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
CILIP New Professionals Day, 2014
On Friday 9th October, CILIP will be holding their New Professionals Day 2015. I attended this event in 2014 and found it both useful and inspiring. There were around 60 delegates, from across the country. The majority were, like me, just starting out on their careers, but some of the attendees had been in the…Continue Reading CILIP New Professionals Day, 2014
Blog Post Amnesty Drop-in
I recently attended the above training session and we discussed posting a blog for an event that was already featured. It was decided that another viewpoint would be of interest but as Sam had written such a well-balanced and comprehensive report (read it here), I did not feel another was necessary (especially one of my newbies!)…Continue Reading Blog Post Amnesty Drop-in
Customer Services Training, August 2015
Recently, we’ve had a lot of Customer Services training here in Library Services. There’s been three sessions set up, run by Angela Tickner from Quest Coaching and Development Ltd, who’s done similar training for City before. I wanted to use this space to reflect on my attendance at one of the sessions, on 13th August…Continue Reading Customer Services Training, August 2015
Creative Library Teaching Workshop – Leeds Beckett University, May 2015
The title of this workshop really interested me. I have a background in performing arts and have dappled in creative writing (scripts for plays and short films, poetry, outlines for full length novels and/or screenplays) so I was keen to see some new ideas that I could perhaps incorporate into my teaching. We started with…Continue Reading Creative Library Teaching Workshop – Leeds Beckett University, May 2015
EIUG (European Innovative User Group) 2015
WARNING: This blog posts contains an unusually high number of acronyms. Read at your own risk. In early July I attended the EIUG conference in Dublin. This year it was held as a joint conference with the IIUG (Irish Innovative User Group) as Innovative have attracted several new Irish customers recently, including Trinity College Dublin,…Continue Reading EIUG (European Innovative User Group) 2015