SLA Europe Members at SLA2014: Events and Awards
SLA 2014 starts on Sunday the 8th of June and below is a round up of SLA Europe members who will be speaking or receiving …
Event Review: Excelsior: Moving Upwards with the Customer Service Excellence Standard with Sarah Wolfenden
Our thanks to Karen Tulett for writing this review of Sarah Wolfenden’s SLA Europe & PI Professional Development Award conference session. Karen is Director of …
Interview with Sci-Tech award winner Niamh Tumelty
Niamh Tumelty, engineering librarian at the University of Cambridge, won the SLA Science-Technology and Engineering Divisions’ Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian of the Year Award, and …
Event Review: New Professionals Guide to Knowledge Management in Legal Services
Our thanks to Shona Thoma for writing this review of the New Professional’s Guide to KM in Legal Services. Shona Thoma graduated from University College …
Event review: Graduate Open Day
Our thanks to Alana Farrell for writing this review of the Graduate Open Day. Alana is studying for her MSc in Information Science in City University. …
President’s Update – April/May 2014
I have thoroughly enjoyed my first 3 plus months as President of SLA Europe. The SLA Board and Committee members continue to put in many …
Meet the ECCA 2014 winners
Earlier this month, we announced the winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Awards 2014. The winners are Michelle Bond, Rosie Hare, and Lindsay …
Wednesday 7th May – New Professionals Guide to Knowledge Management in Legal Services
The Special Libraries Association are delighted to announce their very first event in Ireland.
Interview with ASLIB award winner Anneli Sarkanen
To celebrate National Libraries Day 2014 #NLD2014, ASLIB requested nominations for an information professional to receive flowers, and our very own Anneli Sarkanen won the award for her outstanding work at FieldFIsher Waterhouse and her voluntary work for BIALL and SLA.
Interview with award winner Ruth Jenkins
Ruth Jenkins has been awarded a travel bursary by the John Campbell Trust to attend the SLA Conference 2014 in Vancouver. Ruth tells us about the award and her recent move between sectors.
Early Career Conference Awards 2014 – winners announced!
The SLA Europe Board is pleased to announce the winners of the SLA Europe Early Career Conference Awards 2014. Congratulations to Michelle Bond, Rosie Hare, …
Event review: Do you have the facts on Wikipedia?
SLA Europe hosted an event at the National Library of Scotland on 4th March 2014, entitled “Do You Have the Facts on Wikipedia?”. The speaker was Ally Crockford, the first Wikimedian in Residence in Scotland, who works at the National Library of Scotland in a role sponsored by the Wikimedia Foundation. Ally explained that she wanted to give some more information on the Wikimedia Foundation and what it does, and clear up some lingering misconceptions about Wikipedia, which is the sixth most visited website in the world.