#uklibchat summary 12th April – #ebookSOS
Many thanks indeed to Caroline Ball and Rachel Bickley from the #ebookSOS campaign for joining us for this month’s #uklibchat. As one participant noted, the chat could have gone on … Continue reading
#uklibchat 12th April 2021 – #ebookSOS
If you work with e-books in any capacity, you may well have heard of #ebookSOS – a campaign to raise awareness and instigate change in the pricing, accessibility and functionality … Continue reading
CORRECTION #uklibchat Tuesday 5 April 2016, 18:30 – 20:30 BST: Promoting online resources
*Correction* #uklibchat will run from 6.30pm BST and not 6.30pm GMT, apologies for any confusion caused. Although the balance of print and physical resources and electronic or online resources varies … Continue reading
#uklibchat agenda – Tuesday 6th October 2015: Ebook ecology
Our next #uklibchat will be on Tuesday 6th October on the topic of marketing and libraries. Join us on Twitter between 6.30-8.30pm BST to discuss the issues and find new ways to … Continue reading
Feature #29: Ebook ecology – managing digital collections amid the publishing war
Our next #uklibchat will be on Tuesday, 6th October from 6:30-8:30 and our topic is the changing nature of the ebook and its economy. Come and share perspectives, insights and advice. The agenda is now … Continue reading
#uklibchat Summary – Digital Libraries – 6 March 2014
On 6 March 2014, we talked about digital libraries in their many forms – what exactly they are, what challenges and opportunities they offer our profession, and how library customers … Continue reading
6 March 2014 Agenda: Digital Libraries
The next #uklibchat is on a Thursday, 6 March 6.30-8.30pm GMT. We’ll be talking about digital libraries, focusing on born digital content like e-books, e-journals, audiovisual and web content. The … Continue reading
Summary – 4th September 2012 – Digitisation
This week’s chat (4th September) was on the topic of digitisation. We talked about reasons for digitising and the challenges of running digitisation projects, including future-proofing digital collections. Lots of … Continue reading
Summary 20th October – The Future of Libraries
Q1. How will/does the use of self-service machines affect libraries? Changes the dynamic between staff and patrons When first introduced customer / staff interaction is usually increased Enables more time … Continue reading
Summary – Thursday 4th August 2011 – eBooks Discussion
#UKLibChat got off to a quiet start this week, but it soon picked up and turned into a lively debate. We also received a special mention from an LIS practitioner … Continue reading
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