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JISC & SCONUL LMS Study Report – March 2008

JISC & SCONUL Library Management Systems Study
An Evaluation and horizon scan of the current library management systems and related systems landscape for UK higher education March 2008

Sero Consulting Ltd with Glenaffric Ltd and Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Veronica Adamson, Paul Bacsich, Ken Chad, David Kay, Jane Plenderleith

www.sero.co.uk

JISC & SCONUL LMS Study Report – March 2008

Section 1 – Executive Summary & Key Messages -1-

JISC & SCONUL LMS Study Report – March 2008

Contents

CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................................................2 SECTION 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & KEY MESSAGES.................................................................................4 SECTION 2 - SUMMARY REPORT .........................................................................................................................11 SECTION 3 - HORIZON SCAN ................................................................................................................................24 SECTION 4 - LIBRARY SURVEY............................................................................................................................49 SECTION 5 – VENDOR PERSPECTIVES................................................................................................................62 SECTION 6 - REFERENCE GROUP FEEDBACK...................................................................................................80 SECTION 7 - MAKING DECISIONS (A GUIDE FOR LIBRARIANS)...................................................................92 APPENDIX 1 - SURVEY DATA .............................................................................................................................101 APPENDIX 2 - VENDOR PROFILES

Bibliography: 15 16 ‘EThOS – the Electronic Theses Online Service’, 2007, http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/publications/pub_ethosbp.aspx