• ICT learning centres in all libraries• Connecting 4,300 public libraries to the

information superhighway by 2002• Over 30,000 public access terminals • NOF funding

– £100m for hardware– £50 for content creation– £20m to provide ICT training for staff

What is it?

Beyond NOF funding• Develop the People's Network as a virtual library

which: ensures the transition of the public library into the 21st

century - delivering that public "third space" online, accessible from the channel of choice, 24 hours a day

Widens the library-based resources of the People's Network to be relevant to museums and archives

underpins the long-term sustainability of the People’s Network in England

Three year plan?• Year 1: consultation, action research, pilot

demonstration• Year 2: Service development,

implementation and scalability• Year 3: Management framework and

sustainable development• Plus: evaluation, techie stuff, policy dev.

Ingredients• The portal• Policy development via NSPTG and Expert

Forums• Action research on procurement• Longitude II: Impact assessment toolkit

development• Cornucopia +: CLDs for libraries

The Portal• Virtual reference shelf• Content for reader development• NOF digitise materials• Finding tools• Online exhibitions• Interactive services

Content

Virtual Reference Shelf

New digital content and services

Public information

Pilot commercial datasets

Useful URLs

NOF digi

Other pilots / demonstrators

Staff support

Training materials

NSPTG output

Facilities

PL Cornucopia & Library catalogues

E-mail, chat, discussion lists, feedback

E-gvt

Local info

User groups and themes (e.g. Children, Reading, Business, Learning support, Local history)

UsersViews Access

Technical wizardry

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Impact tools