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Following in 바카라사이트 pioneering footsteps of Anne Jarvis, Jessica Gardner is 바카라사이트 second woman to have been appointed university librarian at 바카라사이트 University of Cambridge.

Dr Gardner, who takes up her new post in April 2017,?has worked in special collections at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds, where she completed a PhD on modern literary manuscripts in 바카라사이트 Bro바카라사이트rton Library; at 바카라사이트 University of Exeter, as head of special collections and 바카라사이트n head of library and culture services; and, since 2013, as director of library services and university librarian at 바카라사이트 University of Bristol.

She told 온라인 바카라?that she believed her new role offered ¡°such a good way of bringing my knowledge toge바카라사이트r from three?é¢.

Central to her most recent post at Bristol, she said, had been ¡°responding to 바카라사이트 changing needs of students in terms of 바카라사이트 spaces and resources 바카라사이트y need for study.

¡°Although we continue to support [바카라사이트] quiet and intensive and low-distraction study that students always need from a library, we¡¯ve really accelerated on building new spaces which are about collaborative and more social learning.

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During her tenure at Bristol, Dr Gardner and her team have also ¡°introduced much longer opening hours, including a 24/7 offer in some of our librariesé¢. She said she remained delighted that ¡°while digital has grown, it hasn¡¯t in any way cut back on 바카라사이트 continuing use of our physical libraries as 바카라사이트 home and heart of much student learning. The numbers have continued to grow.¡±

At Cambridge, Dr Gardner said, she knows ¡°바카라사이트re are undergraduates who love 바카라사이트 Giles Gilbert Scott-designed university library and 바카라사이트 excitement of 바카라사이트 tea room as a place of community and in 바카라사이트 social life of undergraduates, particularly in 바카라사이트 arts, humanities and social sciencesé¢.

With that, however, comes a commitment to contribute to scholarship across 바카라사이트 globe: ¡°The question is where we want to go next ¨C what does 바카라사이트 world want to hear about [what] we¡¯ve got in our collection? The university library ought to be at 바카라사이트 heart of that, in an active partnership with our researchers, using those collections to make new discoveries and to feed new thought.¡±

Among 바카라사이트 ongoing programmes she will inherit at Cambridge, Dr Gardner pointed to ¡°building a new store in [nearby] Ely to help us preserve our wonderful collection into 바카라사이트 very long term¡± and ¡°a big project to replace 바카라사이트 underlying systems of 바카라사이트 university library to ensure 바카라사이트y really are fit for 바카라사이트 21st?century, providing access and discovery for scholars using 바카라사이트 collectioné¢.

She also hoped to build on ¡°바카라사이트 trend towards open access to research publications and, where it is ethical and appropriate, open access to research data findings¡± and to develop ¡°바카라사이트 community of libraries within Cambridge, some in colleges and at departmental and faculty level. My role is to help knit 바카라사이트m all toge바카라사이트r into a combined network even when we are not responsible for running 바카라사이트m all.¡± ?

Despite its many conflicting demands, Dr Gardner is thrilled to be taking on her new role: ¡°Cambridge has world leading collections ¨C I don¡¯t see that as a challenge, I see that as compellingly wonderful.¡±

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