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NCRIS Roadmap Review Discussion Paper

this recently published paper has much interest for considering the future role of IS in supporting eresearch in particular. The report of the ICT Group especially reflects concerns within IS.
The Expert Working Groups and the ICT Strategy Group have prepared input to a discussion paper for consultation.
http://www.ncris.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/2CE4A0D5-AEC3-458A-B0DB-F85D9F9618B0/21214/NCRISRoadmapReviewDiscussionPaper_180408.pdf

Library Management System Study

http://www.kenchadconsulting.co.uk/images/stories/lmsstudy.pdf
A major study has just been published on the Integrated Library Management System market in UK Higher Education. It was commission by the UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and the Society of College, National and University Librarians (SCONUL)
This is a timely report, given that the Library is to review its own library systems. [...]

IS response to the Information Futures Commission Consultation Paper

Framework and ideasHow should we develop our scholarly information and technologies, services and infrastructure to achieve our research, learning, teaching and knowledge transfer aspirations over the next decade?