Academic Staff Guide: Library Business Partners
Discover the Library business partners team, how they can support you and identify the point of contact for your college.
About us
We, Library business partners, serve as the primary liaison between L&LR and our designated colleges and faculties. We build proactive relationships with faculty stakeholders, professional services, and Library teams ensuring alignment with University and L&LR strategies. Our goal is to support academics and students by providing the necessary resources and services for achieving strong degree outcomes.
How we can support you
Your specialist Library business partner can support you with any of your library queries, such as:
- Connecting you with other library colleagues/ services
- Attending and contributing to your subject, College & Faculty meetings
- Contribute to work on APP, EDI, NSS etc
- Provide training and advice on best practice for Resource Lists
- Offering guidance on selecting inclusive material for courses or modules
- Supporting course development, course validations, quality assessment and accreditation services
- Advising on open access publishing (Read and Publish deals)
Contact us
Listed below are the contact details of the Library business partners for each college and faculty.
Arts, Design and Media
- College of Architecture: Graham Gamblin
(graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Digital Arts: Graham Gamblin
(graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk) - College of English & Media: Graham Gamblin
(graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Art & Design: Ann Stairmand-Jackson
(Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Jewellery, Fashion & Textiles: Ann Stairmand-Jackson
(Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk) - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Ann Stairmand-Jackson
(Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk)
ADM faculty contact: Ann Stairmand-Jackson (Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk)
Business, Law and Social Sciences
- College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics: Mercedes Malloy
(mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Business, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship: Mercedes Malloy
(mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Graduate School of Management: Mercedes Malloy
(mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice: Deniz Bilgen
(deniz.bilgen@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Psychology: Mercedes Malloy
(mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk)
BLSS faculty contact: Mercedes Malloy (mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk)
Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
- College of Built Environment: Deniz Bilgen
(deniz.bilgen@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Computing: Mercedes Malloy
(mercedes.malloy@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Engineering: Deniz Bilgen
(deniz.bilgen@bcu.ac.uk)
CEBE faculty contact: Deniz Bilgen (deniz.bilgen@bcu.ac.uk)
Health, Education and Life Sciences
- College of Education and Social Work: Ann Stairmand-Jackson
(Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Health and Care Professions: Graham Gamblin
(graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Life Sciences: Graham Gamblin
(graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk) - College of Nursing and Midwifery: Ann Stairmand-Jackson
(Ann.Stairmand-jackson@bcu.ac.uk)
HELS faculty contact: Graham Gamblin (graham.gamblin@bcu.ac.uk)