Higher Education Focus

Meeting the Reading List Challenge

Abstract

Two beneficiaries of the UKeiG student and early career professional grants programme report back on conferences they attended earlier in the year. Their focus is on higher education: the emerging skills set required for effective collection development in universities, and the complex cultural (even political) considerations that have to be borne in mind before launching electronic reading list projects as part of the wider technology-enhanced learning agenda. Claudio Svaluto, Graduate Trainee at the Albert Sloman Library, University of Essex writes: “The reading list conference in Loughborough in April was closely related to e-resources, accessibility and the user experience, all subjects I have a personal interest in. Being in contact with professionals from different institutions has helped me choose how to develop my career, including affecting my choice of a postgraduate course next year. UKeiG has provided an excellent opportunity to publish in eLucidate. Sharing knowledge via publications and networking is a powerful way to give back to the community and acquire new creative ideas.”