Information for Library representatives
This guide is for Library representatives in schools/departments. More general information about support for your teaching and research is available via Information for staff.
- Library Collections Project 2009-2013 - we will be asking for your help and advice for the duration of this major project to re-profile the Library's collections
Roles and responsibilities
As a Library representative you have two primary roles: liaison between the Library and the school; managing the school's spending of its Library budget. Consult the following pages for more information.
- What should you do and when should you do it? - a typical year for a Library representative
- Liaison
- Communication
- Budgets and ordering
- Online ordering instructions
- Filling in paper order forms - Periodicals review
- Other activities
Background information
- Library budget for materials
- The Supporting your teaching section of our Information for staff page includes information on the various ways to meet demand for materials eg Course Collection, 7-day loan
- Reading list guidelines
- Staff structure
Contacts
Acquisitions
- for book/multimedia acquisitions email acquisitions@reading.ac.uk
- for periodicals email periodicals.enquiries@reading.ac.uk