UnMentoring: academic libraries and commercial suppliers for academic libraries.
NAG unMentoring is a service open only to NAG Members where people offer their informal support around specific topics. This can be a video chat, a phone call or [...]
Book Acquisition in the (new) era of digital education with ProQuest
Back in February 2020, ProQuest commissioned a survey which accidentally became the perfect "pre-Covid" picture of book acquisitions in UK Higher Education. This provided a unique opportunity to carry [...]
Presenting, Teaching and Training Online
Presenting, teaching and training online by Ned Potter In the current climate, many training sessions, seminars and workshops have been moved online. If you're new to presenting in this [...]
Jargon Buster Guide
The library world is filled with jargon and acronyms; we've tried to explain some acquisitions ones here. Let us know if there's more you would like us to add! [...]
Papers from NAGcd11 (Manchester, November 2019)
This year the theme for our eleventh Collection Development Seminar for Academic Librarians was Disruption and Innovation are the New Normal with speakers from around the country. PDFs of the [...]
E-Resources: Criteria and Considerations Checklist and Tips
Selection criteria Notes Cost and available budget Check cost against budget and also check any multiyear commitment against likely budget trends Relevancy Test relevancy with academics and requesting librarians [...]
Buying ebooks – Ebook models and etextbooks
Buying ebooks - Ebook models and etextbooks Libraries increasingly need to prove effectiveness of purchasing through ROI (return-on-investment), demonstrating value for money. There is also a focus on ‘just-in-time’ [...]
Purchasing problems or solutions? Making sense of digital accessibility.
Introduction Books in digital format can form a significant part of the student experience at University. Users with the digital skills to access electronic books/journals and use them effectively [...]