Year: 2016

In December, I had the pleasure of attending the Business Librarian’s Association winter mini conference. The Business Librarian’s Association (or BLA) is comprised of institutions in the UK and Ireland that teach Business and Management at a Masters level or higher. The one-day mini conference was held in Birmingham at the magnificent Library of Birmingham…Continue Reading BLA winter conference 2015

In November, I travelled up to York for a ‘Supporting Researchers at Your University’ event.  It was held in the beautiful King’s Manor part of the University of York campus. As the event offered some very interesting presentations for Research Librarians, it wasn’t surprising to find that attendees had come from all over the country…Continue Reading Supporting Researchers at Your University event

I attended several copyright events last year, and also a meeting of copyright officers from universities around the UK. This is the first in a number of blog posts that I will write about these. The first was arranged by SCONUL, and was held at Leicester University and delivered by Dr Jane Secker (LSE). The…Continue Reading Copyright Training

Carole Rhodes of the USTLG introduced herself and the main aims and purpose of the group which meets twice a year in November and May alternating meeting places in an attempt to overcome the North/South divide. The next event will be in Chester. On arrival I took advantage of the  option to tour the Imperial College Library….Continue Reading University Science and Technology Librarians Group meeting at Imperial