1. Walk-in Access Wales SCONUL Access Contacts’ Conference 9 th July 2014 Alison Harding

2. Contents What is walk-in access? Why walk-in access? Why walk-in access in Wales? Walk-in Access Wales project Walk-in access services in Wales Future of walk-in access?

3. What is walk-in access? Access to e-resources for non- library members On-campus – usually in a library Terminology Where license agreements allow

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5. NESLI2 Model License

6. Eduserv/CHEST standard license

7. EBSCO license agreement

8. Why walk-in access? Community engagement / widening access Open access Welsh government objectives SCONUL Access Access management Alumni services

9. Why walk-in access in Wales? Welsh government/WHELF objectives: “Promote and facilitate widening access and borrowing schemes; promote shared access to e-services and e-resources, including public access to licensed resources” WHELF Action Plan, 2011 – 2013

10. Walk-in Access Wales WHELF survey CyMAL bid Project lead: UW Trinity Saint David Project Officer: one day p/w Steering group: representation from 6 Welsh HEIs plus WHELF Officer Technical contact: IT Manager at TSD

11. Walk-in Access Wales Walrus picture W alk-in A ccess to L ibrary R esources in U niversitieS Image by USFWS/Joel Garlich-Miller http://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_alaska/5390755714/

12. Cardiff University Pilot in 4 sites – January 2012 Users provide ID and agree to acceptable use Chipped smartcard inserted into SunRay virtual client terminals (CU’s library OPACs) Firefox kiosk session. Killed when card removed Guest myPrint accounts created to print articles Started with JISC, NESLi and Eduserv resources Now in 10 sites @ April 2014

13. Cardiff Metropolitan University Thin Client PCs - limited apps “Web Stations” – dual access Users provide ID and agree to acceptable use and receive temporary login details Started with standard licenses but expanded No printing (but have USB) Soft launch – but no promotion Working with alumni office on promotion

14. Carmarthen campus initially, Lampeter later Looked at CU and CMU. Decided on kiosk mode for OPACs already being set up for running WorldCat using IE. Users provide ID and sign acceptable use No login but have to ask librarian to save to USB JISC/NESLi/Eduserv licenses Made use of CU and CMU documentation UW Trinity Saint David

16. Walk-in Access Wales toolkit produced National context: reports issued on walk-in access by SWRLS, SCURL and WHELF and SCONUL. Growing number of walk-in access services in UK and Ireland Could walk-in access be part of a national initiative such as SCONUL Access? Should we promote? To whom? Future of walk-in access?

17. Questions? Alison Harding a.harding@tsd.uwtsd.ac.uk