Helen Hooper - Faculty Librarian
BAppSc Lib&InfStd Curtin
Phone: (07) 4781 4381
Fax: (07) 4781 6099
Email:
Helen.Hooper@jcu.edu.au
Location: 1st floor Mabo Library – Townsville
Role
As the Faculty Librarian I work with staff and students to provide optimum library service for the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences. Specifically I am also the Liaison Librarian for the School of Education and the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology and the Department of Humanities. Particular responsibilities include:
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Acting as a focus for contact and enquiries from staff and students within the Schools
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Working with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library Liaison Officer, Leta Lenoy, to provide support for students and staff in the School of Indigenous Australian Studies
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Providing library and information skills education
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Collection development including maintenance of a collection of subject related network resources accessible via the World Wide Web
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Identifying new courses, trends, and areas of concern within the Faculty which may have implications for library planning
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Providing suitable induction for new staff and students.