The JISC Learning and Teaching and Infrastructure Programme
| Date | 01 March 2005 |
| Pages | 6-10 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/03055720510588399 |
| Published date | 01 March 2005 |
| Author | Rachel Bruce,Balviar Notay |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management |
The JISC Learning and Teaching
and Infrastructure Programme
Rachel Bruce and Balviar Notay
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), London, UK
Abstract
Purpose – Seeks to introduce the special issue devoted to JISC’s Learning and Teaching and
Infrastructure Programme, sometimes known as 5/99.
Design/methodology/approach – Explains that 54 projects were funded between 2000 and 2003
which developed the Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) concept.
Findings – Reveals that part of the purpose of the programme was to develop the infrastructure to
support seamless access to quality assured resources. Another focus was resources for learning and
teaching. A third strand was evaluation.
Originality/value – Presents a useful introduction to the JISC Learning and Teaching and
Infrastructure Programme.
Keywords Electronic media,Learning, Teaching, Informationservices, Information systems
Paper type General review
The e-Lib programme (www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/elib/) succeeded in setting out the
full possibilities of the then-new networked environment for higher education. In the
same way, the Learning and Teaching (www.jisc.ac.uk/landt) and Infrastructure
(www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name ¼programme_infrastructure) Programme has
consolidated that vision by changing the way we think about that environment’s
full potential for learning and teaching. More than this, it has already had a profound
effect on JISC’s ongoing activities, its strategy and on the complementary work
currently being undertaken within further education (FE) and higher education (HE)
institutions.
The JISC Learning and Teaching and Infrastructure Programme was funded by the
Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) (www.jisc.ac.uk) from 2000 to 2003. The
programme was also sometimes referred to as the 5/99 Programme, which was the
number of the JISC circular letter and some of the articles in this issue reference it as
5/99. This issue of VINE is dedicated to work that was funded under this programme.
The programme completed in July 2003 and many of the 54 projects that were funded
have evolved beyond the lifetime of the programme either being delivered as services
or have become part of other initiatives now contributing to the JISC Information
Environment (www.jisc.ac.uk/ie) – formally the Distributed National Electron ic
Resource (DNER).
The full name of this extensive programme was “Developing the DNER for
Learning and Teaching”. It was concerned with developing and building the
overarching JISC DNER concept, which was defined as:
... a managed environment for accessing quality assured information resources on the
Internet which are available from many sources. These resources include scholarly journals,
monographs, textbooks, abstracts, manuscripts, maps, music scores, still images, geospatial
The Emerald Research Register for this journal is available at The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at
www.emeraldinsight.com/researchregister www.emeraldinsight.com/0305-5728.htm
VINE
35,1/2
6
VINE: The journal of information and
knowledge management systems
Vol. 35 No. 1/2, 2005
pp. 6-10
qEmerald Group Publishing Limited
0305-5728
DOI 10.1108/03055720510588399
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