Based on our online guide ‘make your digital resources easier to discover’, we will offer practical steps covering improved search engine optimisation (SEO), using social media more effectively and reaching academic researchers, to improve the online presence of your digitised collections.

1. Improve the discovery of your online
resources
Surgery session

2. Spotlight on the digital
» What is it? RLUK/Sconul co design project investigating issues around the discoverability
of online digital collections
› Addressing evidence that 20% of digitized collections, paid by public funding, have
“disappeared” on the web in the last 15 years*
» Who’s it for? Librarians, information professionals, e-resource managers, teachers and
researchers who need to maintain digital content as highly visible and discoverable at
both a human and machine-driven level for the benefit of their key audiences, in particular
researchers, teachers and students
» Impact: Improves the learning, teaching and student experience using digital resources
on the web
* “Improving discoverability of digitised collections: above-campus and national solutions” Kay and Owens, 2014
Make it easier for others to find and use your digital collections
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3. Key outputs
A series of nine guides providing practical step-by-step advice on improving the persistence
and visibility of digital resources on the web, based around the Quick Guide ’Make your
resources easier to discover’
Online guides
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4. Spotlight on the digital
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5. What the guides offer
» Introduction: To each problem area, broken down into discrete actions to improve that
problem space
» Guidance in action: Case studies and links to projects who have implemented specific
discoverability actions
» Skills and knowledge: A rough overview of the types of skills needed to fulfil the actions
» It’s not all about web developer skills. Subject matter and curation expertise rank highly
» Cost: A high level indication on likely cost and frequency of investment needed to start
and maintain a set of actions
» Resources: Links to studies and further information on practically implementing specific
actions

6. How can we help?
» Ask the experts: What are your most pressing issues in online resource discovery for
digitised collections?
» Discussion on key elements of resource discovery: What has emerged from our
discussions with FE/HEIs?
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7. Handout
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8. jisc.ac.uk
Contact us
Karen Colbron
Digital content manager
karen.colbron@jisc.ac.uk
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Lis Parcell
Subject specialist
lis.parcell@jisc.ac.uk