Ronan O'Beirne   

Biography - As Assistant Director - Learning Development at Bradford College with responsibility for e-learning, libraries, and research, Ronan has over 20 years' experience of developing learning services in libraries. In collaboration with Imperial College London, he developed and delivered an innovative e-learning programme focused on information literacy. A pioneer in community networking, learning object metadata and online learning initiatives he has worked as a consultant to various agencies including the European Union.

Abstract - The Pop-I Project : Information Literacy in Public Libraries

The presentation will provide an outline of the Pop-i project, identify its aims and objectives and its key audience and deliverables, including an overview of the issues, problems and solutions encountered at a strategic, tactical and operational level. Specifically the areas of focus will include; brokering the partnership, developing the project plan, agreeing the IL content, choosing the VLE, setting up the evaluation instrument, managing the project, versioning the content for a public library audience, the wider definition of IL in public libraries, using Moodle, overcoming attitudinal barriers, running the pilot learning programme, gathering feedback, dissemination and planning future activity.