Project structure
On this page,
- Project Steering Group
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations Working Group
- Technical Advisory Group
- Project Implementation Team
- Project User Focus Group
- Early adopters and demonstrators
- Respository Support Network
Project Steering Group
The Project Steering Group will, oversee development of the Project, establish links across the University and facilitate wide dissemination of project deliverables at a strategic level.
| Project role | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Carole Goble | carole.a.goble@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Manager | Dr Phil Butler | p.butler@manchester.ac.uk |
| Vice President's Research Group Representative Research Office Representative |
Dr Andrew Walsh | andrew.m.walsh@manchester.ac.uk |
| Library Representative | Mrs Lorraine Beard | lorraine.beard@manchester.ac.uk |
| IT Services Representative | Mr Allan Copley | allan.copley@manchester.ac.uk |
| MIMAS Representative | Mr Vic Lyte | vic.lyte@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Representative | Professor Nick Higham | nick.higham@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Humanities Representative | Professor Steve Milner | stephen.j.milner@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Representative | ||
| Faculty of Life Sciences Representative | Professor Alan Dickson | alan.dickson@manchester.ac.uk |
| Electronic Theses and Dissertations Academic Sponsor and Working Group Chair | Professor Nigel Vincent | nigel.vincent@manchester.ac.uk |
| Academic Discipline Specific Representative(s) | Professor Pedro Mendes Professor Phil Withers |
pedro.mendes@manchester.ac.uk philip.withers@manchester.ac.uk |
Electronic Theses and Dissertations Working Group
The Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Working Group will discuss issues and decide recommendations around the adoption of ETDs at the University of Manchester. The group will also oversee the necessary works to implement ETDs. The group will report to the Project Steering Group and relevant stakeholder groups accordingly. The group includes representatives from key stakeholder communities.
| Project role | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Project Sponsor and Working Group Chair | Professor Nigel Vincent | nigel.vincent@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Manager | Dr Phil Butler | p.butler@manchester.ac.uk |
| University Graduate Education Team Representative | Ms Joanna Heaps | Joanna.Heaps@manchester.ac.uk |
| John Rylands University Library Representative | Ms Janet Barratt | janet.barratt@manchester.ac.uk |
| Teaching and Learning Support Office Representative | Mrs Miriam Graham | M.Graham@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Representative | Dr Jim Miles | jim.miles@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Humanities Representative | Dr Maria Nedeva | maria.nedeva@mbs.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Representative | Dr Pamela Vallely | pamela.j.vallely@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Life Sciences Representative | Dr Anna Lawless | anna.lawless@manchester.ac.uk |
Technical Advisory Group
The Technical Advisory Group will discuss topics around software and hardware architecture, implementation and maintenance. The group will monitor progress of the technical implementation against a roadmap of priorities as defined by the Project and agreed by the Project’s Steering Group.
| Project role | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Advisory Group Chair | Mr Allan Copley | allan.copley@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Manager | Dr Phil Butler | p.butler@manchester.ac.uk |
| John Rylands University Library Representative | Mrs Jennifer Curtis | jenny.curtis@manchester.ac.uk |
| IT Services Representative (Infrastructure) | Mr William McLaughlin | w.mclaughlin@manchester.ac.uk |
| IT Services Representative (Web Applications) | Mr David Cupit | dave.cupit@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Representative | Mr Anthony Taylor | anthony.taylor@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Humanities Representative | Mr David Risley | david.e.risley@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences Representative | Mr Mike Pigram | mike.pigram@manchester.ac.uk |
| Faculty of Life Sciences Representative | Mr Steve Hall | sphall@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Technical Developer | Mrs Nilani Ganeshwaran | nilani.ganeshwaran@manchester.ac.uk |
Project Implementation Team
The Project Implementation Team will undertake all major works in association with the appropriate University services, undertake all project management tasks, (including produce and maintain the project brief, project plan, communication plan, risk log and issues log) and establish quality assurance/sign-off mechanisms (in agreement with the Steering Group).
| Project role | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Project Manager | Dr Phil Butler | p.butler@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Software Developer (server- side technologies) | Mrs Nilani Ganeshwaran | nilani.ganeshwaran@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Support Assistant | Mr Scott Taylor | scott.taylor@manchester.ac.uk |
| Project Software Developer (client-side technologies) | Mr Tom Grahame | Thomas.Grahame@manchester.ac.uk |
| PA support | Miss Erica Mackay | Erica.Mackay@manchester.ac.uk |
| Graduate Trainee | Mr Mark Los | mark.los@manchester.ac.uk |
Project User Focus Group
The Project User Focus Group will include individuals from across the university at all levels and who are intended users of the repository. It will provide a platform to gauge user expectations and acceptance, test development iterations and capture requirements.
Membership of the Project user Focus Group is to be established.
Early adopters and demonstrators
The Project will accomodate early adopters and demonstrators that are of ‘real-world’ relevance and value. These will provide demonstration materials for subsequent advocacy efforts, and provide a reference point for capturing user requirements and assessing user expectations.
Early adopters are,
- Research outputs of Project Steering Group members
- Research outputs submitted as part of RAE2008
- National Centre for eSocial Sciences (NCeSS)
- Welcome Trust Centre for Cell Matrix Research (WTCCMR)
- School of Computer Sciences technical reports
- Manchester Business School working papers
- Epidemiology Research Group
- Manchester University Press
Repository Support Network
The Institutional Repository Support network will facilitate the submission and management of scholarly works stored in the repository. This may include academic champions, Faculty based research support staff, support staff located in central university functions (e.g. Library staff, Research Office staff) and or individuals in a dedicated repository support team.
The roles and responsiblities of individuals in the Support Network need to be defined and agreed.