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August, 2018

NSS Data 2008 - 2018

10/08/18

Congratulations to the five SCONUL institutions with 93% or more of their students agreeing that their "library resources (e.g. books, online services and learning spaces) have supported my learning well". These are: Royal College of Music[...]

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NSS data

2018

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July, 2018

Library Design Awards 2019: Call for submissions

30/07/18

We are now accepting submissions for the SCONUL Library Design Awards 2019. Submission criteria and instructions for the awards are available here. The deadline for submissions is Monday 26 November 2018. The SCONUL Library[...]

User Experience and Success

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Library Design Awards

2019

Refurbishment

New library buidings

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SCONUL project on experience of BAME staff

30/07/18

SCONUL is pleased to announce the appointment of the University of the West of Scotland to carry out research into the experiences of BAME staff. The research will be led by Dr Mohammed Ishaq, Reader[...]

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BME

workforce development

BAME

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High student satisfaction with library services

27/07/18

The NSS (National Student Survey) results for 2018 are now available from the Office for Students (OfS) website. As OfS highlights, the results show high levels of student satisfaction with universities and courses and this[...]

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2018

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SCONUL strategy groups: call for new members

20/07/18

Following elections to the Board and the regular retirement of Board members, there are a number of opportunities for SCONUL members to take a lead within the community by getting involved in our groups. Please[...]

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Strategy groups

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Congratulations to new SCONUL Board members & changes in responsiblities

20/07/18

We are delighted to announce that the following have been elected to the roles of Chair, Vice-chair and Treasurer of the SCONUL Board at the AGM in June 2018: Chair: [...]

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Executive board

Board members

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Analysis from the 2016-17 SCONUL Annual Statistical Return

04/07/18

SCONUL has provided additional analysis alongside its 2016-2017 Annual Statistical Return entitled 'The continuing evolution of UK academic libraries' (2018): This report investigates the ongoing changes taking place in UK academic libraries and the[...]

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SCONUL Annual Statistical Return

2-16-2017

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May, 2018

SCONUL Wellcome consultation response

29/05/18

SCONUL has provided a response to the Wellcome Trust's review of its open access policy. We argue that there should be significant limitations on the funding provided for publication in hybrid journals, and that a[...]

Academic Content and Communication

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Wellcome

open access

finch

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SCONUL Mentoring Scheme is live

29/05/18

We are delighted to let you know that the SCONUL Mentoring Scheme is up and running. Mentees have been matched with mentors from across the HE library sector and they are developing beneficial partnerships that[...]

Performance and Quality

Shared and Collaborative Services

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mentoring

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SCONUL project on experience of BAME staff

22/05/18

SCONUL is seeking a consultant to carry out research into the experiences of BAME staff. The research will look at the experience of BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) staff working in academic libraries[...]

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