The visit included a meeting with the following: Tom Brumfit (Information Librarian: Delivery) Claire Tylee (Bibliographic Services Librarian) Steve Alston (Serials & E-Resources Librarian) Reasons for visit To find out more about the library’s integration with the Learning Management System(LMS/VLE), and in particular to discover more about the following key areas: The procedure and issues involved in scanning documents…
Visits
University of Chichester Visit
Chichester University is located in West Sussex and consists of two campuses. One is near the very centre of Chichester (named Bishop Otter) and one is located near the coast in Bognor Regis. The University’s main campus in Chichester is a relatively small campus with all the building located fairly close together but it due to its size it feels…
University of Buckingham Library Visit
The University of Buckingham is an independent university which has been given royal charter. It is located near the centre of the town of Buckingham, which is lovely small town. The University buildings are also unique as many of them are historic type buildings, which makes the campus look and feel more unique and also welcoming. The small size of…
Wiener Library Visit
The Wiener library is located in Russell square in the centre of London. This is the library’s new premises and it has been in this location since the summer of 2011. Before that time the library had spent 50 years in a building on Devonshire Street W1. Funding Funding for the library comes from an endowment and…
Regent’s College Library Visit
I was fortunate to recently visit the Regent’s College in London in March and June this year and this is a brief overview of their library service. Regents college is in the heart of London and consists of the following schools: European Business School London Regent’s Business School London Regent’s American College Webster Graduate School London School of Film Media…
Buckinghamshire New University’s Learning Development Unit
Reasons for visiting I visited the LDU at Bucks New University to discover the following: Best practice in delivering learning development information to students and staff How a professional LDU is run and managed How the service is marketed internally and externally The range of information and advice the service provides How staff provide help and advice to students Buckinghamshire…
University of Bath Library Visit
Reasons for the visit To gain an understanding of the type and range of eResources being purchased by the university and gain an understanding of how they are managed To gain further information on University of Bath’s research repository Visit in more detail Managing electronic resources The University of Bath subscribes to many electronic journals and has purchased many ebooks…
University of Surrey’s New Library and Learning Centre
University of Surrey’s new Library and Learning Centre The new University of Surrey’s Library and Learning Centre was completed recently and is one of the most impressive HE library projects to be undertaken in the UK in recent years. Viewing the photographs, leaflets and guides on the library together with standing outside the building you cannot fully appreciate the LLC…
Saïd Business School: Sainsbury Library Visit
General overview The Saïd business school offers a range of programmes in management, leadership and entrepreneurship for undergraduates and postgraduates and is well known around the world for its MBA programmes. The business school was established and built in 1996 and is located in the centre of Oxford near the Oxford rail station The business school is also having an…
The Royal Society Library Visit
The Royal Society is a fellowship of eminent scientist from around the world and its main offices are located in the heart of the capital on Charlton House Terrace. The library’s collections are specifically related to science and the collection includes printed works an image library and an archive. The printed works collection consists of over 70,000 titles…