Year: 2015

History Day 2015 at Senate House

On Friday 27th November Simon Bralee attended History Day 2015. Wearing several hats, he sought to find out more about archives and how different institutions best promoted themselves to a credulous and weary student body. What he discovered thrilled and inspired him. Archives and Collections in London History Day is an annual fair organised by…Continue Reading History Day 2015 at Senate House

E-Collections

E-Collections: a talk organised by CPD25 – 14/11/2015 The talk covered the following areas: • Key components in creating a Digital Library • Insight into the building of eCollections: • Web Archives, eBooks, eJournals • Activities to support their development • collating stats • Good practice and available frameworks Building a Digital Library: Understanding the…Continue Reading E-Collections

What About the Recent Past? Presenting at #citymash; and What About the Future? continued: Further Visions of Tomorrow… Today!

This a blog about a talk which was about a talk that I did at a Library Unconference. How it Started Sometime early this year, April, I think, an event called CityMash, a Libraries and Technology Unconference, was announced for 13th June.  As part of this announcement there was a call for speakers.  I began…Continue Reading What About the Recent Past? Presenting at #citymash; and What About the Future? continued: Further Visions of Tomorrow… Today!

Reflections on mentoring

Reblogged with some  ‘recrafting’ from:  citylibresearchers blog. Some reasons why I’m liking mentoring: This year, I’m very grateful that with the support of our Library Leadership team, I have had some great development opportunities. I have had the chance to work on an employability project which is something that I am really interested in, attend…Continue Reading Reflections on mentoring

Changing face of public libraries

At the SCONUL Access Contacts AGM (more of which later) I attended a talk given by Ciara Eastell on the Changing Face of Public Libraries. Ciara is the President of the Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) and Head of Libraries, Culture and Heritage at Devon CC.  She spoke about many of the challenges faced by public…Continue Reading Changing face of public libraries

British Library Open Day for Social Sciences Researchers

Back in February,  I attended the Doctoral Students’ Open Day for Social Sciences at the British Library.  This was a great opportunity to experience the British Library from the point of view of an advanced researcher (as opposed to my previous experience of using it whilst doing my Information Science Masters course). After an introductory talk, which…Continue Reading British Library Open Day for Social Sciences Researchers

Open for Business: Visits to City Business Library and the British Library Business & IP Centre

City Business Library visits – 18 June and 14 July 2015 British Library Business & IP Centre visit – 29 July 2015 This summer we, Catie and Hilary, visited two libraries catering to small business owners, researchers and entrepreneurs in London: City Business Library and the British Library Business & IP Centre. As the Information Specialist…Continue Reading Open for Business: Visits to City Business Library and the British Library Business & IP Centre

I’ve Had My FIL: #interlend15

As far as propositions go, spending a no expenses spared* night at a plush Manchester hotel with your employer picking up the tab isn’t the worst. But throw in the phrase ‘networking opportunity’ and all of a sudden a shiver runs down my spine, all of my neck muscles tense and I quickly reach for…Continue Reading I’ve Had My FIL: #interlend15

It’s Good to Share…

I wasn’t quite sure  what to expect from the  CPD25 seminar : Inclusive Staff Development: sharing knowledge across the library  on  23/06/15,  except that our own Samantha Halford and Derek Mackenzie would be presenting and, well, I do like to share… A good range of  academic institutions were represented and most of the attendees were…Continue Reading It’s Good to Share…

BLA Christmas Event – Social Media in Libraries

Last year (ahem – well this is amnesty week!) I attended the BLA Christmas Event – Social Media in Libraries. Held at Regent’s University College, it was nice to see an old colleague and also to meet famous faces from the world of Library Social Media! We were sent some pre-event reading in the form…Continue Reading BLA Christmas Event – Social Media in Libraries