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Inspire in the East MidlandsInspire in the East Midlands
Inspiring learners through librariesInspiring learners through libraries
Name of Your Library
00.00.2006
What is Inspire?What is Inspire? Inspire is a national programme to
open up access for learners and potential learners to the wealth of resources held in libraries
Inspire is building on the many successful local partnerships to create a single national pathway to learning resources
Why Inspire? - Empowering the Learning Why Inspire? - Empowering the Learning Community LIC 2000Community LIC 2000
Public and educational libraries in any community or region should draw up “access maps” to enable users and learners to reach resources or assistance in other libraries on a managed basis
Public and educational libraries in communities or defined geographic areas should establish co-operative arrangements to improve services to their users
Why Inspire? – Why Inspire? – Aimhigher Partnerships for ProgressionAimhigher Partnerships for Progression
Joint initiative of HEFCE and LSC
Direct link to government’s target of 50% widening HE participation by 2010
Encourage more and better-prepared students to stay in education post 16
Raise attainment and participation among young people under-represented in HE
Build on and encompass regional partnerships
Why Inspire?Why Inspire?
Department for Culture Media and SportFramework for the Future: Strategic vision for
2013
Any member of a public library can also access materials held in HE and FE libraries
Anyone seeking opportunities for learning and training can be guided to a course through a public library
Inspire in the East Midlands Inspire in the East Midlands
So far: 9 Public Library Authorities 7 University Libraries 9 College Libraries 2 Special Libraries 1 Health Library Total of 4,000 plus libraries in England
for details see www.liem.org.uk
Support availableSupport available Information about resources in other libraries
and how users can access this information through
www.findit.org.uk
Procedures manual with standard forms that can be used or adapted to suit local needs
Publicity materials
Information PackInformation Pack
Background to Inspire
How to make and receive a referral Potential staff development
opportunities Inspire briefing/training record Evaluating the impact of Inspire
Inspire: referral procedureInspire: referral procedure
Determine if enquiry suitable for Inspire referral and identify where the information is available what the access conditions are
Provide the user with the appropriate introduction and directions
Record referral
Where to look for information about collections and libraries:
www.findit.org.uk
Inspire: reception procedureInspire: reception procedure
The library receiving the user will:
Determine the nature of the enquiry Where necessary, offer
information on library use guidance on how to find the required information including
assisting use of www.findit.org.uk
If local systems permit, record the visit so that statistics can be gathered. Where this is difficult, try to gather and record direct verbal feedback on the experience from users
Inspire: some questions & answersInspire: some questions & answers Will we be overwhelmed with new users? Experience so far has shown that increase in
numbers is usually modest Will users be very demanding? They may need no more help than other new users
but staff should be conscious of social inclusion issues and use normal customer care skills
What if they arrive when we are very busy? The Library can state preferred times for visitors
Benefits - for core users as well as for Benefits - for core users as well as for visiting usersvisiting users Participation opens up access to libraries
previously unavailable to them
Inspire is creating of a nationally recognised standard of access but delivered locally where it is needed
Knowledge and skills of library staff will be enhanced to Direct people to the resources they need Provide whatever form of referral is needed
Inspire contactsInspire contacts
Local Inspire Activist – per library or authorityRegional contacts : Lynn Hodgkins, Regional Librarian, Libraries
and Information East Midlands. Tel: 01773 835064 [email protected]
Carol Campbell-Hayes, Derbyshire County Council. Tel: 01629 585135 [email protected]
East Midlands Steering GroupEast Midlands Steering Group
A regional steering group is chaired by David Lathrope of Nottinghamshire County Council.
Steering Group members include:
Kathryn Arnold, Carol Campbell-Hayes, Paul Chapman, Lynn Hodgkins, Nicky Morgan and Graham Walton