Category Archives: Conferences
Welsh librarian of the year winners!
Last night at the CILIP Cymru Wales conference in Cardiff, the winners of the inaugural Welsh librarian of the year award were announced. The judging panel must have had a really hard time choosing the winners from the short listed … Continue reading
Keep up at the back! E-books and libraries update
As ever, the world of e-books changes on a weekly basis. I highlight some news items and stories about e-books and libraries in my scoop.it page (which should be accessible in public libraries even where restrictions are in place, and … Continue reading
Promoting health at the library
Welsh library staff and health professionals held a joint conference recently called Promoting health: libraries your community asset. It was, by all accounts, a resounding success, attended by over 80 delegates, and reinforced the message about the excellent work library … Continue reading
Diary dates for 2013
If you’re looking to fill in your clean 2013 diary you may like to note that the CILIP Wales conference is being held on 16-17th May this year, in Cardiff. See the CILIP website for more information. The Wales higher … Continue reading
Accessiblity of libraries
Do you have an interest in the accessibility of libraries and information services? If so, you may want to look at the forthcoming conference ‘Access All Areas: Accessibility in Higher Education’ which is on 27th November 2012 in Aberystwyth. NB although … Continue reading
Enriching society in Dundee
I was fortunate to be the person from CyMAL who went to the CILIP Scotland conference, held in Dundee 11-12th June this year. The theme of ‘enriching society’ featured throughout many of the talks and the keynote speakers were thought … Continue reading
CILIP Wales conference 2012 – my ramblings
For this year’s CILIP Cymru/Wales conference the key theme of leadership was interspersed throughout most of the sessions during the two days. Before I go into detail, most of the conference presentations are available on the CILIP Wales website. Content Leadership was … Continue reading
E-books day in Wales – a review
Around 60 delegates attended the e-books day in Aberystwyth on Friday 25th November. (I will try not to be biased in this post, although I did help organise the day. NB this post is going to be quite long!) Three … Continue reading
Performance Measurement conference snippets
I recently attended (and presented at – see my slides here) the 9th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services. There will be a set of conference proceedings published of all the talks and all the presentations are … Continue reading
Get stuck into the SWAMP
I was recently invited to attend the SWAMP staff conference in Llandrindod Wells. SWAMP is not a new boggy feature of the landscape in Llandrindod, but is the amusing and sensibly-named South West And Mid Wales Partnership, and is a … Continue reading
