The drafting of a new policy represents a new beginning and an opportunity for an organisation to reset, but any public policy must be intellectually sound, intelligible to non-specialists, and actionable for those working with them. We will discuss this idea in the context of writing the Comprehensive Content Strategy for the University of…[Read more]

Academic libraries in the UK are placing an increased emphasis on engagement and partnership building with academics. Attempts to articulate what is meant by this engagement rely on analogies from the commercial world, notably from sales- driven environments. This language can prove counteractive to true faculty engagement. It retains a focus on a…[Read more]

Reflection on the challenges facing outsourced and contractor-run libraries

This presentation discusses the evolving role of the Faculty Engagement Team at the University of Sheffield. We will talk about how the established relationship management skills of subject liaison librarians, necessary to work with departments, can be turned inward for the benefit of the library. We will outline a recently completed project to…[Read more]

Lessons learned from the library transformation at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth