Objectives and Library Publications
Library objectives
The Library's objectives are:
To support and facilitate the research, learning, teaching and administrative activities of the University, by organising, maintaining and providing access to appropriate literature and information resources in such a way as to provide optimum benefit for Library users.
To supply services and expertise designed actively to promote the effective exploitation of Library and information resources, including the teaching of transferable information handling skills.
To provide an appropriate and comfortable environment, accommodation and facilities for the use of Library resources, and for individual and group study.
Library annual reports and other publications
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Annual Report 2010-2011, [pdf]
- Operational Plan, 2008-2009, [pdf]
- Strategic Plan 2010-2013, [pdf]
- Service Level Agreement, 2008-2009, [pdf]
- Collection management and collection development
- Library customer care survey, 2005, [pdf]
- LibQual survey, 2004, [pdf] - (Restricted access)
- Library space survey, 2006, [pdf]
- Electronic search tool report, 2007 [pdf]
- E journal survey, 2007 [pdf]
- 24 7 opening survey, 2007 [pdf]
- Benchmarking survey of research support by 1994 Group libraries.2007 [pdf]
- Survey of Engineering Faculty, 2007[pdf]
- Student use of information for assignments study, 2008 [pdf]
- Use of University Library by research centres [pdf]
- Library general user survey, 2009 [pdf]
- ESU/CILIP Travelling Librarian Award 2009 - Report [pdf]
- Web 2.0 & Loughborough University students report [pdf]
- Scholarly communication at Loughborough University, 2011 [pdf]
- E Readers 2011 [pdf]
The Library has produced the following videos:
- An introduction to the self service machines
- An introduction to MetaLib
- An introduction to journals
- History of the University Library
The Library also publishes the following newsletters and blogs:
- Ad-lib (the Library blog)
- Ssh!, a newsletter for students of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty
- Library News - April 2009
- Library News - October 2009
- Library News - October 2010