Library Academic Consultant Panel

The purpose of the Library Academic Consultant Panel is to

  • work in collaboration with the Library on relevant service and process changes, in order to consider any impact on academic and research staff
  • feedback and discuss academic needs in relation to Library services

Purpose

  • To work in collaboration with the Library on relevant service and process changes, in order to consider any impact on academic and research staff
  • To feedback and discuss academic needs in relation to Library services

Membership

  • Library Academic Experience Lead & Library Experience Lead [Co-chairs]
  • One representative from each academic school of the University (Library Academic Consultants)
  • Members of the Library Leadership Team and other Library colleagues will attend as appropriate for the agenda

Frequency and format of meetings

  • Up to 2 per year (one in Semester 1 and one in Semester 2)
  • Meeting format will be dependent on the topic discussed.

11/2023

Library Academic Consultants

Library Academic Consultants are academic members of staff who are appointed within their schools to:

  • work in collaboration with the Library on relevant service and process changes
  • advise the Library about appropriate communications with academics about Library developments and services
  • feedback and discuss academic needs in relation to Library services

Purpose

The purpose of the Library Academic Consultant role is to:

  • work in collaboration with the Library on relevant service and process changes, in order to consider any impact on academic and research staff
  • advise the Library about appropriate communications with academics about Library developments and services, e.g. methods, timing, processes
  • feedback and discuss academic needs in relation to Library services

Each school is encouraged to have at least one Library Academic Consultant.

Activities include

  • responding to consultations:
  • one-off emails or surveys about small changes
  • contributing to or feeding back on medium-term developments such as process changes around trials of digital resources
  • representing the schools on a consultative group for longer-term projects, e.g. reading lists system replacement or discovery system changes
  • attending academic consultant panel meetings
  • up to 2 per year (usually autumn & spring) o to feedback to the Library, academic views on current Library services and indicate future needs (both research and teaching)
  • meetings will be co-chaired by the Library’s Academic Services Manager and User Services Manager

Workload

Workload allocation for the Library Academic Consultant is the same as agreed for the Library Liaison Officer role - see Appendix 3 Administrative tasks

Term of office

Each LAC is selected within the school and serves for a period of 3 years, which can be renewed in agreement with the school and Library. 

11/2023

School Library Academic Consultant and Academic Librarian

School Library Academic Consultant Academic Librarian
School of Architecture, Building and Civil  Engineering Dr Andre Jesus E. Roberts
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School Dr Clare Ravenwood K. Halliday
School of Aeronautical, Automotive, 
Materials, Chemical Engineering		 Dr H Xia  C. Shipley
School of Science (Comprising
Chemistry, Computing Science,
Mathematics and Physics)		 Dr Thomas Bartsch C Greasley 
Wolfson School of Mechanical and 
Manufacturing Engineering		 Dr R Edwards C. Shipley
School of Design and Creative Arts Dr Martin Maguire B Whetnall
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Dr Oonagh Markey
 N Rush
School of Social Sciences and Humanities Dr Sara Read J De Lillo (English, and Communication & Media)

S Reid (IRPH, and Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy)

B.Whetnall (Geography and Environment)