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Life as a Writer In Residence (And Also A Librarian)
I’m writing a poem about Emily Davison hitch-hiking on the A14. That might not be how you expected this to start, but it’s all true. I’m sat in a sixteenth century hall on the edge of Cambridge, and...
View ArticleWinner of the 2017 James Ollé Award announced
The CILIP Library & Information History Group are delighted to announced that the 2017 James Ollé Award has been awarded to Melanie Manwaring-McKay (Event Organiser and Administrator for the...
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Looking forward to SLG Conference 2018!
The Dates and Venue for our 2018 Conference have been confirmed! Booking is not open yet, although expect it to be announced around the beginning of November. Save the date though - Conference will...
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Plymouth Library Safari
Join us for a Library Safari and see behind the scenes of three Plymouth libraries.Plymouth Central Library and the libraries of the Marine Biological Association and Plymouth College of Art.We're...
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Group visit to the Meteorological Office Library and Archive, Exeter
The tour will be split into two parts, with the morning visit to the Met Office and Library, an optional social lunch in the Met Office Cafeteria, then the afternoon will be to the Met Office...
View ArticlePupil Library Assistant of the Year Nominations now open!
Nominations are now open for the UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award.A great opportunity to recognise the work of students within the school library .... and previous finalists have said how...
View ArticleEthically Speaking in North Wales
This free workshop open to all- whether in Wales or England will be hosted by Dawn Finch and Kathryn Parry The event is open to CILIP members and non-members working in an information or library...
View ArticleThemes and Trends in Library and Information Research
CILIPinKent are delighted to host a 1-day conference on library and information research. This event aims to develop an awareness of current trends and potential areas of interest to inform working...
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Libraries lead the way on diversity and community integration
Shortlist for annual library impact award reveals how libraries in Suffolk, Kirklees Glasgow and HMP Norwich are improving the wellbeing of their communitiesWatch a 3 minute film of each storyThe...
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Librarians as partners– engaging and effective
Kingston University’s Big Read has shown that the shared reading of a book can improve the experience of students joining the university, prompt new partnerships, and reach out to the community. Alison...
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“File Under Female” – A Celebration of Archived Women’s Art
File Under Female is a collaborative project created by award winning Chesterfield artist Bella Milroy, Artist in Residence at the Women's Art Library, Goldsmiths (WAL), University of London. The...
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Getting LibSmart: information literacy help for students and staff
Sarah Wolfenden introduces a digital and information literacy programme run by Brunel University London’s subject liaison librarians that aims to support an educated, critically informed and skilled...
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Saving the library when no-one is reading books
When Sundeep Vaid started work in the library of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) in Rome, he wasn’t sure the library would exist for long as ‘nobody was using it’. Starting...
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Visit librarians in the wild!
Weston-super-Mare Library SafariFind out more about working in libraries in local government and further education. Join Information Management students from the University of the West of England on a...
View ArticleK&IM Committee 2018-19 - call for nominations
Can you help to take the K&IM SIG on the next part of its journey? We're looking for committee members for 2018-19. The K&IM SIG was officially launched on 5 July 2017 at the CILIP Conference....
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The Ruffian in the Stacks: a short history of library book defacing
Last month, a library assistant at Bristol University’s Arts & Social Sciences Library was shelving returned books when he picked up a copy of D.H. Lawrence’s The Rainbow, only to notice something...
View ArticleCopyright and Compliance
CILIP NW Member Network would like to invite you to this engaging evening session led by Naomi Korn. Data protection laws are changing in May 2018, whilst copyright remains a crucial issue for library...
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On your marks, Liverpool? Ready, set, read!
Read for Good’s sponsored read has been a foundation activity in the reading lives of whole generations of children. Partnerships Coordinator, Annie Smith explains how the charity is now bringing the...
View ArticleIPI-ConfEx 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal: Call for Speakers
The next International Patent Information Conference & Exposition (IPI-ConfEx) will be held 4 to 7 March 2018 at the Altis Grand Hotel, Lisbon Portugal. 2018 Call for Speakers: Deadline 31 October...
View ArticleLibrary & Information History: the journal celebrates its 50th anniversary...
Library & Information History began life as Library History in Spring 1967. It was launched by the Library History Group of the Library Association to replace a newsletter that had been distributed...
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