Teesside University Darlington Campus Library

Last Wednesday I attended the Higher Education Business Partnership Librarians meeting which was held at Teesside University's new campus at Darlington. It was a good meeting with representatives from the University and from the partner Colleges. The HEBP groups are very useful and I also participate in the Technology Enhanced Learning Group.
After the meeting we had a tour of the building and of the library. One of the interesting things is that the main desk is an integrated service desk i.e. it serves other functions than purely the library. This is something that I want to know more about and how it works including staff roles and line management responsibilities etc. From what I can gather, it works very well and is effective. The library is small with a limited book collection as there is an emphasis on electronic resources which suit the courses on offer and the profile of the students. It is an appealing space with different seating areas and some small computer areas.












While we were looking round the rest of the building there were some features which might work in our LRC for future changes.



The computer rooms were good with two monitors for each PC. Also some seating and benching with power and data sockets which would be good for Bring Your Own Device areas.