Librarians or academics? User education at Leicester Polytechnic

Abstract

Between 1972 and 1974 four ‘Academic Librarians’ were appointed to educate students in the use of resources. These were academic positions engaged in full‐time teaching and not responsible for library administration. The development of their role and of courses in Information Studies is discussed in the context of the problems which were encountered and the ways in which they have been solved. We have then attempted to gauge our achievements in relation to the aims originally envisaged.

Citation

Bradfield, V.J., Houghton, B. and Siddall, P.M. (1977), "Librarians or academics? User education at Leicester Polytechnic", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050587