Over the ShoulderOver the Shoulder

Derek LawDerek Law

PresciencePrescience

““The WWW is clearly an The WWW is clearly an important tool for many important tool for many applications and is expected applications and is expected to be so for some years to to be so for some years to come” come”

(AGOCG, 1995) (AGOCG, 1995)

The 1991 Agenda: The 1991 Agenda: TeachingTeaching

Specifying a student computer to extend Specifying a student computer to extend ownershipownership

The virtual laboratoryThe virtual laboratory Software and courseware provisionSoftware and courseware provision Student supportStudent support Information site licencesInformation site licences

The 1991 Agenda: The 1991 Agenda: ResearchResearch

Information filtering and navigation Information filtering and navigation toolstools

Training in information managementTraining in information management Site licensesSite licenses Working with publishers on new Working with publishers on new

modelsmodels

The 1991 Agenda: The 1991 Agenda: AdministrationAdministration

The MAC InitiativeThe MAC Initiative Shared data with EuropeShared data with Europe Paper free financial transactionsPaper free financial transactions Training of staffTraining of staff Acceptance of e-mailAcceptance of e-mail

The 1991 Agenda: The 1991 Agenda: Academic ServicesAcademic Services

Convergence – or notConvergence – or not Shifting resource into support as Shifting resource into support as

students start to use ITstudents start to use IT Dropping unit of resourceDropping unit of resource Bandwidth (the 300 baud modem)Bandwidth (the 300 baud modem) StandardsStandards Information StrategiesInformation Strategies

The (J)ISC AgendaThe (J)ISC Agenda

Information strategiesInformation strategies Datasets policy developmentDatasets policy development A Libraries Initiative A Libraries Initiative Infrastructure to support teaching Infrastructure to support teaching

and learningand learning Electronic document deliveryElectronic document delivery IPRIPR SuperJANET rollout to some SuperJANET rollout to some

universitiesuniversities

ConclusionConclusion

“The function of the expert is not to be more right than other people, But to be wrong for more sophisticated reasons” (David Butler, 1969)

Infrastructure we got right Infrastructure we got right - and wrong- and wrong

RIGHTRIGHT BIDS, UKOLN, COPAC, AHDS, BUBL, EEVL, BIDS, UKOLN, COPAC, AHDS, BUBL, EEVL,

EDINA, MIMAS, National Cache, Mailbase, EDINA, MIMAS, National Cache, Mailbase, ATHENS, HENSA, CHEST, BUFVC, AriadneATHENS, HENSA, CHEST, BUFVC, Ariadne

International Co-operation – CNI, NSF, OzInternational Co-operation – CNI, NSF, Oz WRONG TIMINGWRONG TIMING

ROADS, Resource Discovery, National Site ROADS, Resource Discovery, National Site Licensing, OAI, HENSA, BUBLLicensing, OAI, HENSA, BUBL

RIGHT QUESTION WRONG ANSWERRIGHT QUESTION WRONG ANSWER AGOCG, Database Resources Research GroupAGOCG, Database Resources Research Group NESLINESLI

The [Right] Five The [Right] Five PrinciplesPrinciples

Free at the point of useFree at the point of use Subscription not transaction basedSubscription not transaction based

Universality of disciplinesUniversality of disciplines Universality of levelsUniversality of levels Commonality of interfacesCommonality of interfaces Common mass instruction Common mass instruction

programmesprogrammes

Right AttitudeRight AttitudeThe intention is to initiate and drive change,

“to shape the dialogue and debate”

NOT simply to respond to change.

Brindley and Law, 1997

To Do ListTo Do List

Skype and VoIPSkype and VoIP ShibbollethShibbolleth OAIOAI E-science and E-collection strategyE-science and E-collection strategy IPRIPR Location Independent WorkingLocation Independent Working Continue international activityContinue international activity ImagesImages