An interview with Marcela Rivera Cornejo Inclusive librarianship and keeping up with rapid changes in the academic landscape are just two of the many topics Marcela Rivera Cornejo, Deputy Director of Information Resources and Archives at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile talked to us about. Read the fifth instalment of our interviews with librarians series on De Gruyter Conversations: ToContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 5”
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Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 4
An interview with Fiona Greig “The concept of great literature doesn’t work for everyone. The literature that works for you is what you should explore.” Fiona Greig from University of Winchester talks about the role of the librarian today and many more in our latest instalment of the “Academic librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change”ContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 4”
Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 3
An interview with Beau Case This week, Beau Case reflects on his career as a university librarian, culminating in his current role as the Inaugural Dean of Libraries at the University of Central Florida. He talked to us about the challenges he had faced, social bias in libraries, and why he doesn’t mind students puttingContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 3”
Books Survey
If you are an academic librarian who can answer some questions on acquisition and importance of books and resource lists in your library, you may be able to help us (and IFLA). Gold Leaf are conducting an anonymous survey, commissioned by ProQuest, to discover how books are currently sourced and used in higher education institutions.ContinueContinue reading “Books Survey”
Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 2
An interview with Michelle Blake The second part of our series of interviews with Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change is out now: Annika Bennett in conversation with Michelle Blake, University Librarian at University of Waikato, New Zealand. To view the interview, click here.
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