Contacts
General enquiries
Email: library-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8000 | Internal 88000
For communication and promotion enquiries, please contact the Student Engagement Team:
Email: lib-studentengagement@bristol.ac.uk
Key service enquiries
Electronic resources advice
Email: e-library@bristol.ac.uk
Inter-library loans advice
Email: bris-ill@bristol.ac.uk
Library Support (for dyslexic and disabled users)
Email: library-support@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8502 | Internal 88502
Open access publishing advice
Email: open-access@bristol.ac.uk
Research data advice
Email: data-bris@bristol.ac.uk
Subject librarians
Your subject librarian can help with subject-related enquiries and advise about library resources in your subject area.
Library teams
The library teams are organised into four groups headed by the Director of Library Services.
- Ed Fay
Director of Library Services and University Librarian
Personal Assistant to Ed Fay:
Kirstie Billing
Enquiries for the Library Senior Management Team and central planning activities based at Augustine’s Courtyard:
Email: pa-library@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)117 42 82833 | Internal 82833
Content Team
This team is responsible for the Library's acquisitions, cataloguing and collection management, digital library and core administrative and planning activity.
- Lin Amber
Acting Associate Director (Content)
- Karen Thomas
Head of Collections and Metadata
Research Services Team
This team is responsible for the Library's Research Services, these include Open Access, Research Engagement, Research Data Service and Special Collections.
- Debra Hiom
Associate Director (Research & Scholarly Communication)
- Suzy Cheeke
Associate Director (Research & Scholarly Communication)
- Stephen Gray
Head of Research Support
- Jo Elsworth
Associate Director (Culture and Collections)
- Nicky Sugar
Head of Special Collections
Students and Learning Team
This team is responsible for all of the Library's front-line customer services, student engagement, communications and marketing, collection development, information literacy and academic liaison activities with schools and faculties.
- Sarah Newbold
Associate Director (Students and Learning) and Acting Deputy Director of Library Services
- Jane Reynolds
Head of Customer Services
- Naomi Nile
Faculty Librarian (Arts, Social Sciences and Law)
- James Webley
Faculty Librarian (Science, Engineering and Medical Faculties)
- Simon Gamble
Head of Study Skills
Planning and Resources
- Lin Amber
Acting Associate Director (Content)