Staff profile
Judy Burg
Head of Collections
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| Head of Collections in the University Library and Collections (ULC) |
Biography
Responsibilities
Leadership of the Collections team, which undertakes the acquisition, cataloguing, management, preservation and conservation of collections, including modern print and electronic collections, archives and rare books; the administration of reading lists, inter-library loan, and the provision of searchroom and enquiry services for archives and special collections.
Strategic lead for
- Development, exploitation, management and conservation of University collections (also working in collaboration with ULC colleagues in Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions Team)
- Development of services to support the acquisition, discovery and exploitation of University collections for education, research, the wider student experience and cultural outreach
Memberships
Current
Reseach Libraries UK Collections Strategy Network
Research Libraries UK Special Collections & Heritage Network (Co-convenor, 2019-2021)
The National Archives Higher Education Archives Programme Steering Group
AHRC Peer Review College
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Registered member of the Archives & Records Association
Lincoln Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee
Previous
· Secretary of the Group for Archives and Manuscripts (GLAM) 2010-2015
· Member of Advisory Board for The National Archives project to produce a guide to cross-sector collaboration. 2014-2015
· Member of The National Archives, Archives for the 21st Century action plan implementation advisory group, 2009-2012
· Committee member for the Yorkshire Rapid Response Network, 2008-2011
· Business Archives representative on the East Midlands Regional Archive Council, 2001-2003
Publications
Mongraphs
The Rowntree Mackintosh Archive: A guide, University of York, 1997
Religion in Hertfordshire 1847-1851, Hertfordshire Record Society, 1995
Others
Contributor to AIMS White Paper: Born-Digital Collections: An Inter-Institutional Model for Stewardship, published on-line by University of Virginia, 2012. https://dcs.library.virginia.edu/aims/white-paper/
The 1851 Religious Census, in Hertfordshire Historical Atlas, University of Hertfordshire, 2011
Book review: “Valuing your collection: a practical guide for museums, libraries and archives”, in Archives and Records Journal of the Archives and Records Association, Vol 39, Issue 1, 2018
Book review : “The boundaries of the literary archives: reclamation and representation”, in Journal of the Archives and Records Association, Vol 35 Issue 2, 2014
Professional posts
2015-2019 Durham University
Head of Archives and Special Collections
· Leadership, operational management, and development of Special Collections and Archives, including conservation, digitisation and external partnerships
2003-2015 University of Hull
University Archivist, University of Hull, and joint head of Hull History Centre
· Successful bid to Heritage Lottery Fund for grant of £7.7m
· Collaborative establishment of Hull History Centre and continuing leadership within the partnership
· Development of archive collections and their impact on teaching and learning
1997-2003 The Boots Company PLC
Assistant Archivist, then Company Archivist
1993-1997 University of York
Rowntree Archivist
Curatorial Officer, Yorkshire Manorial Records (Historic Manuscripts Commission)
1989-1993 Hertfordshire County Record Office
Diocesan Archivist
1988-1989 West Yorkshire Archive Service
Assistant Archivist, Leeds Archive Service.