Contacts | Library, Special Collections and Museums

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For general enquiries on our library services please email library@abdn.ac.uk and your query will be passed on to the appropriate team/staff member. You can also phone our Information Centre on 01224 273330.
Service Managers
Director of Digital & Information Services	Brian Henderson	01224 27 3345
University Librarian	Simon Bains	01224 27 3384
Head of Museums & Special Collections	Neil Curtis	01224 27 4304
Service Contacts
Book Ordering	bookorders@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 2577
Cataloguing	cataloguing@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 2592
Circulation Manager	Marion Blacklaw	01224 27 3767
Copyright Officer	Mary Mowat	01224 27 2592
Disabilities Co-ordinator	Lena Papadakou	01224 27 2589
Distance Students - Education Courses	distancelib@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 2572
Distance Students - Other Courses	Eleni Borompoka	01224 27 3848
Electronic Resources Manager	Ross Hayworth	01224 27 2029
Evening & Weekend Staff Manager	Marion Blacklaw	01224 27 3767
Heavy Demand (The Sir Duncan Rice Library)	Alyson Petrie	01224 27 2586
Inter-Library Loans	inter-library-loans@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 2581
Journal Ordering	Olga Malkovskaya	01224 27 3910
Library Collections Projects	Terry Forbes	01224 27 3815
Lending Services	Marion Blacklaw	01224 27 3767
Special Collections Centre	Joint Acting Heads: Keith O'Sullivan Andrew MacGregor	01224 27 2928 01224 27 2972
Teaching Resource Collection	Elaine Fitzgerald	01224 27 4265

University Librarian and Head of Library Services

Simon Bains

Simon is University Librarian and Head of Library Services. He arrived at Aberdeen in 2019 from the University of Manchester, where he had been Deputy Librarian and Head of Research Services since 2011. Simon has 25 years of experience working in academic and research libraries, including leadership roles at the University of Edinburgh and the National Library of Scotland.

Simon is an active member of national and international academic library networks, with a particular interest in how libraries support researchers and develop effective scholarly communications and digital research services. He has led work for Research Libraries UK on Open Access publishing and has represented the academic library sector in national policy discussions on open research.

The Library, alongside its partner professional services in the Directorate of Digital and Information Services, is a critical and highly-respected contributor to the student and researcher experience at Aberdeen and Simon is looking forward to leading its development in response to the University’s new strategic plan.

Tel: +44 (0)1224 273385
Email: simon.bains@abdn.ac.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonjbains
Personal Assistant: Lynne Kirton
Email: l.kirton@abdn.ac.uk

Contacts - All Site Libraries

Library Contacts

General Library Enquiries - library@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27 3330

See below for contact details of Library Staff based at our different sites. A detailed list of other library contacts can be found on this webpage under the Other Library Contacts tab

The Sir Duncan Rice Library

Special Collections Centre

Medical Library

Taylor Library


The Sir Duncan Rice Library
University of Aberdeen, Bedford Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3AA Email: library@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27 3330
Floor 1
Information Centre	library@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 3330
Inter-Library Loans	inter-library-loans@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 2581
Floor 2
Serials	serials@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 3910
Floor 3 - Archaeology, History, Travel Geography. Email: subjectteam@abdn.ac.uk , Tel: 01224 27 2590
Information Consultant - Arts and Humanities	Ewan Grant	01224 27 2587
Senior Information Assistant	Louise Faustino	01224 27 2590
Information Assistant	Sarah Todd	01224 27 2590
Floor 4 - History of Art, Languages, Literature, Music, Performing Arts Email: subjectteam@abdn.ac.uk , Tel: 01224 27 2590
Information Consultant - Arts and Humanities	Ewan Grant	01224 27 2587
Information Consultant - Music	Claire Molloy	01224 27 4813
Information Adviser	Eleni Borompoka	01224 27 3848
Senior Information Assistant	Louise Faustino	01224 27 2590
Information Assistant	Sarah Todd	01224 27 2590
Floor 5 - Business, Engineering, Physical and Life Sciences Email: subjectteam@abdn.ac.uk , Tel: 01224 27 2589
Principal Information Consultant - Engineering, Physical and Life Sciences	Susan McCourt	01224 27 3287
Information Consultant - Business School	Janet MacKay	01224 27 2572
Principal Information Assistant	Lena Papadakou	01224 27 2589
Information Assistant	Lucy Drysdale	01224 27 2589
Floor 6 - Economics, Education, Social Sciences Email: subjectteam@abdn.ac.uk , Tel: 01224 27 4265
Information Consultant - Education and Social Sciences	Claire Molloy	01224 27 4813
Distance Learning Service for Education Students	distancelib@abdn.ac.uk	01224 27 4569
Senior Information Assistant	Jenna Storey	01224 27 4265
Information Assistant	Elaine Fitzgerald	01224 27 4265
Information Assistant	Laura Bain	01224 27 4265
Floor 7 - Computer Science, Divinity & Religion, Philosophy, Psychology Email: subjectteam@abdn.ac.uk , Tel: 01224 27 4265
Principal Information Consultant - Computer Science and Psychology	Susan McCourt	01224 27 3287
Information Consultant - Divinity, Religion, Philosophy	Ewan Grant	01224 27 2587
Senior Information Assistant	Jenna Storey	01224 27 4265
Information Assistant	Elaine Fitzgerald	01224 27 4265
Information Assistant	Laura Bain	01224 27 4265
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Special Collections Centre
The Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, Bedford Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3AA. Email: speclib@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27 2598 www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/index.php
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Medical Library
University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD. Email: medlib@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 43 7870 www.abdn.ac.uk/library/using-libraries/medical-library-127.php
Information Consultant & Site Services Manager	Mel Bickerton	01224 43 7876
Supervisor	Rebecca Hankinson	01224 43 7874
Scholarly Communications Officer	Joanna Adams
Senior Information Assistant	Alison Borthwick	01224 43 7870
Senior Information Assistant	Felicity McLean	01224 43 7870
Senior Information Assistant	Gemma Vazquez Risco	01224 43 7870
Information Assistant	Marinella Johnston	01224 43 7870
Information Assistant	Xiaoli Wang	01224 43 7870
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Taylor Library and European Documentation Centre University of Aberdeen, Taylor Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UB. Email: lawlib@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27 2601 www.abdn.ac.uk/library/using-libraries/taylor-library-126.php
Information Consultant	Janet Mackay	01224 27 3892
Site Services Manager	Nicola Will	01224 27 3166
Principal Information Assistant	Ross McClure	01224 27 2601
Senior Information Assistant	Anne McLean	01224 27 2601
Senior Information Assistant	Zita Szabo	01224 27 2601
Senior Information Assistant	David Ridley	01224 27 2601
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Information Consultants

Mel Bickerton	Information Consultant	Medical and Biomedical Sciences
Ewan Grant	Information Consultant	Divinity & Religious Studies, History, History of Art, Language & Literature, Modern Languages, Philosophy
Janet MacKay	Information Consultant	Business and Law
Susan McCourt	Principal Information Consultant	Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computing Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, History & Philosophy of Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology
Claire Molloy	Information Consultant	Anthropology, Education, Gender Studies, Music, Politics and International Relations, Sociology
Eleni Borompoka	Information Adviser	General Support

Mel Bickerton

Medical Library, Foresterhill Campus, m.bickerton@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 43-7876

Activities include information skills instruction for both staff and students, support to Library Representatives and attendance at relevant School meetings.

Ewan Grant

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 3 (Room 306), e.grant@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27-2587

Activities include information skills instruction for both staff and students, support to Library Representatives and attendance at relevant School meetings. Also Library documentation and website.

Janet MacKay

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 4 and Taylor Library, j.i.mackay@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27-2572 (TSDRL) and Tel: 01224 27-3892 (Taylor)

Activities include information skills instruction for both staff and students, support to Library Representatives and attendance at relevant School meetings. Also Library documentation.

Susan McCourt

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 5 (Room 506), s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27-3287

Activities include information skills instruction for both staff and students, support to Library Representatives and attendance at relevant School meetings.

Claire Molloy

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 6 (Room 606), c.a.l.molloy@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27-4813

Activities include information skills instruction for both staff and students, support to Library Representatives and attendance at relevant School meetings. Also service to distance students in Education.

Eleni Borompoka

The Sir Duncan Rice Library, Floor 4 (Room 406), eleni.boro@abdn.ac.uk, Tel: 01224 27-3848

Activities include information skills instruction for staff and students with a particular focus on the Find It Fast! information skills series, Library documentation.

Academic Library Representatives

School Liaison and Teaching

At the University of Aberdeen each School has a Library Representative who administers a Library Resource Allocation Budget and liaises with the Library through our team of Information Consultants.

We rely on academic staff to inform us of the resources you require to support your research and teaching programmes. The team is available to discuss your information needs and how we can best meet them.