Following the retirement of my colleague, Jane Furness, I have now taken on Academic Support Librarian responsibilities for the Edinburgh School of Art. I’m looking forward to getting to know the staff and students of this large and diverse School. I have worked as an Academic Support Librarian within CAHSS for over twenty years now, and in recent years have had additional responsibilities as College Lead for Library Academic Support. I feel in some ways that I’ve come full circle – I began my library career working with exhibition catalogues and exhibition ephemera in the National Art Library at the V&A, and I still get a warm glow as I walk past the exhibition catalogues in ECA Library. I was also previously Liaison Librarian for the School of Arts, Culture and Environment before the ECA merger in 2011.
I have a regular office day at ECA Library on Mondays when I’m available for student appointments, and of course I’ll also be available throughout the week. I am currently recruiting for the new role of Library Academic Support Officer, who will also be coming to ECA Library to provide general support with collections and teaching tasks.
