Presentation given at JISC London e-resources event, 1 July, at HEFCE

1. Putting the e in HE in FE Tom Roper, Head of Learning Resources, South Thames College

2. South Thames College Three campuses: Wandsworth, Tooting, Merton >7,000 student FTEs LRC/Libraries on three sites c 30 staff (FTE), £660k

3. STC Library and Learning Services Link librarians STCLive Heritage Merger and restructuring New flagship building

4. HE in FE 2009-10 Kingston: business, e-business, early years Greenwich: teacher education South Bank: construction Canterbury Christ Church: teacher education

5. HE in FE 2010-11 Partnership with University of Cumbria 800 fee-paying international students Business at undergraduate and postgraduate level, MBAs

6. Space More computer provision More study space Can young FE students and older HE students coexist peacefully?

7. Resources £76k investment £38k print £38k digital E-resources: shibboleth authenticated

8. Licensing Access to HE partners’ resources Franchised/validated Home/EU or International fee-paying

9. What next? HE in FE: leadership Cf M25/ Kingston University SCONUL? Research into HE in FE student behaviour HE’s difficulty, FE’s opportunity?

10. Shared services: 1 Shared access & resources Shared purchasing Shared management of digital resources Shared catalogues and cataloguing

11. Shared services: 2 Shared LMS and related systems Shared storage and disposal Shared training With acknowledgements to Sally Curry, RIN

12. Further information E-mail: tom.roper@south-thames.ac.uk or tom.roper@gmail.com Twitter: @tomroper, @STCLRC