It is nearly easter and although the access management D-Day is end of July, in many ways it’s actually right now. Institutions (and that means Libraries, It depts and Senior management together) will need to determine now where they actually want to be by August in order to implement whatever solution that they have chosen. For a significant number of FE institutions that means analysing their Library resources profile and IT skills and determing what they 1. want to do and b.what they can do.

Where they will be in August 2008 and more importantly Aug 2009 really has to start now. All the options are out there - don’t fall into one option later by a lack of decision now - prepare now! For many coming to the issue this late from a cold start, a stepped approach may well work best (one solution for this August while working to another longer term one by Aug 2009). Outsourcing, inhouse, IP - all options on the table - you’ll know whats best for your institution……