South Bank is a proven innovator in the application of information technology to library issues, and has a track record in associated consultancy and contract management. Back to External Links Staff at De Monfort have worked to develop an On Line Course Book Web Server to deliver electronic documents to students.
Students are able to select which pages to print and then pay a fee.
Print charging, and royalty payments are managed via a seperate print server and database. The prototype system has been developed, tested and demonstrated at De Montfort. Staff at Huddersfield were responsible for overall project evaluation, dissemination of project results and the promotion of On Demand Publishing concepts. As the leading distance learning university, the Open University has considerable experience in materials development, production and dissemination for higher education. The OU's skills and experience in copyright clearance and management were particularly relevant to this project.