Interim Head of Library and Archives
Department: Library and ArchivesDivision: LA HOD and Admin
Contact: email
Summary
I am an information professional with over 25 years of experience in major UK institutions, including the London School of Economics Library, the British Library and the British Medical Association Library.
Originally appointed as Library Services Manager in September 2015 my responsibilities and remit broadened and deepened as a result of Changes in Science during the summer of 2016 and as Head of Researcher Services and Digital Delivery Division (RSDD) with a team of 10 staff, I led the strategic development of my division and the resources that support researchers, internal and external, in their discovery, access and use of LA collections and related resources, both physical and digital. I have been Interim Head of Library and Archives since April 2021.
Qualifications
Degrees
MSc, City University, London, 1995 - 1996
BSc, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 1991 - 1994
Employment history
Academic
Access and Procurement Manager, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom, 2002 - 2015
Assistant Librarian, British Medical Association, London, United Kingdom, 1998 - 2000
Acting Head of Library and Information Services and Deputy Reading Room Manager, British Library, London, United Kingdom, 1997 - 1998
Grants
Role: Co-investigator
Funding: AHRC
Publications
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Contributed Publications
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