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SHERAL: SCOTTISH HIGHER EDUCATION & RESEARCH ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIANS |
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Origins/History
The group started in 1990 as SUAL (Scottish Universities Acquisitions Librarians). Membership initially included the older universities only, but the group expanded in 1992 to include the newer Scottish universities. Membership broadened out further and the group is now open to all members of SCURL and includes the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh City Libraries, the Mitchell Library and other SFC-funded higher education institutions. SHERAL has now become a specialist group of SCURL.
The group meets twice annually and each institution may be represented by the Serials and Acquisitions Librarian. SHERAL provides a forum where topics relevant to serials and acquisitions departments can be discussed, for example, recent discussions have resulted in SHERAL members and suppliers signing major consortium purchasing contracts (serials and monographs) which have been beneficial to the institutions involved in terms of financial and service level agreements. SHERAL members have also undertaken to monitor consortium suppliers' services to ensure that the Contract terms are adhered to.
Consortium Contacts:
Colin
Galloway (Books)
Head of Acquisitions
Glasgow University Library
Hillhead Street
Glasgow G12 8QE
tel: +44 141 330 6775
fax: +44 141 330 4198
email: c.galloway@lib.gla.ac.uk
Tony Kidd
Assistant Director
Financial and Corporate Services
Glasgow University Library
Hillhead Street
Glasgow G12 8QE
tel: +44 141 330 6778
fax: +44 141 330 4198
email: t.kidd@lib.gla.ac.uk
Note: The above may also be contacted initially for other non-Consortium SHERAL matters.