Academic Staff Guide: Resources for your course

This academic staff guide explains about Library and Learning Resources resources and services, how we can help you and your students to get the best from our services.

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We want to make sure your students have access to the resources they need to succeed in their studies.  

How we can support you

Your specialist Collection Management and Engagement Librarian can support you with any of your library queries.

The different ways we can support you:

  • Purchasing new material for your course or module.
  • Attending and contributing to your Faculty, College or subject meetings.
  • Advising when you are are developing a new course.
  • Supporting you at validation events.
  • Helping you to develop your reading lists to make them more inclusive.
  • Advising on open access publishing.

How to request resources

You can request resources in a variety of ways:

Collection Management Policy

We have a e-first policy and aim wherever possible to supply material in a digital format

Collection Management and Engagement Librarians

Listed below are the contact details for your Collection Management and Engagement Librarian or email cm@bcu.ac.uk

ADM

Francis Firth (Francis.Firth@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Digital Arts
  • College of English and Media
  • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

 

Deniz Bilgen (Deniz.Bilgen@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Architecture

 

Ann Stairmand-Jackson (Ann.Stairmand-Jackson@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Art and Design

 

Mercedes Malloy (Mercedes.Malloy@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles

BLSS

Deniz Bilgen (Deniz.Bilgen@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice: Law

 

Mercedes Malloy (Mercedes.Malloy@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics
  • College of Business, Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship 
  • College of Graduate School of Management 
  • College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice: Social and Criminal Justice
  • College of Psychology

CEBE

Deniz Bilgen (Deniz.Bilgen@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Built Environment 
  • College of Computing 
  • College of Engineering 

HELS

Ann Stairmand-Jackson (Ann.Stairmand-Jackson@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Education and Social work
  • College of Nursing and Midwifery

 

Graham Gamblin (Graham.Gamblin@bcu.ac.uk)

  • College of Health and Care Professionals 
  • College of Life Sciences