Welcome to our October newsletter which contains lots of information about our events during the rest of 2012. The CILIP in London committee looks forward to welcoming you to our Winter events in the coming months.
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CILIP in London Evening Meetings at The Square Tavern.
Reminder to book for our October meeting next week.
The TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University
Speaker: Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC (Trades Union Congress) Collections at London Metropolitan University
Date: Monday, 8th October 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmers Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University, will talk about the history of the Collections, the variety of their content, and their contribution to research into both historical and current aspects of workplace life and politics.
Chris will also discuss the Collections’ digitisation programme and issues relating to opening up an institutional library to make them accessible to a wider user group. Like the other special collection in Londonmet – the Women’s Library – the TUC Collections’ future was under threat due to a shortfall in funding, but successful talks over a proposed a joint-funding initiative with the Trades Union Congress was agreed in June
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLOct2012
It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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In November we are pleased to welcome Jon Brassey who will talk on ‘The highs and lows of running the TRIP Database’
Date: Tuesday 20 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
TRIP started by accident, got picked up early on by Bandolier (a very popular and independent publication, specific to evidence-based medicine) and has grown significantly since then. It has a global audience and has been searched over 60 million times.
It has been an interesting journey with a large number of highs and a large number of lows. Jon will cover areas such as how TRIP got started and how it's grown. He'll also cover funding concerns (typically having not enough money but on one occasion too much), the relationships (good and bad), where the ideas come from and his amazing ability to fail in acquisition negotiations.
Biography: Jon Brassey has worked in the world of clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine for nearly 15 years. His main area of work is clinical question answering. As part of this work Jon created and still runs the TRIP Database, an 'evidence based' clinical search engine. He also works for Public Health Wales.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event - do let us know if you blog it and tweet with #ciliplndn
CILIP in London evening meetings are open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book using the online form http://tinyurl.com/CiLNov2012
Space is limited so please let us know if you are no longer able to attend via: cilipinlondon@gmail.com
A donation (£5) is invited from anyone who is not a Cilip member.
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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Reminder to book for the CILIP in London Christmas social on 5 December 2012.
CILIP in London warmly invites you to our Christmas social on 5 December. We will take a break from our usual speaker format and host an informal, festive networking event.
We ask that all attendees give a voluntary donation of £5 to cover the cost of a light buffet, with a small surplus going to the CILIP benevolent fund.
As this is such a busy time of year, we ask that you express your interest in attending this event by 31 October. Please follow this link to book your place- http://tinyurl.com/cphruuk.
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What's on in London?
Don't forget to check our Calendar for loads of great events happening in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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The next CILIP in London e-bulletin will be sent out on 7th November 2012 - please send comments,suggestions and copy to amyicke@hotmail.com by 1st Novemeber.
Monday, 8 October 2012
Newsletter archive: September 2012
In our September newsletter we look ahead to our future CILIP in London evening meetings and, as the new academic year starts, we offer some top tips for library inductions.
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CILIP in London Evening Meetings at The Square Tavern.
Reminder to book for our September meeting: 'Find information fast – but where?'
Speaker: Gary Archer, Information Services Librarian, Solihull Central Library
Date: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmer’s Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Library Reference Services, and professionally-trained staff, are increasingly seen as irrelevant in the digital age; publishers are cancelling long-standing, successful titles to cut costs and meet market changes.
The popularity of shows such as QI, plus Q&A-type newspaper columns and discussion lists, and the use of social media for seeking answers demonstrates people’s need for information. Yet, this is not reflected in library reference services.
Gary will examine the decline in reference publishing and explore the role libraries can play in providing reliable, quality information.
Gary Archer has over 30 years experience as a librarian, mostly running information services. He has been described as one of a dying breed! He has a strong interest in information sources - to the extent of collecting non-traditional reference publications, such as Notes and Queries-type titles. Gary is reviewer for the Information Services Group’s magazine Refer and has been a winner of the Whitakers Almanac annual quiz.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLSep2012. It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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October meeting: The TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University
Speaker: Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC (Trades Union Congress) Collections at London Metropolitan University
Date: Monday, 8th October 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmers Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University, will talk about the history of the Collections, the variety of their content, and their contribution to research into both historical and current aspects of workplace life and politics.
Chris will also discuss the Collections’ digitisation programme and issues relating to opening up an institutional library to make them accessible to a wider user group. Like the other special collection in Londonmet – the Women’s Library – the TUC Collections’ future was under threat due to a shortfall in funding, but successful talks over a proposed a joint-funding initiative with the Trades Union Congress was agreed in June
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLOct2012
It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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In November we are pleased to welcome Jon Brassey who will talk on ‘The highs and lows of running the TRIP Database’
Date: Tuesday 20 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
TRIP started by accident, got picked up early on by Bandolier (a very popular and independent publication, specific to evidence-based medicine) and has grown significantly since then. It has a global audience and has been searched over 60 million times.
It has been an interesting journey with a large number of highs and a large number of lows. Jon will cover areas such as how TRIP got started and how it's grown. He'll also cover funding concerns (typically having not enough money but on one occasion too much), the relationships (good and bad), where the ideas come from and his amazing ability to fail in acquisition negotiations.
Biography: Jon Brassey has worked in the world of clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine for nearly 15 years. His main area of work is clinical question answering. As part of this work Jon created and still runs the TRIP Database, an 'evidence based' clinical search engine. He also works for Public Health Wales.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event - do let us know if you blog it and tweet with #ciliplndn
CILIP in London evening meetings are open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book using the online form http://tinyurl.com/CiLNov2012
Space is limited so please let us know if you are no longer able to attend via: cilipinlondon@gmail.com
A donation (£5) is invited from anyone who is not a Cilip member.
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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Reminder to book for the CILIP in London Christmas social on 5 December 2012.
CILIP in London warmly invites you to our Christmas social on 5 December. We will take a break from our usual speaker format and host an informal, festive networking event.
We ask that all attendees give a voluntary donation of £5 to cover the cost of a light buffet, with a small surplus going to the CILIP benevolent fund.
As this is such a busy time of year, we ask that you express your interest in attending this event by 31 October. Please follow this link to book your place- http://tinyurl.com/cphruuk.
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What's on in London?
Don't forget to check our Calendar for loads of great events happening in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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Some top- tips for library induction by Paula Funnell, Senior Academic Liaison Librarian (Medicine & Dentistry) at Queen Mary University of London.
Be prepared
The induction period can be pretty manic. In order to make sure your sessions are effective you need to spend plenty of time planning so that you’re well organised and ready to face the students.
Show enthusiasm
Look like you’re interested in what you’re talking about, even if it’s the tenth time you’ve done the same session in a week! If you’re enthusiastic then the students are much more likely to be interested too.
Stand out from the crowd
At this time of year the students are subjected to induction sessions from just about everyone in the university. If you want them to listen to what you have to say, you need to do something different. Maybe use Prezi instead of the standard Powerpoint, use images or perhaps show a video.
Keep it interactive
Most of us don’t like to hear too much of our own voice, and the students probably don’t either! Wherever possible include hands-on exercises and group activities. The students are more likely to stay awake if they have to think for themselves.
Make it fun
If we’re talking about first year undergraduates at the beginning of their course then try not to make it too serious. Build in some fun activities. Last year we ran a quiz for the first year dentists with a prize for the winning team. If the students enjoy what they’re doing, they’re much more likely to learn.
Don’t overload
You probably have lots you want to tell the students, and often little time, but there’s no point trying to cram in too much. You’ll end up leaving the students dazed and confused. It’s best just to focus on the key points. If possible arrange a follow up session for later in the course, or at least leave them with something to refer to in the future, perhaps an online tutorial or video presentation.
So all of this, plus a good supply of coffee or chocolate if necessary, should ensure a positive induction for both you and the students!
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The next CILIP in London e-bulletin will be sent out on 3 October 2012 - please send comments,suggestions and copy to ruthmurphy246@hotmail.com by 27th September.
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CILIP in London Evening Meetings at The Square Tavern.
Reminder to book for our September meeting: 'Find information fast – but where?'
Speaker: Gary Archer, Information Services Librarian, Solihull Central Library
Date: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmer’s Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Library Reference Services, and professionally-trained staff, are increasingly seen as irrelevant in the digital age; publishers are cancelling long-standing, successful titles to cut costs and meet market changes.
The popularity of shows such as QI, plus Q&A-type newspaper columns and discussion lists, and the use of social media for seeking answers demonstrates people’s need for information. Yet, this is not reflected in library reference services.
Gary will examine the decline in reference publishing and explore the role libraries can play in providing reliable, quality information.
Gary Archer has over 30 years experience as a librarian, mostly running information services. He has been described as one of a dying breed! He has a strong interest in information sources - to the extent of collecting non-traditional reference publications, such as Notes and Queries-type titles. Gary is reviewer for the Information Services Group’s magazine Refer and has been a winner of the Whitakers Almanac annual quiz.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLSep2012. It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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October meeting: The TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University
Speaker: Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC (Trades Union Congress) Collections at London Metropolitan University
Date: Monday, 8th October 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmers Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Chris Coates, Librarian of the TUC Collections at London Metropolitan University, will talk about the history of the Collections, the variety of their content, and their contribution to research into both historical and current aspects of workplace life and politics.
Chris will also discuss the Collections’ digitisation programme and issues relating to opening up an institutional library to make them accessible to a wider user group. Like the other special collection in Londonmet – the Women’s Library – the TUC Collections’ future was under threat due to a shortfall in funding, but successful talks over a proposed a joint-funding initiative with the Trades Union Congress was agreed in June
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLOct2012
It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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In November we are pleased to welcome Jon Brassey who will talk on ‘The highs and lows of running the TRIP Database’
Date: Tuesday 20 November 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
TRIP started by accident, got picked up early on by Bandolier (a very popular and independent publication, specific to evidence-based medicine) and has grown significantly since then. It has a global audience and has been searched over 60 million times.
It has been an interesting journey with a large number of highs and a large number of lows. Jon will cover areas such as how TRIP got started and how it's grown. He'll also cover funding concerns (typically having not enough money but on one occasion too much), the relationships (good and bad), where the ideas come from and his amazing ability to fail in acquisition negotiations.
Biography: Jon Brassey has worked in the world of clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine for nearly 15 years. His main area of work is clinical question answering. As part of this work Jon created and still runs the TRIP Database, an 'evidence based' clinical search engine. He also works for Public Health Wales.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event - do let us know if you blog it and tweet with #ciliplndn
CILIP in London evening meetings are open to all with a professional interest in the topic. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book using the online form http://tinyurl.com/CiLNov2012
Space is limited so please let us know if you are no longer able to attend via: cilipinlondon@gmail.com
A donation (£5) is invited from anyone who is not a Cilip member.
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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Reminder to book for the CILIP in London Christmas social on 5 December 2012.
CILIP in London warmly invites you to our Christmas social on 5 December. We will take a break from our usual speaker format and host an informal, festive networking event.
We ask that all attendees give a voluntary donation of £5 to cover the cost of a light buffet, with a small surplus going to the CILIP benevolent fund.
As this is such a busy time of year, we ask that you express your interest in attending this event by 31 October. Please follow this link to book your place- http://tinyurl.com/cphruuk.
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What's on in London?
Don't forget to check our Calendar for loads of great events happening in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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Some top- tips for library induction by Paula Funnell, Senior Academic Liaison Librarian (Medicine & Dentistry) at Queen Mary University of London.
Be prepared
The induction period can be pretty manic. In order to make sure your sessions are effective you need to spend plenty of time planning so that you’re well organised and ready to face the students.
Show enthusiasm
Look like you’re interested in what you’re talking about, even if it’s the tenth time you’ve done the same session in a week! If you’re enthusiastic then the students are much more likely to be interested too.
Stand out from the crowd
At this time of year the students are subjected to induction sessions from just about everyone in the university. If you want them to listen to what you have to say, you need to do something different. Maybe use Prezi instead of the standard Powerpoint, use images or perhaps show a video.
Keep it interactive
Most of us don’t like to hear too much of our own voice, and the students probably don’t either! Wherever possible include hands-on exercises and group activities. The students are more likely to stay awake if they have to think for themselves.
Make it fun
If we’re talking about first year undergraduates at the beginning of their course then try not to make it too serious. Build in some fun activities. Last year we ran a quiz for the first year dentists with a prize for the winning team. If the students enjoy what they’re doing, they’re much more likely to learn.
Don’t overload
You probably have lots you want to tell the students, and often little time, but there’s no point trying to cram in too much. You’ll end up leaving the students dazed and confused. It’s best just to focus on the key points. If possible arrange a follow up session for later in the course, or at least leave them with something to refer to in the future, perhaps an online tutorial or video presentation.
So all of this, plus a good supply of coffee or chocolate if necessary, should ensure a positive induction for both you and the students!
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The next CILIP in London e-bulletin will be sent out on 3 October 2012 - please send comments,suggestions and copy to ruthmurphy246@hotmail.com by 27th September.
Newsletter archive: August 2012
CILIP London branch newsletter - August 2012
Welcome to this month’s newsletter. CILIP in London takes a break from organising talks in August, but this month’s newsletter contains details of our exciting line up of speakers for this autumn, as well as, news about the CILIP in London Christmas social, and a write up of our July event.
We look forward to seeing you all at upcoming events.
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Book now for our September event.
'Find information fast – but where?'
Speaker: Gary Archer, Information Services Librarian, Solihull Central Library
Date: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmer’s Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Library Reference Services, and professionally-trained staff, are increasingly seen as irrelevant in the digital age; publishers are cancelling long-standing, successful titles to cut costs and meet market changes.
The popularity of shows such as QI, plus Q&A-type newspaper columns and discussion lists, and the use of social media for seeking answers demonstrates people’s need for information. Yet, this is not reflected in library reference services.
Gary will examine the decline in reference publishing and explore the role libraries can play in providing reliable, quality information.
Gary Archer has over 30 years experience as a librarian, mostly running information services. He has been described as one of a dying breed! He has a strong interest in information sources - to the extent of collecting non-traditional reference publications, such as Notes and Queries-type titles. Gary is reviewer for the Information Services Group’s magazine Refer and has been a winner of the Whitakers Almanac annual quiz.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLSep2012. It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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Save the date for our autumn line up at the Square Tavern
8 October
At our second autumn meeting Chris Coates from TUC Library will join us to talk about the unique Trades Union Congress Library Collections, including historical collection of trade unions material plus up to date collections of a range of trade union publications and labour history journals.
20 November
In November, Jon Brassey from Trip will be our guest speaker. Further details to follow shortly.
Follow us on Twitter @ciliplndn for the latest updates from the Events Calendar.
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A date for your diaries – the CILIP in London Christmas social!
CILIP in London warmly invites you to our Christmas social on 5 December. We will take a break from our usual speaker format and host an informal, festive networking event.
We ask that all attendees give a voluntary donation of £5 to cover the cost of a light buffet, with a small surplus going to the CILIP benevolent fund.
As this is such a busy time of year, we ask that you express your interest in attending this event, by 31 October. Please follow this link to book your place- http://tinyurl.com/cphruuk.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing Amy at amyicke@hotmail.com.
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Write up of CILIP in London talk by Dianne Shepherd from the Women’s Library, 4 July- Katherine Rose, Subscriptions & Access Officer at KCL.
Dianne Shepherd, the Information Librarian at The Women’s Library since 2001, began her talk by describing the scope and significance of the collection at The Women’s Library. In addition to the printed collection of 60,000 monographs and 3,500 journals, as well as pamphlets dating back to 1592, the Library also holds over 550 archive collections and an 11,000 strong object museum collection of artefacts (such as textiles and badges). The collection has been recognised by UNESCO and the MLA. The Library’s long and fascinating history goes back to 1926 when it was formed from the personal collection of Millicent Garret Fawcett, a pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement. The full history of the library is too long to go into in detail, but I would suggest reading more at http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/about/ourhistory.cfm. In 1977 the Library was taken on by the City Polytechnic (later London Guildhall University, and now London Metropolitan University) in 1977, and was moved to its new, purpose-built premises in 2002. This building (a converted bath-house in Aldgate East) really is special (as I remember from when I visited several years ago) and Dianne discussed how important it is to the Library’s brand and future.
Dianne then gave us an overview of the Library's unique exhibition and events programmes. The diverse exhibitions, which run several times a year, show inaccessible material from the print, archives and museum collections. All staff come together to set up an exhibition and the subject of the exhibitions are reflected in the Library’s collection development policies. The events programme is run by a Learning Co-ordinator, and the events engage various groups, including school children and the local community. The Library also employs a part-time Archivist, two Information Librarians and two Library Assistants, who run the busy reading room and enquiries service, undertake various digitisation and preservation projects, and supervise the many volunteers which The Women’s Library has always relied on.
Unfortunately, in March 2012, London Metropolitan decided that The Women’s Library no longer had a place in their strategic plan and announced that it would withdraw funding in December 2012. If the Library chooses to remain under the auspices of London Met, from January 2013 it would be open one day a week with one member of staff. This is obviously not viable for a collection of national importance, with visit and enquiries statistics to rival a much bigger library (quoting from a 2011 prospectus created by The Women’s Library for new potential custodians, there were 4161 reader visits and 14515 enquires in 2011). Instead of fighting this decision, as the UNISON union are doing, the staff of The Women’s Library decided to support the search for a new custodian for the Library. Currently, the potential custodians have submitted formal bids, detailing how they would run and support the Library. Due to strict confidentiality agreements, no information about individual bids is available but Dianne said there were seven bids, and that she believed most of the potential custodians wanted to keep the collection together. If all goes to plan, the new custodian should be finalised by the end of September. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the future of The Women’s Library: will the collection stay together, will the library have to move from its current premises, and ultimately will a suitable custodian be found at all? A great deal of publicity has been generated regarding the possible closure of the Women’s Library, and Dianne emphasised that the Library has been overwhelmed and grateful for the support it has received.
An interesting discussion followed, touching on topics such as The Feminist Library, change management, the role of volunteers in the library sector and the various collaborative projects which staff at The Women’s Library have been involved in.
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The next CILIP in London e-bulletin will be sent out on 4 September - please send comments, suggestions and copy to Amy at amyicke@hotmail.com by 28 August.
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Welcome to this month’s newsletter. CILIP in London takes a break from organising talks in August, but this month’s newsletter contains details of our exciting line up of speakers for this autumn, as well as, news about the CILIP in London Christmas social, and a write up of our July event.
We look forward to seeing you all at upcoming events.
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Book now for our September event.
'Find information fast – but where?'
Speaker: Gary Archer, Information Services Librarian, Solihull Central Library
Date: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Square (Wine Bar), Tolmer’s Square, Somers Town, London NW1
Map: http://g.co/maps/w973q
Library Reference Services, and professionally-trained staff, are increasingly seen as irrelevant in the digital age; publishers are cancelling long-standing, successful titles to cut costs and meet market changes.
The popularity of shows such as QI, plus Q&A-type newspaper columns and discussion lists, and the use of social media for seeking answers demonstrates people’s need for information. Yet, this is not reflected in library reference services.
Gary will examine the decline in reference publishing and explore the role libraries can play in providing reliable, quality information.
Gary Archer has over 30 years experience as a librarian, mostly running information services. He has been described as one of a dying breed! He has a strong interest in information sources - to the extent of collecting non-traditional reference publications, such as Notes and Queries-type titles. Gary is reviewer for the Information Services Group’s magazine Refer and has been a winner of the Whitakers Almanac annual quiz.
This talk will be of particular value to anyone registered for CILIP Chartership and can contribute towards CPD requirements. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Please book via the form located at: http://tinyurl.com/CiLSep2012. It would be helpful if you could say how you found out about this event.
CILIP in London evening meetings are free to CILIP members (with a £5 donation invited from non-members) and are open to all with a professional interest in the topic.
We encourage you to blog or tweet about this event (#ciliplndn)
This event has kindly been sponsored by Credo Reference.
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Save the date for our autumn line up at the Square Tavern
8 October
At our second autumn meeting Chris Coates from TUC Library will join us to talk about the unique Trades Union Congress Library Collections, including historical collection of trade unions material plus up to date collections of a range of trade union publications and labour history journals.
20 November
In November, Jon Brassey from Trip will be our guest speaker. Further details to follow shortly.
Follow us on Twitter @ciliplndn for the latest updates from the Events Calendar.
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A date for your diaries – the CILIP in London Christmas social!
CILIP in London warmly invites you to our Christmas social on 5 December. We will take a break from our usual speaker format and host an informal, festive networking event.
We ask that all attendees give a voluntary donation of £5 to cover the cost of a light buffet, with a small surplus going to the CILIP benevolent fund.
As this is such a busy time of year, we ask that you express your interest in attending this event, by 31 October. Please follow this link to book your place- http://tinyurl.com/cphruuk.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing Amy at amyicke@hotmail.com.
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Write up of CILIP in London talk by Dianne Shepherd from the Women’s Library, 4 July- Katherine Rose, Subscriptions & Access Officer at KCL.
Dianne Shepherd, the Information Librarian at The Women’s Library since 2001, began her talk by describing the scope and significance of the collection at The Women’s Library. In addition to the printed collection of 60,000 monographs and 3,500 journals, as well as pamphlets dating back to 1592, the Library also holds over 550 archive collections and an 11,000 strong object museum collection of artefacts (such as textiles and badges). The collection has been recognised by UNESCO and the MLA. The Library’s long and fascinating history goes back to 1926 when it was formed from the personal collection of Millicent Garret Fawcett, a pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement. The full history of the library is too long to go into in detail, but I would suggest reading more at http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/about/ourhistory.cfm. In 1977 the Library was taken on by the City Polytechnic (later London Guildhall University, and now London Metropolitan University) in 1977, and was moved to its new, purpose-built premises in 2002. This building (a converted bath-house in Aldgate East) really is special (as I remember from when I visited several years ago) and Dianne discussed how important it is to the Library’s brand and future.
Dianne then gave us an overview of the Library's unique exhibition and events programmes. The diverse exhibitions, which run several times a year, show inaccessible material from the print, archives and museum collections. All staff come together to set up an exhibition and the subject of the exhibitions are reflected in the Library’s collection development policies. The events programme is run by a Learning Co-ordinator, and the events engage various groups, including school children and the local community. The Library also employs a part-time Archivist, two Information Librarians and two Library Assistants, who run the busy reading room and enquiries service, undertake various digitisation and preservation projects, and supervise the many volunteers which The Women’s Library has always relied on.
Unfortunately, in March 2012, London Metropolitan decided that The Women’s Library no longer had a place in their strategic plan and announced that it would withdraw funding in December 2012. If the Library chooses to remain under the auspices of London Met, from January 2013 it would be open one day a week with one member of staff. This is obviously not viable for a collection of national importance, with visit and enquiries statistics to rival a much bigger library (quoting from a 2011 prospectus created by The Women’s Library for new potential custodians, there were 4161 reader visits and 14515 enquires in 2011). Instead of fighting this decision, as the UNISON union are doing, the staff of The Women’s Library decided to support the search for a new custodian for the Library. Currently, the potential custodians have submitted formal bids, detailing how they would run and support the Library. Due to strict confidentiality agreements, no information about individual bids is available but Dianne said there were seven bids, and that she believed most of the potential custodians wanted to keep the collection together. If all goes to plan, the new custodian should be finalised by the end of September. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty regarding the future of The Women’s Library: will the collection stay together, will the library have to move from its current premises, and ultimately will a suitable custodian be found at all? A great deal of publicity has been generated regarding the possible closure of the Women’s Library, and Dianne emphasised that the Library has been overwhelmed and grateful for the support it has received.
An interesting discussion followed, touching on topics such as The Feminist Library, change management, the role of volunteers in the library sector and the various collaborative projects which staff at The Women’s Library have been involved in.
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The next CILIP in London e-bulletin will be sent out on 4 September - please send comments, suggestions and copy to Amy at amyicke@hotmail.com by 28 August.
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Thursday, 8 March 2012
Newsletter Archive: March 2012
News from CILIP London Branch - March 2012
In this month’s newsletter we review the AGM and the recent 'Writing for Publication' course, look ahead to upcoming events, introduce a new group dedicated to LIS networking and CPD, and continue our series of CILIP in London committee member profiles.
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AGM
CILIP London Branch was delighted to share its AGM with ILIG, and the whole event passed off smoothly. You can read a write-up over on The Extraordinary Law Library blog
Phil Bradley's talk was recorded for us by Richard Hawkins, and the recording is available via the CILIP London blog http://cilipinlondon.blogspot.com/2012/02/around-world-on-library-degree-talk-by.html
Phil's slides are also available via slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/Philbradley/ilig-agm
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Writing for Publication
Event report by Jo Alcock, Evidence Base (Birmingham City University)
I attended the joint CILIP in London/LIRG Writing for Publication workshops with the aim of getting myself organised and motivated to publish some of my research findings and the projects I have worked on.
I chose to attend both workshops - the first gave an overview of different topics around writing for publication, and the second gave an opportunity to get feedback on our plans for writing. I picked up lots of useful tips from the first session including advice on writing style, solutions to common barriers experienced, information on the peer review process and guidance on how to choose an appropriate place to publish*. The second session involved us working in groups to discuss our own ideas for publications, and critiquing a paper based on peer review criteria. The critique exercise was really useful and I hope we can learn from that and apply it to our own writing.
The two workshops complemented each other really well, and having homework between them (reading the article for critique and planning our own article to write) gave us all a deadline to work towards which many of us found useful, with time being one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. I came out of the second session with a clear action plan and hope to be able to put this in motion soon. This article is the first step, but now I have lots of other ideas to plan and write!
*See my blog post for more details about the first workshop: http://www.joeyanne.co.uk/2012/02/10/writing-for-publication/
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What’s on in London?
We continue to update our Google Calendar of library and information events in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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New venue for CILIP in London evening meetings
As mentioned previously, we have decided to relocate our evening meetings, and to hold them on different days of the week in order to make it easier for more people to come along.
Meetings will continue to follow the same informal format - a talk by a leading professional, followed by questions and time for networking over a light buffet.
Our next meeting will be held at our brand new north London venue, The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE. The Square is a traditional pub, conveniently situated close to Euston Square and Warren Street underground stations.
Details of the topic and speaker for our next meeting will be available via the calendar shortly, as will dates for future 2012 meetings, so please keep a close eye on http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar
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ILIG International Conference on Copyright: A dialogue between library and information professionals and the publishers
24th May 2012, 10.00-16.30 at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Prices:
ILIG Member £50 + 20% VAT = £60
CILIP Member £65 + 20% VAT = £78
Non-CILIP Member £80 + 20% VAT = £96
Unwaged £25 + 20% VAT = £30
For more details and booking information please see the ILIG website http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/international/pages/default.aspx
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LIS Network
Launched in December 2011, the Network is the brainchild of Kathy Ennis and Susie Kay and is intended to provide low-cost networking, training and coaching to library and information professionals at all career stages. In their own words:
"For new professionals this is an opportunity to find assistance and guidance; for seasoned professionals this is a way to find like-minded others; and for all some career and life enhancing advice and skills will be on offer each month."
Meetings take place from 6-8pm on the first Thursday of every month, and the current programme includes a fascinating range of topics - for more information and booking please see http://www.lisnetwork.co.uk/events/
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CILIP Future Skills Project
CILIP is currently undertaking a review of the Body of Professional Knowledge and qualifications framework. The first round of consultation has now closed, but you can find out more about the project and take part in future consultations via http://www.cilip.org.uk/about-us/future-skills-project/pages/default.aspx
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Meet the committee
This month we would like to introduce three of our newer committee members, Rachel Adams, Meghan Jones and Elly O'Brien:
Rachel is an Information Officer at the law firm, Clifford Chance LLP, where she specialises in legal and financial information provision, knowledge management and training. She has worked in the legal information sector for nearly five years and has previously had stints in public, academic and government libraries. She joined the CILIP in London committee last autumn (her first committee!) and is an active participant in the London Information & Knowledge Exchange (LIKE). She drinks an awful lot of tea.
Meghan is an information professional at large (at the time of writing) who has worked in legal, corporate and health libraries and has worn many different hats over the last 6 years. Previously a Knowledge Officer at Arup, she can be found wrangling the various technical issues of various committees but has been a member of the London Branch since 2011.
Elly is an Information Specialist at Bazian Ltd who specialise in providing high quality evidence to inform healthcare decisions. She is a new CILIP in London committee member, having previously been involved in a number of committees and co-chair of the London Health Libraries Group for Clinical Librarians and Information Skills Trainers (CLIST).
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In this month’s newsletter we review the AGM and the recent 'Writing for Publication' course, look ahead to upcoming events, introduce a new group dedicated to LIS networking and CPD, and continue our series of CILIP in London committee member profiles.
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AGM
CILIP London Branch was delighted to share its AGM with ILIG, and the whole event passed off smoothly. You can read a write-up over on The Extraordinary Law Library blog
Phil Bradley's talk was recorded for us by Richard Hawkins, and the recording is available via the CILIP London blog http://cilipinlondon.blogspot.com/2012/02/around-world-on-library-degree-talk-by.html
Phil's slides are also available via slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/Philbradley/ilig-agm
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Writing for Publication
Event report by Jo Alcock, Evidence Base (Birmingham City University)
I attended the joint CILIP in London/LIRG Writing for Publication workshops with the aim of getting myself organised and motivated to publish some of my research findings and the projects I have worked on.
I chose to attend both workshops - the first gave an overview of different topics around writing for publication, and the second gave an opportunity to get feedback on our plans for writing. I picked up lots of useful tips from the first session including advice on writing style, solutions to common barriers experienced, information on the peer review process and guidance on how to choose an appropriate place to publish*. The second session involved us working in groups to discuss our own ideas for publications, and critiquing a paper based on peer review criteria. The critique exercise was really useful and I hope we can learn from that and apply it to our own writing.
The two workshops complemented each other really well, and having homework between them (reading the article for critique and planning our own article to write) gave us all a deadline to work towards which many of us found useful, with time being one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. I came out of the second session with a clear action plan and hope to be able to put this in motion soon. This article is the first step, but now I have lots of other ideas to plan and write!
*See my blog post for more details about the first workshop: http://www.joeyanne.co.uk/2012/02/10/writing-for-publication/
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What’s on in London?
We continue to update our Google Calendar of library and information events in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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New venue for CILIP in London evening meetings
As mentioned previously, we have decided to relocate our evening meetings, and to hold them on different days of the week in order to make it easier for more people to come along.
Meetings will continue to follow the same informal format - a talk by a leading professional, followed by questions and time for networking over a light buffet.
Our next meeting will be held at our brand new north London venue, The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE. The Square is a traditional pub, conveniently situated close to Euston Square and Warren Street underground stations.
Details of the topic and speaker for our next meeting will be available via the calendar shortly, as will dates for future 2012 meetings, so please keep a close eye on http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar
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ILIG International Conference on Copyright: A dialogue between library and information professionals and the publishers
24th May 2012, 10.00-16.30 at CILIP, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE
Prices:
ILIG Member £50 + 20% VAT = £60
CILIP Member £65 + 20% VAT = £78
Non-CILIP Member £80 + 20% VAT = £96
Unwaged £25 + 20% VAT = £30
For more details and booking information please see the ILIG website http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/international/pages/default.aspx
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LIS Network
Launched in December 2011, the Network is the brainchild of Kathy Ennis and Susie Kay and is intended to provide low-cost networking, training and coaching to library and information professionals at all career stages. In their own words:
"For new professionals this is an opportunity to find assistance and guidance; for seasoned professionals this is a way to find like-minded others; and for all some career and life enhancing advice and skills will be on offer each month."
Meetings take place from 6-8pm on the first Thursday of every month, and the current programme includes a fascinating range of topics - for more information and booking please see http://www.lisnetwork.co.uk/events/
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CILIP Future Skills Project
CILIP is currently undertaking a review of the Body of Professional Knowledge and qualifications framework. The first round of consultation has now closed, but you can find out more about the project and take part in future consultations via http://www.cilip.org.uk/about-us/future-skills-project/pages/default.aspx
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Meet the committee
This month we would like to introduce three of our newer committee members, Rachel Adams, Meghan Jones and Elly O'Brien:
Rachel is an Information Officer at the law firm, Clifford Chance LLP, where she specialises in legal and financial information provision, knowledge management and training. She has worked in the legal information sector for nearly five years and has previously had stints in public, academic and government libraries. She joined the CILIP in London committee last autumn (her first committee!) and is an active participant in the London Information & Knowledge Exchange (LIKE). She drinks an awful lot of tea.
Meghan is an information professional at large (at the time of writing) who has worked in legal, corporate and health libraries and has worn many different hats over the last 6 years. Previously a Knowledge Officer at Arup, she can be found wrangling the various technical issues of various committees but has been a member of the London Branch since 2011.
Elly is an Information Specialist at Bazian Ltd who specialise in providing high quality evidence to inform healthcare decisions. She is a new CILIP in London committee member, having previously been involved in a number of committees and co-chair of the London Health Libraries Group for Clinical Librarians and Information Skills Trainers (CLIST).
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Around the World on a Library Degree: A Talk by Phil Bradley
This is a recording of a talk given by CILIP President Phil Bradley at the London Branch & ILIG joint AGM at CILIP on February 8th 2012. The podcast was recorded and edited by Richard Hawkins on behalf of the London branch of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
Around the World on a Library Degree: A Talk by Phil Bradley
We are working on adding our Podcasts to iTunes but you can copy and paste our RSS feed into most podcast software if you wish to subscribe to future podcasts.
Around the World on a Library Degree: A Talk by Phil Bradley
We are working on adding our Podcasts to iTunes but you can copy and paste our RSS feed into most podcast software if you wish to subscribe to future podcasts.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Newsletter Archive: February 2012
News from CILIP London Branch - February 2012
Dear
In this month’s newsletter we look ahead to upcoming events, reflect on our last Sekforde meeting, profile some CILIP in London committee members and offer a few thoughts on CPD.
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AGM
There's still time to book for CILIP in London and ILIG joint AGM on 8th Febuary 2012. We are pleased to announce that after the AGMs CILIP President Phil Bradley will be speaking about going 'Around the World on a Library Degree'. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
This free event will run from 17:45 till 19:45 at CILIP HQ on Ridgmount Street and is open to all CILIP members - but only members of the London Branch and ILIG may participate in their respective AGMs.
To register for this event, please use the online booking form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFF4R0JQMTh5b2xFTDctWjk2OXROdlE6MQ
Questions to be raised at the AGMs, comments and queries can be directed to: cilipinlondon@gmail.com
Agenda:
17.45 Wine and nibbles
18.00 CILIP in London AGM
18.10 ILIG AGM
18.20 Speaker: Phil Bradley, CILIP President - followed by questions
19.20 More wine and nibbles
19.45 Finish and vacate the building
AGM documents can be found on the respective group websites.
If you can't make it or want to listen-again to Phil's talk, thanks to Richard Hawkins, we will be recording the event. A podcast of the evening will be available from the CILIP website shortly afterwards.
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New venue for Sekforde Arms meetings
As mentioned at our January Sekforde event, we have decided to relocate these meetings and hold them on different days of the week, which will hopefully make it easier for more people to come along.
Due to the AGM in February, our next meeting will be on Wednesday 14th March at our brand new north London venue, The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE. The Square is a traditional pub, conveniently situated close to Euston Square and Warren Street underground stations.
Meetings will continue to follow the same informal format- a talk by a leading professional, followed by questions and time for networking over a light buffet.
Details of our March meeting will be circulated in our next newsletter, as will dates for future 2012 meetings.
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Feedback from our first Sekforde Arms event of 2012: Emma Davidson
Copyright after the Hargreaves Report
The first CILIP in London meeting of 2012 took place on Monday 9th January at the Sekforde Arms. It featured copyright guru Charles Oppenheim, who spoke to a packed audience about the potential implications of the Hargreaves Report for copyright legislation in the UK.
Charles is an excellent speaker and everyone in the room appeared to find his talk interesting and informative, and judging by the range of questions at the end it certainly provoked a lot of thought.
In brief, UK copyright law is in a mess – outdated and anachronistic, it fails to reflect what people actually do with material and is in danger of becoming completely obsolete. Furthermore, the 3-strikes-and-you’re-out rule imposed by the Digital Economy Act 2010 is a dreadful piece of legislation. Apparently the Hargreaves review was commissioned on a totally erroneous basis, but it managed to get beyond this and produce some eminently sensible recommendations. Amongst other things, it advocates a number of extensions to the current exemptions from copyright law, and proposes the establishment of an agency to manage copyright issues for orphan works.
Charles predicted that although the government currently seems minded to accept most of the Hargreaves recommendations they are likely to be considerably watered-down following intense pressure by rights-holders. A call for evidence is currently open, and a number of submissions are being prepared by the library and archive community. However, it is important that as much relevant evidence as possible is gathered so we are all encouraged to make additional submissions if at all possible. The text of the Hargreaves review and details of the call for evidence can be found at http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview
Interested to find out more? Richard Hawkins kindly recorded the talk and you can download the podcast from http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/regional-branches/london/Pages/default.aspx.
In case you haven't been to one of these talks yet I strongly recommend them - it's a chance to hear some great speakers in an informal environment, and the evening always ends with nibbles and networking. Even better, attendance is free for CILIP members (non-members are also welcome at a charge of just £5). Do be sure to book your place in advance though, as they often sell out!
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What’s on in London?
We continue to update our Google Calendar of library and information events in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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Meet the Committee
The committee has welcomed several new faces over the last few months so in each newsletter we will be profiling members of CILIP in London.
This month we are pleased to introduce President, Peter Beauchamp and committee members Alan Fricker and Tina Reynolds. All are actively involved in our events programme, so you may have already met them at a CILIP in London gathering.
Peter Beauchamp
Peter was for many years Chief Library Adviser to the Government in DCMS – a post which no longer exists!! – and in latter days Head of the Department’s local government operations. He once worked for the then Library Association. After DCMS, he was briefly Director of Library Services for Instant Library Ltd and then entered the twilight area of retirement. Now, of course, he’s busier than ever, partly with CILIP in London but also with a charity he has helped to establish – the BJC British Judo Foundation - for which he is Secretary.
Alan Fricker
Alan is the Knowledge & Library Service Manager at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. He has worked in the NHS for over ten years. He has at various times been Chair of Health Libraries Group (HLG), on the CILIP Defining our Professional Future Project Board and active in other committee roles and networks.
Tina Reynolds
Tina is Senior Information Officer at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, a professional services firm specialising in property consultancy. She has been on the CILIP in London committee since 2008 and is also New Professionals Support Officer for the Career Development Group (London and South East divisions).
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Making the most of CPD opportunities at work: Amy Icke
As someone at the start of their career, currently studying for an MA in Library and Information Studies, I am exceptionally lucky to benefit from lots of CPD opportunities. But what happens when you’ve been in the same role for a number of years and funding for training seems hard to come by?
Here are a few ideas on how to make the most of training opportunities available in your own workplace-
Work shadowing- this could be particularly useful if you are thinking of promotion or moving to a different department and want to see what a job involves. Shadowing placements can range in length from a couple of hours to a few days, so it should be easier to fit them in with other work commitments.
Mentoring and coaching- lots of information professionals will be mentored during Chartership or when working towards other professional qualifications, but having an experienced mentor with a listening ear and lots of practical advice could be useful at any point in your career.
Distance learning- if you don’t feel you want to or can’t afford to take time out from work by pursuing a course part-time, then you might find distance learning is the answer. This gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace and to fit study around work.
Job rotation- this might not be possible in all organisations or it might be the ‘norm’ in smaller ones, where staff carry out a variety of roles. Job rotation allows you to acquire new skills and get a better sense of how different departments support and interact with one another.
In-house training and workshops- organisations often run regular workshops, led by both external trainers and in-house experts. These help employees update their skills and offer an opportunity to network with colleagues.
If you've got some practical advice or good ideas about any aspects of your work why not share them? We are always keen to hear from readers so do get in touch with your ideas, opinions and suggestions.
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Dear
In this month’s newsletter we look ahead to upcoming events, reflect on our last Sekforde meeting, profile some CILIP in London committee members and offer a few thoughts on CPD.
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AGM
There's still time to book for CILIP in London and ILIG joint AGM on 8th Febuary 2012. We are pleased to announce that after the AGMs CILIP President Phil Bradley will be speaking about going 'Around the World on a Library Degree'. Wine and nibbles will be provided.
This free event will run from 17:45 till 19:45 at CILIP HQ on Ridgmount Street and is open to all CILIP members - but only members of the London Branch and ILIG may participate in their respective AGMs.
To register for this event, please use the online booking form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFF4R0JQMTh5b2xFTDctWjk2OXROdlE6MQ
Questions to be raised at the AGMs, comments and queries can be directed to: cilipinlondon@gmail.com
Agenda:
17.45 Wine and nibbles
18.00 CILIP in London AGM
18.10 ILIG AGM
18.20 Speaker: Phil Bradley, CILIP President - followed by questions
19.20 More wine and nibbles
19.45 Finish and vacate the building
AGM documents can be found on the respective group websites.
If you can't make it or want to listen-again to Phil's talk, thanks to Richard Hawkins, we will be recording the event. A podcast of the evening will be available from the CILIP website shortly afterwards.
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New venue for Sekforde Arms meetings
As mentioned at our January Sekforde event, we have decided to relocate these meetings and hold them on different days of the week, which will hopefully make it easier for more people to come along.
Due to the AGM in February, our next meeting will be on Wednesday 14th March at our brand new north London venue, The Square, 26 Tolmers Square, London, NW1 2PE. The Square is a traditional pub, conveniently situated close to Euston Square and Warren Street underground stations.
Meetings will continue to follow the same informal format- a talk by a leading professional, followed by questions and time for networking over a light buffet.
Details of our March meeting will be circulated in our next newsletter, as will dates for future 2012 meetings.
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Feedback from our first Sekforde Arms event of 2012: Emma Davidson
Copyright after the Hargreaves Report
The first CILIP in London meeting of 2012 took place on Monday 9th January at the Sekforde Arms. It featured copyright guru Charles Oppenheim, who spoke to a packed audience about the potential implications of the Hargreaves Report for copyright legislation in the UK.
Charles is an excellent speaker and everyone in the room appeared to find his talk interesting and informative, and judging by the range of questions at the end it certainly provoked a lot of thought.
In brief, UK copyright law is in a mess – outdated and anachronistic, it fails to reflect what people actually do with material and is in danger of becoming completely obsolete. Furthermore, the 3-strikes-and-you’re-out rule imposed by the Digital Economy Act 2010 is a dreadful piece of legislation. Apparently the Hargreaves review was commissioned on a totally erroneous basis, but it managed to get beyond this and produce some eminently sensible recommendations. Amongst other things, it advocates a number of extensions to the current exemptions from copyright law, and proposes the establishment of an agency to manage copyright issues for orphan works.
Charles predicted that although the government currently seems minded to accept most of the Hargreaves recommendations they are likely to be considerably watered-down following intense pressure by rights-holders. A call for evidence is currently open, and a number of submissions are being prepared by the library and archive community. However, it is important that as much relevant evidence as possible is gathered so we are all encouraged to make additional submissions if at all possible. The text of the Hargreaves review and details of the call for evidence can be found at http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ipreview
Interested to find out more? Richard Hawkins kindly recorded the talk and you can download the podcast from http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/regional-branches/london/Pages/default.aspx.
In case you haven't been to one of these talks yet I strongly recommend them - it's a chance to hear some great speakers in an informal environment, and the evening always ends with nibbles and networking. Even better, attendance is free for CILIP members (non-members are also welcome at a charge of just £5). Do be sure to book your place in advance though, as they often sell out!
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What’s on in London?
We continue to update our Google Calendar of library and information events in London - http://londoncommunity.wikispaces.com/Calendar.
If you prefer to receive your updates automatically you can sign up to the RSS feed and follow @ciliplndn on Twitter.
Contributors are welcome, so if you want the details of your event to reach a wide London-based audience, please get in touch alan.fricker@newhamhealth.nhs.uk
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Meet the Committee
The committee has welcomed several new faces over the last few months so in each newsletter we will be profiling members of CILIP in London.
This month we are pleased to introduce President, Peter Beauchamp and committee members Alan Fricker and Tina Reynolds. All are actively involved in our events programme, so you may have already met them at a CILIP in London gathering.
Peter Beauchamp
Peter was for many years Chief Library Adviser to the Government in DCMS – a post which no longer exists!! – and in latter days Head of the Department’s local government operations. He once worked for the then Library Association. After DCMS, he was briefly Director of Library Services for Instant Library Ltd and then entered the twilight area of retirement. Now, of course, he’s busier than ever, partly with CILIP in London but also with a charity he has helped to establish – the BJC British Judo Foundation - for which he is Secretary.
Alan Fricker
Alan is the Knowledge & Library Service Manager at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. He has worked in the NHS for over ten years. He has at various times been Chair of Health Libraries Group (HLG), on the CILIP Defining our Professional Future Project Board and active in other committee roles and networks.
Tina Reynolds
Tina is Senior Information Officer at Drivers Jonas Deloitte, a professional services firm specialising in property consultancy. She has been on the CILIP in London committee since 2008 and is also New Professionals Support Officer for the Career Development Group (London and South East divisions).
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Making the most of CPD opportunities at work: Amy Icke
As someone at the start of their career, currently studying for an MA in Library and Information Studies, I am exceptionally lucky to benefit from lots of CPD opportunities. But what happens when you’ve been in the same role for a number of years and funding for training seems hard to come by?
Here are a few ideas on how to make the most of training opportunities available in your own workplace-
Work shadowing- this could be particularly useful if you are thinking of promotion or moving to a different department and want to see what a job involves. Shadowing placements can range in length from a couple of hours to a few days, so it should be easier to fit them in with other work commitments.
Mentoring and coaching- lots of information professionals will be mentored during Chartership or when working towards other professional qualifications, but having an experienced mentor with a listening ear and lots of practical advice could be useful at any point in your career.
Distance learning- if you don’t feel you want to or can’t afford to take time out from work by pursuing a course part-time, then you might find distance learning is the answer. This gives you the opportunity to work at your own pace and to fit study around work.
Job rotation- this might not be possible in all organisations or it might be the ‘norm’ in smaller ones, where staff carry out a variety of roles. Job rotation allows you to acquire new skills and get a better sense of how different departments support and interact with one another.
In-house training and workshops- organisations often run regular workshops, led by both external trainers and in-house experts. These help employees update their skills and offer an opportunity to network with colleagues.
If you've got some practical advice or good ideas about any aspects of your work why not share them? We are always keen to hear from readers so do get in touch with your ideas, opinions and suggestions.
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012
CILIP In London Event: What's Happened to Copyright Law?
A talk given by Professor Charles Oppenheim (Univ. Of Loughborough) at the Sekforde Arms on 9 January 2012.
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