I was grateful of a bursary to attend this years’ Green Libraries Conference at the British Library as it benefited my wider knowledge and understanding our fabulous profession through networking with a range of colleagues from health, academic and public libraries.…
On 7th November the Bradford District Care Library and Research Team hosted the Collaborative Learning through Evidence and Research (CLEAR) conference. When I joined the team in September preparations were well underway, and it has been a major focus for everyone ever since! Now that the dust has settled, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on the event, and all the work that made it a success.…
I’ve been attending this annual event since I started my PhD researching health and care knowledge and library specialists’ role in knowledge mobilization within and beyond their organisations. Unlike most of the conferences and training sessions that we attend as library professionals, the UK Knowledge Mobilisation Forum isn’t primarily targeted at librarians or indeed any particular professional group; it is aimed at anyone “with a passion for ensuring that knowledge makes a positive difference to society”. Typical attendees include students, practitioners, researchers, academics, policy makers and civil servants. It is always a very interactive event, providing a space for sharing knowledge, experiences and methods through such things as a knowledge fayre, storytelling, an ideas jam and interactive poster plenaries.…
In this article Laura Jeffreys from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust reflects on the University Health and Medical Librarians' Group (UHMLG) conference at Teesside University which was held on the 27th-28th June.…
