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
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?
On Saturday 23rd April I found myself heading into work. However, it wasn’t for an ordinary day in the office, I was attending HASlibcamp – a Health and Science Library Unconference. I had never been to an unconference before and was a little apprehensive especially as I was leading a session. But I needn’t have…Continue Reading #HASlibcamp
Yesterday I went on a full-day course provided by our own Organisational Development team as part of the Practical Skills For Managers series of courses. You can find more information about the series here: https://www.city.ac.uk/intranet/human-resources/organisational-development/learning-and-development-classroom/practical-skills-for-managers. The module was delivered by Louise Shepherd of Louise Shepherd Associates. The learning aims of the course were: To enable…Continue Reading Motivating and Developing Others Through Change
In November last year I was asked to attend this event at the Institut Francais and at the time I had recently been given control of the Facebook and Twitter accounts for the Law Library. I will happily admit that I am not a prolific user of social media: I don’t have a Twitter account…Continue Reading KEEPING CONNECTED – HOW LIBRARIES USE SOCIAL MEDIA – November 2015
This is just a quick guide to using resources with links to relevant pages on the British Library’s website. Registering for a reading pass The first thing to do if you want to join BL is get reading pass. This is very easy to do and you can also register before you visit. There is…Continue Reading Finding and using pre 1600 resources
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