Discussing SLIC and CILIPS views on information literacy in the context of libraries, presented by Rhona Arthur at the Skills for Scotland seminar held in Edinburgh on Thu 19 Mar, 2009.
2. Overview
Skills for Scotland
reader development
libraries as learning centres
workforce development and next
generation qualifications
SLIC and CILIPS
information literacy
3. Political context
1997 People’s Network
2001 Digital Scotland and Connecting
Scotland’s People
2007 SNP Government
2007 Skills for Scotland
2008 Google generation
2008 Credit crunch
2009 Digital Britain
4. Skills for Scotland
Library support for skills Public libraries are 15% of
needs acknowledged the learndirect scotland
network
Direct providers of formal
learning opportunities 45% use libraries for
learning, supporting their
Or support those who
studies or homework
provide learning
554 library service points
Smörgåsbord of provision
4106 public access pcs
More emphasis on
information literacy or 27.95% increase in web
informal learning – access visits to over 10M
is not enough 100 career info points
5. Comments in S4S response
Community planning Shared services agenda
partnerships
Not just about
Careers guidance and adult
employability skills
guidance networks
Need some funding to
Bookstart, Summer reading,
follow the learner
Count me in
Learndirect centres Strategic direction but no
Formal education co-ordination
-HE/FE/schools
Need greater learner-
Third sector
focus
LLUK
Facilitator and signposting
Employers
role
Health sector
6. Libraries as learning centres
Streetcorner Range of provision
university Assistive technologies
Fundamental part of
Use of ILAs
learning organisations Partnerships and
Self evaluation
progression
frameworks Skills to support
Partnership with
learners
SCURL
7. Readership development
National Readership Retail principles
Development Network Library layout and
Promotions design
Skills development
Literacy skills
development
8. Workforce development and
next generation qualifications
LLUK CILIP qualifications
National Occupational Mentoring
Standards CILIPS CPD
ICTL Diplomas
Scottish Credit and
Library educators Qualifications
Framework
9. What we do to support skills
development?
Strategic policy work: BIG Procurement with JISC
lottery, Calman, Digital PLQIM
Britain, copyright Support work of SCURL
responses
Website development
National reading
Scotland’s information
promotion
Conference 1-3rd June
FE self evaluation
Joint conference and
framework
study tour
Schools self evaluation
CPD programme
framework
CILIP FoQA support
Scotlandspeople
10. Information literacy
The flat world
Hanging out on digital street
corners
Trading in the digital
marketplace
The Forgotten
11. What tools have we got?
Frameworks Internet Literacy Skills
qualification
Sconul’s 7 pillars
Internet Safety
PLUS model
qualification
The Big Six
CILIPS Roadmap
Web Quests
12. In conclusion
Libraries make a significant contribution to learning and
skills development for all
Investment
Support staff development to offer better support for
learners
Improved partnership with careers and adult guidance to
help with signposting
Exploring joint service developments which puts the
learner at the centre;
Establishing a national forum of service stakeholders to
enable discussion and explore partnership working.
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