1. Strategic contacts for curricular integration of information skills University of Edinburgh Library Marshall Dozier & Fiona Brown 10th European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries

2. Colleges at the University of Edinburgh –Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) –Science and Engineering –Humanities and Social Sciences Library liaison mirrors College structure User population in CMVM = 5550 –2968 undergraduates and postgraduates –Ratio of liaison librarians to students 1:989 Learners, teachers, researchers and clinicians – with differing requirements from the library service Background

4. Times of change Key groups or individuals Involvement in work external to the library External drivers Opportunities for developing strategic contacts

5. Changes to curricula –Self-directed learning in veterinary medicine Staff changes –Year 1 biomedical sciences course leader Times of change

6. Boards of studies –Student feedback requesting more skills training used to support timetable change Teaching organisations –Information skills training discussed between teaching organisations Learning technology –Support for development of online skills tutorials Academic champions –Critical appraisal in coursework Key groups and individuals

7. Study skills programme –Inclusion of information skills Problem/Case Based learning facilitation –Authors of scenarios include prompts to practice skills College projects –Personal Development Portfolio Educational discourse –Teaching certificate led to MSc module Involvement in work external to the library

8. Governing bodies –Launch of Personal Development Portfolio at information skills session Funding bodies –Induction for new postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers Examples from other Schools/Colleges –Collaboration with another University External drivers

9. Importance of skills? – a given Over-commitment Clinical years Balance between being keen and pestering Concerns

10. Informal networking Integrating ourselves Measuring the effectiveness of the training Learning outcomes development Pilot survey Where now / next?

11. Marshall Dozier marshall.dozier@ed.ac.uk Fiona Brown f.brown@ed.ac.uk Contacts for Pilot Survey