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Library Resources for Doctoral and Masters by Research Students: Library Expertise

Library Expertise

Staff Member   

Expertise

Jane Buggle

Head of Library

Managing Editor of the IADT Journal of Research and Creativity

Convenor of the International Federation of Library Associations' Section on Library Publishing

Chair of the Library Association of Ireland's Library Publishing Group

Co-Manager of the Irish Open Access Publishers (ioap.ie)

Advisory Board Member, Open Institutional Publishing Association

This expertise is beneficial for postgraduate research students seeking to publish on their research on an open access basis.

Heather Chawke

Systems Librarian

Manager of the IADT institutional repository, Illustro

Elsa Helfteren

Senior Library Assistant

Elsa has expertise in collection development and archives. She also teaches a range of information skills classes with a particular interest in art related subjects. Elsa has a Masters Degree in History, a Bachelors Degree in Art History from the University of Sussex, and a Professional Qualification in Archive and Library Resource Digitisation from Aberystwyth University. Elsa is a member of the Art Libraries Society UK and Ireland (ARLIS).

Elsa's expertise in primary and secondary sources is a valuable resource for postgraduate researchers. She can also assist with navigating IADT's print and online collections. Elsa facilitates inter-library loans or access to external libraries when required.

Alice Morrissey 

Library Assistant

Alice Morrissey manages the library website and produces a wide range of beneficial LibGuides. Alice also teaches a range of information skills classes. This expertise is beneficial for postgraduate researchers seeking to navigate IADT library collections and resources and to find out more about other useful tools.