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INSPIRE England

INSPIRE England. A referral and access scheme for academic, national and public libraries INSPIRE: empowering learners through libraries. What are we trying to achieve?. Cross-sectoral access pathway to information & knowledge for learners

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INSPIRE England

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  1. INSPIRE England A referral and access scheme for academic, national and public libraries INSPIRE: empowering learners through libraries

  2. What are we trying to achieve? • Cross-sectoral access pathway to information & knowledge for learners • Link across 875 HE, 4610 public and 3 national libraries in the UK • Interweave current network of successful access partnerships into single pathway irrespective of geography and sector • All libraries continue to fulfil current responsibilities to users • Managed reciprocal access and referral to other libraries with relevant collections and materials • LIS workforce development: building capacity and awareness of LIS resources across the UK

  3. What are we trying to achieve? • Widen horizons • Resource-sharing enhances access for all • Our staff become more aware of the resources available to our primary users • Standard of resource discovery and information literacy enhanced across current users of public and academic libraries • We aim to reach non-users and those currently excluded from access to learning opportunities

  4. What are we building upon? • Regional & National consortia • Currently 45 regional, national & local consortia http://www.sconul.ac.uk/SconulAccess.htm • Significant number include borrowing rights across HEIs • Many cross-sectoral covering public, FE, health, some workplace • Some cross-domain examples (archives/ libraries/ museums)

  5. INSPIRE context Libraries & Learners in London (LLiL) • INSPIRE’s inspiration • Launched May 2002 and now enhanced beyondpublic & academic to incorporate many special libraries • Learning from LLiL: a major part of the Inspire England rollout • From major metropolitan area to issues of rural conurbations, more dispersed populations, different transport infrastructure

  6. INSPIRE partners • BL, NLS, NLW • Learning & Skills Council • SCL (England, Northern Ireland and Wales) • SCONUL • Scottish Library & Information Council • Support from regional MLAs

  7. INSPIRE England objectives • Develop cross-regional library access map for adult learners • Encourage access by adult learners displaced in the educational system • Provide opportunities and access for socially excluded individuals and groups • Guide learners to libraries with collections and materials relevant to their needs

  8. INSPIRE North West • Survey of existing access arrangements • Liverpool case studies • Testing services of Liverpool Partnership with groups of asylum seekers and refugees • Cumbria case studies • Worked with three groups of learners from Eden Rural Foyer, SureStart and the Open University

  9. INSPIRE North West • Working with NW MLA • Training programme delivered in Liverpool & Cumbria • Raising awareness of INSPIRE through professional LIS groups

  10. INSPIRE England deliverables • Standard access agreement for learners from outside the HE sector agreed with the majority of HE Institutions in the 3 regions built from the LLiL experience • Clear referral process to take learners between public & HE library systems without barriers apparent to the learner • Staff briefing materials for front line, technical and senior staff

  11. INSPIRE England deliverables • Training the trainers programme to empower effective local delivery of staff briefing and training materials for 66 HEIs & 31 public library authorities in the North West and West Midlands regions • Marketing strategy to reach library staff and users/non-users • Recommendations on further rollout in England

  12. What are we working on now? • Role of a national Project Manager • Networking with regional and national projects • Ensuring coherence of “national offer” for learners and libraries alike • Marketing service to communities of lifelong learners and aspirant HE learners • Managing development of website as an operational service • Future sustainability of UK INSPIRE service

  13. The role of the North West • Pilot projects will feed into development of INSPIRE England • Training the trainers programme will continue • Cheshire, Lancashire & Manchester • NW Libraries Event at Manchester University 25th June, organised by NW MLA

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