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The Reading List Service at GCU

The Reading List Service at GCU. Marian Miller Senior Librarian & Resource Manager. History. Funded project Spring 1995 (10 weeks) Trainee Librarian seconded to Social Sciences department to work with academics

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The Reading List Service at GCU

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  1. The Reading List Service at GCU Marian Miller Senior Librarian & Resource Manager

  2. History Funded project Spring 1995 (10 weeks) Trainee Librarian seconded to Social Sciences department to work with academics To help them to create & update Reading lists (linked to preparation for the TQA - Teaching Quality Assessment) for BA SS Programme 200 + students

  3. History BASS programme consisted of 6 modules p.a. core & optional Funding also provided pump priming for multiple copies & update of texts for the library 1 copy per 10 students for core texts

  4. History Departmental book funds (library calculated allocation based on FTE & average book price for the subject) Controlled by Lib Rep (academic) Short loan collection (& variable loans) Offprints

  5. History All items indexed in Library catalogue Searchable by • Module code • Module title • Lecturer

  6. Evolution Top sliced Reading List fund growth in Eresources (ejournals/ebooks) VLE Scanning service (through CLA)

  7. Policy & Procedures Call for reading lists email sent out to all departments & schools 2x a year (April & December) Module code/title Lecturer Number of students

  8. Statistics 2012 – 2013 (June) 334 lists 6184 titles 2011 -2012 454 lists 6646 titles 2010-2011 392 lists 7822 titles 2009-2010 473 lists 8769 titles

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