Hilary Ollerenshaw

Hilary Ollerenshaw

Hilary is the Faculty Librarian for the Faculties of Medical & Veterinary Sciences and Medicine & Dentistry.

Faculty Librarian responsibilities include:

  • In liaison with senior Faculty academic staff and managers, leading planning, development, provision and monitoring of library services and collections for the two medical Faculties
  • Representing the Library at Faculty committees
  • Leading and managing the Medical Subject Librarian team
  • Contributing to the development of strategy and policy relating to Library-wide resources and services

Subject Librarian responsibility for Medicine:

  • Academic liaison
  • Providing library induction to new staff and students
  • Teaching library and information skills to all levels of students, integrated with the Faculties' curricula
  • Managing library collections, and promoting new and existing library services and resources.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) in Social Anthropology, Queen's University of Belfast
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, Ulster Polytechnic
  • MSc with Commendation, in Information and Library Management, University of Bristol

Professional Membership

Chartered member (MCLIP) of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

Contact details

Medical Library
School of Medical Sciences
University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD
Telephone: (0117) 331 1503 (internal 11503)

Email: hilary.ollerenshaw@bristol.ac.uk

Information resources

Medical information sources, Internet links, skills training and help

Assistant Subject Librarian

The Assistant Subject Librarian for Medicine is Naomi Nile.