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CoLRiC mission and aims

Our Mission

Championing quality in the provision of library and learning resources services in the post-16 and HE in FE sector.

Our Aims:

  • Drive continuous quality improvement
  • Formulate national quality standards
  • Recognise achievements in quality by accreditation and award
  • Support service delivery and training
  • Provide opportunities for networking and the sharing of good practice
  • Promote the role and impact of Library and Learning Resources in supporting teaching and Learning

How our Aims are achieved

  1. Drive continuous quality improvement (PAS, CoLRiC awards, exemplars)
  2. Formulate national quality standards (PAS criteria)
  3. Recognise achievements in quality by accreditation and award (PAS accreditation, Beacon Award, Jeff Cooper Award, Best Practice Awards)
  4. Support service delivery and training (PAS, JISCmail forum, CoLRiC events, exemplars)
  5. Provide opportunities for networking and the sharing of good practice (JISCmail forum, CoLRiC events, web forums).
  6. Advocate for the role and impact of Library and Learning Resources in supporting teaching and Learning (PAS, CoLRiC awards)
June 2015

Updated Friday 15 Dec 2017