Have a  look at ILL Gateway/Music

This section of the website has recently been greatly enlarged with the help of SW Music Librarians.

Visit it now for sites that will help find everything related to music queries, from TV theme tunes to classical sheet music suppliers and Vocal sets to song indexes.

SWRLS recently applied for the CILIP Seal of Recognition, citing two previous events, "Access All Areas" the E Resources Conference held in collaboration with JISC RSC SW, in December 2008 and an ILL Training workshop, held in partnership with FIL, in June 2009.

The assessment commented very favourably on the CPD activities which were submitted as examples, and especially noted that the design for both sample events was innovative and the evaluation was thorough. There was confidence that attendees would learn new skills and develop their knowledge.

The Seal is awarded for three years and can be used all future events that meet the criteria.

For further information on the Seal see: http://www.cilip.org.uk/qualificationschartership/seal

SWRLS would like to acknowledge the support and help from the partnership organisations in staging these events and in particular, Virginia Havergal of JISC and Sarah Washford and Graham Titley of FIL.

Congratulations to Devon County Council whose Ivybridge Library, known as The Watermark, was highly commended in the Partnership category section of the 2009 Public Library Building Awards, announced at the PLA Conference last night

The Partnership award recognises new, refurbished or converted libraries built and/or managed in partnership with other agencies including dual or multi purpose libraries, PFI/PPP libraries etc. The library buildings demonstrate a seamless integration and overall purpose agreed between all the partners involved, from the planning process through to the service delivery.

The winner was – Pollok Library and Learning Centre – Culture and Sport Glasgow on behalf of Glasgow City Council

Extract from the press release issued 7th October 2009

OCLC and the South West Regional Library Service (SWRLS) today announced a collaboration that will initially see seven public library authorities in the South West of England using WorldCat Local as their shared end user discovery service in 2010. Library authorities in Bournemouth, Bath & NE Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Plymouth are working with OCLC to implement a discovery interface that will enable users to search and place reservations on materials held across the South West region. The service is a replacement for Wisdom, formerly supplied by DS Ltd, now part of the Axiell Group. By adopting this approach, the libraries will also raise their profile on the Web by becoming visible in WorldCat.org, the Web destination for discovery of library resources. Rob Froud OBE, Head of Cultural Service at Somerset County Council and Chairman of the SWRLS Management Board said of the announcement: “We opted to work with OCLC because we sought a service our library customers would view instantly as highly attractive and easy-to-use. Our library staff are also served by having a solution that is technically robust and simple to implement.” Asked whether he felt other libraries in the region might join at a later stage, Mr Froud said: “Other libraries have expressed an intention to join and it is our hope they will do so soon, but we are very happy with the initial roll-out as it is another demonstration that the model of collaborative working across public library authorities is thriving.”

For the full press release see: /assets/press release re oclc and swrls  worldcat local project.doc

The MLA Challenge Fund is part of the Government’s Learning Revolution Open Space movement and is another step forward in bringing the new informal adult learning movement to life.

The awards have just been announced and two library services in the SW were successful in their bids:

Dorset Libraries
Making Connections: Creative Words for Emotional Health and Well – Being.
Working with a professional writer and therapist to provide creative writing workshops to allow people recovering from mental health problems to access adult learning opportunities normally not available to them.
Torbay Library Services
Spreading ‘Poetry for Pleasure’ in Brixham and beyond: An informal group of writers and readers, the ‘Poetry for Pleasure’ group in Brixham library, will expand their activities and membership with a publication, workshop, and displays.

 

For more information on the scheme see: http://www.dius.gov.uk/skills/engaging_learners/informal_adult_learning

 

Congratulations to Bournemouth University, Winners of the Times Higher Supplement Leadership & Management Awards 2009 - Outstanding Library Team.

The papers and evaluation summary from the successful joint SWRLS / FIL ILLTraining Day, which was held on 26th June , are now available on the website.Click here for more information.

 

Ivybridge Library has been shortlisted for the Public Library Building Awards, 2009 . It is the only library in the SW on the list this year and is up against some tough opposition including in Newcastle and High Wycombe.

Winners of the competition will be announced during the Public Library Authorities Conference 2009 at the Grand Hotel Bristol on Wednesday 7th October. We wish Devon good luck!

For more information about Ivybridge Library see:

http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/public/awards/awards2009/delegates/Ivybridge.html

 

Bournemouth and Poole College have approval / validation from University of Bournemouth to run a new Cultural Service Foundation Degree. The course will be launched in part-time mode, starting in January 2010. In response to local employer demand, the course will be run in four intensive three-day blocks per year over three years. First year students will undertake an induction programme to get them off to a good start. As also requested by employers, all course units will be available for study as short courses, to provide continuing professional development opportunities. The new course completes the SWLLN’s Foundation degree development work for the cultural services sector (libraries, museums, archives, galleries, heritage sites) in the South West. This success follows on from the earlier validation of the FdA Libraries, Museums and Archives by the University of Plymouth for delivery at Truro College from autumn 2009.

For further details of both courses, and how to apply, contact: Roy Watson, Bournemouth and Poole College Programme Leader FdA Cultural Services 01202 205345, watsonr@bpc.ac.uk

Cath Camps, Truro College Programme Leader FdA Libraries, Museums and Archives 01872 267120, cathc@truropenwith.ac.uk

 

20,000 copies of a new leaflet to promote cyberLibrary and the free online resources available in public libraries in the SW, have been produced by SWRLS on behalf of members. It incorporates a simple membership form and will be distributed, initially, via local FE Colleges and Public Libraries. See a pdf version here: /assets/swrls cyberlibrary flyer v2.pdf