The document summarizes an LR Forum event held on February 11, 2009 at the South Eastern Regional College. The event included sessions on participating in the e-Books for FE consultation project, exchanging news among LR staff, using NLN and Intute learning materials online, and plans for the next session. Attendees were asked to complete tasks using the materials and resources discussed.

1. LR Forum – South Eastern Regional College 11 February 2009 Mike Moran RSCni

2. LR Forum Mike Moran RSCni Programme 10:00 Registration and Tea/Coffee 10.20 Welcome and Introductions Mike Moran - RSCni 10.30 The e-Books for FE Project – participation in the consultation; a practical approach to making Northern Ireland’s input. Mike Moran – e-Books Project Board Member 10:45 News Exchange Among LR Staff – An opportunity for delegates to exchange news on LR developments and activities in colleges 11.10 Using NLN Materials on the Web – NLN Materials have moved from their former mode of delivery from college servers to a web-based service. This session will show you how to set up and log on to an account – and provide time for you to explore content. Mike Moran - RSCni 11.45 Using Intute for Sourcing Materials for Teaching – when we last presented intute it was in the early stages of its conversion from RDN. It has now grown to cover 65 subject areas and has built a large number of new facilities. This session will focus on exploring the subject-based items. Participants – assisted by Mike Moran 12.30 LUNCH 13.15 Using Intute for Expanding Your LR Services – This session will be a practical exploration of the important features that LR staff can use to develop their resources and to assist lecturers and students. This will include: how to integrate it into your VLE; using Intute for induction; using the Virtual Training Suite. Participants – assisted by Mike Moran 14.30 Plans for next Session and Close

8. Using NLN Materials from the web Mike Moran RSCni

9. Mike Moran RSCni Information and Support

10. Exploring further Mike Moran RSCni

11. A menu of learning objects Mike Moran RSCni

12. Inside a single LO Mike Moran RSCni

13. Topic 1: Call about a flat - Aims Mike Moran RSCni

14. The end of Topic 1 Mike Moran RSCni

15. Exploring other LOs Mike Moran RSCni

18. LR Forum Mike Moran RSCni Using intute

19. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni The Home Page

20. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Arts and Humanities Home Page

21. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Science, Engineering and Technology Home Page

22. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Searching for records in intute

23. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Searching for records in intute

24. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Searching for records in intute

25. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni … and the first of these 30 records is:

26. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Advanced searching

30. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni The Virtual Training Suite and the Links Basket

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32. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni VTS: Fashion and Beauty

33. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni VTS: Fashion and Beauty

34. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Support Materials

35. Using intute Mike Moran RSCni Here’s an example of what one library has done to integrate intute