(Image by UK Parliament) City University library was well represented at the House of Commons Library visit in February. Attendance was prompted by link to faculty, a general interest in political history, and not least the wonderfully evocative interior of the library and its cloisters. I was particularly interested in getting a better idea of…Continue Reading Notes from the House of Commons Library visit 20th February 2013
Exciting times are afoot… we’re about to start work implementing a new search and discovery tool that has the potential to open up our online collections to our users in a really interesting way. It’s called Summon, and Lucy’s written about on the project’s blog. Go and have a look at what it’s all about!…Continue Reading Summon at City!
Just a quick post to let you know about tonight’s UKLibChat – the topic is ‘Librarians and Personality’, and the chat will take place between 18:30 and 20:30 this evening, Thursday 21st February. The idea is simple: the organisers will tweet questions from their account, @uklibchat, and everyone joins in with answers and conversation using…Continue Reading Join in with the Twitterati Tonight!
Overview of the day On arrival we were met with a free sample of Andrew’s game ‘SEEK’ and the usual refreshments were on hand to help us get settled in. There were various games set out on the tables for us to play with (icebreakers for getting to know the other participants whilst we waited…Continue Reading Making Games for Libraries
Everyone loves a good blog, but constantly having to go back and check for updates is a bit of a bore. Luckily there’s a couple of ways that you can have the blog content pushed out to you without you having to remember to come back here and look at the time. Email The first…Continue Reading Email and RSS: subscribe to the blog
Didn’t think marketing applies to you? Think again! In ‘The Library Marketing Toolkit’ Ned Potter describes the vital role that library staff play in creating and maintaining a positive experience for library users. We all think we know how to promote services – “We have X number of databases!” “We have tons of E-books!” “We…Continue Reading Professional Reads: ‘The Library Marketing Toolkit’
Editor’s note: here’s the first in an occasional series of Day In The Life posts – thanks Lucy! If you’d like to contribute, contact one of the Staff Development Group – Paul, Chris, Suzi, Verena, Clare and Samantha. Wed 9th Jan Today the Law Library re-opens in its new home so I start the day…Continue Reading Day in the Life: Systems Librarian
Okay, copyright does not always sound like fun… so can you believe that I have attended not one but two copyright events in a month which I found fun? I attended a Copyright Masterclass with Emily Goodhand aka Copyright Girl at the swish De Vere conference facility – I even spotted Lauren Laverne in my…Continue Reading Copyright or copywrong? (featuring Lauren Laverne)
Our very first guest post! This piece was written by James Atkinson, one of our Information Assistants working in Health. He recently attended this CPD25 event aimed at IAs and graduate trainees interested in applying to study Library and Information Science. Full disclaimer: your venerable host for this post, Samantha, was one of the organisers…Continue Reading Applying to Library School… And Beyond! 2012: a CPD25 Event
‘Twas a dark and stormy night… well, it wasn’t actually, though it did rain in Birmingham. That was the only real downside to attending the CILIP Career Development Group Conference back in July, an event held at the impressive Austin Court, and aimed at bringing a mixture of new and experienced professionals together in order…Continue Reading SDG at the CDG