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Management

As part of the Funding Agreement between Jisc/HEFCE and the University of Edinburgh, EDINA is required to have a Management Board. Its roles are to:

• Support and advise the management of EDINA
• Oversee the strategic direction and operation of EDINA

Its responsibilities are to:

• Oversee the progress of EDINA, receiving reports on its performance in meeting its obligations under the Funding Agreement and Service Level Agreement
• Consider and approve EDINA’s business plans, as required by the Funding Agreement
• Receive and consider representations that Jisc might make under the terms of the Funding Agreement
• Oversee and support EDINA in its promotion to the wider community
• Ensure that EDINA fulfils its obligations set out in the Funding Agreement in all material respects

The Chair of the Board is Professor Charles Oppenheim. The members of the Board are:

• Dr Mark Brown, University Librarian, Southampton University
• Professor Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief Information Officer and Librarian of the University of Edinburgh
• Mr Norman Wiseman, Head of Services and Outreach, Jisc
• Ms Lorraine Estelle, Chief Executive Officer, Jisc Collections
• Ms Elizabeth McHugh, Electronic Resources Manager, University of the Highlands and Islands (representing the JIBS User Group)
• Mr Peter Burnhill, Director of EDINA

Other members of Jisc and EDINA attend Board meetings as advisors.

The EDINA and Data Library Management Team is:

Peter Burnhill, Director of EDINA

• Christine Rees, Head of Bibliographic and Multimedia
• Conor G. Smyth, Head of Research and Geodata Services
• Alan Ferguson, Team Manager: EDINA IT Infrastructure
• Helen Chisholm, Team Manager: EDINA User Support
• Robin Rice, Edinburgh University Data Library: Data Librarian
• Moira Massey, EDINA Cross-Service Strategy and Planning Manager
• Ingrid Earp, Senior Administrator
• Aileen Scott-Johnson, Administrator