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July, 2018

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[...]

Performance and Quality

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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 scheme

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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April, 2018

SCONUL Mentee scheme now open

16/04/18

SCONUL is delighted to announce that the Mentor scheme is open.

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mentoring

Mentoring scheme

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SCONUL seeking judges for the Library Design Awards

11/04/18

SCONUL is seeking expressions of interest from colleagues who would be like to be part of the judging panel for the Library Design Awards. There are five places available on the panel and we are[...]

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Invitation to tender for SCONUL Annual Statistical Return

05/04/18

The production of statistics on library activities is a core SCONUL service. It provides a detailed picture of library activity across the UK and Ireland and allows members to benchmark their service against that of[...]

Performance and Quality

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SCONUL Annual Statistics; Invitation to Tender