...Suzanne Livesey; Peter Wynne Presents the main research findings of the HyLiFe Project in extending hybrid library services to students on courses franchised by the University of Central Lancashire. The franchised student user profile is presented, and its characteristics compared and contrasted...

...Deborah Goodall Academic franchising has provided opportunities for many thousands of students who would otherwise have been excluded from higher education. Yet, despite the continued presence of franchised courses, the approach has been, as far as possible, to make them fit in alongside...

...Deborah Goodall Assesses library support for courses franchised from universities to further education colleges. The research formed part of a two‐year British Library‐funded project examining library support for franchised courses in higher education. Interviews were held with 17 college...