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Overseas anyone?
Posted By Pamela Shaw, 10 May 2022
Just wondering if anyone is still reading this CILIP overseas blog. I would be interested in seeing what everyone is up to in the world of libraries. I am currently in Sydney but I am from the UK. Would love to share ideas, differences, and other interesting facts from our libraries around the world.

Tags:  international librarianship  Libraries  school libraries 

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David Byrne says...
Posted 11 May 2022
Good to hear from you Pamela. What sort of libraries are you linked in with in Sydney? I
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Pamela Shaw says...
Posted 11 May 2022
I work in school libraries, very challenging in this current climate!
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Audrey R. Ross says...
Posted 27 July 2022
Hello! I am in the U.S. and looking to move to the UK. Our library systems seem to be more social work than other countries that I've noticed. Do you feel that you do much social work (housing people experiencing homelessness, helping with mental health crises, administering drug overdose treatments) in Sydney or the UK?
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Pamela Shaw says...
Posted 01 August 2022
Don't tend to see it much in school libraries, but we do have student welfare as part of our system and that can range from giving them a quiet space to contemplate in or providing a laptop for them as the family can't afford to buy one.  So yes, just not providing books, but also looking after their welfare needs too.
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Sarah Naumann says...
Posted 14 August 2022
Hello! Like Audrey, I am also in the US and hoping to relocate to the UK. I work in academic libraries, currently in the health sciences.
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Caroline A. Moss-Gibbons says...
Posted 15 August 2022
Hello! I work in academic libraries too (University Librarian at the University of Gibraltar). I've been here just over four years now. My background prior to that was working in the UK (for a few decades), mainly in special libraries, particularly plant science and medicine.
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Sarah Naumann says...
Posted 26 August 2022
Hi Caroline, Plant science sounds interesting. Where did you do this work? Which library?
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Sarah Naumann says...
Posted 26 August 2022
Hi Caroline, Plant science sounds interesting. Where did you do this work? Which library?
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Celonie Juge says...
Posted 19 September 2022
Hi everyone, I'm from France! I work in academic libraries, more specifically health sciences - like Sarah - as well as political sciences. I'm currently trying to figure out how to improve my skills and become moer eligible for a positionin the UK.
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