The document discusses the expanded responsibilities of the RSC South East team, focusing on improved support and access to e-resources. It highlights the strategic implementation of various free resources and projects aimed at enhancing e-learning across different educational sectors. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of effective resource management and information literacy in utilizing available digital materials.

2. New faces, new resources To cover A) Expanding RSC team Wider remit but more focused support B) Review e-resource provision Free JISC/ funded resources as a push for access management? Opportunity to revisit existing resources? Strategic implementation

3. The RSC South East team as of Nov 07

4. The RSC South East team By Jan 08 e-learning adviser vacancy

5. We work with Library staff Senior Managers Network Managers Staff development Curriculum heads Additional support / SLDD Principals

6. We support…. Further Education VI Form HEIs Specialist Colleges Adult & Community Learning Work-based learning

7. New & existing resources JISC Collections JISC eBooks NLN materials relaunch JORUM

8. Recent highlights Rock’s Back pages Film and Sound online … free Hairdressing Training …. free JISC / BL Digitisation project …. free

9. The national e-books observatory project will examine usage, assess impacts, observe student behaviour and develop new models to stimulate the e-books market. Business, engineering, medicine, media HE funded – or HE funded delivery in FE Project website http://www.jiscebooksproject.org/

10. An old favourite Hopefully bigger and better Easier access – less red tape More choice of personalisation Web based or download Org. and individual registration To register - http://www.nln.ac.uk

11. Free repository of learning objects HE / FE Athens authenticated Contributor / user aspects Curriculum / research content Librarian / support content http://www.jorum.ac.uk

12. (e)Collections strategy With effective access management comes opportunity to ‘try again’ Audit resources across college Rationalise, make use of what you have Utilise free, JISC resources Embed in VLE Provide guidance on their application Consider information literacy

13. Andy Kirk, e-Learning Adviser JISC RSC South East http://www.rsc-southeast.ac.uk This presentation can be downloaded at http://www.slideshare.net/rsc_southeast