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It’s all for nothing if you don’t have freedom

A post by Business Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson

Earlier this month I presented a member’s paper at the annual Business Librarian’s Association conference, which this year was taking place at the University of Stirling.

If you’ve not been to Stirling, it’s well worth a visit. It was once the capital of Scotland, and the city is steeped in history and visually dominated by the imposing Stirling Castle. Around every other corner there’s a statue of Robert The Bruce or William Wallace (or at least, it feels that way). The University is a couple of miles outside of the city centre, situated on a magnificent 330-acre estate, centred around a large loch.

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Welcome week and ongoing support

From Wednesday 2nd to Tuesday 8th of October, Bill Bryson Library hosted our ‘Welcome Fair’. Coming to into a Library the size and scale of the Billy B or the first time can be a bit of a daunting experience for many, so we wanted to offer a friendly and approachable hello! We also looked to make our students (both new and existing!) feel welcome in our spaces by promoting awareness and encouraging engagement with everything we have to offer across all of Library and Collections. Plus, we wanted our users to know that we are here to support them all throughout their time at Durham.

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All change at the ISC Library

In addition to the Bill Bryson Library and the Barker Research Library up in Durham, there is also a ‘branch’ of the University Library down in Stockton-on-Tees.

The International Study Centre (ISC) Library is for use by ISC students and staff at Queen’s Campus, Stockton, and can be found on level 2 of the Ebsworth Building. There specifically to support the foundation programmes which run at the ISC (although Durham University staff and students who live in the area can also access study spaces within the library), it houses a few thousand print books and a range of study spaces.

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Conference season!

Over the summer, several colleagues have had chance to attend conferences on a number of different themes/topics.

Conference: Business Librarian’s Association Summer Conference, University of Northampton, 26th-28th June

Ben Taylorson, Faculty Librarian: It’s not as straightforward to get to Northampton as you might expect, but a mere 4 trains and 5 hours after leaving the house I had made it. Before the conference began, I was afforded the opportunity to have a look around the town and a wander over to the football ground, before making my way to the Waterside Campus. This is a collection of buildings overlooking the canal and a nearby park, which is lovely. The overpowering smell from the nearby Carlsberg brewery – not so much. 

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A trip to Preston

For the Academic Libraries North event ‘You Said, We Did’

A post by Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson

With Zoom and Teams now part of everyday working practices for many of us, the need to physically go somewhere for ‘a thing’ has diminished. But I do like a good, old-fashioned ‘in person’ event. So, when the chance came to travel to the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to meet with a group of fellow librarians for a morning of information sharing, I took it.

I arrived the night before the event, and thus was able to have a bit of a mooch about in Preston. I’d been a couple of times before, but only to the football ground to see my beloved Boro win once and get thrashed once. After having a wander and buying a meal deal from Tesco, I then retired to the comfort of the Premier Inn where I ate a BLT sandwich and 2 boiled eggs whilst watching Police Interceptors (I feel this is the realistic glimpse behind the curtain of the life of a librarian you were looking for).

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eResource of the month: Henry Stewart Talks Business and Management Collection (being trialled during February-March 2024)

Each month we spotlight one of our databases to highlight the range of resources available to our users. This month, Business Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson turns the spotlight on a database we have on trial.

We are frequently approached by resource providers who are keen to have us trial their databases – obviously they do this as they are hoping we might add their product to our overall portfolio of resources. One such resource that we have on trial currently is the Henry Stewart Talks (HS Talks) Business and Management Collection.

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eResource of the month: the Financial Times

Each month we spotlight one of our databases to highlight the range of resources available to our users. This month, Business Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson writes about the Financial Times.

I’m always keen to draw the attention of our users to the vast collection of news and newspaper resources that we have. I feel they are something of a hidden or underutilised resource, but one that can prove invaluable to those studying certain subjects.

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Cleaning up

A post by Faculty Librarian Ben Taylorson

I’m not really one for new year’s resolutions, but one thing I wanted to make sure I did in 2023 was make full use of the volunteering time that Durham University generously provides for staff. I have done a bit of volunteering through work before, at a foodbank and preparing Christmas treats for children. But with an entitlement of 35 hours of volunteering time to use, I set about finding something that I could do across the course of the whole year, via the Staff Volunteering Newsletter.

I’m quite an outdoorsy type, so I settled on litter picking/beach cleaning. The university work closely with SeaScapes to improve the state of our beaches and ultimately protect the fragile marine environment, and run monthly beach cleans (starting in April) on 1st Wednesday of every month 10 – 12pm.

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eResource of the month: MarketLine

Business and economic information is not just something that business students need – it affects everyone. Knowing how to find and use business information is a great skill to develop – it shows prospective or current employers that you can do research outside your field of study and demonstrates commitment. It means you can prepare well for interviews and understand and talk knowledgably about the strengths and weaknesses of a company or the challenges faced by a particular sector. In short, it can help you stand out from the crowd by presenting information and facts that others may not have found. 

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