E-resource management remains complex and inefficient in many libraries. A series of 3 HELibTech 'ViewPoints' https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 discuss the issues e.g. metadata, OA & working at scale.
Register for a free webinar on Tues 2 June 14:00 https://t.co/IEiZD5zXOY
Just because content is #Openaccess doesn't mean it's easily accessible. Users still encounter discovery & access barriers. Read the HELibTech ViewPoint: https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 Also webinar: https://t.co/ykSs1m1FK2 @UKSG@Jisc@CILIPinfo
Could public libraries learn from Waterstones bookshops and reverse decline? "Waterstones proves that sticking to the fundamentals can go a long way. And it isn’t unique to bookselling". @TheEconomist
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Back to books. Sweden "is...reintroducing physical textbooks, limiting screen time, and investing heavily in school libraries....[and] embracing analogue learning once again. https://t.co/liiYY1v2e8 @CILIPinfo@Jisc@Literacy_Trust#libraries
The "metadata supply chain..has not kept pace with developments" A new HELibTech "ViewPoint" by John McCullough https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 Also webinar 2 June https://t.co/tNNGpCC5mf @Jisc@UKSG@CILIPinfo@OCLC
"Is your research systems infrastructure fit for purpose?" I'm presenting sessions at the @UKSG conference 30 and 31 March (https://t.co/NiCQUEtfwj ) How can we create a better infrastructure? I will share insights from my projects with UK universities. @researchinfo@Jisc
Is AI making library discovery solutions obsolete? "Students.. are reading an AI answer before they ever see our library databases". Have we got things the wrong way round? Students need library assistants *to* AI more than AI assistants in discovery? https://t.co/lCkuPtoOSr
Autistic Representation in Picturebooks. Natasha, an experienced educator & bookseller specialising in literacy and inclusion, presents at the NAG forum 20th May (https://t.co/FY37m8TCYf) @CILIPinfo@libsconnected#Neurodiversity#libraries
Autistic characters in picture books - providing the best experience for children (FREE webinar) 27 Oct. Register https://t.co/yVjlhjJrf6
Vital insights for librarians booksellers etc @CILIPinfo@uksla@thebookseller@BAbooksellers@readingagency
Autistic children & picture books. https://t.co/yVjlhjJrf6
Educator, bookseller & researcher Natasha Radford will share her recent research into the representation and reception of autistic characters in children’s picture books. @cilipinfo@thebookseller@libsconnected
Open source software - building flexible, future-ready HE libraries. FREE Higher Education Library Technology webinar 13 October. 14.00 UK Time Register for the webinar: https://t.co/ZcgrK6jlla @mbreeding@CILIPinfo@Jisc@kohails@FOLIO_LSP
"Librarians in the AI Age". 'ViewPoint' https://t.co/FDLG9m7ZrL A student knowledge gap around services from the library? "There’s no question that the near ubiquity of #AI now makes this a more pressing issue to solve than ever." @CILIPinfo@SconulO
Do you want to write about library technology? Do you have an interesting or even radical perspective? Get published (Open Access) on Higher Education Library Technology. HELibTech 'ViewPoints : https://t.co/fZUj0cFMkn
"Beyond the @britishlibrary : How Crisis Reshaped UK Resource Sharing". Insights on a radical shift: "RapidILL: The Unexpected Accelerator" HELibTech 'ViewPoints'
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@mbreeding@Jisc@ClarivateAG@OCLC@CILIPinfo
Libraries have a vital role is supporting 'long form reading'. "It is especially long-form texts, such as books, that sharpen our higher-level reading skills". The Reading Manifesto: Why higher level reading is important https://t.co/DG1xSeyjpp @CILIPinfo @librariesconnected
The SCONUL Library Tech Landscape report- hugely valuable resource - in-depth analysis of the tech landscape in UK and Ireland academic libraries, covering 26 functional areas. HELibTech https://t.co/rdpsu8u1nV @mbreeding@SconulO@CILIPinfo@Jisc
Rethinking Student Engagement with Library Resources, HELibTech free webinar: 3 July 15:00 London Time. Register: https://t.co/WsOPbaDfk1
I'll be discussing findings from the TfS Librarian Futures report https://t.co/pP3EMSat7B @CILIPinfo@Jisc
Review of research system infrastructure. I'm working with City St George's, University of London to help ensure their research infrastructure is fit for purpose for the next REF. https://t.co/ONtnqodMRr @jisc@UKRI_News#OpenAccess