NSWRISG

New South Wales Reference and Information Services Group, supporting readers advisory and reference & information services throughout NSW public libraries.

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The annual #RISG2022 seminar for NSW public libraries was held online this week. You can watch the recording of most of the seminar here https://t.co/vkKgKEj7C7

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hearing about @DrugInfoLibsNSW https://t.co/avivJMrDHb #RISG2021 connects with the ideas from earlier today as well

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thank you @cvklein that was a very interesting and useful session #RISG2021 and much to think about to help reduce conspiracy theories

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hearing from @cvklein #RISG2021 on conspiracy theories which fits with the information #JaneOrbellSmith talked about, as well as the training in Reference excellence

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#RISG2021 #KellyWoods suggesting a professional development reading group - journal articles or book chapters with monthly meetings on Zoom - who is interested in this?

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now hearing from Ita, Michelle and Judy about Reference excellence https://t.co/gX3DvBTa9B #RISG2021

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really great to hear about the work of @LibReserveCorps very impressive #RISG2021

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#RISG #JaneOrbellSmith suggesting the @ALIANational health literacy training https://t.co/gKXfNv5xpG

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#RISG2021 also were told about SIFT see https://t.co/3L6cIHoA6w

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#RISG2021 #JaneOrbellSmith highlighting the importance of health information literacy in all our lives, includes examples of @IFLA like https://t.co/0hdkDfd5zv and the importance of plain language to help with clarity

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#RISG2021 very interesting to hear about all the different ways clinicians were sharing their evidence based information, to get it out as fast as possible so that the information could be shared widely and multilingual. Hearing about the importance of indexing

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#RISG2021 @LibReserveCorps is an impressive international group of volunteers who are library workers working in evidence based practice

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#RISG2021 finding out about the impressive work of @LibReserveCorps https://t.co/7DybmVzPx0

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Tweets today will be from 2021 Reference Seminar Online #RISG2021. You can see the program here https://t.co/njZKdlRA9Y

[maria savvidis @mariasavvidis]

Thanks for having me #RA2021 - I really enjoyed talking about these 5 great titles (below). Here is a link to my little indyreads list if you’re interested 📚 https://t.co/jmjHlJyGv9

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#RA2021 @lisaSfuller highlights the need for diverse voices in all kinds of writing, as is allows people to see themselves and reflect to others (so think broadly about your collections)

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#RA2021 @lisaSfuller highlights the importance of careful use of genre labels, and of culturally aware reviews see https://t.co/9rLJujbpyN

[Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) @cfwriter]

That was a big pile of books!

Here are just some of the great titles that were discussed for #RA2021.

What a privilege it was to be in the same room as @ColonialFoodie and @jamesboycebooks; to benefit from their enthusiasm and their expertise.

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#RA2021 hearing from @lisaSfuller and the discussions involved in writing her novel, Ghost bird

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#RA2021 Dr James Boyce is talking about the importance of regional histories for us understanding history (list of suggested titles will be on wiki next week)