus the University of Westminster. See

15 RIDING Libraries in Yorkshire 9 University Libraries –With different library systems Leeds Public Library British Library Document Supply Centre Emphasis upon Collection Descriptions and routing Inter–Library Loan requests. See

16 Music Libraries Online Subject–based 9 conservatoire libraries across the UK Developed Core Bibliographic Standard (based on AACR2 and MARC) for music cataloguing Developing Z39.50 Profile for Music. See

17 Resource Discovery Network Integrating access to existing and future Subject Gateways Established 1999 – official launch in November Resource Discovery Network Centre Hubs –Creative Arts & Industries –Physical Sciences –Social Sciences, Business and Law –Etc. See

18 Interoperability Focus Established January 1999 Funded by JISC and the Library & Information Commission (LIC) Enabling interoperable solutions across libraries, museums, archives, etc. Involvement in existing and future standards processes. See

19 Distributed National Electronic Resource JISC Policy to link existing services together Z39.50 Gateways to resources –JISC Gateway –Subject/Geographical Gateways –Local/institutional Gateways –User–defined Gateways Maintain strengths of resource holders, whilst reducing the problems facing users Need for common view of Z39.50 to enable basic interoperability. See See