Dr Jayne Finlay (she/her)

I joined the Information School as a Lecturer in Librarianship in October 2022, where I teach across the MA Librarianship and MA Library and Information Services Management (distance learning) programmes. Prior to joining the Information School, I taught on Ulster University’s distance learning Library and Information Management programme.

I completed a PhD in Education at Ulster University in 2020 which explored user engagement with prison library services during incarceration. Access to information and education in prisons has remained the focus of my research. I have held research positions in the School of Education at Ulster University, the School of Law at Trinity College Dublin, and Pivotal - a public policy think tank in Northern Ireland.

In 2021 I was part of a research team commissioned by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to undertake a national review of prison libraries in Ireland and to propose recommendations for change in prison library policy and practice. Most recently I have been liaising with prison library staff across the UK and Ireland to improve opportunities for staff networking and professional development in this sector.

I am a past graduate of the Information School, having completed my MA Librarianship in 2014. I have professional experience of working in academic libraries at Oxford University, the University College of Football Business (UCFB) in London and Ulster University.

University Responsibilities

• Programme Co-ordinator MA Library and Information Services Management