School of Library, Archive

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School of Library, Archive Information Studies

• Student services and support

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Personal tutoring system

• Dean of Students
• Faculty Tutor
• Departmental Tutor
• Personal tutors

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SLAIS tutorial responsibilities
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What your personal tutor is for

• a friendly, helpful person
• a point of reference when in doubt or trouble
• all tutors have regular office hours
• make contact soon
• not there to monitor your progress!

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Keeping safe and well

• Find and register with a GP
• Dentist too (if you need one)
• Look after personal possessions!

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Keeping in touch

• Everyone has an email account - this is the usual
  way for staff to contact you
• there are notice boards for each programme
• let us know if contact details change

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Things administrative

• Student status letters can be obtained from the
  Registry
• allow plenty of time for other paperwork
• remember - admin staff need their lunch hours and
  to go home on time

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Student participation

• The Staff-Student Consultative Committee has
  student reps from each programme
• students are also represented on the Departmental
  Library Committee, the Departmental Teaching
  Committee, the Departmental Research Committee
• most programmes have a meeting once or twice a
  year for all students
• all courses have feedback forms

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Common student problems

• Special educational needs
• getting behind with work
• accommodation
• financial hardship

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What if something goes very badly wrong?

• Tell us quickly before it gets out of hand
• weve heard it all before!
• real emergencies

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