These guidelines are a tool to enable you to develop good practice for the delivery of library and learning resource services for higher education provision in a further education institution.
They are also a guide to establishing quality procedures within further education institutions and between those higher education institutions with whom they work.
Because of the diversity of provision of higher education within further education, the guidance cannot cover every possible scenario that may arise. Therefore it is essential that you increase your understanding by:
- Being visible and pro-active within your institution
- Being involved in the wider professional world, which will provide you with a broad base on which to learn from, and share knowledge with, colleagues in other institutions
- Being aware of developments within the library and information sector by reading the professional and educational press and regularly checking relevant websites, such as, DfES, HEFC, Ofsted, ALI, LSC, QAA, CILIP, MLA
As a library and learning resource manager you can use these guidelines to inform the development of your services and to illustrate within your institution examples of good practice that should be adopted.
There are differences in the provision of higher education in further education institutions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland because there are significant differences in the delivery of education. These guidelines have been designed to be as generic as possible.
Updated: 28 August 2007