Support from Academic Librarians
Academic Librarians are available to assist all University staff and students, offering specialist advice on any information related query and supporting the development of essential critical thinking and academic skills. Their guidance includes:
- developing effective and critical search strategies
- locating and interrogating information on a specific topic for assignments, research projects or literature reviews
- using specialist online search tools and databases to access diverse types of scholarship
- critically evaluating the credibility, authority, relevance and limitations of sources
- referencing, citation and using bibliographic management tools
- understanding the scholarly publishing landscape and making informed decisions about getting published
The Academic Librarians have all developed expertise in the subject areas of their Schools and are happy to help. In addition to dealing with enquiries, they offer individual appointments to support more in-depth or complex queries. Get in touch to arrange a meeting which can be held in person or via MS Teams.
Barbara Whetnall
Academic Librarian for Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts and Social Sciences and Humanities (Geography and Environment; Communication and Media)
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Catherine Shipley
Academic Librarian for Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering (AACME); Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering (MEME); Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering (ABCE)
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
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Charlotte Greasley
Academic Librarian for the School of Science
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Kat Halliday
Academic Librarian, Loughborough Business School
For quick queries, please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Katie McNamara
Academic Librarian and Library Manager, London Library
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Nathan Rush
Academic Librarian for Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Priya Mehta
Academic Librarian for Law and Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Based in Loughborough.
Sharon Reid
Academic Librarian for English, International Relations, Politics and History
For quick queries please contact me by email.
Or you can book an online or in-person meeting between 15-50 minutes, for an in-depth chat on an individual basis.
Available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Academic Librarians
| School/Department | Academic Librarian | |
|---|---|---|
| AACME (Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering) | Catherine Shipley | |
| ABCE (Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering) | Catherine Shipley | |
| DCA (Design and Creative Arts) | Barbara Whetnall | |
| Loughborough Business School | Kat Halliday | |
| MEME (Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering) | Catherine Shipley | |
| Science | Charlotte Greasley | |
| Communication and Media | Barbara Whetnall | |
| Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy | Priya Mehta | |
| English | Sharon Reid | |
| Geography and Environment | Barbara Whetnall | |
| International Relations, Politics and History | Sharon Reid | |
| Law | Priya Mehta | |
| SEHS (Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences) | Nathan Rush | |