As far as first major conferences go, I got lucky attending BLA 2015 in Liverpool. From the very beginning, meeting Samantha at Euston, where our direct train with seat bookings to Liverpool Lime Street had been cancelled and all the other trains were severely delayed, Samantha happened to be a seasoned traveler from Euston with … Continue reading “With a little help from my [BLA] friends”: Notes from a Business Librarians Association Conference Newcomer →

Three of us from City went to this event, all from the Management Information Group – we hoped it would help us to understand some of the things that we could do with the statistics we’re collecting, and also help us to identify what the right sort of things to collect are.  I’d say it … Continue reading Data skills and statistics for librarians, cpd25, 1st June 2015 →

In February I went on a trip to Christ’s College, Cambridge, for an event called “Moving Into Management”, hosted by the Academic & Research Libraries Group’s eastern contingent.  It can be hard for a subject librarian to get management experience; we’re used to managing our own work and budget, as well as juggling the competing … Continue reading Moving Into Management – ARLG East →