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Case Study - Oxford University Press

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"Digirati have proved to be extremely effective at delivering eRights projects and are particularly strong in their attention to the specific business requirements of each individual customer. On the Oxford University Press project Digirati demonstrated highly effective consultancy, engineering and integration skills, which, when coupled with the expertise they have developed in eRights, ensured the work was delivered to a very high standard."
Patrick King, EMEA Business - eMeta Division, Atypon Limited

Background

Sector: Academic and Educational Publishing
Organisation Size: Oxford University Press (OUP) publishes more than 6,000 new publications a year, has offices in around fifty countries, and employs some 5,000 people worldwide.
Project Name: OUP Group Website Outsourcing Project
Audience: Students, children, academics, teachers, general public
Duration: Sept-Nov 2008
Project Challenge: To overcome the limitations of OUP's existing Group websites' Access Control System by replacing it with a new platform that can provide one account across different business unit web sites.

Solution:

  • Systems Analysis to establish existing business processes and new requirements
  • Implementation of eMeta RightAccess
  • Migration of existing subscriber base
  • Provision of ongoing Support and Maintenance

Results:

  • Business users empowered by richer functionality and flexibility
  • Improved usability for both OUP staff and end-users
  • Quicker time to market for new licensing models
  • Specific Single-sign on and activation code requirements met
  • Lower ongoing maintenance and development costs with less risk of knowledge gap if key staff move on

Key areas of interest:

  • Systems Analysis
  • License Management and Access rights
  • System Integration
  • Content Migration
  • Application Support

Technology

  • Atypon eMeta Suite

URLs:
http://www.oup.com/orto/home/
http://www.oup.com/elt/teachersclub/
http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/bachillerato/

Scope currently excludes OUP Journals and Academic subscription websites.

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