Staff Development and Training programme of the M25
Consortium of Academic Libraries.
*Apologies for cross-posting*
Pinch, Punch and a Happy 1st of February to you all!
We have a new course for you in April -
Supporting staff and students with mental health disorders. You
can see all of our visits and events here, on the cpd25 events calendar.
Please feel free to share these opportunities with your colleagues.
Highlights over the next few weeks include:
The Copyright Game - New Edition!
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develop an understanding of the basic principles of copyright legislation and work in teams to tackle a range of real world scenarios
Moving into Management - a
chance to explore whether management is for you
Circulation Policies Revisited
- Speakers from University of York and Imperial College will discuss their circulation policies and UCL will detail their approach to laptop loans.
Marketing Yourself: Transferable Skills -
a chance to think more about your skills and how to use them to further your career
prospects
Training and Development Events
Training events are open to members and non-members.
22 & 23 February 2018
Progressing into management is both exciting and daunting. This interesting and engaging two-day course will provide an insight as to what it means to be a manager. Attendees range
from those who want to know whether management is really for them to those who have just started out in a management role for the first time and are looking for an all-round basic introduction to the skills they will need.
23 February 2018
All libraries are continuously trying to improve access to course materials, whilst at the same time making sure items in high demand circulate effectively. Speakers from University
of York and Imperial College will discuss their circulation policies and UCL will detail their approach to laptop loans.
26 February 2018
The afternoon will include two panel discussions exploring copyright issues. The first part of the afternoon will focus on teaching support and copyright including Lecture
recording and use of YouTube. The second part of the afternoon will focus on supporting research and the associated copyright issues including dealing
with images and third party copyright in theses and other publications.
7 March 2017
This course provides a great opportunity to think more about our life skills and to consider how to use them to further career prospects and choices, whether we remain in our current
organisation or move to a new organisation or a different sector.
15 March 2018
This workshop aims to give delegates a greater understanding of the impact, challenges and opportunities digital literacies and scholarship are offering students, researchers and
professionals alike.
Supporting staff and students with mental health disorders [Ref.TG2/Supp]
27 April 2018
This event will provide examples of case studies on how libraries and the information sector can support the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff.
Cpd25 Aspects Programme
Aspects is
a series of ten introductory career focussed workshops on topical areas of library information work.
13 February 2018
This workshop is aimed at people who have an interest in supporting students with disabilities; examining theoretical ways of assessing the current service that you are providing
for your disabled students and practical ways of supporting students from the perspective of a subject librarian with a disability support role.
13 February 2018
Participants will develop an understanding of the basic principles of copyright legislation and work in teams to tackle a range of real world scenarios, exploring the relationships
between legislation, licences and fair dealing exceptions when using copyright content for educational purposes.
Open Systems Librarianship [TG1/ASPECTS5]
21 March 2018
In this session, we will outline the technical, financial, and ethical advantages of using free-and-open-source software in libraries as an alternative to proprietary software.
18 April
2018
Speakers at this event will explore the role of libraries in supporting open scholarship, outlining the context of open scholarship, open access and open data; libraries’ roles
in advocacy, training, and in maintaining repositories, and the skills and experience needed to enter into this growing area.
16 May 2018
This workshop is designed to share and celebrate the successes and diversity of four key cultural organisations and the lessons we can learn from each other, in terms of service
relevance, modernisation, professional practices and audience engagement.
16 May 2018
Librarians are increasingly working with learning technologies, both to support students and to promote information and digital literacy. In this fast-moving environment they must
acquire technical expertise and keep up with developments in the way teaching and learning is delivered in the digital environment.
05 June 2018
All academic libraries now realise the importance of actively obtaining student views about their services. Many have conducted UX research, which uses the techniques of ethnography
to explore how users experience library services and spaces.
Visits
Only members of the M25 Consortium
of Academic Libraries are eligible to join visits.
Join us at -
- The Feminists Library [TG2v/FemLib]
11 April 2018 - 2pm-4:30
*places are strictly limited*
Best wishes
Staff Development and Training programme of the
M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries
Room 653 Senate House Library
Malet Street London
xWC1E 7HU
Tel: 0207 863 6082
