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Library Services Trust

We have recently added the Library Services Trust to the useful resources section of the blog and have tweeted about the bursaries they offer. Barbara Band, trustee and treasurer of … Continue reading

September 3, 2019 · 1 Comment

Interview : Jo Wood, founder of Librarians with Lives

We have contacted (and will contact more) people who have set up/run groups/networks/podcasts to ask them some interview questions. The aim of this is to find out more about these … Continue reading

November 13, 2018 · 1 Comment

Internet Librarian International: Info Today sponsored places

Attending conferences is a challenge for new professionals, they can be expensive and often there are limited opportunities in the workplace. The good people at Info Today got in touch … Continue reading

November 1, 2018 · 1 Comment

6 New Professional sponsored places at #ILI2018

The organisers of Internet Librarian International have contacted us about an exciting opportunity for new professionals to get a taster of the conference for free! 6 new professionals will be chosen to … Continue reading

September 19, 2018 · Leave a comment

ILI 2017 : write up part 2

As you may have seen, the organisers of Internet Librarian International provided us with the opportunity to send 10 new professionals to get a taster of the conference for free; attending the … Continue reading

November 3, 2017 · 1 Comment

ILI 2017 : write up part 1

As you may have seen, the organisers of Internet Librarian International provided us with the opportunity to send 10 new professionals to get a taster of the conference for free; attending the … Continue reading

November 1, 2017 · 1 Comment

MMIT 2016

After successfully applying for the CILIP North West Member Network’s bursary, I attended this year’s MmIT conference, “Digital Citizenship: What is the library’s role?”, held in Sheffield. The conference, through … Continue reading

October 28, 2016 · Leave a comment

SLA Conference 2016

Where to start? It has been over a month since I attended the conference as an ECCA winner and in that time I have created a Storify and have reflected … Continue reading

August 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

#UKSG16

Highlights: The beautiful setting (the conference centre overlooked the beach!) The varied and passionate keynotes/sessions delivered The new professionals session being mentioned by the chair as one of her conference … Continue reading

April 16, 2016 · 4 Comments

Top tips: Starting a library and information post-graduate qualification

If you have just started a library or information course (BA, BSc, MSc, MA, PGDip etc.) then you might find the following tips from Library and Information post-graduate alumni useful. They’ve … Continue reading

September 27, 2014 · 2 Comments

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