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2007

Strathclyde University: FRILLS: Forensic Readiness for Local Libraries in Scotland

To develop simple, low-cost techniques to provide a basic forensic readiness regime for public access ICT facilities, in order to deter misuse of those facilities by better detection of misuse. Awarded: GBP 9,946.00

North Lanarkshire Libraries Second life in libraries

To use a virtual world as a platform for delivery of open learning and information services to a 13-25 year old client group. Awarded: GBP 8,000.00

John Wheatley College Keyword and educational descriptions training development

To develop a training package to support development of online resource cataloguing skills for Scottish educational libraries. Awarded: GBP 7,760.00

Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education Learn at your library

To provide online access to learning for library users across the Stirling Council area. Awarded: GBP 9,750.00

2006

Recipients of funding following the 2006 call were John Wheatley College who are carrying out some action research into their new model of library provision and Cumbernauld College who are looking at podcasting and the use of MP3 technology to promote and enhance library use.

John Wheatley final report (published Nov 2007)

1. 2020: Speculation on 2020 was born out of the deliberations of the Cultural Commission and SLIC invited cross sectoral bids that envision the future role of libraries.
2. Content: Although SLIC would not fund content creation bids in this call, we were interested in proposals which addressed content management, sharing of content and the relationship between promoting content and increasing use of resources.
3. Access: invited bids which examined access in its broadest sense from innovative use of technology, which improved access to services to developing implementation programmes for information handling, and which promoted better access for independent learners
4. Workforce development: This area invited bids which related to how training and development can advance and improve service for the end user. It could have included looking at transformational leadership, skills gaps and shortages, exploring new skills against service needs and expectations or identifying good practice in training and development.

2005

Falkirk Council Library Service: Homebound users on-line access. To enhance homebound users access to library service resources via web based catalogue using laptop computers and mobile phone technology Awarded: GBP 7,727.00

West Lothian College: Cultural diversity evaluation toolkit. To produce a resource and service evaluation kit that will enable libraries to respond fully to the legislative requirements of the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000. Awarded: GBP 10,000.00

Dundee City Council Communities Department: Project Wishart. To develop a transferable model for applying library and information services to the sharp end of drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Awarded: GBP 10,000.00

Centre for Digital Library Research at Strathclyde University: Ensuring metadata interoperability best practice. To create guidelines for best practice in choosing and using metadata for the management of digital objects in the Scottish Information Environment. Awarded: GBP 9,997

Scottish Borders Library and Information Service: Help yourself to learning. To develop and deliver tutor supported learning opportunities, encourage self help access to learning and generate hard copy support materials to include in the ‘Help Yourself’ literacies initiative collections in libraries GBP 10,000.00

Breakdown of Sector Applications

Public library/local authority - 16
HE - 6
FE - 8
Health and Special - 3
Total 33