title: Registration for electronic resources - challenges for part-time post qualifying students in the UK.
abstract: This article considers how part-time post qualifying nursing students can be supported in their learning both in the clinical setting and at their university. It assesses, using the University of Northumbria as a case study, the most effective processes that enable part-time post qualifying nursing students to have access to electronic sources of information (EIS). The move to electronic delivery of services to users has made the systems more complex, with the issue of authentication becoming increasingly important. It becomes vital that the users of these systems experience a seamless process in connecting to EIS. Findings suggest that the current systems at Northumbria are sufficiently flexible to ensure that, in most cases, part-time post qualifying nursing students receive their passwords and IDs at the correct time. Problems are experienced in ensuring the students receive concise and useful documentation, as well as information skills training to meet their specific needs.
authors.affiliation: Learning Resource Centre, University of Northumbria, Coach Lane Campus, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7XA, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ray