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SUMMARY:The Problem of Reading Lists - Huw Jones\, System Support Libraria
 n at the University Library
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CONTACT:Professor John Naughton
DESCRIPTION:Reading lists are the area in which academic workflows\, stude
 nt needs and library services interact most directly. They act as a bridge
  between two of the University’s most important assets – academic expe
 rtise and library resources. They are fundamental to undergraduate learnin
 g and to library collection development. To date\, there have been many at
 tempts to solve the ‘problem’ of reading lists\, with limited success.
 \n\nI will examine if there _is_ a problem with reading lists\, and what t
 he nature of that problem might be. Are the real issues to do with coopera
 tion and collaboration between bodies involved in pedagogical support? If 
 so\, what is the solution\, and where might it lead us in the future?"\n\n
 *About the speaker*\n\nHuw Jones is System Support Librarian at the Univer
 sity Library\, offering services\, support and training to libraries acros
 s Cambridge. He has a particular interest in developing interfaces which t
 ake advantage of advances in technology to facilitate new ways of working.
 \n\nHaving studied history at Manchester University\, he worked in a range
  of libraries in Manchester and Cambridge before joining Electronic System
 s and Services at the University Library in 2004. He has since developed a
  range of integrated online services for librarians\, and worked on variou
 s projects from data duplication to user education.\n\nFrom April to June 
 2009\, Huw held an Arcadia Fellowship to investigate issues surrounding th
 e introduction of a reading list system in Cambridge. His findings (publis
 hed in a report available at "Reading Lists in Cambridge: A Standard Syste
 m?":http://arcadiaproject.lib.cam.ac.uk/docs/readinglist_Report.pdf) will 
 form the basis of this seminar.
LOCATION:OCR\, Wolfson College
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