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:
- Offering guidance on selecting inclusive material for your course or module.
- Attending and contributing to your Faculty, College or subject meetings.
- Advising when you are developing a new course.
- Supporting you at validation events.
- Training and advising on best practice for Resource Lists (reading list system).
- Advising on open access publishing.
How to request resources
You can request resources in a variety of ways:
- Add all resources which support your teaching to your module Resource Lists. We will ensure any newly added resources are made available, including digitised chapter requests.
- Purchase suggestions (books, sheet music, DVDs, etc.) which are not for teaching purposes can be requested via Your Choice@BCUlibrary.
- You can request a subscription to new journals or e-resources (MS Forms).
- To request a copy of a journal article, or to borrow a book from another institution, use the Inter-Library Loan service.
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
Victoria Wreghitt (Victoria.Wreghitt@bcu.ac.uk)
- College of Architecture
- College of Digital Arts
- College of English and Media
- Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
- College of Jewellery, Fashion and Textiles
Ann Stairmand-Jackson (Ann.Stairmand-Jackson@bcu.ac.uk)
- College of Art and Design
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