I would like to welcome three AV staff members, Rob Stowell, Andrew Fletcher and Alan Larsen to the Library. They will form the new Online Production team within the E-learning Support Team. They will report to Nick from 4 December and will be physically located in the Library before Christmas. Other members of AV Services will join ITS. There will be a transition period to allow staff time to shape the new services going forward and to ensure that services run smoothly for the start of the 2018 academic year.

The change in AV Services reflects the rapidly changing requirements for AV support for Learning and Teaching, and the increasing synergies with ITS and the Library, in particular the E-Learning Support Team. As the volume of demand grows and the technologies evolve there is a need to do more with existing resources, requiring closer integration of services. Having the Online Production Team closely integrated with E-Learning Support will better align complementary skills to allow pedagogy driven learning content to be created to support online learning. They will focus mostly on learning but will also provide resources for research and other activities.

At the moment we are discussing an induction for Rob, Andrew and Alan, where they will be located, and setting up a recording space that can be used. You will soon start to see them coming and going in the Library. Please make them feel welcome.

Ngā mihi nui, Anne