1. Indispensable Information Professionals: the New Academic Librarians A view from the University of Wolverhampton Wendy Bastable

2. Harrison Learning Centre: the structure of academic support

3. Academic Librarians Resource Librarian……….new responsibilities Subject responsibility – informal liaison and devolved budget Collection management, development and supporting literature Information skills – working with individuals and groups Cross campus responsibilities Academic Resource Librarian School responsibility – formal liaison Overall budgetary management Senior Academic Resource Librarian……new post Team management Project management

4. Role changes – then and now Collection management – classification and cataloguing Stock promotion Individual subject enquiries by personal visit – academic staff and students Collection management – selection/justification of e-resources Advocacy of e-resources Access and email enquiries - trial of virtual reference service point

5. Then Now Writing paper-based guides Marginal involvement (tour of resources) in Professional bodies reviews Teaching: inductions often repetitive, and usually in small groups Writing material for subject web-sites and VLEs Participation in subject internal review and validation process Involvement in external quality process and RAE Variety of teaching in partnership with colleagues and academics. Inductions by DIY and online tours and quizzes

6. Supporting the changes New posts in other teams Centralised cataloguing and classification Electronic Resource Librarians - help with negotiation and access Copyright officer Information Technology Advisors - help with IT Institutional Repository Librarian Hybrid collections co-ordinator …..currently advertised

7. Significant difference in…….. Teaching Embedded, with colleagues, with academics, supported learning environments, exploratory workshops, set piece lectures Project management Internally funded (£3000) 1 year research projects on embedding information skills, dyslexia support, reading lists, induction programmes

8. More……. Internal review and validations Heading learning resources and other areas of investigation on panels  External review Participation in QAA, subject review and RAE Help to build a stronger footing with academics and senior management in the School

9. New roles tend to…….. Involve moving out, promoting the service and: Strengthening partnership working with the School and academics Building communication with students Working with colleagues in IT and Centres for Learning and Teaching

10. The future: areas we can lead on Information literacy keep up with the debate develop and deliver teaching programmes involves us with progression, retention and employability issues  Marketing the service examine the way we brand ourselves improve the slickness of delivery develop an identifiable image  Online resource selection/evaluation build analytical skills select the best subject sites design VLE and online programmes