Workshop
The CREE Extension project held a workshop on Thursday 24th May
2007 to discuss the issues
being investigated by the project and to gather input from a range
of stakeholders on how these issues can or should be addressed. The
workshop findings, together with associated desk research, are
informing the technical development phase of the project.
The workshop report, including an
associated literature review, is now available. Presentations and
scenarios from the workshop can also be downloaded (see the
workshop timetable below).
Stakeholders represented at the workshop included librarians,
portal managers and developers, library system providers, content
service providers, e-research developers, and the JISC.
The workshop details are as follows:
Thursday 24th May
Manchester
Conference Centre, Conference Room 4/4a
10:30am - 3:30pm
The morning of the workshop was used to capture views and issues
from different stakeholders on the role of a portal framework, and
specifically an institutional portal, in delivering library
resources and services within Higher Education. This might
encompass the presentation of external databases and other
electronic resources, plus internal circulation, ILL and other
services that libraries currently offer: such delivery might be to
the institution as a whole or to serve specific needs within the
institution.
The afternoon of the workshop was used to investigate how the
issues raised might be addressed to meet the needs of different
stakeholders. The workshop concluded with a look ahead to the
technical work of the CREE Extension and how this can be used to
meet the needs of stakeholders.
The programme for the day was as follows:
- 10:30 - Scope and purpose of the day
- 10:40 - Introduction to the CREE project
- 11:00 - Presentations on issues for different stakeholders
- 12:00 - Questions and discussion
- 12:30 - Lunch
- 13:30 - Capturing of issues
- 14:00 - Scenario description - looking ahead to a possible
future
- 14:10 - Breakout groups to discuss feasibility and/or
desirability of scenarios, plus possible
alternatives
- 14:40 - Plenary discussion
- 15:10 - CREE Extension work and how the workshop can direct
this
The workshop was facilitated by Chris Awre and Caroline
Ingram.