In our Ethics Survey you told us about the work-based ethical issues concerning you, but do you think a professional ethical framework can help in addressing these? In this, the third blog post to disseminate the findings of our ethics survey, we look at how you think it can, and cannot, assist. Do you think a professional ethical framework for library...

Unfortunately, we have had to postpone the course "Improving our services for blind and partially sighted people: Implementing the Six Steps and more" that was initially planned to take place in Scotland on 2nd and 3rd of November, as there were not enough people booked onto it to make it viable. However, we hope to run it in Spring 2018 instead – if...

The Library & Information History Group is seeking a new Conference Organiser to organise the annual LIHG Conference. Some tasks associated with this role include: selecting a venue and liaising with the venue’s events person; liaising with a small group of people who have an academic interest in the topic of the conference; putting together a call...

The first UK wide Libraries Week took place from 9-14 October 2017. Save the date, because everybody’s favourite week will return from 8-13 October 2018! We got off to a really strong start to the new October Libraries Week.  It was a thrill to watch #librariesweek trending as the social media posts piled in. It was just a sliver of the activity...

The information profession has significantly changed in recent years and it is continuing to evolve, with new opportunities and challenges. These challenges and opportunities take many forms, cut across sectors and will impact on all information professionals. From fake news and information literacy to knowledge management and big data - information...

The membership of the Patent & Trade Mark Group (PATMG) has fallen to the extent that it is no longer practicable to hold events as a freestanding SIG. The AGM of the Patent & Trade Mark Group will be held on Tuesday 28 November 2017 at 17:30 at 160 Blackfriars Road. A motion will be proposed to invite the membership to agree to a merger with...