Post on 28-Dec-2015
GCLGGlasgow Colleges Library Group
Strategic Staff
Development
GCLG: a little background
Group of college librarians representing 8 FE Colleges in Glasgow
Originally formed in 1998 as the Library and Information Access Group of the Glasgow Telecolleges Network (GTN)
Major focus of the group was the Next Generation Library project which procured the Horizon LMS
Meets every 6 weeks to pursue collaborative agenda Collaborative staff development is a high priority of
the group
Why staff development?
To raise awareness among staff To develop staff skills To develop the service To try to ensure consistent services and standards
across the Glasgow College Libraries To help meet the expectations of “instant expert
syndrome” Learning by doing and sharing the experience
Project: Horizon training
Horizon module training materials were poor and more akin to workshop materials than detailed instructions and procedures
GCLG produced Horizon module training materials for staff which were more targeted to meet our needs
Project: Cataloguing
Using shared Horizon databases demanded upgrade of bibliographic records to MARC 21 standard
Demanded consistency of practice This required staff training GCLG metadata sub-group produced standard
templates by format Training in cataloguing & metadata conducted
Cataloguing workflow guide
Project: Library Summer School
Available to all library staff Day-long events Training on use of resources Training on evaluation of resources Training on cataloguing Training on new technology Audio podcast
Podcast on Dewey Decimal system
Project: Online Study Skills
Pooled existing study skills materials from colleges Created “College Library Information Skills” Created online resource “Research & Study Skills”
using Course Genie which can be uploaded to any College VLE
Distributed this resource to all Colleges and uploaded to GCLG Hub
Able to advise colleagues on creating similar online resources
GTN College Library Information Skills
Online Research & Study Skills
Using Course Genie
Useful links
GCLG Hub: ngl.gcg.ac.uk GCLG Blogspot gcg-nglp.blogspot.com Study Skills ngl.gcg.ac.uk/skills/page_01.htm