Developing Socially Responsible Professionals (SRP) (4th National Symposium) 11th January 2023 I was fortunate to be able to attend the symposium held here at City, University of London. The speakers were from a wide variety of places and subjects. The first keynote speaker was Victoria Baines of Gresham College (providing free public lectures since 1597) speaking on…Continue Reading School of Science & Technology symposium
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
Reflections on LILAC 2017
I was fortunate this year to have the opportunity to attend LILAC 2017 in Swansea in April. LILAC is the Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference which is a 3 day event which attracts national and international delegates. There are keynotes, workshops, presentations and networking opportunities on many different aspects of information literacy. In my free time, …Continue Reading Reflections on LILAC 2017
LILAC 2016: Leabharlannan, Learning & Leprechauns
Although I’m partly of Irish descent and am partial to elves and quite wanted to see a leprechaun, I had never previously visited Ireland until the recent LILAC 2016 (LILAC is The Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference) at University College Dublin (UCD). I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend the conference and to…Continue Reading LILAC 2016: Leabharlannan, Learning & Leprechauns