1. Building on Experience to
Face the Future: Exploring
the results of a CONUL
T&L recent community
survey
Diarmuid Kennedy (Queens
University Belfast)
8. Areas of responsibility
User education 64 (66.0%)
Contributing to library projects 56 (57.7%)
Teaching 56 (57.7%)
Creation of online self-directed content 52
(53.6%)
Responsibility for one or more subject areas
38 (39.2%)
Contributing to library strategy and policy in
9. Areas of responsibility
Conference presentations/academic writing
etc. 34 (35.1%)
Acquiring print resources 29 (29.9%)
Represent the library on Teaching & Learning
committees 28 (28.9%)
Uploading resources/links to course
websites/VLE 26 (26.8%)
No specific subject responsibility (i.e.,
10. Areas of responsibility
Trialling and testing new resources 24 (24.7%)
Promotion, marketing and PR 24 (24.7%)
Represent the library on national
committees/bodies 24 (24.7%)
Stock reviews/housekeeping 22 (22.7%)
Developing collection development plans and
policies 21 (21.6%)
E-resource trouble shooting 19 (19.6%)
11. Areas of responsibility
University Committee attendance 17 (17.5%)
Research Support (i.e., Open Access,
institutional repositories, etc.) 15 (15.5%)
Managing and negotiating budgets 13 (13.4%)
Link checking 13 (13.4%)
Analysis and evaluation of resource usage 12
(12.4%)
Stock alerts to academic staff 12 (12.4%)
12. Areas of responsibility
Advisory/consultancy work 12 (12.4%)
Access management 10 (10.3%)
Research repository related-work 9 (9.3%)
Archive/Special Collections 9 (9.3%)
Supplier liaison 6 (6.2%)
Working on SATLE, JISC or other externally
funded projects 6 (6.2%)
Licence negotiations 1 (1.0%)
13. issues and challenges CONUL T&L
should CONUL be addressing through its
work, seminars, and training.
