English Faculty Library

Time of year: Winter, Easter or Summer Vacation. Michaelmas, Lent or Easter Term.

Length of placement: Morning/Afternoon.

Supporting users: Supporting academic or assistant staff

User services: Reading list management, Handling enquiries

Educating Users: Planning/delivering induction and training sessions, Reference management, Using databases

Acquisitions/Ordering: Selecting material for purchase, Ordering books, Ordering ebooks, Acquisitions workflow and best practice

Photograph of desk space at English Faculty Library
English Faculty Library

Contact: Laura Moss, lm810@cam.ac.uk.

Libraries directory entry: https://www.libraries.cam.ac.uk/libraries-directory/english

Managing collections: Weeding

Cataloguing skills: Books, Journals

Extra skills to share: Social media; Setting up and promoting displays