2. To undertake a short study (6 months) to
develop a feasibility study for a shared Library
Management System across Welsh Higher
Education Institutions and partners.
3. The project will provide a practical vision and
road-map for a future shared library systems
infrastructure which will support Welsh HE
institutions in delivering world-class library
systems and services to meet the needs and
expectations of their users.
It is recognised and accepted that an
acceptable outcome is not to recommend
shared services as an option.
4. This project includes all Welsh Higher Education
Institutions and has been mandated by the
Welsh Higher Education Libraries Forum
(WHELF) .
Cardiff University is the lead institution .
5. We've identified a number of possible
scenarios for a shared system:
• no change
• Externally hosted system (either with content
shared or partitioned)
• Institutionally hosted system (either with
content shared or partitoned)
6. • Work-package 1: Project
management/communication
• Work-package 2: Survey of existing practice
and governance models
• Work-package 3: Engagement with Synthesis
and Scoping Project and wider project
landscape
• Work-package 4: Options appraisal and risk
analyses
• Work-package 5: Integration use cases
• Work-package 6: Business case
• Work-package 7: Evaluation and
dissemination
7. • There is a risk that we will be unable to recruit
the project manager within an acceptable
time period to deliver within the project time
scale.
