Formal meetings where people gather to discuss specific topics or issues. It can be a one-time event or a recurring gathering, often involving presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities.
I was delighted to be able to attend the LILAC conference 2026 on the 30th March through the CILIP bursary. This was my first experience of the LILAC conference and having heard great things about this event, I was excited to learn more about the work various sectors have been implementing to ensure that information…
The second CORE IRF was held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 29th January 2026, sponsored by the NIHR Methodology Incubator and the NIHR Innovation Observatory and hosted at Newcastle University. I presented a poster written jointly with Fiona Bell who leads the Research Institute Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Our topic was Measuring the Impact of NHS ambulance service research activity. The…
Do I belong? For me the International Clinical Librarian Conference was an eye-opening experience both in terms of personal development and recognising the variation of roles, talents and approaches people use. I’m not sure how homogenous the job titles were of those in attendance, and mine certainly isn’t aligned to the title of the conference,…
1. Are we practising what we preach? The librarian as researcher Alison Brettle introduced some early results from a Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) study on research culture, adapted from a study the Australians had already conducted, and modelling her advice they worked together to build on previous research. Some of the early headlines…
Information literacy doesn’t tend to be a term we use a lot in NHS libraries. Critical appraisal, health literacy and much of the core work we do is clearly inextricable from the concept of finding, evaluating and using the right information. However, the wider discourse and debates around the discipline of information literacy sometimes feel…
