Academic Liaison
The Academic Liaison team can give information and advice to academic staff and students on all aspects of Library services. They are a point of contact between the Schools and the Library.
The support they provide includes the following areas:
- literature searching
- book selection
- referencing software
- library resources and online material
- guidance for new University staff
- information skills sessions for students
- staff's research needs
Visit the subject guides to get subject-specific information and resources.
Guidance for new staff
New academic staff should contact their Academic Liaison Librarian when arriving at the University, to arrange an introductory chat and to ask any questions about the University libraries and services.
Information skills teaching
Teaching staff can email library@st-andrews.ac.uk to discuss how to arrange information skills sessions for students in their subject areas. These sessions:
- can be tailored to suit the needs of individual classes
- introduce students to the key research databases in their disciplines
- help students to use relevant databases effectively.
In these sessions, students can also learn how to:
- use alerting services
- evaluate websites
- find information about referencing and referencing styles
- use referencing software like EndNote and Mendeley.
Support for research
The Academic Liaison Librarians support the research needs of University staff, and provide guidance in the use of specialist information resources.
Academic Liaison team
Vicki Cormie
Senior Academic Liaison Librarian
Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Divinity, History, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Modern Languages, Physics and Astronomy (including Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics)
Hilda McNae
Senior Academic Liaison Librarian
Classics, Economics and Finance, English, Geography and Geosciences, International Relations, Management, Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies, Psychology and Neuroscience
Sharon Nangle
Academic Liaison Librarian
International Education Institute