On a day that I seem to recall was quite a nice day, actually, I ventured to CILIP Headquarters for their annual New Professionals Day (the day was Friday the 28th of October 2016). Attended by Graduate Trainees, current Masters students and the recently graduated, the day offers many talks about different aspects of starting…Continue Reading CILIP New Professionals Day 2016
Visit to the Law Society Library
Last month I went on a tour of the Law Society Library. After having visited three of the four Inns of Court Libraries over the last few years, I was interested to learn more about the library collections held by the Law Society. It is also of practical relevance to some of our students: whilst…Continue Reading Visit to the Law Society Library
Professional Identity and Development for Librarians course attended by Jonathan Winter. City, University of London
Professional Identity and Development for Librarians Blog by Jonathan Winter – Information Assistant at Cass On the 19th October 2016, I attended the ‘Professional Identity and Development for Librarians’ event at the British Library, where I took part in a course about the future identities of librarians, and subsequently will be presenting findings at the…Continue Reading Professional Identity and Development for Librarians course attended by Jonathan Winter. City, University of London
3 things I learned at BLA 2016
In July I attended the 60th annual Business Librarian’s Association conference at Imperial College London. Unlike last year’s annual conference in Liverpool where we stayed in the dizzying heights of the Liverpool Hilton, this year we found out how Imperial College students live in the student accommodation. The answer? Small, but really close to Hyde…Continue Reading 3 things I learned at BLA 2016
7 thoughts that only people considering volunteering at graduation will recognise*
1: Should I really be doing this, is it my place? Yes! The events team ask for staff volunteers because they need them. However, you need to check with your line manager and your site calendar to ensure that we can continue to provide a Library service; we still have lots of students studying, even…Continue Reading 7 thoughts that only people considering volunteering at graduation will recognise*
Dance craze or design tool? Bodystorming at UXLibs II
via GIPHY Sadly it turns out that the above is not an accurate representation of bodystorming and I did not learn how to do the classic Carlton dance. Bodystorming is actually a design technique where you imagine that your new product or service exists and act out using it. Some shops do this by getting an…Continue Reading Dance craze or design tool? Bodystorming at UXLibs II
Visit to Aberdeen University Library
As both Jacqui and I have visited the Sir Duncan Rice Library, the stunning flagship library at the University of Aberdeen, we thought we would write a joint blog post about our experiences! Jacqui writes: I visited Aberdeen on 17th February to attend the SCURL Symposium University Challenge: Transforming your Academic Library which was held…Continue Reading Visit to Aberdeen University Library
Creating a Conference Workshop
Background Last year, myself and two colleagues, Catherine Radbourne (Subject Librarian, Health Sciences) and Fiona Paterson (E-Access Administrator), designed and ran a new interactive induction for 1st Year Nursing and Midwifery students. As less time was being given to introduce students to the resources they might require, and it was felt there might be a…Continue Reading Creating a Conference Workshop
Train the Trainer
Train the Trainer It has been a while since I went to an external training course and was really looking forward to attending the “Train the trainer” training on 5th May 2016, organised by ACM Training and facilitated by Sandy Keating. All of the participants appeared to like the location, ORT House, which is great for…Continue Reading Train the Trainer
CDP25: Changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance – what does it mean for students, universities and libraries?
Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, 24th April 2016. The government has proposed changes to the way Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) will be managed. This will have implications for Higher Education Institutions (HEI). Some changes could specifically have implications for Library Services. Many Librarians have been discussing what can be done to prepare, support students and anticipate…Continue Reading CDP25: Changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance – what does it mean for students, universities and libraries?