Current DTG Events

 

AI Showcase- Practical tips for using AI + AGM

24/01/2024
13:30 - 16:30

In this online session we will hear from presenters who have found innovative ways to make use of AI in their everyday work, promoting library services through marketing, making admin tasks more efficient, and using AI to support library users, or supporting them to use it effectively. We will also hear from presenters about the effects of AI on creative practice. This follows on from DTG's 'year of AI' a series of guest blogs (including generative AI from Chat GPT) discuss the impact of AI on libraries. The event is free & includes the AGM Programme coming soon.

AGM 1.30-2.00 agm_2024.pptx

2.00-2.30 Liz Mann (Digital Library Advisor) – Using AI for Library Website content and accessibility 

2.30-3.00 Liesl Rowe (Senior Digital Library Advisor: Copyright)  – AI and copyright considerations for information professionals

BREAK 20 mins

3.20 – 3.50 Lisa Chadwick - UAL - Supporting our students with Art and AI; creativity, tools and ethics dtg_lisa_chadwick_ai_&_creat.pdf

3.50-4.20 Ervands Mumdzjans PHD – Generation of Music via the Use of Multiple AI’s; Training AI to replicate creativity

4.20 – 4.30 Closing remarks from Chair

 

Watch the recording here

 

Past Events

 

Annual general meeting with half day event -  Out of the b ox or outside the box?

Wednesday 8th February - 1.30pm - 4.30pm - ONLINE

This years DTG AGM event is focusing on new technology and library management systems

Hear from three speakers about recent implementation projects of a new LMS in their institution, and from Folio a supplier who aims to facilitate a sustainable, community-driven collaboration around the creation of a modern technology ecosystem that empowers libraries through open source applications, about what they see as the future direction for LMS and tech. Following feedback from last years event we will include a break and discussion forum for attendees to reflect and ask questions of the presenters and each other.

This event will be online. £75

We are offering free places for those studying or not currently in work. Please contact our secretary to apply. Secretary.MMIT@cilip.org.uk

 

1.30-2.00 - Digital Technology Group Annual General Meeting

Out of the box or outside the box?

2.00 – 2.40 - Our DTG secretary Debbie Morris will be talking about her ‘out of the box’ project with WMS

2.40 – 3.20 - We will hear from Tundun Folami and Lenka Shipton from UWL will describe how they have gone ‘outside the box’ and implemented open source software Koha as their LMS

3.20-3.30 break

3.30 – 3.50 – Discussion forum – A chance to pose questions for our speakers and fellow attendees, share your own experiences of emerging LMS technology and to catch up and network with colleagues.

3.50 – 4.30 Hear about the FOLIO project, which aims to facilitate a sustainable, community-driven collaboration around the creation of a modern technology ecosystem that empowers libraries through open source applications to manage library resources and expand library value. 

Register here

 

Past Events

Annual general meeting with half day event -  Gamification in libraries and archives

Access to event recording

Join us for our annual general meeting and half day event on Gamification in libraries and archives. Gamification is adding game mechanics into nongame environments, like a website, online community, learning management system or VLE to increase participation. The goal of gamification is to engage with consumers, employees and partners to inspire collaborate, share and interact. How does this work in libraries? We invite speakers to talk about examples in their own work.

Programme:

2.00-2.30 AGM

2.30 -3.00 UAL - Georgina Orgill with Irene Martin and Rosie Mitchell; Staff and student collaboration - engaging with the Stanley Kubrick archive with emerging augmented reality (AR) technologies

3.00-3.10 Questions/discussion

3.10-3.20 break

3.20-3.40 Anglia Ruskin - Christina Harbour - using escape rooms

3.40-4.10 – University of Sussex - Antony Groves - Twine

4.10- 4.20 – Plenary

4.20-4.30 Closing

 Creating great video content

November 23 2021

2.00-3.30pm

Video is ubiquitous, it is everywhere on the web and that’s even more reason why librarians and information professionals should start making their own. The problem is that making a video can feel daunting as not everyone wants to be in the latest library film production. Come and hear from our speakers on making low cost, low effort videos and animations that can have a high impact.

Speakers:

Andy Tattersall - Short Cuts - Making low cost, low effort videos and animations that can have a high impact

Lisa will demo how to easily make and share the TikTok style of video that has become a highly effective and engaging way to communicate.

Heather Lincoln - Using Panopto for flipped learning

Heather will talk about using Panopto to create videos for information literacy teaching, including using scripts, editing and usage statistics.

Caroline's one-minute ebookSOS video (made with Biteable) has been getting lots of love. She will talk about how she made the video using Biteable and what she learned.

Register here. There is a £5.00 charge for this event.

 

July 8 10am-12pm 2021

Essential tools and technologies for the library and information profession... Annual free webinar.

Recording of the Essential Tools event - access via this link

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What tools and technologies should you be using as a librarian or information professional in 2021? Join the CILIP special interest group MmIT as we host our popular yearly webinar to discuss and shortlist the most relevant tools you can employ as part of your work right now.

Webinar Chair Christina Harbour is joined by three experts to look at tools and technologies new and old as well as answer any questions you may have.

Confirmed speakers:

Lisa Chadwick, Assistant Learning Zone Manager at Central Saint Martins, UAL

- Using Piktochart to create effective high impact infographics

As library and information professionals in the digital age we all know the power and voice that visual tools can have in presenting the abundance of data we are increasingly collating. Finding the time to take advantage of that power is a different matter - in this short workshop I’ll introduce you to some simple time saving tips that have helped me create quick and impactful infographs. By easily hacking freely available web software you’ll learn how to quickly turn that data from dull to dynamic in a few easy steps.

Antony Groves, Learning & Teaching Librarian, University of Sussex Library 

- Instagram Live: an essential tool for sharing up-to-date information 

More than ever Library services are in a state of flux. As Covid-19 guidelines change so does what we can offer: a growing number of study spaces that can be booked, longer opening hours, more staff back in the building etc. We are all anticipating changes to services but none of us know exactly how these will develop. So how can we keep our communities up-to-date and introduce them to uncertain services in a responsive and helpful way? For us the answer has been Instagram Live: hear how we have used it to deliver evolving tours of the Library, live Q&As and more.

Amina Baksh, Using Canva for social media posts, promotion posters and presentations

You can ask questions in advance via the Twitter hashtag #AskMmIT2021 - Tweet us directly on  @MultiMediaIT

 

MmIT: Growing virtual communities

MmIT is again hosting a half-day online event on the theme of Growing virtual communities, which will incorporate the MmIT AGM. This year we are running a special competition to choose a new name to be voted on at the AGM. Check out our Twitter feed @MultiMediaIT  for more details on how to enter.

18 May 2021 2pm-4pm 

AGM Meeting Recording

Speakers

1. Ellie Clement, Leeds Beckett Library - Online community events for students during the pandemic 

2. Rowan Williamson, UAL Libraries - Building virtual staff communities for working remotely

3. Amina Baksh, Surrey Libraries - Building digital communities 

 

MmIT: Four talks on Digital Inclusion

MmIT is again hosting a half-day seminar on the theme of Digital Inclusion, which will incorporate the MmIT AGM for the 2019 calendar year

Speakers

Alistair McNaught - Islands of illumination in oceans of ignorance

Abstract:

Digital textbooks and journals should make all students more productive and reduce the support needs of disabled learners. With multiple formats to support different needs it should be possible for most users on most devices to identify the best accessibility options to suit their context. But the theory doesn’t match the practice because (i) most users are given minimum information (or training) on different formats (ii) most suppliers provide poor information on their accessibility practices. In this short online presentation, Alistair McNaught explores the kind of information that benefits all users, the implications of recent Public Sector Web Accessibility legislation on libraries and the importance of the ASPIRE project in improving library procurement.

Biography

Alistair McNaught has worked with publishers and library services since 2006, representing the needs of disabled students to publishers and platform    providers. He steered the crowd sourced 2016 Ebook accessibility audit and the 2018 ASPIRE project, auditing supplier accessibility statements, a project that has now evolved into a supplier-facing service attracting support from some of the largest suppliers in UK HE. Alistair worked as Senior Advisor for the Jisc TechDis service for 10 years until becoming a Jisc accessibility specialist in 2015. He has worked full time as a freelance consultant since June 2019, helping institutions review their digital accessibility and prepare accessibility statements that help organisations grow in ‘accessibility maturity’.

 

 

Nicola Gill -  Widening Digital participation in the NHS

Abstract

With one in ten people in England lacking basic digital skills, and nearly six million people having never used the internet, digitally excluded people account for half of NHS spending.

Improving digital literacy can have a significant impact on improving health outcomes for patients by helping them to take control of their health and care. Giving them skills to access to the right information and services enables them to better manage their conditions as well as helping to relieve the burden on NHS services.

Our work was delivered in partnership with Good Things Foundation through their network of UK Online centres in deprived areas. The focus then was mainly on working with digitally excluded people to improve their skills.

Biography

I bring together and lead teams to create and develop digital products and programmes (in an agile environment) to support better health and well-being outcomes in England.

I have over 17 years’ experience in developing and delivering successful projects (5 years in product   management and 3 years in digital programme management) in the areas of digital health & well-being, digital capability, e-learning & digital inclusion.

 

Alex Duncan -  Wiki’s and inclusive technology

Abstract

This presentation will focus on Wikipedia as inclusive technology, and the possibilities this brings. As an Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon host, Alex will be discussing her experiences in hosting edit-a-thons for UAL students and staff, as well as the general public, and her further explorations in using Wikipedia in a more embedded sense, in teaching at UAL.

Her work so far has been informed by asking how we can harness the power of Wikipedia - and in doing so use it responsibly not only as a tool for enabling critical information literacy, but most importantly for research and activism. Whilst acknowledging the problems inherent in such open source products, the presentation considers how Wikipedia can be used as a tool for change - examining ways that it can be utilised in outreach and information literacy instruction, to enable critical thinking, collaboration and the democratisation of information.     

Biography

Alexandra Duncan is Academic Support Librarian at Chelsea College of Arts (University of the Arts, London), supporting Interior & Spatial Design and Product & Furniture Design courses. She has a particular interest in critical information literacy, and the role libraries can play in inclusive representation and outreach- specifically using open-access tools such as Wikipedia. She is a member of the ARLIS/UK Council, and co-host of the ARLIS matters podcast.

 

David White - Thoughts on Digital Inclusion

Biography

Call me Dave.

I’ve worked in various roles where digital, learning and culture meet – including:

·Leading on Digital Learning at an institutional level

·Leading numerous studies around the impact of the Web on learning and higher education

·Developing university-level online courses

·Making proof-of-concept pilots for delivering media online at the BBC

·Teaching on various undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

I’m currently Head of Digital Learning at the University of the Arts London and was recently awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

 

Past Events

 

 

#uklibchat - ‘Green Tech’ and the environmental footprint of technology

Date: Monday 2 September 2019, 7.00-8.30 pm British Summer Time

Chats are hosted by @uklibchat on Twitter. You’re free to join in and drop out at any point.

This chat is co-hosted by Cilip’s MmIT Group who encourage the effective use of technology and a balanced digital life.  Follow MmIT on Twitter at @MultiMediaIT  and check out the MmIT blog at https://mmitblog.wordpress.com/ 

 

ARLG / MmIT event on Research Workflows

Monday 9th December 10:00 - 4:30 at the British Library

 

Exploring information literacy pedagogies through sonic objects

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Write-up of #MindfulTech19 from Val Skelton (InfoTodayEurope):