In August, the Library bid a fond farewell to Gill Turner, Head of Acquisitions, who has left the Library after 30 years. We thank Gill for her ceaseless dedication to the Library, ensuring that the print and online collections have continued to develop, meeting the changing reading tastes and research interests of our members.

 

Following a long handover from Gill, the Bibliographic Services and Acquisitions teams have subsequently been amalgamated to create a new team of Acquisitions and Discovery Librarians, led by Fay Harris, Head of Collections and Discovery. This has enabled us to centralise and delegate knowledge of acquisitions across a greater number of staff, each of whom is responsible for developing specific areas of the collection. This brings a team-based approach to stock selection and the management of online resources and donations.

 

The Acquisitions and Discovery Librarians, most of whom have worked at the Library for more than 20 years, will build on the existing strengths of the collection, as well as explore and extend into other areas of collection development in response to member feedback about our holdings.

 

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