Library Services intends to procure a commercial resource list (reading list ) and digitised content management system in Q1 of 2015 with the intention of going live for the start of the 2015-2016 academic year. The primary purpose of this system will be to improve current processes for creating, publishing, reviewing and acquiring stock related to resource lists; to provide an integrated work-flow for resource lists and co...

Library Services intends to procure a commercial resource list (reading list ) and digitised content management system in Q1 of 2015 with the intention of going live for the start of the 2015-2016 academic year. The primary purpose of this system will be to improve current processes for creating, publishing, reviewing and acquiring stock related to resource lists; to provide an integrated work-flow for resource lists and copyright scanning operations and ultimately to improve the availability and timeliness of core texts to students. It will also lead to greater integration between modules of study within the Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas) and their related resource lists thereby providing a seamless experience for the student user. It is also important that an efficient and intuitive academic work-flow for creating and submitting resource lists is achieved, in order to reduce the burden of duplication on the academic user.Current resource list processes are complex, inefficient and subject to delays because of the large number of separate interactions required with University schools (e.g. School of Biosciences) The current in-house system to manage resource lists has been greatly enhanced, but does not integrate with Canvas.The new system will sit alongside the current library and university systems in operation:— Aleph Library Management System (Ex Libris);— Primo Resource Discovery Service (Ex Libris);— SFX Link Resolver (Ex Libris);— Metalib Metasearch Portal (Ex Libris);— VERDE E-Resource Management System (Ex Libris);— Canvas Virtual Learning Environment (Instructure);— Banner student registry system (Ellucian);Our current reading list system maintains 5 500 active reading lists and 76 000 reading list items which will require migration to the new reading list and digitised content management system.In order to provide maximum benefit to users of the system, the University requires an implementation plan that will be completed by September 2015. This will include initial system implementation, configuration and data migration. An internal phase 2 of work-flow roll-out to academic departments is anticipated following the completion of system implementation.

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