Resource Discovery Reference Group
The HEE Resource Discovery Team take advice from this reference group.
Membership includes NHS and HEI librarians, and colleagues from NICE.
Its role:
- Ensures work stream planning and activity reflects :
- the principles and values of Knowledge for Healthcare
- existing and emerging end-user and library staff needs
- Puts in place processes to effectively capture and understand end-user and library needs
- Ensures resource discovery and delivery activity at regional and local levels aligns and integrates with national strategy
- Identifies trends and developments
- Identifies and manage barriers and risks
- Ensures effective communication and engagement
- Promotes resources, systems and work stream outputs
- Identifies and exploits opportunities for partnership working
See the reference group’s terms of reference and minutes from previous meetings.
Membership of the group
Helen Bingham | HEE [Chair] | ||
Nicola Ager | LKS Librarian [M&E] | Kaye Bagshaw | LKS Manager [LKSS] |
Vicky Bramwell | LKS Manager [North] | Richard Bridgen | HEE [M&E] |
Alan Fricker | HEI LKS [LKSS] | Steve Glover | LKS [North] |
Helene Gorring | HEE [LKSS] | Franco Henwood | HEE [LKSS] |
Celestine Johnson | NICE | Gary Meades | LKS Manager [M&E] |
Catherine Micklethwaite | LKS Manager [South] | Lucy Reid | HEE [LKSS] |
Mark Salmon | NICE | Jenny Toller | HEE [South] |
Becky Williams | HEE [North] |
NALROM
Authentication and the Link Resolver are managed by the National Authentication and Link Resolver Operational Management [NALROM] Group.
It reports to the Knowledge for Healthcare Resource Discovery Reference Group.
Its purpose:
- Supports the effective administration of the authentication and link resolver systems used by the NHS in England.
- Ensures correct access and seamless linking for nationally, regionally and locally procured NHS content.
- Coordinates consistent and efficient delivery of the roles and responsibilities of administrators, as defined in the document OpenAthens and Link Resolver Administration: roles and responsibilities at national, regional and local level
See the NALROM’s terms of reference and minutes from previous meetings.
See OpenAthens and the National Link Resolver for more information.
Membership of the group
Jenny Toller | HEE [Chair] | ||
Helen Bingham | HEE | Andrew Craig | LR [North] |
Helene Gorring | HEE | James Kenney | Wolters Kluwer |
Phil Leahy | JISC | Catherine Micklethwaite | OA [South] |
Ric Paul | HEIs | Myriam Nelmes | OA/LR [LKSS] |
Ann Roberts | OA [North] | Ian Saunders | NICE |
Mike Sibson | OA/LR [LKSS] | Carrie Thompson | NICE |
Jenny Turner | OA/LR [LKSS] | Garbi Unzueta | Wolters Kluwer |
Helen Williams | OA/LR [South] | Fran Wilkie | NICE |
Liz Wright | OA/LR [M&E] |
SINC (Strategic Inter-Network Collaboration Group)
Manages the reciprocal inter-library loan and document supply scheme (INC) for NHS libraries in England.
Its purpose:
- Ensures NHS funded content is readily discoverable by NHS libraries to enable them to fulfil document supply across the NHS in England, efficiently and cost-effectively
- Ensures NHS library document supply is of a consistently high quality and meets/exceeds expectations of customers
- Ensures document supply considerations are included in HEE’s Knowledge for Healthcare Resource Discovery work.
See the SINC’s terms of reference and minutes from previous meetings.
See Inter-lending and Document Supply (ILDS) for more information.
Membership of the group
Jenny Toller | HEE [Chair] | ||
Richard Bridgen | MIDS | Morag Evans | SWIMS |
Helene Gorring | LENDS | Tricia Rey | SENDS |
Sharon Spingham | SENDS | Sue Steele | PANDDA |
Julie Stoppani | SENDS | Beverley Walsh | EDEN |