The Libraries Research Support Group (LRSG) was set up in December 2019 to inform the development of library services that support research across the range of disciplines at Cambridge. The group opens up communication channels to disseminate messages from central services to Faculties/Departments and Colleges, and to use knowledge from Faculties/Departments and Colleges to develop central services.
Members cooperate on projects with scope beyond a single library or office, such as researching current and future needs, sharing resources, and developing training proposals. Wherever appropriate, the LRSG also collaborates with other staff who possess additional expertise and contacts.
Finally, the group acts as a forum to share knowledge, best practice and resources, leading to greater quality and efficiency of services.
Current members:
Andrew Corrigan, Digital Library Coordinator, Cambridge University Library
Bea Gini (convenor), Training Coordinator, Office of Scholarly Communication
Charlotte Smith, Research Support Librarian, Engineering Library
Clair Castle, Librarian, Department of Chemistry
Claire Sewell, Research Support Librarian, Betty and Gordon Moore Library
Clare Trowell, Librarian, Marshall Library of Economics
Dominic Dixon, Research Librarian, University Library
George Cronin, Deputy Librarian, Biological Sciences
Katherine Burchell (interim secretary), Scholarly Communication Support, Office of Scholarly Communication
Katie Hughes, User Experience Librarian, Judge Business School
Liz Osman, Fellow Librarian, Homerton College
Lucy Woolhouse, Reader Services Librarian, Queens’ College
Mary Chester-Kawell, Senior Software Developer, Cambridge University Library
Matthias Ammon, Research Support Librarian, Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics
Meg Westbury, Academic Services Librarian, Human and Social Sciences
Mehves Dignum (secretary), Assistant Librarian, Plant Sciences and Genetics
Veronica Phillips, Assistant Librarian, Medical Library
For enquiries, email Bea Gini (bg403@cam.ac.uk)