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Presentation at a break-out session on the economics of information at UKSG conference, Edinburgh, 12-14 April 2010

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Economics of Information Supply – is free information good enough? Tom Roper Head of Learning Resources, South Thames College Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Mimi & Eunice http://mimiandeunice.com/ copyleft Nina Paley Tom Roper, Break-out session B
A short introduction to further education Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Colleges 352 Colleges in England 22 Colleges and 2 FE institutions in Wales 43 Colleges in Scotland 6 Colleges in Northern Ireland 79.7% of 16-18 year-olds in education and training Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Colleges in England 229 General Further Education Colleges (GFE) 93 Sixth Form Colleges (SFC) 16 land-based Colleges (AHC) 4 art, design and performing arts Colleges (ADPAC) 10 special designated Colleges (SD) Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Meat One and Plasterers Two FE as I knew it circa 1971: CCAT VIth form college Adult education Vocational education Tom Roper, Break-out session B
FE today Diverse range of subjects, modes of study, funding All the levels: from E to 7 (8=doctoral degrees) But Little cooperation Little interoperability Little comparison Low horizons Tom Roper, Break-out session B
HE in FE…or not Open access Scholarly communication Institutional repositories Falling visitor numbers Shared services Tom Roper, Break-out session B
HE in FE 11% of higher education is delivered in FE colleges Tom Roper, Break-out session B Source: Association of Colleges
HE in FE Licensing: when can FE college users use resources licensed by HEI? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
South Thames College Rapid expansion of e-content Link librarians STCLive/Sharepoint/Catalogue Budget of £600,000 Merger Restructuring New e-resources co-ordinator post Apprentices 30 staff (mostly part-time) New flagship building Tom Roper, Break-out session B
What is free? Arxiv, PubMed Free at point of use… Institution pays or… Bill paid outside the institution Licensed and unlicensed Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Expanding e-content 2008 Infotrac Britannica Spellzone Authentik 2010 69 e-collections of one sort or another, 17 on paid subscription E-books for FE Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Types of free e-resource JISC Collections material Rich, varied but.. Limited relevance to FE curriculum Low levels of use, even of some obviously relevant tools E-books for FE Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Types of free e-resource Hairdressing training Archival material JORUM Providers include: British Library EDINA JSTOR Oxford University Press Proquest Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Deploying free resources Adding value: Describing and making discoverable Promoting Instructing Future of JISC funding Does pump-priming work? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Low levels of use, in spite of our best efforts Tom Roper, Break-out session B
What’s coming? Major cuts in funding More mergers Adult provision to be cut by £200 million Average cut of 16%...some as much of 25% Bonfire of quangos The return of the pay wall Tom Roper, Break-out session B
Sustainability What happens when licences come up for renewal? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
What next? The positives E-books HE in FE: leadership Cf M25/ Kingston University HE can learn from FE too Massification Doing more with less Tom Roper, Break-out session B
The curious incident of the FE consortia Tom Roper, Break-out session B
The learner voice ‘ Going to go library, innit’ Tom Roper, Break-out session B

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Tomroperbreakoutb

  • 1. Economics of Information Supply – is free information good enough? Tom Roper Head of Learning Resources, South Thames College Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 2. Mimi & Eunice http://mimiandeunice.com/ copyleft Nina Paley Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 3. A short introduction to further education Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 4. Colleges 352 Colleges in England 22 Colleges and 2 FE institutions in Wales 43 Colleges in Scotland 6 Colleges in Northern Ireland 79.7% of 16-18 year-olds in education and training Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 5. Colleges in England 229 General Further Education Colleges (GFE) 93 Sixth Form Colleges (SFC) 16 land-based Colleges (AHC) 4 art, design and performing arts Colleges (ADPAC) 10 special designated Colleges (SD) Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 6. Meat One and Plasterers Two FE as I knew it circa 1971: CCAT VIth form college Adult education Vocational education Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 7. FE today Diverse range of subjects, modes of study, funding All the levels: from E to 7 (8=doctoral degrees) But Little cooperation Little interoperability Little comparison Low horizons Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 8. HE in FE…or not Open access Scholarly communication Institutional repositories Falling visitor numbers Shared services Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 9. HE in FE 11% of higher education is delivered in FE colleges Tom Roper, Break-out session B Source: Association of Colleges
  • 10. HE in FE Licensing: when can FE college users use resources licensed by HEI? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 11. South Thames College Rapid expansion of e-content Link librarians STCLive/Sharepoint/Catalogue Budget of £600,000 Merger Restructuring New e-resources co-ordinator post Apprentices 30 staff (mostly part-time) New flagship building Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 12. What is free? Arxiv, PubMed Free at point of use… Institution pays or… Bill paid outside the institution Licensed and unlicensed Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 13. Expanding e-content 2008 Infotrac Britannica Spellzone Authentik 2010 69 e-collections of one sort or another, 17 on paid subscription E-books for FE Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 14. Types of free e-resource JISC Collections material Rich, varied but.. Limited relevance to FE curriculum Low levels of use, even of some obviously relevant tools E-books for FE Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 15. Types of free e-resource Hairdressing training Archival material JORUM Providers include: British Library EDINA JSTOR Oxford University Press Proquest Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 16. Deploying free resources Adding value: Describing and making discoverable Promoting Instructing Future of JISC funding Does pump-priming work? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 17. Low levels of use, in spite of our best efforts Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 18. What’s coming? Major cuts in funding More mergers Adult provision to be cut by £200 million Average cut of 16%...some as much of 25% Bonfire of quangos The return of the pay wall Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 19. Sustainability What happens when licences come up for renewal? Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 20. What next? The positives E-books HE in FE: leadership Cf M25/ Kingston University HE can learn from FE too Massification Doing more with less Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 21. The curious incident of the FE consortia Tom Roper, Break-out session B
  • 22. The learner voice ‘ Going to go library, innit’ Tom Roper, Break-out session B

Editor's Notes

  • #2: Library and learning resource centres in further education colleges have, of necessity, made great use of free online material, especially JISC funded resources. How do librarians add values to these resources? How sustainable is this in a time of public sector spending restraint? What other strategies might FE colleges use to make more content available to teachers and learners? And what lessons can other sectors draw from the FE experience? These and other questions will be tackled in this workshop, with opportunities for delegates to contribute their own experience of using and evaluating free resources.  
  • #12: Rapid expansion of e-content Link librarians STCLive Restructuring New e