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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
Elements:
 Background - UoE LAMs
 Mooring
 Space & Collaboration
 OCLC RLG-LAM
 University Collections Digital
 Collaboration Stories
 The Horse
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.
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
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
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
Silos of the LAMs Report :
UoE Collaborative Areas
 Exploration of a federated search model
 Enhancement of the acquisitions programme
University Collections Digital
Towards common platforms, common software, common standards
Collaboration
Stories
Special Collections to Fine Art Store
Charles Darwin
UoE LAMs
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
John Scally, University of Edinburgh
john.scally@ed.ac.uk

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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
  • 8. University Collections Digital Towards common platforms, common software, common standards
  • 9. Collaboration Stories Special Collections to Fine Art Store Charles Darwin
  • 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
  • 12. John Scally, University of Edinburgh john.scally@ed.ac.uk

Editor's Notes

  1. 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
  2. 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.