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Category Archives: Presentations / talks
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
Posted in CILIP, Conferences, Digital things, E-books, England, Libraries, Presentations / talks, Public libraries, Technology, Wales
Tagged CILIP, e-books, IFLA, Swedish Library Association
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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
Posted in Conferences, Libraries, Presentations / talks, Public libraries, Publications, Wales
Tagged fieldguide, Health, Huw Lewis, Promoting health, wellbeing
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Show and tell at the same time – screencasts
Have you ever needed to show someone, who wasn’t sat next to you, how to do something on a computer? This could be how to find certain things on a website, or how to search a particular library database. By … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Digital things, Presentations / talks, Screencasts, Technology
Tagged cpd23 things, screencasts
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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
Posted in Conferences, CyMAL, E-books, Events, Presentations / talks, Scotland, Wales
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Shared services event, Dundee
CyMAL was invited to give the opening talk at the CILIPS Shared Services event in Dundee on 25th May and I was pleased to take up the offer because although Wales seems to be doing well in general with its … Continue reading
Posted in CILIP, Presentations / talks, Scotland, Shared services
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Meeting the future library leaders
Last week I was invited to give a talk to a group of library Foundation Degree students who were on their final study school week of their course in the delightful setting of Gregynog Hall. The 12 students on the … Continue reading
