Title: Supporting Distant and Lifelong Learners in South West Scotland
1Supporting Distant and Lifelong Learners in South
West Scotland
- Stuart James
- University of Paisley
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3South-West Scotland populations (2001 Census)
and areas
- Scotland 5,064,200 78,789sq.km
- Dumfries and Galloway 147,780 6,439sq.km
- East Ayrshire 120,310 1,252sq.km
- North Ayrshire 135,820 884sq.km
- South Ayrshire 112,160 1,202sq.km
- Ayrshire (total) 368,290 3,338sq.km
4University of Paisley Library registered users
(postcode analysis 2003)
- Dumfries and Galloway 308
- East Ayrshire 1112
- North Ayrshire 1396
- South Ayrshire 1748
- Ayrshire (total) 4256
- Total registered users 9446
5Population densities (numbers per sq.km)
- Scotland 64
- Dumfries and Galloway 23
- East Ayrshire 96
- North Ayrshire 153
- South Ayrshire 93
- Ayrshire (total) 110
- Glasgow 3494
6Scottish Executive policies
- Lifelong learning
- Economic regeneration
- Smart successful Scotland
- Community-based learning
- Widening participation/social inclusion
- Seamless movement FE/HE (merger of funding
councils) - Cultural strategy cultural entitlements
7University of Paisley strategic plan
- Work with a wide range of external organisations
to deliver higher education across South West
Scotland, including - Higher and further education institutions
- Local authorities
8Implications for students
- Many traditional school-leavers still, but
limited information literacy - Home circumstances no study tradition, but heavy
internet users - Need for employment to support study
- Full-time students same needs as part-time and
distance learners - Mature students
- Nurses support on placement
9Student Support
- Traditional libraries at Paisley, Ayr, Dumfries
(shared with Glasgow University) - Local support through partner libraries
- Remote access to e-library gt10,000 e-journals
40 database services gt300 e-books - Student access to VLE
- Aligning e-library and VLE?
- On-line information literacy material identical
in e-library and VLE course-related and general
10University of Paisley Library formal partnerships
- Nursing and medical libraries (8)
- FE College libraries (9)
- Public libraries (10)
- Ayrshire Libraries Forum (ALF) 3 public, 3 FE, 2
HE, 3 hospital and various school libraries - Glasgow Area Libraries Together (GALT) 7 HE
libraries, Glasgow City Libraries, FE rep. - Scottish Confederation of University and Research
Libraries (SCURL) 18 HE (including Open
University), 2 public libraries. Other reps.
11Partner Libraries activities
- Free loan support service from University Library
(monitored by requesting library) - Support to University students at local library
- Limited access to e-services
- Access to University Library for FE students
classes in information literacy - Access to University Library for school pupils
- Personal contact support/advice
12Use of off-site resources (University of Paisley
Library Survey)
- 47 use other libraries
- Of whom 62 use public libraries
- 27 use other academic libraries
- 10 use workplace libraries
- Reasons for non-use of University Libraries 45
cite travel - 60 of users of electronic services access them
from off-campus
13The future
- Learning cities/regions or countries
- National initiatives (SSISWG, NLS)
- Developing use of VLE/MLE, within University and
more widely collaboratively? - Development of and access to learning objects
- Cross-domain services
- The role of the private sector
- Visionary policies into visionary practice?
14Electronic Library services
15Supporting Distant and Lifelong Learners in South
West Scotland screen shots
- Stuart James
- University of Paisley
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