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 ===== Single digital presence for UK public libraries =====
-[[https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/british-library-to-prototype-uk-wide-digital-platform/ |Single Digital Presence project aims to provide a service for all public libraries]]. UKAuthority web site 4th May 2020
+[[https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/single-digital-presence-libraries|The Single Digital Presence for UK public libraries project get further £3.4m funding]]. "one national platform that can host library-curated content and services, showcase exhibitions as well as promote two-way traffic with local library websites, giving national visibility to local events and collections" **Arts Council [blog] 3 June 2021**
+[[https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/british-library-to-prototype-uk-wide-digital-platform/|Single Digital Presence project aims to provide a service for all public libraries]]. UKAuthority web site 4th May 2020
 The British Library has begun work on a prototype of a UK-wide digital platform for public libraries.It has begun the work over the past few days with its delivery partner, public sector digital services specialist dxw, to test the concept as part of its Single Digital Presence project.
-**[[https://www.bl.uk/britishlibrary/~/media/bl/global/about us/freedom of information/publication scheme/3 priorities/1 strategic plans/five approaches to a single digital presence.pdf|DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES]]** : FIVE APPROACHES TO A ‘SINGLE DIGITAL PRESENCE’ A report by the British Library for Arts Council England and Carnegie UK Trust. June 2019
+**[[https://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/publications/digital-transformation-for-uk-public-libraries-five-approaches-to-a-single-digital-presence/|DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FOR UK PUBLIC LIBRARIES**]]** : FIVE APPROACHES TO A ‘SINGLE DIGITAL PRESENCE’ A report by the British Library for Arts Council England and Carnegie UK Trust. June 2019
 From the **[[https://www.bl.uk/press-releases/2019/june/new-research-proposes-five-options-for-a-digital-presence-in-public-libraries|Press Release]]:**
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 ==== Unified Digital Platform for All Libraries in England ====
-Press Release 6 February 2015
+March 2015: The Society of Chief Librarians is working to create a [[https://www.bibliocommons.com/news/2015/3/5/bibliocommons-working-with-the-society-of-chief-librarians-to-develop-plan-for-unified-digital-platform-for-public-libraries-in-england|unified digital platform]] for public library resources aimed at increasing use of libraries by existing and potential customers "The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has begun work to envision a unified digital platform for all public libraries in England. This new digital platform for public libraries will improve how library customers can access, understand, and use the information and resources that libraries provide, including book catalogues, digital resources, IT training, events calendars, and library locations and opening hours. This web platform will help bring new users into public libraries, both virtually and physically, and enrich the library experience for existing customers.As a result of a public tender for the work, SCL appointed BiblioCommons, a Canadian company that works to transform how libraries serve communities online. The initial phase of the project, which is funded by a £30,000 grant from Arts Council England, will research consumer and library sector needs and create a vision and roadmap for the unified digital platform. Work on stage 1 is expected to complete at the end of March 2015."
-The Society of Chief Librarians is working to create a unified digital platform for public library resources aimed at increasing use of libraries by existing and potential customers "The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has begun work to envision a unified digital platform for all public libraries in England. This new digital platform for public libraries will improve how library customers can access, understand, and use the information and resources that libraries provide, including book catalogues, digital resources, IT training, events calendars, and library locations and opening hours. This web platform will help bring new users into public libraries, both virtually and physically, and enrich the library experience for existing customers.As a result of a public tender for the work, SCL appointed BiblioCommons, a Canadian company that works to transform how libraries serve communities online. The initial phase of the project, which is funded by a £30,000 grant from Arts Council England, will research consumer and library sector needs and create a vision and roadmap for the unified digital platform. Work on stage 1 is expected to complete at the end of March 2015."
-**(see below for details of the Invitation to Tender)**
 ==== Universal Digital Platform : Concept Development and Test ====
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 ==== Access to research ====
-A national service for discovery and delivery of academic journal articles From January 2014, over 1.5 million academic articles are available, free of charge, in participating public libraries across the UK. Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world’s best academic papers through their local libraries, a result of a unique collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free.
+[[http://www.accesstoresearch.org.uk/|Access to research]] is a national service for discovery and delivery of academic journal articles. From January 2014, over 1.5 million academic articles are available, free of charge, in participating public libraries across the UK. Students, independent researchers and small businesses can now access many of the world’s best academic papers through their local libraries, a result of a unique collaboration between librarians and publishers, who have made their journal content available for free.
-==== National (reference) inquiry service ====
+==== National Interlending - UnityUK ™ ====
-The bookmark your library portal also provides a link to the '[[http://The%20Ask%20a%20Librarian%20service%20is%20powered%20by%20Enquire%20-%20a%20collaboration%20%20of%20libraries%20in%20the%20UK%20and%20US.%20%20You%20can%20chat%20with%20a%20librarian%20in%20real%20time%20or%20can%20email%20your%20questions%20and%20simply%20wait%20for%20the%20answer.%20%20http://www.bookmarkyourlibrary.org.uk/index.php?page=ask-a-question|Ask a Librarian' service]] a collaboration of libraries in the UK and US. User can chat with a librarian in real time or can email questions. The services is powered by //Enquire//  from OCLC.
+[[http://oclc.org/en-UK/unityuk.html|UnityUK]] is web-based resource sharing and interlibrary loan (ILL) service for librarians that enables them to meet ILL requests from users from a national network of resources. Provided by OCLC in partnership with The Combined Regions (TCR), UnityUK is a national network for resource sharing. UnityUK brings together the union catalogues previously known as UnityWeb, LinkUK and RevealWeb into one single union catalogue. In addition UnityUK allows staff users to search other data sets/union catalogues such as COPAC and the British Library files.
+==== Welsh National Catalogue ====
+Since 2008 there has been all-Wales library catalogue. Cat Cymru at [[https://libraries.wales/find-a-book/|https://libraries.wales/find-a-book/]] and an all-Wales library portal since 2006 at [[https://libraries.wales/|https://libraries.wales/]]
+“The catalogue is cross-sector and users can also request the item that they find from their local public library service. The portal and the cross-catalogue search is led by the National Library of Wales, funded by the Welsh Government.”
 ==== Registry of libraries: The WorldCat Registry ====
-The WorldCat Registry is a Web-based directory for libraries and library consortia. "It is an authoritative single source for information that defines institutional identity, services, relationships, contacts and other key data often shared with third parties."
+The [[https://www.worldcat.org/webservices/registry/xsl/about|WorldCat Registry ]]is a Web-based directory for libraries and library consortia. "It is an authoritative single source for information that defines institutional identity, services, relationships, contacts and other key data often shared with third parties."
-===== Past (failed) attempts to create a national infrastructure/catalogue =====
+===== Past (deceased) attempts to create a national infrastructure/catalogue =====
 ==== Bookmark your Library [now deceased] ====
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 FABLibraries is the current instance of the Combined Regions/OCLC initiative described below. It provides access to more than 149 UK public library catalogues in a single search. It will link you to the library’s own website, tell you if it is available so you can get your local library to borrow it for you, and will even show you library locations on a map and the distance from where you are.
-==== National Interlending - UnityUK ™ ====
+====== Some further history ======
-[[http://oclc.org/en-UK/unityuk.html|UnityUK]] is web-based resource sharing and interlibrary loan (ILL) service for librarians that enables them to meet ILL requests from users from a national network of resources. Provided by OCLC in partnership with The Combined Regions (TCR), UnityUK is a national network for resource sharing. UnityUK brings together the union catalogues previously known as UnityWeb, LinkUK and RevealWeb into one single union catalogue. In addition UnityUK allows staff users to search other data sets/union catalogues such as COPAC and the British Library files.
-==== Welsh National Catalogue ====
-Since 2008 there has been all-Wales library catalogue. Cat Cymru at [[https://libraries.wales/find-a-book/|https://libraries.wales/find-a-book/]] and an all-Wales library portal since 2006 at [[https://libraries.wales/|https://libraries.wales/]]
-“The catalogue is cross-sector and users can also request the item that they find from their local public library service. The portal and the cross-catalogue search is led by the National Library of Wales, funded by the Welsh Government.”
-====== Some history ======
 **[[http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/aug/30/public-library-electronic-catalogue-25jan11?CMP=twt_gu|UK to get national public library e-catalogue]][[http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/aug/30/public-library-electronic-catalogue-25jan11?CMP=twt_g|.]]**Plans to launch a web based UK national public library catalogue have been announced by The Combined Regions and the Online Computer Library Center'' Guardian Government Computing. 30 August 2011

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