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Shaper, Sue; Streatfield, David – Pastoral Care in Education, 2012
This paper draws on the "accidental" results of a UK national survey of school libraries to explore how school librarians can contribute to student pastoral care. Although the survey did not ask specific questions about student social development, responding librarians identified three key aspects of their contribution: support for…
Descriptors: Caring, Library Role, School Libraries, Library Development
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Bryant, Joanna; Matthews, Graham; Walton, Graham – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2009
A key area of debate within the public and academic library sectors across the world is use of physical space. Changing ideas about what a library should be, coupled with the growth of digital collections, has raised fundamental questions about how library buildings are used and the role of space in library services. Alongside these drivers is the…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Smith, Geri; Street, Kelvin; Wales, Tim – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
This article outlines a pilot project to offer a personalized online library service to Open University MBA alumni. A review of the literature and results of a desktop analysis of other UK Higher Education alumni library services are included. Content procurement and systems issues are considered along with the underlying organizational, resource…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Pilot Projects, Alumni, Library Services