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]	Afara Al-Shamsi	LKS Manager [LKSS]
Stephen Ayre	LKS Manager [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
Angela Page	OA/LR [South]	Fran Wilkie	NICE
Emma Young	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