David Bedford

David Bedford is a Learning and Research Librarian at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), with 14 years of experience supporting students on a wide variety of courses. During this time, he has worked with students and staff from over 20 different medical, health and social care professions on courses taught by the Universities of Greenwich and Kent as well as CCCU. He has a particular interest in how people engage emotionally with information and with the process of selecting trustworthy sources to use in study and in life. David has written journal articles and guest posts on national blogs, and has also written for the theatre. In June 2020, he was awarded the Professional Services University Teaching Excellence Award by CCCU for his work supporting information and digital literacies, including tackling the issue of library anxiety among students. David is a member of CILIP (the library and information association) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.