About Library Services
Library Services is a key department in the Directorate of Students and Education and delivers a portfolio of support services across five campuses providing access to the print and online information resources, archives and special collections that support learning, teaching and research across the College.
Led by the Director of Library Services, Robert Hall, it comprises four divisions: Customer Services, Information Resources, Archives & Information Management and Research & Learning Liaison.
Services include
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Campus-based customer services teams offering front-line IT, information, enquiry and support services
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Multidisciplinary information resources with over 1.25 million books and thousands of scholarly journals
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Flexible ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to electronic information resources
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Unique archives and special collections of international standing, including the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO); Foyle Special Collections and Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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IT, information skills and information management training opportunities for both students and staff
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Expert, professional service to support copyright compliance and the effective management of corporate records
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Support for affiliated NHS staff in the three NHS Trusts that comprise King’s Health Partners: King’s College Hospital, Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospital and South London & Maudsley
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Collaboration with IT Services and colleagues across the College on a series of projects which comprise the College’s strategic IT investment programme (the Collaborative Campus) to deliver new and enhanced technology-based services
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A portfolio of services to support research activity across the College, including: advice and support for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and research accreditation, bibliometrics capability, guidance on legal issues and on compliant data handling, the archival management of research data, search strategy formulation and research methodologies, software support and citation and publication policy
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A portfolio of services to support teaching activity across the College, including: advice and support for QAA and other accreditation visits, support for the development of an innovative student computing service, managing the College’s online plagiarism detection tool TurnitinUK, and advising on referencing and citation standards