Higher Education Archives
Programme #HEAP
Action plan
Tina Morton & Matt Greenhall
Engagement Managers
18 September 2015
Higher Education Archives Programme #HEAP
2014-15
Tailored support
Wider Network
Set up Steering Group
Network development
Investigate feasibility
of using existing
Jiscmail HE list
2015-16
Engagement Manager mapping and visits to
services
Possible follow up activity
Tailored support and
guidance
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Look at links with DCDC
conference
Organise Network meetings
Business planning with network
Wider Network
Compile list of specialist networks and provide
contacts & specialist areas on TNA website
Stakeholder mapping,
looking at strategic players
including funders*
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Case study development
Identify themes
Link to corporate TNA mapping
Research phase
Relationship building
Work up 3-4 case studies to go on RLUK UDC Hub
and/or TNA website
Possibly to include:
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Accreditation (Bradford)
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Teaching skills (Falmouth)
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Increase internal profile (Cadbury Research
Centre)
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Joint services / Partnership working (Hull)
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Research resource profile e.g., Warwick
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REF/Impact assessment
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Object based learning (UofA London)
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New research areas e.g. BT records used in
linguistics study of business
Relationship building
developed to include TNA
directors and CEOs office
Case studies: Research and Teaching
Research published at the start of the
year into archives working with
academia.
Highlighted the important contribution
archives can make to REF, including
impact agenda.
- Also wider contributions to
teaching and the TEF.
REF/TEF
Joint work between TNA and RLUK to
collate REF Impact Case Studies.
- Publication online through Unique
and Distinct Collections Hub.
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Archive Service
Accreditation workshop
Link Archive Service Accreditation workshop to
Network meeting
Skills Gap: Teaching
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Consult with Steering group
Potential network meeting
HE Academy to run sessions at TNA
Skills Gap: Teaching –
evaluation of
teaching/satisfaction/evide
nce
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Information gathering
Include National Student Survey
Promote TNA’s wider work
of interest
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Digital Preservation:
digitisation conference
UKCAD
Wider sector work
Language & know now
Commercial profile
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Skills audit in
consultation with
steering group
Evaluation framework
Training plan
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Internal discussions & scoping
Set up separate steering group
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Scoping
Investment bid
Possible Pilot: National
Collections Strategic
Framework
Research: Citation capture
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TNA research & RLUK initial Scoping
Link to steering group
Feature at network event
Research: Link to RLUK
research
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Identifying collecting drivers in HE
Impact of the REF on culture and heritage
organisations
Research: Impact &
Evidence framework
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Scoping
Bid for funding for Impact & Evidence
Framework
Research: Benchmarking
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Scoping
List of benchmarking resources
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Develop Impact and
Evidence Framework
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Research: Citation capture
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TNA research & RLUK initial Scoping
Link to steering group
Feature at network event
Research: Link to RLUK
research
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Identifying collecting drivers in HE
Impact of the REF on culture and heritage
organisations
Research: Impact &
Evidence framework
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Scoping
Bid for funding for Impact & Evidence
Framework
Research: Benchmarking
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Scoping
List of benchmarking resources
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Develop Impact and
Evidence Framework