AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

AUT strike call secures SOAS subject librarians.

Information World Review

| December 06, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Members of the higher education trade union, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), voted to strike over the redundancy of two subject librarians this month, but both threatened librarians were reinstated averting action at the last minute. SOAS is part of the University of London. A ballot with a high turnout of 64.5% ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Hot topic - Bangor wake-up call. As universities increasingly rely on the...
Magazine article from: Information World Review Chillingworth, Mark March 9, 2005 700+ words
Subject librarians at University Wales Bangor (UWB...content negates the need for so many subject librarians, but that point of view is far...But there is a wider trend. "Subject librarians are not an expanding workforce...
Subject Librarians: Providing a perspective on current practice and a reference...
Press release article from: M2 Presswire May 11, 2006 700+ words
...May 2006-Research and Markets: Subject Librarians: Providing a perspective on current...has announced the addition of Subject Librarians to their offering The university subject librarians' role is at the centre of new models...
Subject Librarians: Providing a Perspective on Current Practice and a Reference...
Press release article from: Business Wire May 12, 2006 700+ words
...has announced the addition of Subject Librarians to their offering. The university subject librarians' role is at the centre of new models...to shape its future direction. Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and...
Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and Teaching Environment.(Book...
Magazine article from: Australian Academic & Research Libraries Haddow, Gaby March 1, 2007 700+ words
Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and...Ashgate 2006 199p ISBN 0754640957 Subject Librarians: Engaging with the Learning and...covered in any detail in the book. Subject librarians, instead, refers to librarians...
Leeds slashes salaries of specialist subject librarians.
Magazine article from: Information World Review March 5, 2007 700+ words
...Leeds slashes salaries of specialist subject librarians Laura Smith Three long-serving...thousands of pounds a year. The subject librarians have filed an appeal against the...another institution, where senior subject librarians have also seen their posts downgraded...
Subject librarians; engaging with the learning and teaching...
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News November 1, 2006 700+ words
0754640957 Subject librarians; engaging with the learning and teaching environment. Ed...librarian, Bournemouth University, UK) gathers university subject librarians and academics to assess trends and challenges in current practice...
Bangor library faces cuts. Drastic restructuring at Welsh University proposes...
Magazine article from: Information World Review Chillingworth, Mark March 9, 2005 700+ words
Subject librarians face redundancy this summer at the University Wales Bangor (UWB...online bibliographic resources." The report dismisses the support subject librarians bring to the academic and student communities as "hard to justify...
Georgetown Protest Supports African Studies.
Magazine article from: Black Issues in Higher Education SMITH, KNICOLE DOMINIQUE May 27, 1999 700+ words
...racist treatment of the university s African studies program. Food for thought, said...asked at the Rally Against Racism for African Studies designed to contrast the long history...not being provided to support the African studies program. Sophomore government and...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA