ate. So do librarians have a duty of care beyond nurturing critical and independ- ent thinking? Should we encourage social responsibility too or do we risk turning libraries into morally imposing places? These questions are relevant to my day- to-day work, as members of the library I manage continue to have different views on what a public library should and should not do.
Karen Veitch, Institutional Reposi- tory Support Assistant, University of Strathclyde
Karen Veitch.
tion I sat on the stage alongside the other speakers with very sweaty hands. Thankfully I didn’t trip on my way to the podium and no one in the audience booed. I spoke about the need for library staff to teach users how to use E-products and understand how programmes work differently on different devices. I also advocated for showcasing E-resources in our libraries; installing PCs dedicated to PressReader and bookmarks in stock available in digital copy.
After breathing a sigh of relief I marched off to enjoy as many talks as I could. One that stood out to me was ‘Information literacy: a social justice issue’. Professor Julian McDougall outlined that media literacy is not a solution to anything, that the architects of fake news and other untruths were themselves media liter-
Only a couple of days after I returned from a camping holiday I discovered I had Covid. The timing was terrible…, it finally got me the day before I was due to travel from my home in Glasgow to Liverpool for CILIP Conference. With a sense of resig- nation, I emailed the conference organisers, thinking that would be the end of my participation in this year’s event. However, shortly afterwards I received a reply inviting me to submit my pres- entation by video, if possible. Thankfully, as I had already prepared my slides it wasn’t too much effort to put together the recording despite being unwell. Even though I was not able to attend the conference in person, I avidly followed events from a distance via the conference hashtag on Twitter. Following along via Twitter gave me an excellent snapshot into the conference highlights. On the morning of the New Voices panel, I was able to join in by following accounts live tweeting from the session and sharing key messages. Moreover, I was delighted to receive positive feedback on my recorded presentation from delegates present in Liverpool. In the evening I was also enter- tained by the social side of the conference, as delegates tweeted photos of librarians cutting shapes on the dancefloor to the music of my fellow countrymen, The Proclaimers! I was certainly joining in in spirit, though not in person.
It’s great that CILIP facilitated the New Voices panel session and I appreciate that I was able to take part from a distance. I would encourage other new professionals to come forward next year and consider submitting a proposal to present. It’s vital that the sector benefits from the fresh ideas and perspectives that new profes- sionals can contribute. I very much hope to see some of you in person for the CILIP Conference 2023!
Katie Goddard Senior Library Assis- tant, Brierley Hill Library and Netherton Library
Katie Goddard. 20 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL
The opportunity of doing a lightning talk first came to my attention as an item on GLL Dudley Libraries weekly team brief. I was interested but reluctant, as I had never done any public speaking before – let alone at a conference for fellow library professionals. I then received an email
Patrick Malone.
from Libraries Connected about the opportunity and this gave me the final nudge I needed to apply.
I decided to do my presentation on using Makaton in a public library setting as I feel using Makaton in Story Time sessions will add to the sustainability of libraries by encouraging children to visit libraries and by being open and accessi- ble to all the community a library serves. My application was successful but, on the day before the conference the nerves began to set in, I double checked my luggage for about the 100th time and made my way to the taxi. When I got to the conference, I was handed a CILIP lanyard with a ‘Speaker’ badge attached. I put it round my neck and thought “there is no turning back now, I am actually speaking at a conference”. The first person I met was Shaheen (another speaker) and her puppet. We spoke to Binni Brynolf, the chair for our session, and they put us at ease. We then sat on the stage waiting for our turn to speak.
When I heard my name, I stood up and moved to the podium and I clicked the laptop to start my presentation – it was not mine that started to play! It was the previous speakers. After a couple more clicks my slides started. I felt nervous but when I began speaking, I really enjoyed doing it and I gained the confidence to be able to speak publicly and I am hoping to do it again future in my Library career.
July-August 2022
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