yorkshire and humber libraries it learning resources
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Kevin John
Huddersfield Reference Library
Society of Chief Librarians: National Information OfferYorkshire & Humber Libraries pilot
July 2011 – April 2012
National Project Outputs:
8 pilots looking at the promotion of libraries’ core role as key information, advice and guidance
hubs
Online toolkit to improve customer access to business, careers, financial, government and health
information
Training resources for library staff to guide customers through the information available
An evaluated model of delivery that can be rolled out nationally
Individual pilot themes:
Brighton & Hove: financial advice
Kensington & Chelsea: jobseeking resources
Kent: general information based on their most frequently asked questions
Lincolnshire: health advice
Manchester: jobseeking resources
Thurrock: financial advice
West Midlands: health advice
Yorkshire and Humber pilot theme:
the key to ensuring that more government transactions take place online is not the inaccessibility of this information but the Digital Divide itself
to address the lack of IT literacy skills that are preventing people from getting online
to create a portal for a range of evaluated resources that support both the teaching and learning of basic IT skills
Partners: - 15 library authorities – IT delivery
- agencies such as UK Online and a local BT ‘getITtogether’ project are very protective of their own platforms
Training: - as a basic IT resource our online resource was designed to be simple enough to use without the need for formal staff training
Scalability: - national – regional – local- ability to add resources and customise pages
Sustainability: - googlesite / google mail / google docs: free- netvibes: free- time: never enough of it
googlesiteurl: https://sites.google.com/site/nioportaltest/search: yorkshire and humber libraries online learning
google analytics18th Jan – 24th April = 371 visits from 220 unique visitors
netvibesurl: www.netvibes.com/kevatrefsearch: yorkshire and humber library favourites
slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/Kevatref/
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