Strategic Content Alliance blog

We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural Strategic Content Alliance Wales Forum. Places for this event are strictly limited. This event is designed for people involved in policy and strategy for digital content as well as those involved in the creation of digital content for lifelong learning.

Read on to find out more about the inaugural Wales Forum and to see the agenda.

In order for the SCA to progress its mission to build a UK Content Framework, it is integral that we collaborate with the devolved administrations specifically and agencies and organisations with a Scottish, Northern Ireland and Welsh perspective more broadly. We see this event as an opportunity to share knowledge and seek input from Welsh experts. We very much look forward to introducing the work of the SCA, learning more about the Welsh environment, and looking at how we can work together.

Aims

• To introduce the work of the Strategic Content Alliance and JISC
• Demonstrate SCA work in specific areas including Licensing and Audience Analysis as well as the work of JISC Collections and the UK Access Management Federation
• To learn more about the Welsh environment and how we can work together

Overview

The Strategic Content Alliance aims to:

• assess and document the political, technical, cultural and organisational barriers which currently inhibit closer coordination and recommending how these should best be addressed
• analyse and model the potential for real convergence between the infrastructure and services provided by the sponsoring organisations to support enhanced engagement with online resources
• synthesise our findings into the content framework, of standards and good practices which will include an action plan for future coordination

Forum details

Date: 12 February 2008
Time: 10.00-15.30
Venue: Park Plaza Cardiff, Civic Suite 5, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff CF10 3AL

We would be extremely grateful if you could indicate your availability by emailing Emma Beer (e.beer@jisc.ac.uk). Please note that spaces are limited so we encourage you to register your interest at your earliest opportunity.

A buffet lunch will be provided. Please indicate any dietary or accessibility requirements. If for any reason you are unable to attend, please feel free to nominate an expert colleague or representative to attend in your place.

Outputs

A briefing paper summarising the findings of the forum will be available here on the blog.

Agenda

10.00-10.30 Registration and tea/coffee

10.30-10.40 Welcome Andrew Green, National Library of Wales

10.40-11.10 Introduction to the Strategic Content Alliance Stuart Dempster, JISC

11.10-11.40 Case Study (Licencing and Procurement) Ceri Skinner, National Library of Wales

11.40-12.10 Case Study (Audience analysis) Chris Batt, SCA Consultant

12.10-12.40 Questions and Answers

12.40-13.30 Lunch

13.30-13.55 The Welsh Environment Mary Ellis, Head of Collections CyMAL

13.55-14.15 The Welsh Environment and the SCA: Discussion Led by Stuart Dempster

14.15-14.45 Break Out Groups A, B, C (10 per group)

A) Licensing (Ceri Skinner)
B) Audience Analysis (Chris Batt, SCA Consultant)
C) UK Access Management Federation (Nicole Harris, JISC)

14.45-15.15 Feedback from break out groups

15.15-15.30 Summing up and Close by Stuart Dempster