#uklibchat summary – 30th November: Spotlight on Healthcare Libraries
Earlier in the year during our discussion of diversity, we touched on the issue that #uklibchat taking place outside of working hours is going to exclude some groups of people … Continue reading
#uklibchat 30th November 1-2pm – Spotlight on Healthcare Libraries
Next week we have a bonus #uklibchat for you all! Ingrid Francis is going to guest-host a lunchtime chat on the topic of Healthcare Libraries. This will be open to … Continue reading
#uklibchat summary – Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching
The Storify for November’s #uklibchat on Leadership, Mentoring and Coaching is now available. This was a really great session, and with over 650 tweets over the two hours we ended up trending! There … Continue reading
#uklibchat summary – 5th July: Librarianship across borders
The archive of this month’s #uklibchat on “librarianship without borders” is now available on Storify. Thanks to all who joined us for a truly international chat! It was fantastic to … Continue reading
Feature #33: Mid career directions – a viewpoint
If we define a new professional as someone in the first five years of their career, I passed that marker either in 2012 (five years since my first LIS job) … Continue reading
Feature #32: Internships: An Irish Perspective on alternative ways of gaining LIS experience.
The LIS Profession and Internships in Ireland. With many professional LIS posts requiring experience as well as recognised qualifications, new LIS professionals can be stuck in a trap where they … Continue reading
#uklibchat summary –Library Student SOS – March 2015
On 3rd March we were discussing studying on library and information courses and the support you get or would like to receive. There was an interesting mix of past and … Continue reading
Get involved with #uklibchat! – Deadline 9 August midnight
We are looking for a new awesome team member to help us promote our chats and the work we do. There are currently 5 team members : Annie, Gaby, Ka-Ming, … Continue reading
Feature #22b A recent student’s experience of a library qualification
Our second feature article this month is a personal perspective from a a recent full time student on the Library and Information Studies MA at UCL in 2013-14. Our earlier … Continue reading
Feature #22a : Career support for LIS Students
This month, with our theme coming up about studying to become a qualified librarian and what support we would like, our first feature article comes from some of those who … Continue reading
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