---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dooley,Jackie &lt;dooleyj(a)oclc.org&gt; Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM An interesting new study from JISC and RIN in the U.K. to develop priorities for digitization nationwide, including looking at users' needs. Jackie Dooley Consulting Archivist, OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership dooleyj(a)oclc.org 949.492.5060 (office/home) 949.295.1529 (mobile) ------- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/digitisation/reports/discmap.aspx JISC, in collaboration with the Research Information Network < http://www.rin.ac.uk/> 1 (RIN), has commissioned a study that will identify the key priorities for future digitisation of content held within UK Higher Education institutions. The aims of the study are to: 1. 1)identify priority collections for potential digitisation housed within UK HE's libraries, archives, museums as well as faculties and departments 2. 2)assess users' needs and demand for special collections to be digitised across all disciplines, including the life and physical sciences as well as the arts, humanities and social sciences 3. 3)produce a synthesis of available knowledge about users' needs with regard to usability and format of digitised resources 4. 4)provide recommendations for a strategic approach to digitisation within the wider context and activity of leading players both in the public and commercial sector DiSCmap <http://discmap.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/> 2 is being carried out by the Centre for Digital Library Research, University of Strathclyde, in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management, Manchester Metropolitan University. Download the final report < http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/digitisation/discmap_final… 3and appendices < http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/digitisation/discmap_final… 4.