NEWS
Nominate for outstanding work
IFLA has issued a call for nominations to its annual honours and awards list for 2023.
The IFLA Governing Board is looking for outstanding contributions to IFLA’s work to the global library field. Honours and awards include Honorary Fellowship, the IFLA Medal, and the IFLA Scroll of Appreciation.
Nominations close on 28 February, and awards will be made at IFLA Congress or General Assembly next year. To find out more and to make a nomination visit
https://bit.ly/3h1d220.
Second chance for AI event
ANYONE who missed this year’s UKeiG course, Artificial intelligence for infor- mation professionals, will have another chance to take part in January. The course is an introduction to AI designed specifically for information pro- fessionals, which will help them to get up to speed on the topic. It introduces AI in an accessible way and also gives delegates an insight into how AI applications work. The course has a mix of theoretical understanding and practical experience of AI tools to provide delegates with experience of working with some AI tools. It will be delivered by Dr Andrew Cox and Suvodeep Mazumdar.
The course takes place online on 16 January and you can register now at
https://bit.ly/3iGhDaa.
Young Professionals UN opportunity
THE United Nations Young Profession- als Programme (YPP) has opened its application period for a role within the organisation’s Library and Information Management department.
The programme offers opportunities for young people at the start of their career to take on a role within the UN. The closing date for applications is 31 December, so any- one interested in applying needs to act fast. To find out more and to apply, visit https://
bit.ly/YPPLibraryInformationManagement.
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School libraries course joins Open University’s OpenLearn platform
A NEW introductory course for school librarianship has launched on the Open University’s OpenLearn plat- form. An Introduction to School Librarian-
ship is now available for anyone working in school libraries, thanks to an initiative from CILIP’s School Libraries Group. The free course was developed by Rosalind Buckland, with contributions from Sarah Pavey and Barbara Band, in association with The Open University and supported by CILIP’s School Libraries Group (SLG). As the name suggests, the course gives
an overview of school librarianship and offers an insight into the skills and knowl- edge needed to run a school library. The course follows the release of, Creating a School Library with Impact, published through Facet Publishing earlier this year. Both the course and the book are the brainchild of Caroline Roche, who has been Chair of the SLG for the past six years. Caroline steps down from the role in 2023, but said: “I am incredibly
proud of the team who worked both on the book and the OpenLearn course. SLG are dedicated to ensuring that all school librarians have the opportun ity to become professionally qualified, and these resources are the first step- pingstone to achieving this.” The course is delivered through a mix of video and activities across eight ses- sions, led by Nick Cavender (SLG Chair from 2023) and Sarah Pavey. Course designer Rosalind Buckland said: “A huge thank you to the OU and SLG for giving me and my fellow SLG contributors the opportunity to create this free, Badged Open Course designed specially to help those who are new to the school library profession. It’s available to all in the school library community and will add to SLG’s already comprehensive suite of CPD resources.” All those who complete the course will receive a digital Open University badge. To find out more and to sign up, visit
https://bit.ly/3UkG7Ty.
Warning from Libraries Connected
LIBRARIES Connected has issued a stark warning about the threat to pub- lic libraries, as rising costs and govern- ment cuts mean service could suffer. Libraries Connected, which represents public libraries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, says that some librar- ies could be forced to close and called on local authorities to protect services. Libraries are at the forefront of activity to deliver social wellbeing to local com- munities, including warm spaces, food banks and health interventions. Isobel Hunter, Head of Libraries Con- nected, said that library service cuts, job losses and closures would all lead to worse outcomes for some of society’s most vulnerable people. She described potential cuts as “a really serious situ- ation” and told the BBC that: “The scale
of the savings that libraries need to make and also the impact of inflationary costs means that these aren’t savings that can be found down the back of the sofa or trimming little bits here and there.”
ARLG take part
CILIP’s Academic and Research Libraries Group (ARLG) is calling for speakers for its annual conference. The conference takes place in Totnes, in May 2023, with a theme of “Supporting research culture in the academic library environment”. To be considered, submit an abstract of no more than 500 words to arlgdarts@
gmail.com by 6 January 2023.
December 2022
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