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This project attempts to address specific needs that have been identified in consultation with teaching staff for English for Further Study (EFS) students. There is a need to ensure that all students are able to effectively and efficiently use the library to find information they need, evaluate the information they find and use the information in an appropriate way to complete assignments.

Students studying EFS (like all non English speaking background students) often need additional support as many of the terms and concepts are new to them. Further, as these students intend to go on to higher education (mainstream TAFE or university), they need to have a complete understanding of these concepts.

The creation of online modules which are accessible 24x7 means that students are able to access when and where they want, whatever they want and as many times as they need to, ensuring they have a full and complete understanding of the module.

The belief and hope is that completion rates for students will improve as they will have more support available when needed. Student results should also improve as students become more adept at finding and using good quality information. Improved results not only benefit students but they also benefit the teaching section, the College and the Institute as a whole. Furthermore, the library hopes that the use of the physical library and its resources as well as online resources will increase as students see the benefit of using reliable and quality resources rather than relying on internet searches that retrieve results with varying levels of quality.