1. The document discusses an open data project involving Jisc, Universities UK, and the Open Data Institute to make university reading lists openly available. 2. The project aims to collaborate across universities to publish reading list data in order to power applications like a book recommendation app and identify popular texts for potential deals. 3. Next steps could include using the consolidated open reading list data to recommend new texts, identify books to remove from lists, and monitor adoption of open textbooks between institutions. Barriers to sharing may include lack of common data standards.

1. Reading lists as open data – MTRLC 2016
Martin Hamilton
Photo credit: CC-BY Flickr user aigle_doreReading lists as open data - MTRLC 2016

2. Reading lists as open data
1. Background to Jisc
– Jisc’s vision and mission
– Services for libraries
– Doing more for less
2. Open data project
– Collaboration including Universities UK, Open Data Institute and Jisc
– Competition and BookMart app
3. What’s next?
– Some potential uses for open reading list data
– Discuss!

3. 1. Background to Jisc
Reading lists as open data - MTRLC 2016

4. 1. Background to Jisc
What Jisc does:
› Delivers shared digital infrastructure and services for
universities and colleges
› Brokers sector-wide deals with IT vendors and
commercial publishers
› Provides expert and trusted advice and practical
assistance

5. 1. Background to Jisc
› Janet network

6. 1. Background to Jisc
› Janet network

7. 1. Background to Jisc
Netflix
Voicenet
Akamai
Virgin Radio
Bogons
Logicalis UK
Pipex / GXN
BBC
Datahop
InTechnology
INUK
Simplecall
LINX multicast
Gamma
Google
Simplecall
Redstone
Updata
aql
Voicenet
Google
Limelight
Limelight
Akamai
BTnet
Init7
Amazon
Microsoft EU (viaTN)
Telekom Malaysia
Globelynx
10Gbit/s
1Gbit/s
100Gbit/s
GÉANT
GÉANT+
LINX
Microsoft EU (viaTW)
Total external connectivity ≈ 1Tbit/s
Leeds
Akamai
Google
VM for LGfLInTechnology
NHS N3
Exa Networks
Synetrix BBC (HD 4K pilots)
One Connect
Glasgow
&
Edinburgh
HEAnet
BBC (Pacific Quay)
Gamma
BBC (HD 4K pilots)
NHS N3
SWAN (Glas)
SWAN (Edin)
Manchester
Telecity
Harbour
Exch.
Telehouse
North &
West
VM for LGfL
RM for Schools
VM for LGfL
RM for Schools
GlobalTransit
Tata
IXManchester
IXLeeds
GlobalTransit
Level3
GlobalTransit
Level3

8. 1. Background to Jisc
Consortial
Negotiation
Jisc
Collections
Journals
Books
Databases
Archives
Multimedia
Subscription
and
Purchasing
Jisc
Collections
website
Ebooks
tracking and
decision
support
JUSP and
KB+
Usage
tracking
JUSP
Licence
management
and info
Jisc
Collections
web site
KB+
SHERPA
ROMeO
Entitlement
tracking
KB+
SUNCAT
Perpetual
Access
KB+
Keepers
Registry
› Jisc services for libraries

9. 1. Background to Jisc

10. 1. Background to Jisc

11. 1. Background to Jisc

12. 1. Background to Jisc
› Doing more
for less

13. 2. Open data project
Reading lists as open data - MTRLC 2016

14. 2. Open data project
https://theodi.org/news/odi-uuk-and-top-uk-universities-launch-project-to-unlock-open-data-potential-in-higher-education

15. 2. Open data project
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Pages/Open_data_higher_education.aspx

16. 2. Open data project
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Pages/Open_data_higher_education.aspx

17. 2. Open data project
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/highereducation/Pages/Open_data_higher_education.aspx

18. 2. Open data project

19. 2. Open data project

20. 2. Open data project
https://youtu.be/alsYm7jWrro

21. 2. Open data project
http://docs.talisrl.apiary.io/

22. 3. What’s next?
Reading lists as open data - MTRLC 2016

23. 3. What’s next?
Some potential uses of open reading list data
› Identify in demand texts for national deals
– Requires common standard(s) for data harvesting & probably
some data normalisation too
› Monitor take up of / opportunities for open textbooks
› Discover potential new texts for your own reading
lists from equivalent courses elsewhere
› Head’s up re books that could be weeded out
http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/hec

24. 3. What’s next?
Photo CC-BY-NC-ND
Flickr user selias22
Other than supporting students in their studies, what
use is a reading list? Discuss!
› What does/can the Library do with it?
› What does/can the academic departments do with it?
› What does/can the institution (as a whole) do with it?
› What more could you do if you had access to reading
list data from other institutions?
› What are the barriers (if any) that would prevent your
institution from sharing list reading list data?

25. That’s all folks…
Except where otherwise noted, this
work is licensed under CC-BY
Martin Hamilton
Futurist, Jisc, London
@martin_hamilton
martin.hamilton@jisc.ac.uk
Reading lists as open data - MTRLC 2016