@techreport { , title = {Audit of walk-in access for members of the public to online resources at higher education and further education libraries in the South West of England}, abstract = {This SWRLS-funded project aims to analyse and evaluate the extent to which Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) libraries across the South West region of the United Kingdom provide walk-in access to electronic resources. The information presented within this report is derived from the findings of a survey questionnaire of librarians from across the South West region. Findings of the survey reveal that in the majority of the six institutions that provide walk-in access, the service is not actively promoted. Potential audiences are not actively identified. Information about walk-in services and which resources are available to use within HE or FE in the region is currently hard to discover. There does appear to be some desire to provide walk-in access but the report identifies IT difficulties and legal issues over licences as particular barriers to implementation.}, publicationstatus = {Published}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/949359}, keyword = {walk-in access, online resources, higher education, further education, South West England, libraries}, year = {2012}, author = {Holmes, Claire and Cole, Geoff and Collins, Ian and Foster, Karen and Boyd, David and Mackay, Eilidh and Chelin, Jacqueline} }