Laurie Roberts

Biography

As the Liaison Services Manager, Laurie Roberts manages the Academic Support Librarians across the UK campuses and the Effective Learning Advisors across the global campuses.

Laurie is also the key library contact for staff and students in The Design School. Laurie teaches information literacy and study skills aligned and embedded in the curriculum and as part of the University’s Skills Hub. She also provides a one-to-one appointment/consultancy service for information and study skills advice; deals with enquiries relating to study skills and advanced enquiries relating to the use of library resources; and liaises with The Design School staff to ensure the library's collections and services support the needs of teaching, learning and research.

Laurie has an MSc in Information and Library Science and PG Cert in Professional and Higher Education. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Librarian of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).