EThOS Reflections

Sara Gould

UKCoRR Members’ Meeting

27 January 2012

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EThOS beginnings

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Average AnnualDemand = 10k

Average AnnualDemand = 140k

To support HE through the transition from print to electronic and to expand available content via digitisation

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EThOS - Introduction

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EThOS - Introduction

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EThOS – snapshot of content

Total theses in EThOS

49000

50000

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52000

53000

54000

55000

Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 J an-12

Total records in EThOS

280000

282000

284000

286000

288000

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294000

296000

Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 J an-12

Records with links to IRs

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J an-09 J ul-09 J an-10 J ul-10 J an-11 J ul-11 J an-12

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EThOS – snapshot of use

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No of Dow nloads

No of click-throughs to IRtheses

No of requests fordigitisation

New registeredusers

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EThOS – First impressions

First impressions: Fantastic resource for researchers User experience Focus on ‘supply’ of items and digitisation Metadata

Now: Repositories are complex and evolving EThOS is very complicated

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EThOS – what’s happened recently?

Institutional membership model

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EThOS – new model

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EThOS – what’s happened recently?

Institutional membership model

Digitisation workflows

Technical development Dec 2011 start EThOS Admin – manage membership Digitisation funds management Transfer of records between EThOS and Primo Harvesting

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EThOS - Introduction

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EThOS – what’s happened recently?

Institutional membership model

Digitisation workflows

Technical development

Metadata Experts Batch upgrades Third party services Embargoes, sponsors, metadata projects

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EThOS new membership business model

2010 – new model emerged

Shared service between HE and BL Focus on e- Digitisation remains but now only one strand Respond to HE needs

EThOS Governing Board JISC, RLUK, Sconul, BL, RCUK, UKCGE, Cranfield, DART, AHUA - and

UKCoRR

Membership contribution JISC-banded November 2011 start Member benefits

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Future thinking – 1, Stabilise

Technical development De-bug Linked IR content Remove the basket for downloads Allow libraries to order on behalf of students

Metadata exposure Resource discovery services Google Catalogue records

Harvester and downloader

Embed membership model

Plagiarism protection

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Future thinking - 2, Enhance and consult

Raise visibility – marketing

Impact

Statistics

Search function

Metadata review

Preservation

Enhance and consult

Consult with members:

Survey, roadshows?

External environment

Repository managers, library managers, document supply

Recommendations to Board

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Future thinking – 3, Fit for purpose

Period of stability – know where we’re going

Implement changes

Drive costs down

Long-term strategy from 2013

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