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The Resource Discovery Strategy Group

The Resource Discovery Strategy Group. CURL Members’ Meeting 3 November 2006. RDSG Terms of Reference. To formulate a strategy for CURL on the development of resource discovery services in the context of the UK and global resource discovery environment

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The Resource Discovery Strategy Group

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  1. The Resource Discovery Strategy Group CURL Members’ Meeting 3 November 2006

  2. RDSG Terms of Reference • To formulate a strategy for CURL on the development of resource discovery services in the context of the UK and global resource discovery environment • To identify the consequent roles and development paths for COPAC/the CURL database • To develop a strategy for the short to medium term operational management of COPAC/the CURL database • To maintain oversight of appropriate CURL-related resource discovery initiatives, for example, the Archives Hub and the Britain in Print project.

  3. RDSG membership • Caroline Brazier (British Library) • Rachel Bruce (JISC) • Julia Chruszcz (MIMAS) • Robin Green (CURL Executive Director) • John Hall (Durham University) • Michael Jubb (RIN) • Richard Mellowes (Cardiff University) • Mike Mertens (CURL, Minutes Secretary) • David Pearson, Chair (University of London) • Jean Sykes (LSE)

  4. Some key issues • Resource Discovery is a complex, international arena with many providers and stakeholders • Increasing dominance of the big global players, e.g. Google, OCLC • Should we put our efforts into more content of existing services, or improve their functionality, or try to join them all up, or concentrate on discovery to delivery? Or just leave it all to the big players? • What should CURL’s role and contribution be?

  5. Some facts and figures • CURL database, which feeds COPAC, contains 47M records – holdings of all 29 CURL members • Database is used as a cataloguing utility by members, and also by non-members (revenue ca.£48K p.a.) • COPAC (ca.32M records) – launched 1996, use has steadily grown, currently ca.600,000 hits/month • Nearest thing the UK has to a union catalogue • Services are hosted and developed by MIMAS, largely funded by JISC

  6. JISC Review of RD Services • Covered COPAC, SUNCAT, Zetoc, Archives Hub • Report issued Sept 2006, discussed by RDSG Oct 2006, will go to JISC cttees Nov 2006 • Broadly supportive of the value of the services and their continuation • Long list of recommendations, including greater joining up, and augmenting content

  7. CURL-RIN Challenge Fund • Mechanism to enhance content of COPAC/CURL d/b with significant non-member collections • £50K available (half from CURL, half from RIN) • Open call for applications, August 2006 • 37 received by October closing date

  8. Agenda for the near future • Work with JISC on implementation of review recommendations • Decide on first round of Challenge Fund applications and review next steps • Revise business model for CURL d/b and its use as a cataloguing utility • Develop strategy vis-à-vis OCLC

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