CILIP | News from CILIP eBulletin, September 2008

Welcome to CILIP's email newsletter for September. It is available to anyone with an interest in CILIP activities. Please forward this issue on to anyone to sign up for a subscription.

CILIP Cymru / Wales Member's Day 2008

Members of CILIP Cymru / Wales are invited to the CILIP Cymru / Wales Members Day on Monday 27 October at St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3DF. The day will begin with a welcome by Rhys Bebb Jones, Chair CILIP Cymru/Wales followed by a tour of St Deiniol's Library. In the afternoon representatives of Groups in Wales have been invited to speak along with Rhidian Griffiths, Treasurer of the Kathleen Cooks Fund and Rebecca Davies, Head of the Assembly Government Library & Public Enquiry Service and Chair of Activities Panel, CILIP Cymru/Wales.
Contact Mandy Powell mdp@aber.ac.uk for more details.

CILIP Annual Elections 2009

We are looking for Members to stand for election as a Trustee or as Vice-President of CILIP. The last day for receipt of nominations is Friday 10 October 2008 (5pm).
How do you stand for election?

Annual General Meeting 2008

CILIP's 2008 AGM will be held at the Brunei Gallery, The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1, on Thursday 16 October 2008, at 3.30 pm.
Further information about the AGM
CILIP in London is hosting a talk at 18.00 by the writer Michèle Roberts. Her talk is entitled 'Memoirs of a lapsed librarian'.
Further information about the talk

CILIP: Onsite Training - bringing our training to you

CILIP Training & Development will bring its high quality training courses direct to your workplace with Onsite. Taking time out of the office to attend a training course can be inconvenient and, if there are a number of employees who could benefit from training, expensive. Onsite training is cost effective, convenient and the most efficient use of your training and staffing resources.
Full details of Onsite Training

New Top Tip on Secondments

The Information and Advice Team has produced a new Top Tip on Secondments, giving a list of advantages to the individual and to the employer. A link to a sample secondment agreement is included.
Access the Top Tip on Secondments (available to CILIP members only)

Government Information in the Google Age

The Government Libraries and Information Group has put together an outstanding line up of experts in the delivery of Government information in the fast moving information age. The event takes place in Conference Room 4, British Library St. Pancras on 10 November 2008. The price of £125 + VAT includes lunch and refreshments.
Following the event there will be a drinks reception which will include the presentation of the 2008 GLIG Awards. You will also have the opportunity to have a tour of the Library lasting about 30 minutes.
Full details and how to book

Essential new titles from Facet Publishing

Libraries and Information Services in the UK and Republic of Ireland
This annually updated directory lists over 2,700 libraries with contact names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and URLs where appropriate providing a vital source of information in a quick easy-to-find format. Also available to rent as mailing lists for organizations wishing to target UK library services.
October 2008; 496pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-642-8; £49.95 (£39.96 to CILIP members)
Know it All, Find it Fast: An A-Z source guide for the enquiry desk, 3rd edn
Bob Duckett, Peter Walker and Christinea Donnelly
Arranged in an easily searchable, fully cross-referenced A-Z list, this award-winning sourcebook is an essential guide for frontline staff, covering around 150 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks.
October 2008; 384pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-652-7; £34.95 (£27.96 to CILIP members)
Transformative Learning Support Models in Higher Education
Margaret Weaver
In practice, academic services – libraries, keys skills teams, student support, IT and academics –are working innovatively across service boundaries to bring about transformations in their students’ lives. This edited collection from a team of international contributors uses carefully selected case studies to highlight global best practice in universities and colleges.
October 2008; 192pp; hardback; 978-1-85604-644-2; £39.95 (£31.96 to CILIP members)
Libraries Designed for Kids
Nolan Lushington
Nolan Lushington covers the complete planning process from concept to ‘grand opening’, guiding you through the technical aspects of design and construction and the finer points of lighting, acoustics, furnishings, equipment, multimedia areas, youth areas, and much more.
October 2008; 256pp; paperback; 978-1-85604-657-5; £44.95 (£35.96 to CILIP members)

Please note that the next issue will be sent out on 15 October.