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**Apologies for cross posting**
List members might like to know that reports based on research funded
by the Library and Information Commission are still emerging. Report
details will continue to be added to the LIC website until the
Resource website goes live. It is therefore worth checking the LIC
site periodically for new items.
Following on from my earlier message you will find listed below some
more recent reports which I do not think have been announced before.
Unless noted otherwise the reports are available for £12.00 from the
British Thesis Service, The British Library Document Supply Centre,
Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ tel: +44 (0) 1937 546229
fax: +44 (0)1937 546286 email: [log in to unmask] I
have also included a list of "new" forthcoming titles.
Simon Matty
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries
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Web gateway for LIS research - feasibility study: report to the
Library and Information Commission and the British Library Research
and Innovation Centre September 1998
by David Haynes and Noeleen Cookman
LIC research report 56
ISBN 1902394283
One of the actions identified in Prospects, the research strategy
published by the LIC in 1998, was to develop "a web gateway site for
library and information research". This report describes the study
undertaken into the feasibility of setting up such a site. It details
the need for a web gateway and describes existing provision. The study
provides a list of the perceived website requirements and suggests
three options for website development. The report offers a number of
recommendations: establishment of a core web for LIS research;
co-ordination with other dissemination activities; co-operation with
other organisations; building on an existing site; further
developments. The report also includes an implementation plan and
costings for the recommended option.
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LIS research gateway: report on the web gateway/research portal
seminar held at the Library and Information Commission on 24th
February 2000 by David Haynes and Alan Gilchrist
LIC research report 57
ISBN 1902394291
The report of a seminar organised by the Library and Information
Commission (LIC) following a study conducted in 1998 on the
feasibility of a website for LIS Research. The meeting centred on a
discussion of the issues surrounding the development of a web gateway
for LIS research. The following issues were covered: the need for a
web site; who the audience is; what the content should be; whether it
should be a portal or a gateway; hosting and funding issues; who has
editorial control. The meeting concluded with recommendations for
future action.
The report also includes as an annex a short paper exploring some of
the options available for developing a site. This paper updates the
original feasibility study report which is available separately as Web
gateway for LIS - feasibility study (LIC research report 56).
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Developing a national inter lending system for materials for visually
impaired people
by Deborah Ryan and Pat Darter
LIC research report 60
ISBN 1902394321
The report of a project undertaken by the North West Regional Library
System to establish a national inter-lending system bringing together
the library sector with the existing national agencies such as RNIB,
CALIBRE, TNAUK, National Library for the Blind and other relevant
agencies. This cross agency partnership aimed to enable visually
impaired users to access the resources available in the various
formats accessible through a single local gateway.
The report describes how the project contributed significantly to the
greater social inclusion of the visually impaired community through
the provision of more effective mainstream library services. Visually
impaired people have had too long to wait to enjoy the benefits of a
single seamless system for their reading and information needs as
enjoyed by sighted people.
The report concludes with a list of recommendations.
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Enhancing access to library based ICT services for visually impaired
people 2
by HumanITy
LIC research report 63
STV/LIC programme report 2
ISBN 1902394348
The second in a series of four publications which present the nine
deliverables from the Library and Information Commission's Enhancing
access to library based ICT services for visually impaired people
initiative. This report contains deliverables one, three and four.
Deliverable one, by Helen Petrie and Anne-Marie O'Neill, is a
literature search on access by blind and visually impaired people to
information and communications technology, comprising general
principles and key references to particular technologies such as PC's
and associated keyboard/mouse devices, operating systems and software.
Deliverable three, by Kevin Carey, provides the principles for
defining optimisation in customised ICT systems. Deliverable four, by
Helen Petrie, Anne-Marie O'Neill and Chetz Colwell, focuses on access
to web-based OPAC's in the light of the Web Accessibility Initiative.
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Enhancing access to library based ICT services for visually impaired
people 3
by HumanITy
LIC research report 64
STV/LIC programme report 3
ISBN 1902394356
The third in a series of four publications which present the nine
deliverables from the Library and Information Commission's Enhancing
access to library based ICT services for visually impaired people
initiative. This report contains deliverable two. Deliverable two, by
John Ravenscroft and Tornado Labs Ltd, provides implementation advice
for satisfying the requirements of visually impaired people (VIPs)
using a national library computer network. The report considers
optimal customisation of the graphical user interface and identifies
what can be achieved currently and what outstanding recommendations
remain to be implemented. Decisions are made on the following broad
technical issues: operating system or systems most suitable for VIPs;
third-party software required to provide access for VIPs;
implementation of distributed storage for application settings;
hardware requirements; user identification schemes for network login
appropriate for VIPs; custom software required to be developed.
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Enhancing access to library based ICT services for visually impaired
people 4
by HumanITy
LIC research report 65
STV/LIC programme report 4
ISBN 1902394364
The fourth in a series of four publications which present the nine
deliverables from the Library and Information Commission's Enhancing
access to library based ICT services for visually impaired people
initiative. This report contains deliverables seven and eight.
Deliverable seven, by Mary Brennan, identifies the basic principles of
ICT accessibility for those who are deaf or have difficulty with
hearing. Deliverable eight, by Geoff Busby, identifies the basic
principles of ICT accessibility of those who have physical learning
disabilities.
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People flows
by Clare Nankivell, William Foster and Judith Elkin
BLR&I report 167
ISBN 0712397493
A delayed British Library Research and Innovation Centre publication,
this report contains the findings of a research project into cross-use
of publicly-funded libraries (i.e. public, higher education (HE) and
further education (FE) libraries). The project had three main aims:
* to investigate the extent of cross-use of publicly-funded libraries
in Birmingham/Solihull and Sheffield and the reasons for cross-use
(including patterns of library use and reasons for library use)
* to develop a policy, strategy and implementation plan for
co-operation and collaboration between publicly-funded libraries in
Birmingham/Solihull and Sheffield
* to develop transferable models of co-operation and collaboration for
other regions in the UK, based on those developed for
Birmingham/Solihull and Sheffield
Recommendations are provided for policy and decision makers, for
research funders, for libraries in the People Flows regions and for
libraries nationally.
List of "new" forthcoming titles
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Please note that the LIC website has a complete list of research
reports published/to be published and that currently 69 reports are
identified. The following are "new" forthcoming additions.
The Internet: its impact and evaluation (report 61)
Enhancing access to library based ICT services for visually impaired
people 1 (report 62)
Metamorphosis: transferring research into library and information,
museums and archives practice (report 66)
The Library and Information Commission: an evaluation of its policy
work and underpinning research (report 67)
COOL: creating opportunities for others via libraries (report 68)
Mass observation of the public library (report 69)
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