Humanities Teaching & Learning Showcase, January 2012 Simon Bains, Deputy University Librarian

LIBRARY SERVICES FOR

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Humanities Teaching & Learning Showcase, January 2012

Simon Bains, Deputy University Librarian

CORE TEXTS

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DIGITAL COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES

PRIORITISING Improving the provision of core texts to undergraduate

students in the Faculty of Humanities

“the Library proposes that Heads of School and Heads of Disciplines introduce a requirement to engage with the Library to set priorities and identify appropriate solutions on a course by course basis”

Humanities Teaching and Learning Committee, 11/11

Priorities determined by: Discipline NSS score Discipline NSS score for the Library question Consultation with Heads of Schools/disciplines Funds available

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

SCARLET

PLANS Increased contact with Faculty/Schools Dedicated teaching and learning

support team Development of materials and courses

associated with the Learning Commons Greater levels of support for:

Copyright enquiriesEngagement with collectionsMobile users

Increased resources for digitisation

THANK YOU.

Simon BainsDeputy University Librarian

simon.bains@manchester.ac.uk@simonjbains