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SCOTT GIBBENS
Biography:
Scott Gibbens has
a degree in Geography and IT and a post graduate diploma in Information
and Library Management. He has worked in libraries in further
education, high education and the NHS for 10 years. Prior
to his current post he worked as an IT Manger at Wolverhampton City
PCT. Since August 2002 he has been NHS National Core Content
Project Manager, leading the procurement of a national collection
of resources in April 2003. He is closely involved in many
NHS projects including the National Library for Health and the NHS/HE
joint purchasing project.
Outside of work Scott has a love of both skiing and
cats but has yet to try and combine the two!
Title:
Managing the e-library
Summary:
NHS England now procures electronic
databases and journals centrally, on behalf of its 1.2 million staff,
through the National Core Content project. The work has achieved
significant cost savings and has made access available much more
seamlessly for end users.
We now have
the potential to explore national procurement in other areas, such
as document delivery and library management systems – but how far
can centralisation be taken without weakening the quality of service
received by end users? And how will the role of the librarian,
and the decisions they take on local service delivery, change?
This session
will explore these NHS initiatives and discuss transferability to
other sectors. It will cover:
- Electronic resources in the NHS – before and
after centralisation;
- Carrying out a national procurement for e-resources
and the benefits to be gained from wide area collaboration;
- Potential developments over the next three years;
- The changing role of local library services;
- Interactive session on moving from print to electronic
resources in collection development;
- Feedback from delegates.
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