Month: July 2018

Highlights from Bloomberg in Education Symposium – 20th July 2018

On Friday 20th of July, I visited the Bloomberg Headquarters in London for my second Bloomberg in Education symposium. The day-long event was attended mostly by academics, but there were also a few familiar faces from the Business Librarians Association. The day was filled with talks from academics who have integrated Bloomberg into teaching or…Continue Reading Highlights from Bloomberg in Education Symposium – 20th July 2018

Visit to the Garden Museum, 19th July 2018

Following on from the invitation circulated by ALISS, we joined a small group of fellow professionals in an area currently buzzing with projects in the Library and Archive world. The visit was to introduce us to the archive and exhibitions of the Garden Museum, recently renovated during an £8,000,000 development project (2015-2017), and holding a…Continue Reading Visit to the Garden Museum, 19th July 2018

BIALL Conference 2018 – Designing our future: debate, develop, deliver

The focus of this year’s BIALL (British & Irish Association of Law Librarians) conference was the future design of library spaces, technology and services. Taking place in Birmingham over three days in June, the conference programme encompassed a wide variety of talks from academic and law firm librarians, legal professionals and database suppliers. In this…Continue Reading BIALL Conference 2018 – Designing our future: debate, develop, deliver

CILIP Conference 2018: Highlights

Very early on Wednesday morning, bleary eyed and yawning, I made my way to Brighton for the CILIP Conference 2018 thanks to a bursary from the Academic and Research Library Group (ALRG). Spanning two days, the conference was a great experience from the interesting discussions I had with fellow library professionals to the engaging keynotes…Continue Reading CILIP Conference 2018: Highlights

Tour of Iconic Bloomberg European Headquarters and London Mithraeum, 28th June 2018

Visit of the Bloomberg European Headquarters A small group of City Library staff, academics and students headed under the sun towards  Bank Station on Thursday 28th June to discover one of the most recent additions to London’s list of iconic buildings. The Bloomberg European Headquarters soon came into view, and we were all shown into…Continue Reading Tour of Iconic Bloomberg European Headquarters and London Mithraeum, 28th June 2018