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Ask a Librarian – Matthew Shaw

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Curious About a Career as a Librarian in Higher Education?

Matthew Shaw is Librarian of The Queen’s College, Oxford, and he is ready to answer your questions about working within library services.

Working as a university librarian can be a hugely rewarding career, and Matthew is going to share his experiences, how his career progressed, a typical day, and anything else you want to know.

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Matthew Shaw is Librarian of The Queen’s College, Oxford, and a former librarian of the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. He studied history at the University of York, where he was awarded a BA, MA, and DPhil.

He began his library career as a curator in the British Library’s Department of Manuscripts before joining the Americas section, and now has over twenty years’ experience in library services.

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