NGS Outreach Dr Gillian Sinclair NGS Liaison Officer

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NGS OutreachDr Gillian SinclairNGS Liaison
Officer
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Background

• No dedicated outreach personnel until May 2007
• NGS Outreach plan since July last year
• Outreach has become more important over the last
  18 months
• Proliferation of user engagement projects

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Present position

• Current forms of outreach
• Mailing lists two types
• Website on going!
• Newsletter - quarterly
• Articles for other organisations newsletters -
  iSGTW

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Present position

• Current forms of outreach
• Case studies, posters, handouts
• Articles for other organisations newsletters
• Conference attendance
• Roadshows

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Users and other projects

• User survey
• What do users think?
• Why do they use the NGS?
• Are they happy with us?
• Ties in with 3 other JISC funded projects
• ENGAGE OMII-UK and NGS
• eIUS - e-Infrastructure Use Cases and Service
  Usage Models
• e-Uptake enabling uptake of e-infrastructure
  services

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Engagement or PR?

• Infrastructure now in place
• Targeting of specific communities / research
  groups
• Collaboration with other user engagement project
  outcomes
• Specialised support and training
• Continuation of outreach

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Thoughts so far

• Follow up to initial show of interest (eg after
  conferences)
• Why do people not want to use it?
• Time investment
• New technology
• No interest!

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Further Information

• Gillian.sinclair_at_manchester.ac.uk
• www.ngs.ac.uk