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Taking on new roles - Let's Roll: tabletop games in the library

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Beth Montague-Hellen, the new Head of Library and Information Services at the Francis Crick Institute, asks how big changes like this can be achieved without the help of a crisis. The latest book from Facet looks at how tabletop roleplaying games can be incorporated into school libraries.

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Terry Kendrick helps libraries achieve their marketing, communications and engagement goals

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Now more than ever, libraries must find ways to engage with their communities in order to demonstrate the value they create and deliver. It takes each element of the strategic marketing domain and outlines both current marketing best practice and its detailed application in the library and information sector. Information Now Ltd ?

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries. Last summer Kirklees Libraries recruited two new apprentices as part of a council-wide programme to develop and deliver apprentice opportunities. Among the vanguard of library apprenticeships schemes is Kirklees Libraries in West Yorkshire. Career opportunities.

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Library History with Heritage & University Archives, Part 2

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In this second installment of Library History with Heritage & University archives, we’ll be looking at the trajectory of the Library School since its reorganization in 1947. Strozier Library, 1957, view this item in the digital library. The school offers graduate and specialist degree programs entirely online.

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Oh, the things they say… Why we should stand up to arguments against copyright reforms

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Standing up to arguments against copyright reforms GETTING copyright right matters for libraries. It’s arguably one side of the same coin as funding, determining what we can do with our resources, and so how far readers, researchers and learners can enjoy effective library services. This article shares some examples.

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Going Down the Rabbit Hole

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When I was a young child, in an era when school papers had to be researched in libraries with card catalogs and shelves upon shelves of books, my father had the bright idea to purchase a complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. Our girls need the best education we can offer,” so of course, mom relented. Dad wouldn’t hear of it!

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Sustainable lessons for design

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Connecting town and gown through the library To Celebrate Green Libraries week, we take a look back at an article first published in Information Professional in June 2023. Wright & Wright Architects have worked on a number of major library, archive and gallery projects, with a focus on sustainable design.