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Publication date: 1 December 2001

Mary Mackay

The concept of lifelong learning is one of inclusiveness and flexibility and the emerging idea is that education will come to the people in their own communities, no matter where…

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The concept of lifelong learning is one of inclusiveness and flexibility and the emerging idea is that education will come to the people in their own communities, no matter where they are located. Reviews the implications and challenges for management and staff as they strive to implement changes which will support students studying courses in remote, rural communities who previously had little or no library support provision. In particular, it focuses on the need for increased interaction between all sites and staff involved in the implementation and provision of networked resources – senior management, academic staff, lecturers, technical and library staff and the increased use of technology to facilitate this. It examines their changing roles and the implications for staff development and training in a distributed networked environment such as the UHI Millennium Institute. In addition, the potential benefits of forming partnerships with outside public bodies such as the local authority public library are considered.

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Library Management, vol. 22 no. 8/9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 February 2001

Mary Mackay

Describes the experience of providing access to hybrid library resources at small or remote sites by the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. Issues discussed…

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Describes the experience of providing access to hybrid library resources at small or remote sites by the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland. Issues discussed include the provision of Web access, and access to print and electronic sources of information, and links to bookshops.

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Library Management, vol. 22 no. 1/2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 August 1968

Dorothy Bowhay

THERE IS A PLAN afoot by a well‐known publishing firm to re‐issue all Marie Corelli's novels as paperbacks. Some are already out, and the plan will, it is hoped, help to kindle in…

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THERE IS A PLAN afoot by a well‐known publishing firm to re‐issue all Marie Corelli's novels as paperbacks. Some are already out, and the plan will, it is hoped, help to kindle in a new generation of readers the interest awakened when they were first published in as remarkable an output of fiction as ever issued from a woman's pen.

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Library Review, vol. 21 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 1 August 2008

Stephen Stansfeld, Davina Woodley‐Jones, Farhat Rasul, Jenny Head, Simon Clarke and Colin Mackay

Over recent years there have been massive changes in working life and workplaces. Across the 1990s there has been a marked increase in reports of work‐related psychological…

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Over recent years there have been massive changes in working life and workplaces. Across the 1990s there has been a marked increase in reports of work‐related psychological distress in the UK. This paper uses the results of the most recent Occupational Health Decennial supplement (Office for National Statistics (ONS) & Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 2007), based on nationally representative data sources on distress at work, working conditions, sickness absence and psychiatric morbidity to examine the reasons for the apparent increase in work‐related psychological distress.

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Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 7 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1746-5729

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Publication date: 14 August 2017

Kathryn Mackay and Mary Notman

The purpose of this paper is to outline the duties and powers of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act (ASPSA) 2007 and place them in the wider Scottish adult protection…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to outline the duties and powers of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act (ASPSA) 2007 and place them in the wider Scottish adult protection legislative framework. It considers the potential value of a standalone adult safeguarding statute.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors draw upon their research and practice expertise to consider the merits of the ASPSA 2007. They take a case study approach to explore its implementation in one particular Scottish local authority, drawing on the qualitative and quantitative data contained in its annual reports.

Findings

Skilled, knowledgeable and well-supported practitioners are key to effective screening, investigations and intervention. Protection orders are being used as intended for a very small number of cases.

Research limitations/implications

The lack of national statistical reports means that there is limited scope for comparison between the local and national data.

Practical implications

Adult support and protection requires ongoing investment of time and leadership in councils and other local agencies to instigate and maintain good practice. Aspects that require further attention are self-neglect; capacity and consent and residents in care homes who pose potential risks to other residents and staff.

Social implications

ASPSA 2007 has helped to raise awareness of adults at risk of harm within the local communities and as social issue more generally.

Originality/value

The authors provide a critical appraisal of the implementation of Scottish adult safeguarding legislation over the last six years. They consider similar developments in England and Wales and argue for comparative research to test these out. Finally, they signpost future directions for bridging separate policy streams.

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The Journal of Adult Protection, vol. 19 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1466-8203

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Publication date: 11 December 2019

Craig Cameron, Janine Ashwell, Melissa Connor, Mary Duncan, Will Mackay and Jeff Naqvi

Work-integrated learning (WIL) poses legal, reputation, operational, strategic and financial risks for higher education providers (HEPs). The purpose of this paper is to explore…

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Purpose

Work-integrated learning (WIL) poses legal, reputation, operational, strategic and financial risks for higher education providers (HEPs). The purpose of this paper is to explore how HEPs can manage five significant WIL risks involving intellectual property, student disability and medical conditions, the host organisation and the legal literacy of WIL practitioners.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is a cross-institutional collaboration of WIL practitioners who explored risk management in WIL programmes. The case study is presented as a cross-case analysis to assist WIL stakeholders with evaluating their risk management frameworks. A description about the significance of the risk (in terms of causes and consequences), as well as practices to manage the risk, is presented under each of the five WIL risks.

Findings

WIL practitioners described a series of risk management practices in response to five significant risks in WIL programmes. Four themes underpinning these risk management practices – balance, collaboration, relationship management and resources – are conceptualised as characteristics that can serve as guiding principles for WIL stakeholders in risk management.

Practical implications

The findings can be applied by WIL stakeholders to evaluate and improve existing risk management frameworks, and to improve their legal literacy in relation to WIL. The study also demonstrates the capacity for collaborative research to address practice issues in WIL.

Originality/value

This is the first known study which employs a cross-institutional collaboration of WIL practitioners to contribute towards the body of knowledge examining risk management in WIL programmes.

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Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, vol. 10 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2042-3896

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Publication date: 3 August 2012

Kathryn Mackay, Mary Notman, Justin McNicholl, Diane Fraser, Claire McLaughlan and Sylvia Rossi

This article seeks to explore the difference that adult support and protection legislation may have made to work with adults at risk of harm in Scotland.

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Purpose

This article seeks to explore the difference that adult support and protection legislation may have made to work with adults at risk of harm in Scotland.

Design/methodology/approach

The article is based upon findings of a joint academic and practitioner qualitative research project that interviewed 29 social service practitioners across three local authorities.

Findings

The legislation was seen as positive, giving greater attention to adults at risk. Views about the actual difference it made to the practitioners' practice varied, and were more likely in new rather than ongoing work. Three differences were noted: duties of investigation, protection orders and improved shared responsibility within the local authority and across other agencies, but to a lesser extent NHS staff. Overall it gave effective responses, more quickly for the adults at risk. Whilst the law brought greater clarity of role, there were tensions for practitioners in balancing an adult's right to autonomy with practitioners' safeguarding responsibilities.

Originality/value

The paper demonstrates that a dedicated law can improve safeguarding practice by clarifying the role of social work practitioners and the responsibilities of other agencies. The right to request access to records and banning orders were seen as valuable new measures in safeguarding adults at risk. As such the study from the first UK country to use dedicated adult safeguarding law offers a valuable insight for policy makers, professionals and campaign groups from other countries, which might be considering similar action.

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The Journal of Adult Protection, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1466-8203

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Publication date: 1 June 1972

Hugh Mackay

MANY WRITERS have something to say to us; a few speak to one's condition. For some of us, of this time and place, James Kennaway was one of those few, and this is why news of his…

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MANY WRITERS have something to say to us; a few speak to one's condition. For some of us, of this time and place, James Kennaway was one of those few, and this is why news of his death in December 1969 had for many people to whom he was known only through his work the impact, almost, of a personal loss.

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Library Review, vol. 23 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0024-2535

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Publication date: 11 May 2021

Thomas Ashley Mackay

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History of Education Review, vol. 50 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0819-8691

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Publication date: 1 October 1965

A meeting will be held at Aslib on Wednesday 10th November at 5 o'clock. Mr J. H. Mackay‐Whitton, Director and Head of Training at the Tack Organization Ltd, will speak on…

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A meeting will be held at Aslib on Wednesday 10th November at 5 o'clock. Mr J. H. Mackay‐Whitton, Director and Head of Training at the Tack Organization Ltd, will speak on ‘Convincing our customers of the importance of information services’.

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 17 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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