“Staying positive in difficult times : Maintaining quality services”

Plenary session presentations:

• Phil Bradley (Vice President of CILIP) - Further roles of the information professional
• Andrew Green (National Library of Wales) - Warm Advice for Cold Times
• Lloyd Ellis (Chair of CILIP Cymru) - Hard Times
• Dr Judith Keene (University of Worcester) - Uniting we stand, dividing we fall : preparing staff to work at The Hive  

 Workshop presentations:

• Cross sector library marketing - Jane Purdie and Nicola Williams (All Wales Libraries Marketing project officers)
• FE information literacy operational plans (Slideshare Presentation) - Anthony Beale (West Cheshire College)
• Multi-skilling and maximising resources and staff - Annette Crossbourne (Lewisham College)
• Six book challenge - Genevieve Clarke (The Reading Agency)
• Managing a College Library in hard times - Francesca Garner (Hugh Baird College)
• Peer e-guides and Digital Literacy (PEDL) project - Virginia Havergal (PETROC)
• New CLA licence for FE - Gursh Sangha (CLA)
• Sustainable libraries and LRCs in the age of austerity (Prezi Presentation) - Sim Taylor (Bicton College)
• New online resources for information skills - Ella Mitchell and Erica Plowman (UEL)
• OFSTED and the limiting grade - Virginia Havergal (PETROC)
• Cross sector information literacy project: IL framework for Wales - Joy Head (Welsh Information Literacy project)
• Experimenting with mobile technology use in libraries (Slideshare Presentation) - Jo Alcock (Birmingham City University)
• Safer social networking - E-safety with vulnerable adults - Siona Murray (Coleg Llandrillo Cymru)
• CDG support of continuing professional development - Louise Wallace and Kate Wynne (University of Glamorgan)

Photos : Check out our Flickr account for the first photos and videos from the conference. 

For Nick Roe's photos of the conference go to http://www.webshots.com/user/NickRoe07