Hi Paul,

I guess in part your assertion of either/or is a false dichotomy.

The "correct" answer (if there is such a thing) is dependant on a number of variables that are difficult to control for from institution to institution.

Perhaps therefore a useful question to ask is... "is there a relationship between the institutional variables and the models or options of operation". Though this might be beyond the scope of an MEd (?) it could still constitute a helpful way of framing the question, especially if you have a desire to continue this work beyond your MEd at some point.

As for literature, I wonder if there is anything to be gained from exploring what has been written about librarians, a more established and recognised profession that is likely to have been subject to similar examinations. Not being a librarian myself nothing comes to mind but perhaps posting on CILIP might be a good move?

Regards,

Tim

On 19 July 2018 at 13:32, Paul Harrington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello everyone,

I am doing my MEd dissertation and one of the subthemes is ‘should LD staff be distributed into and permanently situated in different departments (for example, one in the Life Sciences department, another in Engineering) and have only a thin connection with the university LD centre, or should the LD staff be part of the centre and then go out to the different departments but still be based in the Centre?’.

For what it is worth my conclusion for this question is, in general, staff should be part of the Central LD and then go out.

I have had a look and can’t find anything useful, can anyone suggest anything?

Regards

Paul Harrington

Business School

Plymouth university

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