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 lynn.hodgkins@derbyshire.gov.uk

Carol Campbell-Hayes, Derbyshire County Council. Tel: 01629 585135 carol.campbell-hayes@derbyshire.gov.uk

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