L&LR staff blog

I’m in this week’s issue of student newspaper The Linc, talking about (predictably) e-resources and the library. Page 8 of the print edition (next to Vito Cataffo!): And in their online edition. I was really pleased to be asked to do this – gratifying that the student newspaper wants to hear about the library.

I’m pleased to be able to announce the existence of a new, temporary virtual team within L&LR, made up of people lucky enough to be working with me on various e-resource-related projects over the coming months. First, Jayne, whom many of you will already know from her work in reader services, is back to support [...]

The Athens stats for the first quarter of 2009 are in, and they’re on the Portal now for L&LR colleagues to view. No great surprises in store – though the graph [below] does suggest a sharper-than-usual fall from 2008/4 to 2009/1. Perhaps we should expect this as a feature of higher usage at peak periods: [...]

The following details outline the organisation of an event in June.  If anyone else is interested in helping with organisation or on the day please let Oonagh Monaghan know at omonaghan@lincoln.ac.uk Steering group: Helen Farrall (CERD), Pat Hughes, Oonagh Monaghan, Lesley Thompson Publisher/supplier communications: Di Walker, Vicki Winchester-Fraser Helpers on the day: Alice Frear, Marie [...]

These are my specific objectives for the year ahead – this is where I’m going to take my priorities next. • Complete, and document, the launch of Find it @ Lincoln • Write a draft collection development policy to inform the shift from print to ‘e’ • Pilot digital-to-digital copying under the CLA extended licence [...]

After a bit of discussion with SMT, we think that this is a good-as-any list of topics on which to concentrate in my first few months as Electronic Resources Librarian. In no particular order: Development of new public Web presence Copyright and licencing guidance Launch of ebrary (with Acquisitions Team; Chris L.) A new approach [...]

(I’ve changed the title of this posting after a much better suggestion from Alison…) (ERL = Electronic Resources Librarian!) Thanks, Lys Ann. I’m going to use the staff blog to let everyone in L&LR know about the projects attached to this new role, and how they’re going… also to ask for help(!) and to test [...]

Congratulations to Paul Stainthorp, who was appointed to the post of E-Resources Librarian on the 13th October. This is a three year secondment, and Paul will be working with key staff within L+LR and the wider University, to manage this significant resource to best effect.

I delivered this short presentation today (twice…) to staff from Riseholme College at their annual away day, covering a selection of our new resources / services. Please feel free to use or adapt. Paul Developing Library Resources and Services in 2008/9 (MS PowerPoint show)