Importance for JISC of Agora work / Lessons learned
CAVEATS FOR PRESENTATION
DP not involved in CLD formulation
CLD theory not strong suit of DP
Assuming some knowledge of Agora Project by attendees
CLD USED BY AGORA
RIDING / MLO / Agora CLDs
Using VDX as base system
USE OF CLDS BY AGORA
Philosophy / Architecture
CLDs at the heart of Agora concept of multiple resource discovery & use
Used to provide guide to the aggregation of resources into ‘landscapes’ and as a guide to the resources themselves
Some limits to use as ‘aggregator-searcher’ as only one attribute at a time searchable at moment
Linked to target / database information in VDX – no CLD, no resource for searching
CLDs themselves held within VDX
Numbers & Type
Approximately 50 CLDs in the system at moment; all resources in system at moment are those agreed to between all Associates
Resources include catalogues, gateways, commercial databases, other media (e.g ELISE/HELIX)
Content & Input
CLD content very limited at moment – CLDs input in simple form just to get resource searchable
No standardization of content – content determined by DP
Input of content all done by Agora Project staff save for Library Associate ‘home resources’
FUTURE OF CLDS WITHIN AGORA
Agora Project to ‘fill in’ the CLDs common to all systems
Each associate will be able / encouraged to add own CLDs in next phase of Project
Agora Project to ‘fill in’ the CLDs common to all systems
Each associate will be able / encouraged to add own CLDs in next phase of Project
New work on CLDs appear to move away from RIDING / MLO / Agora schema – FDI not following the Agora schema
Agora sticking with the RIDING schema as the important thing within the Agora Project is to test the use of the CLD concept, not to agree on a specific schema
IMPORTANCE / LESSONS LEARNED
Important for JISC because this is a realworld implementation in a very wide context (much wider & more diverse array of resources than Clumps)
Lesson #1 – ensure that succession planning is in place – FDI not following up Agora schema – this limits utility & development of Agora
