JISC Collections: Corporate Plan 2010-11
This plan sets out JISC Collections’ strategy for 2010-2011. It was developed through consultation and discussion with our member organisations.
Foreword Much has changed since our first corporate plan in 2006 and we have achieved many of our goals. Priorities have changed for our member organisations as they face financial uncertainties and have to deal with increasingly complex situations. We also face new challenges, as we seek to become a selffunding organisation, integrate our new colleagues into JISC Collections and manage our affairs across two offices. Making the move to a self-funding model and managing the transition successfully is of such critical importance that it merits a separate plan dedicated to that activity. This plan will therefore not deal with the issue of sustainability.
In the current uncertain and challenging financial environment, we need more than ever to deliver efficiency gains to our members through the effective management and procurement of digital content, while at the same time giving our staff the tools and confidence to meet these challenges.
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Setting the context
JISC Collections is not a lobby or pressure group but we have a role in presenting the needs of our members to publishers and other suppliers of content. Equally, JISC Collections does not ‘sell’ publishers’ content – but we will explore how we can ‘kite mark’ resources to indicate that they are fit for purpose and that they comply with the appropriate industry standards.
As a shared service, our resources are focused on providing efficiencies by delivering our core services. However, partnerships with other agencies may allow us to ‘refer’ members to other appropriate organisations for specific help outside our domain.
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