David Sherren - University of Portsmouth - Talis Aspire Digitised Content
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Talis Aspire Digitised Content at the
University of Portsmouth
David Sherren
Map Librarian
University of Portsmouth
2. Talis Aspire Digitised Content Workshop – Birmingham 5 March 2014
Overview
Background
Our journey towards Digitised Content
Current practice
Problems
Measuring success
Future developments
Questions
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Our journey towards Digitised Content
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Our journey towards Digitised Content
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Current practice
856 of these are live
Delivered across about 150 different units
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Current practice
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8. Scanning service
Lecturer /
Reading list
manager
Receive request via email
No
Raise request via
email
Others
Send email request for
full details
No
Yes
Does req. include
unit details?
Does unit have
reading list?
If long reading list forward to
FL/AFL to create.
Yes
Go to Reading list
FL/AFL requests digitisations
once RL completed
Send email with unit
details
Is item on
RL?
No
Yes
No
No
Full & correct
metadata?
Add/correct
metadata
Yes
Search for item on catalogue
Yes
Is item in catalogue?
Return to RL & create
manual bookmark
Add item in correct position
Locate and use ‘Add to
bookmark’ tool
Return to RL and add item in
correct position
Click ‘Request digitisation’
link
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Problems
Lack of bibliographic search functionality
Pick list for Library staff
Deletion of mistakenly uploaded material
Filter status to
Pending
REFERRED
, but don’t show Copy
A notes field would be useful
Issues with image quality
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Measuring success
173 scans were undertaken by the Library in the
last CLA reporting period up to 31
So already we have seen a 400% increase in
Library scanning since the launch of Digitised
Content
Scanning process remains the same, but
everything else is now about 10 times faster!
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Future developments
Fully launch the service
Coverage of reading lists to reach 70% of
taught units by Sept (Library Strategic Service Plan)
Improve our scanning hardware