Staff Development and Training programme of the M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries.

 

*Apologies for cross-posting*

 

·         The next M25 Networking Event will take place on 17th January 2019 at Lambeth Palace. The event is free and open to all staff from M25 Consortium member institutions. You can book your place here.
We look forward to seeing you there!

·         CALL FOR PAPERS!
The M25 Consortium Annual Conference will take place in April 2019 and invites submissions for papers and posters under the theme ‘Diversifying our services’. We want the conference to look at diversity in many aspects of our libraries. For information on how to submit please see the M25 website.

·         The M25 Consortium is recruiting an Administrator (Events & Programmes) to work 3 days a week. The role will be responsible for the administration of the cpd25 staff training programme, which produces about 40 events and library visits per year.
See here for more information on how to apply.

You can get updates about all of our visits and events on the cpd25 Twitter feed and EVENTS CALENDAR. Please do share this information with your colleagues!

Training and Development Events

Training events are open to members and non-members.

 

Disaster Management & Business Continuity: How to be prepared [TG2/Continuity]
30 November 2018

Disaster preparedness, prevention and planning are all critical components of effective disaster responsiveness. This event provide an overview of disaster management using case studies considering components such as building management, health and safety which can often be overlooked in emergency plans.

Applying to study Library and Information Science [TG1/LIS]
07 December 2018
Are you interested in becoming an information professional? This event brings together a range of speakers to inspire you and give you an insight into the experience of “going to Library School”.

The Road Less Travelled: Looking Beyond Traditional Library Qualifications [TG1/Beyond]
12 December 2018
Traditionally, aspiring professional librarians would complete a Masters course, and once qualified, would progress to chartership. Nowadays,  librarians are looking beyond library school. At this event, we have a range of speakers with different experiences of taking 'the road less travelled'.

Learning Transfer: Tips and Tools [TG4/Transfer]
24 January 2019
What we do in the training room matters, but what our trainees do afterwards matters more. This event will discuss learning transfer and take a look at case studies, personal experience and how learning transfer can be applied in the workplace. Followed by a networking lunch.

Moving into Management [TG4/MiM]

21 & 22 February 2019

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.

 

cpd25 Library and Archive Visits

cpd25 visits are free and open to M25 Consortium members only.

    

London Transport Museum Archive Depot [TG3v/LTDepot]

11 December 2018 – 1:30-3:30pm

*Waiting List available*

  

Barbican Library [TG2v/Barbican]

16 January 2018 – 9:30-12:00pm

*Limited places available*

 

Be sure to use our suggestion form to let us know if there is something you would like us to cover.

 

Best wishes

 

 

Staff Development and Training programme of the 

M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries

 

M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries

Room 653 Senate House Library

Malet Street London 

xWC1E 7HU

Tel: 0207 863 6082

Web: www.m25lib.ac.uk

 

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