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October, 2013

Library Design awards show libraries at the heart of academic life

29/10/13

Augustine House Library and Student Services Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University and The McClay Library, Queen’s’ University Belfast are the joint winners of the 2013 prestigious SCONUL Library Design Awards, with the Ayr[...]

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Advice on changing your LMS

29/10/13

Resources for LMS change in the form of a monopoly board have been produced. The website has provides valuable resources for institutions considering changing their LMS including an overview of the LMS landscape; LMS checklists; case studies and[...]

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Fifteen good practice digital literacy case studies

09/10/13

SCONUL publishes briefing for members on information and digital literacy. SCONUL has been working on an information literacy and digital scholarship research project, known as RILADS, since October 2012 in partnership with the Research Information Network[...]

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September, 2013

Select Committee attacks gold route to open access

11/09/13

Report a strongly worded critique of Government and RCUK policy, and of the Finch Report. The House of Commons Select Committee which looks at the work of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills[...]

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August, 2013

Dr Phil Richards is new chief innovation officer at Jisc

22/08/13

Director of IT at Loughborough University to be Jisc chief innovation officer. Prior to his role at Loughborough University Phil undertook IT roles within other academic institutions, these included head of ICT at Plymouth University and[...]

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June, 2013

Results of election to SCONUL Board

24/06/13

Four new members were elected to the SCONUL Board at the AGM in Dublin last week. Robert Hall, Director of Library Services and Employability, Kings College London, was elected unopposed to the position of Honorary[...]

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Conference presentations

24/06/13

Return to Events The SCONUL Summer Conference took place in Dublin on 20 and 21 June, with the theme of "Adapt and Thrive: Regional and national innovation in response to change in higher education".[...]

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Good practice shortlist published

11/06/13

Research information literacy and digital scholarship good practice shortlist announced. A report published today highlights good practice examples designed to enhance the information literacy skills and know-how of postgraduate students and early career researchers in[...]

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WATER report published

05/06/13

SCONUl has published the report of the WATER (Walk-in Access To E-Resources) project. The report provides advice on the case for visitor access to e-resources; guidance for the implementation of visitor access and case[...]

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May, 2013

New senior leadership team at Jisc

14/05/13

Three senior appointments have been made by Jisc as part of the process of reshaping the organisation. • Executive director Jisc customer experience: Robert Haymon-Collins • Executive director Jisc technology and divisional CEO Janet:[...]

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