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Work Package 3 - Move To 'Live' Service

Objective:

To scale up the EThOS prototype system to a configuration appropriate for live working at the volumes and throughput expected when the system goes live.

Work Package 3 will lead on:-

  • undertaking initial load testing
  • 'live' hardware installation
  • 'live' software installation and configuration
  • loading records and material onto the live system
  • hardware sizing and purchase
  • admin support interface development
  • functionality testing
  • preparing the tender for the digitisation scanner
  • preparation of digitisation studio build
  • testing of digitisation studio

About the Work Package Leader:

Anthony Troman is a project manager qualified to PRINCE2 Practitioner level with 17 years practical experience of successfully delivering projects in a library environment and beyond. He has worked for 13 years at the British Library developing systems in a number of areas, including full UKMARC bibliographic cataloguing, acquisition and access. He was WP Leader on 3 of the 8 EThOS project workpackages (Central Hub development, Digitisation and Business Model). He sat on the EThOS Project Board and will take the delivered system into full operation at the British Library.

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fillerEThOS will:

Improving research theses access to those who need it

Improving post graduate research knowledge transfer to students

Creating a one stop electronic shop for all UK Theses

Promoting UK Higher Education post graduate research to the world

Contributing to the global knowledge pool