Library Rep Training21 October 2014Lecture 3, Gateway

Welcome

Ondrej Hajda (DoRep, dorep@) & Vicki Cormie (Senior Academic Liaison Librarian, library@)

5.15-6.15pm

Objectives:Understand the role of Library Reps and show how to be an effective Library Rep.

Explain how to work with Academic Liaison Librarian and Library Link in your School.

Establish an action plan for improving learning resources in your School.

Icebreaker

What does a Library Rep do?Ondrej

Overview

You are a Class Rep with a democratic mandate first and foremost. Consult your mates and represent!

Role description: Work closely with the Library on improving the library facilities, online reading lists, access to learning resources (both paper and online), and on raising awareness about services on offer (inter-library loans, morebooks@ etc.)

Student Library Users Group (SLUG)3 times a year: Oct 30th, Feb 12th, Apr 16th; 4-5pm

Library Reps + Library staff + DoRep

Student Library Survey (November 2013)

Open Main Library longer on weekend: DONE

Open JFAL & St Mary’s College Library longer: PENDING

Print books > e-journals > e-books > print journals

¾ didn’t know about morebooks@

Issues:Power sockets

Availability of learning resources

Availability of study spaces & seat hogging

How can the Library help?Vicki

Academic Liaison Team

FundingLibrary budgets

Books

Journals

Databases

Research Enhancement Funds

Morebooks

Reading ListsNumber of copies/short loans

King James LibraryFounded in 1612

Martyrs KirkPostgraduate Research Library

Services

SAULCAT & SEEKER

Online reading lists

Acquiring learning resources & morebooks@

Inter-library loans

Library skills sessions

Circulation services (including fines)

Mindreading?• Importance of feedback• Do not wait till SSCC or

the end of semester – email library@ immediately!

Known problems

Library not big enough

Not enough sockets

Library temperature

Noise and zoning issues

Lack of awareness of services

Café issues

Small Group Discussion1. What would you like to achieve from being a

Library Rep?2. How do we manage the morebook@ budgets

to make it fair for everyone?3. How can you help in letting us know about

problems?

Action Plan: What do I do?

Talk to lectures about online reading lists and getting them well in advance (think of Semester 2).

Organize School-specific Library skills session (email library@).

Publicize alternative study spaces/morebooks@/inter-library loan.

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Thank you!