Bristol Baptist College, a special theological college, has enrolled with SWRLS following a recommendation from Sarum College, another specialist library and SWRLS member.

MLA released the following press release today, giving details of the expected next steps for the organisation and its staff.

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Meantime, discussions continue on possible transfer of its functions to the Arts Council England.

Once the outcome is known, SWRLS is committed to establishing a working relationship with the relevant successors.

Exetre Univerity Library is in the middle of a major rebuild and are disposing of some of their book trolleys, free to anyone who can collect them.

They have three of this type /assets/Copy%20of%20trolley%201.JPG

and a number of others, all of which are unique, for example /assets/Copy%20of%20Trolley%206.JPG

If you are interested in acquiring any of these trolleys, please email Racel Dawson: R.M.Dawson@exeter.ac.uk for further details

The British Library have just added 12 millon records to WorldCat.

According to the British Library, WorldCat is an increasingly important resource used to expose its holdings worldwide, and for supporting a number of its core services including resource sharing and document delivery.

For the full press release see:

http://www.oclc.org/uk/en/news/releases/2010/201056.htm

Other libraries adding records recently include the Tate Library http://www.oclc.org/uk/en/enews/2010/18/en_06.htm

The Adult Learners' Week Awards celebrate all kinds of learning - informal learning, learning which leads to a qualification or learning simply for fun. They recognise and celebrate the achievements of extraordinary adults who have transformed their lives for the better, and who can inspire others to give learning a go.

To nominate a learner for the 2011 awards please go to the NIACE website here: http://www.alw.org.uk/learning-awards

LLUK are now revising the Information and Library Services, Archives Services and Records Management National Occupational Standards (NOS).  They are seeking feedback from now until 26 November. 

There are currently two suites of NOS for the Information and Library Services, Archive Services and Records Management sector - one aimed at managers and practitioners and a second which is applicable to staff in operational roles.

To get involved and make your views known, click here.

As part of SWRLS' continuing commitment to supporting training and ILL work, we will be sponsoring two places on the day, plus a contribution to travel costs.

If you would like to apply for a free place, please send a short summary (up to 300 words) to director@swrls.org.uk  by 8^th November, indicating what benefit you would derive from the day. If your application is successful you will be informed by 15^th November and your place will be paid for in full. Following attendance, send in a report of the event and £50 towards travel will also be paid.

Cyprus Well, launched its new online Community Network on the 9th September at an event in Exeter attended by writers, readers, publishers, bookseller and librarians, the very people it is designed for, by offering them a free networking platform to exchange news, promote events and make new partneships for literature development.

Access to the site is free and everyone can use it for latest literature news, reviews and offers from the membership. To become a member got to www.cypruswell.org and click on Communities, the follow the log in instructions or go straight to http://www.visitorreview.com/community for more information.

SWRLS is a friend/supporter of Cyprus Well and was represented at the event by Lynn Osborne.

Bridgwater College are enrolling for a September start in Progression Award and NVQ Level 2+3 

For further information see links below.

Progression Award

http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk/sec4.php?sec4ID=863&secID=2

NVQ 2 in Information & Library Services

http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk/sec4.php?sec4ID=1049&secID=2

NVQ 3 in Information & Library Services

http://www.bridgwater.ac.uk/sec4.php?sec4ID=1067&secID=2

The NVQs will be reviewed in terms of numbers that enrol.

Please note that both the NVQ and the Progression Award close for registration on 31 December this year and at the moment there are no replacement qualifications available for either of them. So any new staff wishing to do these courses would need to register by September at the very latest..