Ticket prices: Members: £15 /
Non-members: £25.00 / Unemployed and students: £10.00.
Sponsored
by Swets, Wolters Kluwer and Demco Interiors.
Contact Tracey South to book: [log in to unmask]
New to the profession? Studying information?
BIALL and CLSIG invite graduate trainees, first jobbers and student
librarians to their joint annual Open Day. Information Professionals
from all parts of the workplace sector will speak about their working
day and offer tips on finding jobs in their area. Lyn Robinson of City
University will open the day with a talk about studying information and
Sue Edgar, Recruitment Manager - Executive from Sue Hill Recruitment
will advise on your information career. Other professionals from a
variety of sectors will give insight to their careers. These include
Sue Edgar (Sue Hill Recruitment), Penny Bailey (Bailey Solutions),
Sandra Smythe (Mishcon de Reya Solicitors), Mark Haines (BPP University
College of Professional Studies) and Phillip Barlow (Imperial College
London).
There will be visits to one of three special libraries
during the day - Wellcome Trust, British Library and the BMA. When
booking please state your preference for the visit.
When:
Tuesday 25 October, 9.00 to 4.30
Venue: Friends
House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Cost: £35 (+
VAT) including lunch
Invoices will be sent to delegates prior to
the Open Day. Please note that refunds are only available up to a week
before the event.
To book please contact Catherine McArdle [log in to unmask]
‘Navigating the New
Normal - Strategies for Success’ is the theme of this year’s Internet
Librarian International and the opening keynote speaker is Klaus
Tochtermann, who will discuss ‘How the future internet will shape
libraries’. Topics at this year’s Internet Librarian International
include emerging technologies, e-books and e-devices, new ways of
measuring impact, managing and marketing resources, the future of
digital collections, search and discovery, and advocacy and influence.
CLSIG
is partnering next month’s Internet Librarian International to provide
members with a special discount to attend the London conference. To
claim your discount, enter CILIP20 as your registration priority code.
Venue: Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, UK
Dates: Workshops on 26 Oct, Conference 27-28 Oct
To book: www.internet-librarian.com
CLSIG have secured a second date for this popular free tour of the London Library. Over many generations the London Library has been amassing books and periodicals covering every aspect of the humanities to give readers, writers and researchers the riches of a national reference library for use in their own homes or workplaces. The Library's founding principles remain a blueprint for providing the most direct and liberal access to knowledge.
When: 31st October 2011 at 7.00 (The tour lasts
proximately for 45 min)
Meeting point: 14 St James's Square, London,
SW1Y 4LG at 6.45 for 7.00
How to get there:
Tube: Green Park or Piccadilly
Buses: Nos. 38, 22, 19, 14, 9 stop on Piccadilly or Nos. 3, 9, 12,
13, 15, 23, 139 & 159 stop on Regent Street.
Map: http://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/phase2/Map.pdf
Contact: Please contact [log in to unmask] for a place on the waiting list for this tour.
Our membership survey told us that you would like more library tours especially of other members’ libraries. Here’s the first one:
TWI Ltd is both an engineering research and consultancy company with an international clientele and a UK professional engineering institution. We will talk with you about what we do to serve these through our special library, records management and database activities.
See http://www.twi.co.uk/content/info_infserv.html
Tea and coffee will be provided (free). Transport (minibus or coach depending on numbers) will be available from Cambridge station at 12:50; you will be advised of the cost nearer the time. Alternatively, please make your own arrangements.
How to find TWI Ltd: http://www.twi.co.uk/content/twi_map1.html
Please contact [log in to unmask] if you would like to book this visit.
For full details of forthcoming seminars and other CLSIG events, see our Events Page. The Professional Development Club focuses on practical solutions to the day to day challenges faced by CLSIG members, and will allow you to share your experiences and learn from your colleagues.