The CILIP in Scotland Conference is returning to Dundee on June 6-7 and once again has a packed programme full of speakers from a variety of sectors and countries. The theme this year is ‘Making Connections’.
Full Information: http://www.cilips.org.uk/cilips-conference-2016/
Bookings: https://cilips.formstack.com/forms/cilipsconference2016
This year's event features:
Theresa Breslin - The award winning author and CILIP in Scotland President 2016 will be hosting the event
James Robertson - Author and Poet
Jan Holmquist - Assistant Library Director at Guldborgsund Libraries
Stuart Hamilton - Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Colin Cook - Head of Digital Public Services and Business Transformation Division, Scottish Government
New for 2016 - In response to feedback from last year we are introducing a new feature this year - 2 informal discussion cafes presented by the the Glasgow Women's Library (Monday) and the Scottish Poetry Library (Tuesday)
Stewart Bain, Orkney Libraries - The successful use of social media in Orkney
Helen Blachett, JISC - Open Access, good practice in Further and Higher Education in Scotland
Mhairi Cook and Lisa Morton, North Ayrshire Libraries - The CILIP award winning Appiness project (funded through the SLIC Public Library Improvement Fund)
Scottish PEN – The writer’s association will be joining us to talk all about freedom of expression.
Ian Clark, co-founder of the public library advocacy campaign Voices for the Library, the Radical Librarians Collective and the journal Informed - Radical Librarianship
Gavin Johnstone, Falkirk Libraries - Minecraft project in Falkirk funded through the SLIC Public Library Improvement Fund
Carnegie Library Lab presenting a Scottish case study from one of the successful applicants
Shona Hill, speaking on behalf of Share the Vision, a partnership of UK libraries and library organisations that work together to improve the accessibility of library services for print disabled people
Dom Hastings, Bloody Scotland General Director - How to run a successful book festival
Gary Green, Voices for the Library - The Library A-Z
Ross McCulloch, Third Sector Lab - Thinking strategically about social media in libraries
The Reading Agency
A session on CPD looking at the value of Personal Learning Networks (Donald MacLean, Perth College) and the CILIP Virtual Learning Environment
Funded places available - Application open to all CILIPS members: http://www.cilips.org.uk/professional-development-fund/
Thanks
Sean McNamara
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