CoLRiC Beacon AwardThe CoLRiC Beacon Award for the Effective Integration of Libraries/Learning Resources Centres in Curriculum Delivery

Useful web sitesOn The AoC Beacon Awards Website

•About the awards

•The Beacon Award prospectus

•How to apply

www.aoc.co.uk

Aims of the award• Promote the value of integrating Library/Learning

Resource Centres into the curriculum

• Recognise and celebrate examples where this occurs

• Encourage others by the sharing of high standards and good practice

• Inspection purposes!

Step one• Meet the Beacon Criteria

Step twoThe CoLRiC criteria

The assessors will be looking at:

• The liaison, involvement and consultation between the staff of the LLRC and the academic and managerial staff of the college

• The participation of the LLRC in the college’s information and curriculum delivery strategies

• The integration of the students, including flexible and distance learning students, in curriculum delivery through the LLRC

• The use of information and learning technologies (ILT) and information and communication technologies (ICT) through the LLRC.

Step three the application form

• Available from the beacon website

• Make your application stand out from the crowd!

• Match ‘ALL’ the criteria

ShortlistingAugust / September • At least 2 assessors assigned to the award

• Testing against criteria

• Visits to shortlisted colleges

• Make the most of the visit

• Use a variety of methods to demonstrate your project e.g.

– activity for observation

– presentation,

– focus group

– something really imaginative that sets you apart!

October• Assessment and final selection by AoC assessment board

Winners• Winners announced at AoC annual conference in

London

• January – April: the winner holds a local awards ceremony

• February: AoC Beacon Awards national presentation ceremony

Outcomes of the award• Award

• National and local recognition

• Library status within college

• Inspection grades

Previous winnersNelson and Colne CollegeCollege wide induction process integrating teaching and learning processes

Bournemouth and Poole College Integration of ILT within the curriculum

The Northern CollegeCollege wide embedded role of library staff within the personal tutor system

Exeter College24/7 resources for the web 2.0 world

Northampton CollegeEmbedding information and study skills into the curriculum

All projects driven by the Library/Learning Resources Centre staff

Help• For a printed copy of the prospectus• For any enquiries or queries

Please contact:

• Margaret Phillips: 01772 622677 ext 2011

• Sue Woolmer: colric@colric.org

• Alice Thiagaraj: AoC Beacon Office (see web page)