We are pleased to be able to tell you that the Conarls Annual Statement for 2011 is now available on the Conarls Website.  This statement aims to provide a summary of the progress made on the group's Workplan categories, together with comment on relevant issues that occurred during 2011.

More information about the group and its work is available on the Conarls website, where you will also find contact details for members of the Group. 

We are actively seeking representation for all areas and would welcome enquiries from colleagues working in the field of resource discovery and sharing.  For more information please use the Contact Us form available on the website.

Launched on Monday, at 11am this morning there were only 3 places left on the first Library CampSW!

Book your place now at http://librarycampsw.eventbrite.co.uk/
 
Wiki for more information and session ideas is here:
 
http://librarycampsw.wikispaces.com/

Stop Press: Already heard the rumours?

Yes, there will be a Library Camp SW event being held in the region this summer! 

Booking details will be announced soon, via the CILIP-CDG-SW-EVENTS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK list and Twitter.

So, sign up to the list now, (if you have not done so already) to make sure you get to hear about the booking arrangements as soon as they are launched!

Boys and Girls in Storyland

Exeter Central Library and Exeter University joint exhibition of children's books from 1800-1910 from the special collections

3rd April - 31st May 2012

This exhibition and associated lectures is the outcome of a joint project following the receipt of a grant from SWRLS. (South Western Regional Library Service) www.swrls.org.uk

Both Central Library and the University have exciting collections of early children’s books and the exhibitions will showcase some of the highlights of each. From Margery Meanwell (aka Goody-Two Shoes) to Matt Merrythought (the boy who was always happy), the exhibitions will give you a chance to see how boys and girls were depicted in rhymes, stories and illustrations from the nineteenth- and early-twentieth centuries

Sign up to follow this blog, and you’ll find out about the process of putting the exhibitions together, as well as posts focusing on authors and illustrators, and links to children’s literature resources around the web.

http://girlsandboysinstoryland.wordpress.com/

A new publication, which has been created to help practitioners looking to use web conferencing as well as experienced users.

This publication shows how to:

■Plan for an online conference
■The benefits and potential cost savings
■Organisation of a web conference
■Accessibility considerations
■Much more......

View it here

Alternatively download a copy of the guide in PDF format: http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/media/169816/web_conferening.pdf  (2.30mb)

Just launched, the new British Library Sounds website lets you listen to 50,000 tracks of music, spoken word and environments, dating from the 1900s to the present day. You can also browse our very popular sound maps including dialects from all over Britain and thousands of nature sounds This is a taste of the Library's vast sound collection, which includes over 3.5 million items.

Members at licensed UK universities and colleges may additionally download tracks for their research.

Start listening now
 

SWRLS is a partner of Cyprus Well- SW Literature Agency

See the latest newsletter here for details of wirtiers and readers events, the chance to win tickets to an author event in Exeter and more..

The purpose of this Guide is to help develop an awareness of the key issues that every library will need to consider and address in developing an e-portfolio. The Guide is not intended to be exhaustive, but is written to provide a reasonable and informed introduction to the wide range of issues presented by electronic resources.

To download a copy go to: http://tiny.cc/txp5aw

The current version of the Guide is a draft for comment. You are welcome to send your comments to ACD Secretary Regine Schmolling by March 31st, 2012: schmolling@suub.uni-bremen.de

Launched on Friday 17th February 2012, as part of a £1.4 million project, JISC Advance is seeking proposals to enhance or repurpose existing resources to be used in the FE and Skills sector across the UK. 

The focus for the programme is to improve the learner experience and increase efficiency and effectiveness of providers in line with the policies for the sector being led by each of the UK governments.

For further details see https://jiscsupport-feskillsdrp.pbworks.com/w/page/50869004/Overview

and FAQ's from the recent webinar here: https://jiscsupport-feskillsdrp.pbworks.com/w/page/50869003/FAQs

Please note this funding is avalable to FE, Work based learning, Adult and Commucity Educcation, Sixth form Collegesa dn Inderpendent / Specialist Colleges.