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The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) issued two circulars this
week inviting bids from FE and HE insitutions for a number of development
activities. Further information is outlined below.
JISC CIRCULAR 1/02: FOCUS ON ACCESS TO INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES PROGRAMME
(FAIR)
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Addressed to Heads of Further and Higher Education Institutions funded by
the English, Scottish and Welsh HEFCs and FEFCs and by DEL, Northern Ireland
Copied to Directors of Information Services, Learning Resource Managers,
JISC Committee Members, JISC Executive, JISC Regional Support Centres, JISC
Services
This Circular invites proposals under the Focus on Access to Information
Resources (FAIR) Programme to support access to and sharing of institutional
content within Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) and to allow
intelligence to be gathered about the technical, organisational and cultural
challenges of these processes. The deadline for submitting responses to this
call is 5.00pm on Thursday 28th February 2002. The programme will contribute
to developing the mechanisms and supporting services to allow the submission
and sharing of content generated by the HE/FE community.
Proposals are invited from FE and HE institutions funded via the UK funding
bodies. Proposals are invited from single institutions or consortia.
Partnership arrangements may be developed outside the sector (for example
with learned society publishers, the library, museum and archive sector),
though the lead body must be part of the FE or HE community and funds can
only be allocated through the lead site.
JISC funded services are also invited to submit proposals in partnership
with colleges and universities, in particular to explore the use of the
harvesting of the metadata that is disclosed into services. In pursuing
proposals services are reminded that it will be important not to duplicate
the work currently funded under the JISC-DNER Development Programme.
For further information about this Circular please see:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/pub02/c01_02.html
JISC CIRCULAR 2/02: EXCHANGE FOR LEARNING (X4L)
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Addressed to Heads of Further and Higher Education Institutions funded by
the English, Scottish and Welsh HEFCs and FEFCs and by DEL, Northern Ireland
Copied to Directors of Information Services, Learning Resource Managers,
JISC Committee Members, JISC Executive, JISC Regional Support Centres, JISC
Services
The Circular invites proposals under the Exchange for Learning Programme
(X4L) to explore the re-purposing of existing and forthcoming JISC funded
content suitable for use in learning. The deadline for submitting responses
to this call is 5.00pm on Thursday 28th February 2002. The programme will
also encompass content created by other bodies and agencies active in this
area where intellectual property rights allow for educational use in FE and
HE, or can be negotiated. The X4L Programme is also supported by BECTa/NLN,
Learning and Teaching Scotland (NGFL), and the LTSN. This programme will
contribute to developing the mechanisms and supporting services to allow the
submission and sharing of content generated by and of interest to the FEand
HE community.
Proposals are invited from FE and HE institutions funded via the UK funding
bodies. Proposals are invited from single institutions or consortia.
Partnerships are actively encouraged with owners or suppliers of relevant
content although funds can only be allocated through a lead FE or HE site.
In issuing this call for proposals JISC is particularly concerned to ensure
that the FE sector is enabled to bid under the programme and should contact
their local Regional Support Centre for help and guidance in submitting
proposals.
JISC funded services are also invited to submit proposals in partnership
with colleges and universities to explore the re-purposing of existing
content to meet specific learning objectives within the context of specific
curricula. It is important that this activity does not duplicate the effort
that has gone in to other initiatives e.g. the JISC-DNER Learning and
Teaching Programme and the Teaching and Learning Technology Programme
(TLTP).
For further information about this Circular please see:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/pub02/c02_02.html
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JISC Executive
18th January 2002
Susan M Eales
Collections Manager - FE
JISC DNER
Strand Bridge House
138-142 The Strand
LONDON. WC2R 1HH
Tel: 020 7848 2495
Fax: 020 7848 2939
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