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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