American Library Association (ALA)
Chicago IL, July 9 – 15 2009
Session: Sunday, July 12, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Meg Bellinger, Associate University Librarian, Yale University Library
John Scally, Director of University Collections, University of Edinburgh
Beth McKillop, Keeper, Asian Department, and Director of Collections, Victoria & Albert Museum
Moderator: Jennifer Schaffner, OCLC Research
The Horse comes to the Library LAMs at Edinburgh ALA Chicago 12 July
1. THE UNIVERSITY OF
EDINBURGH
The Horse comes to the Library, or
Collaboration and Convergence of LAMs
at the University of Edinburgh.
John Scally
Director of University Collections
2. Elements:
Background - UoE LAMs
Mooring
Space & Collaboration
OCLC RLG-LAM
University Collections Digital
Collaboration Stories
The Horse
3. University of Edinburgh LAMs
Vital Statistics:
- 30KM+ of Special Collections.
- 2,000 Fine Art pieces (including 400 portraits); 4,000 Musical Instruments; 300,000 Geological
specimens; 10,000 Anatomy specimens; 20,000 Natural History items; 2,000 Chemistry objects.
- 14 Library sites.
- 9 sites of formally recognised University Collections.
- Audited & distributed museum & cultural objects across the University ca. 1,200 items.
4. UNIVERSITY
COLLECTIONS
Special
Collections
SC
Museums
Support &
Development
Talbot Rice
Art Gallery
University
Archives
SC
EUCHMI
Historic
Musical
Instruments
Digital
Imaging
Unit
SC
Conservation
Digital Projects
& Innovation
Lothian
Health
Services
Archive
Fine Art
Collection
Natural
History
Collection
Cockburn
Geological
Museum
Anatomy
Collection
School of
Scottish
Studies
Archive
Polish
School
of
Medicine
CRC
based
MooringMooring
5. Digital Imaging Unit Special Collections and
University Archives
Lothian Health
Services Archive
Conservation
Talbot Rice
Gallery
EUCHMI
Historic
Musical
Instruments
Fine Art Collection
Cockburn Geological Museum Natural History Collection & Museum School of Scottish Studies Archive
Polish School of Medicine Collection Anatomy Collection
Museums Support
& Development
Projects &
Innovation
6. Collaboration
-- Outside the ‘Silos’ --
UC Senior Management Team
CRC Forum
Exhibitions Panel
Projects & Innovation Group
Web Development Group
Expert Seminars schedule
‘‘Silos’ = day to day managingSilos’ = day to day managing
Outside the Silos = strategic, planning, horizon scanning, impactOutside the Silos = strategic, planning, horizon scanning, impact
7. Silos of the LAMs Report :
UoE Collaborative Areas
Exploration of a federated search model
Enhancement of the acquisitions programme
11. The Horse comes to the Library
• Co-ordination &
Co-operation via
Unification 2002
• Co-operation &
Convergence in
digital
• Trust & Leadership
• Communications &
Co-location
• Real Benefits
• The Horse
Archives Hub; Vernon; Carmichael Watson Project Homepage (in Gaelic); The Walter Scott Digital Archive; The Cultural Collections Audit Object Collections Record. Also a number of digital collections in LUNA Insight
Darwin’s Edinburgh / Entangled Bank @ TRG Special Collections based show in one Gallery, Contemporary art in another. Exhibitions strategy for TRG changed to include collections-based exhibitions.