SCONE: Scottish Collections Network Extension

Overview

SCONE is an RSLP funded project to aid researchers by extending existing collaborative collection management (CCM) work carried out within the SCURL framework into new areas and investigating effective models for building and sustaining a co-ordinated distributed nationwide resource.

Key Aims/Deliverables

SCONE aims to:

• Expand the coverage of the RCO collection description database that is the key to navigation in the CAIRNS clump (http://cairns.lib.strath.ac.uk)

• Investigate alternative methods of measuring collection strengths

• Provide tools to support Collaborative Collection Management (CCM)

• Map Conspectus to other subject schemes.

The end deliverables of the project are:

• Web site to support the programme (including directory information, inter-lending arrangements, access agreements, support information for inter-institutional collection management etc.). [Web site and various web-based tools and documents].

• Investigation of models for collection strength measurement [Report].

• Evaluation of SCURL’s approach to collaborative collection management [Report].

• Identification of research level collections in the ‘New Universities’ , and other Higher Education Institutions in Scotland; extension of Research Collections Online to include them. [Report].

• Identification of an effective mechanism to automate the implementation of the existing SCURL Expensive Purchases Online policy. [Specification and service facet].

• Development of a way of providing distributed access to research papers held online (e.g. electronic materials identified in the CATRIONA II project). [Specification and service facet].

• Integration of this new data with the ongoing development of CAIRNS, RCO and the SEED-funded project. [Enhanced database and service].

• Investigation of mapping of RCO Conspectus data to other collection management subject schemes, nationally and internationally. [Specification and service facet (if possible)].

• Report on the project, including exit strategy and recommendations to SCURL and others and proposals for future research and development to improve the Scotland-wide information resource. [Report].

• Dissemination of project results within and beyond Scotland. [various].

• Demonstrator illustrating the SCURL approach to collaborative collection development. [Demonstrator].

Achievements

SCONE has:

• Investigated alternative models for collection strengths measurement, evaluated SCURL’s approach to collaborative collection management and produced a report.

• Developed SCONE database which is a collection of collection level descriptions.

• Carried out a pilot study with Napier University to test the feasibility of applying Conspectus exercise to the collections of the ‘new universities’ for addition to the SCONE database.

• Automated SCURL’s Expensive Purchases Online Policy document and the report card, and made this available from the project web site.

• Started working on the collaborative collection management tools, designed and launched an embryonic version of the Scottish Collections Access Management Portal: SCAMP.

Partners

• National Library of Scotland

• University of Abertay

• University of Glasgow

• University of Strathclyde (lead site)

• Other Participants: University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, Glasgow Caledonian University, Heriot-Watt University, Napier University, University of Paisley, Queen Margaret University College, The Robert Gordon University, University of St Andrews, University of Stirling

Contact

Project website

http://scone.strath.ac.uk

Content: Gill Davenport
Last updated 2 July 2002