The document outlines the work of Nathan Rush, the Assistant Librarian for Business at De Montfort University. It discusses his role in developing library inductions and workshops to teach students, as well as supporting researchers. It also previews plans to expand online guides, provide more targeted support, develop an employability award, strengthen teaching strategies, and increase faculty presence.

1. Looking forwards. The life
and times of a Subject
Librarian at DMU
Nathan Rush
Assistant Librarian: Business
De Montfort University
nrush@dmu.ac.uk
Twitter: rush551

2. Outline
• Who am I?
• What have we been up to?
• Why do it that way?
• What is in the pipeline?

4. Value for
money
Employability

5. Teaching
• Induction – developed
‘Library Trail’
• Workshops/ lectures
• Researcher Development
Programme
• RMS training
• CLASS sessions

6. Support
• One-to-one sessions
• Database workshops
• Plagiarism sessions
• Drop-in sessions
• Researcher support

7. What’s in the pipeline?
• Libguides: developing online
materials
• Targeted support for staff and
researchers
• Employability Award
• Teaching plan / embedding
employability/ e-learning
strategy
• Presence in faculty