Background
Our staff, students, researchers, and external readers use the core, frontline Library service to access and find books, journals, and resources in all formats within, and external to, the Library Buildings.
Project Objective
The Library Management System (LMS) discovery project aims to take a user-centric focus to define the requirements and specification for a new library management system. Alongside this, the project will conduct an analysis of the workflows, the processes, and the integration options for such a system. The team will also produce a review of the LMS and Archive Management Systems marketplaces globally in order to prepare the business case for investment in a new LMS. Developing the business case for a new, improved system that is responsive to the needs of faculty and students will directly, positively impact all constituents across the University.
By ensuring a people-focus, the project team will be engaging key stakeholders which include faculty, students, library staff, researchers, and external readers. Given it's discovery-focus, this project will produce the outputs listed below.
Project Benefits
Selection of a new LMS, along with associated reading list and archives management systems.
Full assessment of the project requirements.
Analysis of the marketplace and solution providers.
Project Team
The project team will be composed of a Project Manager from the Library, along with two project officers also based in the library. The project steering group will comprise representatives from the Library, UCD POST, IT Services, the Procurement Office, to name a few.
Project Owner
Arlene Healy
Business Manager
Director of Collections and Digital Services
UCD Library
Samantha Drennan
Project Manager
Head of Library IT
UCD Library
Project Timeline
The discovery phase of this project is anticipated to span 12 months, commencing in 2024.
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August 2023
Presentation to UMT SG
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March 2024
Project Commences; Appoint Project Officers
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April 2024
Commence Business Plan Preparation
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March 2025
Submit Business Plan
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June 2025
Business Plan Approval