Author
Libby Homer
Director of Student and Library Services
Libby Homer is the Director of Student and Library Services at Anglia Ruskin University. She was appointed in September 2020, prior to that she had been the University Librarian since April 2018. Before then, Libby worked as Director of Library and Learning Services at the University of East London. She started her career in acquisitions at the University Of Surrey, and has worked for Southwark Council and SOAS.
Libby is currently a member of the SCONUL Board and chairs the Content Strategy Group. She is a member of the UUK/JISC Content Negotiation Strategy Group and is Chair of Customer Services Group UK. Libby also mentors Chartership candidates and AURORA participants, as well as acting as a mentor for SCONUL’s mentorship scheme. Libby is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
5 pieces
Newest first, since June 2021
· Comment
Transitional agreements may not be the whole route to open access
Open access publishing has been bolstered by centrally negotiated transitional agreements between funders, publishers, and the sector. Libby Homer wonders how far this can take us in pursuit of real cultural change
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The transformative agreement is dead, long live the transformed agreement
A new sector agreement with Springer Nature reminds Libby Homer that we all have a duty to seek value for money in research publishing
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Where next for the e-textbook market?
Price rises, changes in models, changes in student demand – the textbook market is still not working well. James Gray, Libby Homer, and Rod Bristow ask what will come next
With James Gray and Rod Bristow
· Comment
Libraries and publishers must make e-books accessible for all
The pandemic has cemented the role of the digital in higher education. SCONUL’s Libby Homer asks why so many students still struggle to access e-books
· Research
A future for learning resources that supports learners and librarians
The shift to emergency online learning threw outdated assumptions about learning resources and student engagement into sharp relief. Libby Homer, Ramy Badrie, and Michelle Morgan sketch out a collaborative and sustainabl
With Ramy Badrie and Michelle Morgan