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Cranfield University Information and Library Service is the
lead partner in a new project called MAGiC (Managing Access
to Grey Literature Collections) funded jointly by the
British Library's Co-operation and Partnership Fund and the
(JISC) Research Support Libraries Fund. MAGiC is one of
only 19 projects to be funded nationwide from this fund.
Project partners are: the British Library Document Supply
Centre; the Defence Research and Evaluation Centre;
Loughborough University; the Public Record Office and Sirsi.
The aim of the MAGiC project is to enhance awareness,
access and utilisation of key collection of technical
reports (otherwise known as grey literature) for the
benefit of the UK engineering community. The development of
the JISC Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER)
has yet to address the technical report literature. Thus,
one aim of the MAGiC consortia is to raise awareness of the
importance and value of such information for scientists and
engineers. Key outcomes and benefits will include: a
directory of grey literature providing more accurate
information on the location and composition of key
collections; case studies on the issues involved in
collection rationalisation leading to greater openess in
the disposition of public records; and the production of a
collection analysis methodology for the prioritisation of
digitisation decisions. Most importantly, MAGiC will lay
the foundations for the development of a National Reports
Catalogue and will establish a digital engineering
technical report archive using Cranfield's digital media
archive, Hyperion, from Sirsi.
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Dr Hazel Woodward, University Librarian and
Director of Cranfield University Press,
Cranfield University, Cranfield,
Bedfordshire MK43 0AL.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +44(0)1234 754446
Fax: +44(0)1234 752391
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