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Digital content conference
A CONFERENCE looking at digital records management and collections for those working in archives, record man- agement and librarianship is being held at Senate House, London, on 24 January. The event is free for members of the Dig- ital Preservation Coalition, Archives and Records Association, and Information and Records Management Society. It is open to students, researchers and new profes- sionals and will look at the basics of digital preservation and emerging trends. There will also be sessions from professionals talking about their early careers, with tips about starting out in the profession. Book at
www.dpconline.org/events/wiwik18.
Book Week gift for
primary children SCOTTISH Book Trust handed out more than 450,000 books to children in prima- ry schools to mark this year’s Book Week Scotland.
Pupils in years 1, 2 and 3 were each given a bag of books – with 64,000 Year 1 pupils getting the three shortlisted titles from this year’s Bookbug picture book prize. Year 2 and 3 pupils received two books each. Each bag also contains activities and games to help improve literacy and numeracy. The bags were handed out to coincide with a week of events running from 27 November to 3 December.
Innovation award
to support UN 2030 NOMINATIONS for EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Award close on 1 January. Community libraries from developing countries that provide services in support of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can enter. The award recog- nises the role of libraries in helping users to improve their lives through access to information, skills and training. Applications can cover any of the 2030 Agenda topics including health, education, digital inclusion or economic wellbeing. Nominate at
http://bit.ly/2gfCyhx.
10 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
Fracking fund could support libraries
THE Government has said that a national wealth fund set up to exploit the money generated from fracking could be used to support libraries.
Communities close to areas where shale gas will be extracted – in a process known as fracking – could be handed a share of up to £1bn in revenues. The Shale Wealth Fund will offer £10m to affected communities, to spend on local projects.
A press release from the Treasury
says: “The fund, which will provide up to £10m for each local commun ity, will empower local decision making. Communities will be able to decide how to spend the money locally, but projects could include new play parks,
commun ity sports facilities and librar- ies; improvements to transport links; or restoration of local heritage sites.” The Exchequer Secretary to the Trea-
sury, Andrew Jones, MP, said: “Shale production could play an important part in the UK’s future energy security, creating jobs and boosting our econ- omy. The economic benefits must be shared with those living alongside these sites and this funding will ensure local people reap the rewards too.” Fracking is a contentious issue that has
seen heated opposition in areas where it has been proposed, due to environmen- tal concerns – both in its extraction and use. Supporters claim it will bring a new wave of prosperity and cheap fuel for the UK.
Building science literacy through best practice
THE Network for Information and Dig- ital Access (Nida) has launched a sys- tematic review into delivering science literacy – including health literacy. Nida is keen to find out which methods work and which do not, with the goal of improving health and science literacy. The organisation sees access to science and health information as a crucial meth- od to deliver fair and sustainable devel- opment. The latest review, which was launched in November, will evaluate different methods of delivery that are in use. The review says: “A wide variety
of branches of Science Literacy or semi-independent ‘issue literacies’ have emerged over the last two decades. Equally, there is experimentation and innovation with numerous different ap- proaches and delivery mechanisms. “Comparable evidence of the impact of these different approaches through data and rigorous impact evaluation should assist policy making and decisions on
investment in Science Literacy.” The study will look at formal delivery methods in schools, colleges and high- er education. It will also look at more informal methods being delivered in institutions such as libraries, museums, community centres and health clinics. The research phase will run until early 2019, with evaluation and results pub- lished shortly afterwards. The project will initially look at “what is already known about the impact of a wide range of delivery approaches and methods”, before carrying out “subsequent focused field tests in a series of identified environments, designed to address remaining uncertainties and to fill in gaps in knowledge about ‘what works’. Inter-alia, this systematic review will also examine good practice in impact evaluation methodology with the aim to provide guidance on potentially adapt- able and replicable methodologies.” To find out more and to take part visit
http://bit.ly/2jsi3SP.
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