This article is about the British librarian. For the singer, band director, composer, and arranger of music, see Ronald E.J. Milne.
Ronald MilneFRSE (born 14 February 1957) is a British librarian and administrator whose work has been particularly associated with the development of library research collections and with issues of digitisation of library materials. In 2006 he became a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1]
Ronald Milne was born in Duns, in the Scottish Borders, and studied German at the University of Edinburgh; he gained professional library qualifications at University College London. After holding library posts at the University of Glasgow, Trinity College Cambridge and King's College London, in 1998 he was appointed Director of the Research Support Libraries Programme which aimed to promote access and collaboration among research libraries in the UK. In 2002 he became Deputy Director of the Bodleian Libraries (then known as Oxford University Library Services, since renamed after its largest and oldest constituent library, the Bodleian Library) and two years later its Acting Director.[2] In 2007 he moved to the British Library as Director of Scholarship and Collections.[3] In 2009 he became Associate Chief Librarian (Research Collections) at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand. In December 2011 he moved to New Zealand's Ministry for Culture and Heritage where he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Heritage Services Branch Manager.[4] In December 2016 he took up the post of Dean of Educational Resources & Technology at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.[5]
Research librariesedit
The Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP) was a three-year government-funded initiative, running from 1999 to 2002, which sought to enhance the value of research collections in British libraries in three main directions: to improve the arrangements for access to collections by researchers; to provide support for humanities and social science research collections; to support collaborative activities among research libraries across different sectors – national, academic, public and independent libraries.[6] As director of the programme, Ronald Milne had a central role in promoting its principles and coordinating its participants in a series of projects whose budgets amounted in total to around £30 million.[7] Underpinning these initiatives was the concept of a "Distributed National Collection", in recognition of the inability of even the best-funded research libraries to continue collecting comprehensively in their areas of interest. The RSLP projects sought to create a foundation for collaborative work in subject collection descriptions and catalogues to facilitate access for researchers.[8]
Within the strands of funding available for collection management projects and for research support for humanities and social sciences collections the John Rylands University Library of Manchester collaborated in 14 bids and eight of these were successful (in the bid related to Arabic and Persian research materials the library was the project leader). The other strand provided grants to compensate libraries for providing services to research staff and research students from other institutions who made use of the library's holdings in particular fields. These grants were made for the three years 1999/2000, 2000/01 & 2001/02; RSLP stated that "this is an activity which is of growing importance, and very much within the spirit of extending collaborative access to research facilities, but which is not currently supported through any of the other funding schemes". The amounts received by the top four institutions were as follows: University of Oxford £812,601; University of Cambridge £566,345; University of London (including Senate House, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Warburg Institute & Institute of Historical Research) £314,771; University of Manchester (JRULM & Manchester Business School Library £282,230.[9]
Digitisationedit
The digitisation of collections so as to enable web access to their content became a major preoccupation of libraries from the late 1990s onwards, and numerous projects to provide digital versions of prestigious manuscripts and early books were undertaken by individual libraries. One of the most notable large-scale projects was the Google Library Project, and while in Oxford Ronald Milne played a significant role in making the Bodleian Library the first UK contributor of material. The Google project provoked much controversy internationally, particularly in relation to issues of copyright, but the Bodleian minimised criticism by restricting its contribution to 19th century publications which were out of copyright. In his advocacy of the project, Ronald Milne stressed that its primary purpose was to improve access to research materials through their electronic availability rather than to create an alternative format for their preservation: "digitisation on such a scale represents a revolution in the dissemination of information that parallels the impact of the invention of printing from moveable type in the 15th century."[10] The need for libraries to preserve their printed and digital materials was a theme that informed his work both at the Bodleian Library and at the British Library; these concerns were also reflected in his chairmanship of the National Preservation Office Board and the Digital Preservation Coalition.[3][11]
Referencesedit
^"Mr Ronald Robert Milne FRSE – The Royal Society of Edinburgh". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^"Profile: Ronald Milne". Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community. 18: 73–74. 2005. doi:10.1629/1873.
^ ab"Annual Report 2006/2007". British Library. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
^Heritage Services at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^Yale-NUS Newsroom: 16 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
^. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
^Milne, Ronald (2001). "Keys to serendipity?: the Research Support Libraries Programme and improving access". Serials. 14: 11–16. doi:10.1629/1411. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013.
^Milne, Ronald (March–April 2002). "The 'Distributed National Collection' Access, and Cross-sectoral Collaboration: the Research Support Libraries Programme". Ariadne (31).
^John Rylands University Library Annual Report, 1999/2000; pp.11–13
^Milne, Ronald (2006). . LIBER Quarterly. 16 (3–4): 265–270. doi:10.18352/lq.7853. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010.
^Grande, James (2006). "National Book Reserve 'Unsuitable' For Oxford". Library Times International. 22: 34–35.
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This article is about the British librarian For the singer band director composer and arranger of music see Ronald E J Milne Ronald Milne FRSE born 14 February 1957 is a British librarian and administrator whose work has been particularly associated with the development of library research collections and with issues of digitisation of library materials In 2006 he became a Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1 Ronald MilneBorn 1957 02 14 14 February 1957Duns ScotlandAlma materUniversity of EdinburghScientific careerFieldsLibrarianInstitutionsOxford University Library Services British Library Alexander Turnbull LibraryYale NUS College Contents 1 Career 2 Research libraries 3 Digitisation 4 ReferencesCareer editRonald Milne was born in Duns in the Scottish Borders and studied German at the University of Edinburgh he gained professional library qualifications at University College London After holding library posts at the University of Glasgow Trinity College Cambridge and King s College London in 1998 he was appointed Director of the Research Support Libraries Programme which aimed to promote access and collaboration among research libraries in the UK In 2002 he became Deputy Director of the Bodleian Libraries then known as Oxford University Library Services since renamed after its largest and oldest constituent library the Bodleian Library and two years later its Acting Director 2 In 2007 he moved to the British Library as Director of Scholarship and Collections 3 In 2009 he became Associate Chief Librarian Research Collections at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington New Zealand In December 2011 he moved to New Zealand s Ministry for Culture and Heritage where he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Heritage Services Branch Manager 4 In December 2016 he took up the post of Dean of Educational Resources amp Technology at Yale NUS College in Singapore 5 Research libraries editThe Research Support Libraries Programme RSLP was a three year government funded initiative running from 1999 to 2002 which sought to enhance the value of research collections in British libraries in three main directions to improve the arrangements for access to collections by researchers to provide support for humanities and social science research collections to support collaborative activities among research libraries across different sectors national academic public and independent libraries 6 As director of the programme Ronald Milne had a central role in promoting its principles and coordinating its participants in a series of projects whose budgets amounted in total to around 30 million 7 Underpinning these initiatives was the concept of a Distributed National Collection in recognition of the inability of even the best funded research libraries to continue collecting comprehensively in their areas of interest The RSLP projects sought to create a foundation for collaborative work in subject collection descriptions and catalogues to facilitate access for researchers 8 Within the strands of funding available for collection management projects and for research support for humanities and social sciences collections the John Rylands University Library of Manchester collaborated in 14 bids and eight of these were successful in the bid related to Arabic and Persian research materials the library was the project leader The other strand provided grants to compensate libraries for providing services to research staff and research students from other institutions who made use of the library s holdings in particular fields These grants were made for the three years 1999 2000 2000 01 amp 2001 02 RSLP stated that this is an activity which is of growing importance and very much within the spirit of extending collaborative access to research facilities but which is not currently supported through any of the other funding schemes The amounts received by the top four institutions were as follows University of Oxford 812 601 University of Cambridge 566 345 University of London including Senate House Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Warburg Institute amp Institute of Historical Research 314 771 University of Manchester JRULM amp Manchester Business School Library 282 230 9 Digitisation editThe digitisation of collections so as to enable web access to their content became a major preoccupation of libraries from the late 1990s onwards and numerous projects to provide digital versions of prestigious manuscripts and early books were undertaken by individual libraries One of the most notable large scale projects was the Google Library Project and while in Oxford Ronald Milne played a significant role in making the Bodleian Library the first UK contributor of material The Google project provoked much controversy internationally particularly in relation to issues of copyright but the Bodleian minimised criticism by restricting its contribution to 19th century publications which were out of copyright In his advocacy of the project Ronald Milne stressed that its primary purpose was to improve access to research materials through their electronic availability rather than to create an alternative format for their preservation digitisation on such a scale represents a revolution in the dissemination of information that parallels the impact of the invention of printing from moveable type in the 15th century 10 The need for libraries to preserve their printed and digital materials was a theme that informed his work both at the Bodleian Library and at the British Library these concerns were also reflected in his chairmanship of the National Preservation Office Board and the Digital Preservation Coalition 3 11 References edit Mr Ronald Robert Milne FRSE The Royal Society of Edinburgh The Royal Society of Edinburgh Retrieved 8 December 2017 Profile Ronald Milne Serials The Journal for the Serials Community 18 73 74 2005 doi 10 1629 1873 a b Annual Report 2006 2007 British Library Retrieved 30 December 2009 Heritage Services at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Retrieved 1 January 2012 Yale NUS Newsroom 16 December 2016 Retrieved 30 December 2016 RSLP About Us Archived from the original on 21 September 2011 Retrieved 1 April 2011 Milne Ronald 2001 Keys to serendipity the Research Support Libraries Programme and improving access Serials 14 11 16 doi 10 1629 1411 Archived from the original on 28 January 2013 Milne Ronald March April 2002 The Distributed National Collection Access and Cross sectoral Collaboration the Research Support Libraries Programme Ariadne 31 John Rylands University Library Annual Report 1999 2000 pp 11 13 Milne Ronald 2006 The Google Mass Digitisation Project at Oxford LIBER Quarterly 16 3 4 265 270 doi 10 18352 lq 7853 Archived from the original on 4 August 2010 Grande James 2006 National Book Reserve Unsuitable For Oxford Library Times International 22 34 35 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronald Milne amp oldid 1133243544, wikipedia, 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