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Information Resources staff are responsible for collection management and development; for the allocation and financial control of the Library Materials Budget; selection and acquisition of material added to the collection; and provision of bibliographic access to Library resources.

Information Resources Liaison programme

The Information Resources Liaison programme provides each academic department with a contact person. The Library contact will work with department staff to ensure they receive information about new publications in their subject areas, new material arriving in the library, and status updates for open orders. More information about the liaison programme.

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Department Library Liaison Information

All departments have a designated staff member who coordinates the recommendations of titles for that department and forwards them to the Library. Information for Department Library Liaisons.

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Recommending material

University staff can make recommendations for purchases in a number of ways;

Recommendations can be posted to Information Resources for Central Library users or to the appropriate branch library via the internal mail. Addresses are as follows:

  • Collection Development Librarian, Information Resources, Central Library  
  • Science Faculty Librarian, Science Library  
  • Health Sciences Faculty Librarian, Medical & Dental Libraries
  • Law Faculty Librarian, Law Library
  • The Robertson Librarian (Education), The Robertson Library

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Contacts

Contact details of Library staff with expertise and resource responsibility for your area:

Subject Area Information Resource Contact Phone
Education Paula Whitelock 3793
Health Sciences Richard German 7403
Humanities Paula Hasler
Cate Bardwell
8923
5397
Law Kate Thompson 8836
School of Business Rhys Thorn
Cate Bardwell
8923
5397
Sciences Melanie Remy 7486

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Collection Development Policy

The Library has a written Collection Development Policy which provides a guide to the selection, management, and development of the Library's collections. View the Collection Development Policy.

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Funding

A summary of how the Library funds are arranged.

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Last revised: 4 May, 2011