13 May 2020
Following meetings last year to discuss the way forward with transforming how libraries might acquire, use and share bibliographic metadata, Jisc has commissioned the next phase of the work that is now being referred to as ‘Plan M’.
Research Consulting will lead a six-month project to gather data that will inform a proposal that Jisc will present to libraries, data suppliers and infrastructure providers to re-model the library bibliographic metadata market place, using the National Bibliographic Knowledgebase as a catalyst for change.
Jisc has been successful in commissioning an experienced and expert group of consultants to help with the next phase of work:
- Rob Johnson – Research Consulting
- Claire Walsh – Research Consulting
- Tracey Clarke – Tracey Clarke Consulting
- Lorraine Estelle – Information Power
- Alicia Wise – Information Power
Headed up by Research Consulting, they will be spending the next six months gathering as much data as possible to help inform a realistic set of proposals that can then be presented to libraries and suppliers. They will approach libraries, data suppliers, infrastructure providers and expert groups with a set of questions designed to try and form the best possible picture of how much it currently costs everyone to: create, supply, acquire, manage, enhance, protect, share, transfer, integrate, aggregate and process the data.
More information on the next phase of this work can be found in a Jisc blog post by Neil Grindley.