Poetry, presentations and (library) professionals
Yvonne Stubbington's take on the Big Day Out Up North event.…
Reflections on a Big Day Out Up North
Highlights from the Big Day Out Up North event in Manchester…
From information sorcerer to management apprentice
Find out what happened when Peta Jones started a Leadership and Management Apprenticeship…
Developing effective networks for change and improvement
Last year I did an online course on Developing Effective Networks for Change and Improvement #DEN4CI delivered by Source for Networks and London South Bank University. Here I want to highlight the resources available on the website and the course that you might find useful in your networks.…
Book club: it started with a death cafe ... and is now reviving our library service
We have had a non-medical book collection for many years because we think that reading is good for healthcare professionals and students – it reduces stress and improves thinking and communication skills all of which can have a positive effect on the way people go about their work.…
New Starter - Emma Dent (Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust)
Five years ago, a move back up north after the best part of 20 years in London made it logistically and financially possible to fulfil my long held ambition to retrain. I trained as a journalist in my early 20s and had been freelancing part time since having my children but librarianship was always something I was interested in.…
Are you feeling lucky? Have a dip at MY Staff Library
How MY Staff Library got stuck into a lucky dip.…
Staff changes at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT
Following the retirement of Susan Bell in summer 2019, Ailsa Haigh has recently been promoted to the role of Senior Library Assistant for e-resources. The CNTW team bid farewell to Marion Bilton, based at Hopewood Park (formerly Cherry Knowle) in Ryhope, at the end of January 2020. Marion is a long serving library assistant within the team and is looking forward to her retirement. The library at Hopweood Park will be operating reduced hours from mid January.…
Reflecting on "Introduction to Health Librarianship," - a new module at Manchester Metropolitan University
For the first time, a module focusing specifically on health librarianship has been added to the programme for the MA Library and Information Management at Manchester Metropolitan University. The module is led by Dr Geoff Walton, and provides an overview of the knowledge and skills required to provide library and knowledge services to an NHS or health organisation. Students on the module, like me, were fortunate to receive guest lectures from 17 health librarians, who each gave an insight into their career as well as exploring topics related to the field of health libraries.…
Obituary - Ian P.G. King, 1948-2019
Ian King, for many years the manager of health library services at Bradford Royal Infirmary and an active spokesperson for health libraries in Yorkshire, died in August of this year. Known locally and nationally, Ian was seen by numerous librarians as being, for many crucial years, the 'go to' person for help and advice, which was always unstintingly given. He was regarded with a rare blend of respect and affection by the many colleagues he helped and mentored.…