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class="page_item page-item-458"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=458">USTLG Autumn 2012 Meeting – Engaging science and technology students</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-307"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=307">USTLG Spring 2012 Meeting – Being a Science/Engineering Librarian</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-140 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=140">2011</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-43"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=43">USTLG Autumn 2011 Meeting – Data management</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-19"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=19">USTLG Spring 2011 Meeting – Information Literacy</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-143 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=143">2010</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-30"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=30">USTLG Autumn 2010 Meeting – The role of libraries in the research process</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-36"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=36">USTLG Spring 2010 Meeting – Developments in new technology</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-145 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=145">2009</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-41"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=41">USTLG Autumn 2009 Meeting – Student Engagement</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-147 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=147">2007</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-46"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=46">USTLG Spring 2007 Meeting – Emerging Services</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-149 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=149">2006</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-48"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=48">USTLG Summer 2006 Meeting – Library 2.0 and social software</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-151 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=151">2005</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-52"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=52">USTLG Spring 2005 meeting – Google scholar, Mindmaps and Scopus</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-50"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=50">USTLG Summer 2005 meeting – Blogs, Life Science Research Centre and Science reading rooms</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-153 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=153">2004</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-56"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=56">USTLG Spring 2004 meeting – Information Literacy</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-54"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=54">USTLG Summer 2004 meeting – Access to e-resources</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-155 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=155">2003</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-59"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=59">USTLG Autumn 2003 Meeting – Science and society</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-63"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=63">USTLG Spring 2003 meeting – Scholarly communication, including Open Archives</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-61"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=61">USTLG Summer 2003 meeting – e-Books</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-157 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=157">2002</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-65"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=65">USTLG Autumn 2002 meeting – Electronic resources – developments</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-162 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=162">2001</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-69"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=69">USTLG Spring 2001 meeting – Developments in Teaching & Learning – the library role</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-67"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=67">USTLG Summer 2001 meeting – Electronic publishing and Online Support Materials</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-164 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=164">2000</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-71"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=71">USTLG Spring 2000 meeting – Research support</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-166 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=166">1999</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-75"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=75">USTLG Spring 1999 meeting – Standards and Patents</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-73"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=73">USTLG Summer 1999 meeting – Web issues in Science and Technology</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-168 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=168">1998</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-79"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=79">USTLG Spring 1998 meeting – Using the web for teaching</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-77"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=77">USTLG Summer 1998 meeting – TQA visits</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-170 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=170">1997</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-81"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=81">USTLG Spring 1997 meeting – Beilstein and BIDS JournalsOnline</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-172 page_item_has_children"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=172">1996</a> <ul class='children'> <li class="page_item page-item-83"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=83">USTLG Spring 1996 meeting – Presentation Aids for Information Skills Teaching</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="page_item page-item-377"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=377">Resources</a></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main"> <div id="container"> <div id="content" role="main"> <div id="nav-above" class="navigation"> <div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?paged=2" ><span class="meta-nav">←</span> Older posts</a></div> <div class="nav-next"></div> </div> <div id="post-1703" class="post-1703 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1703" rel="bookmark">USTLG 2025 – Experiences of sci-tech librarianship programme</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1703" title="12:03 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">March 28, 2025</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=7" title="View all posts by Eva Garcia Grau">Eva Garcia Grau</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="font-family: Arial;">The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on Thursday, 22nd May 2025.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Theme: Experiences of sci-tech librarianship.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Venue: <a href="https://use.mazemap.com/#v=1&campusid=341&zlevel=3&center=-2.786227,54.010084&zoom=18&sharepoitype=poi&sharepoi=1000463007">Library, Lancaster University</a> (LA1 4YW).</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Attendance at the meeting is free: the usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Reserve your place via our <a href="https://forms.gle/zR613STXqiac71Lq6">registration form</a>.</p> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;">Programme</h2> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Short library tours available at the beginning of the day, or self-guided during the day.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">All presentations are 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A.</p> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register with tea and coffee.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">10.55am – 11.00am: Welcome.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">11.00am – 11.30am: Victoria Hopton & Kerriane Orriss, Bristol: Navigating the tangled web of citation network tools: a workshop to share our experiences as science librarians.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">11.30am – 12.00pm: John Barbrook & Bob Frost, Lancaster: When life gives you lemons… navigating challenges and enhancing resource access in changing times.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">12.00pm – 12.30pm: Rosie Gibson, CAS: sponsor presentation.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch – sponsored by CAS.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">1.30pm – 2.00pm: Kerriane Orriss, Bristol: There’s power in a union: how combining forces across the university led to a deeper understanding of students’ needs around AI literacy.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">2.00pm – 2.30pm: Ryan Woodward, Newcastle: Swiss army knife librarianship: supporting changing assessments in the sciences.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">2:30pm – 2:35pm: Closing remarks.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">2.35pm – 3.10pm: Afternoon break with tea and coffee.</h3> <h3 style="font-family: Arial;">3.10pm onwards: Guided tour of <a href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/physics/research/facilities/ult-labs/">Low Temperature Physics Lab</a> with Professor Jon Prance.</h3> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Approx 4pm end of day.</p> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;">Getting there</h2> <p style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/about-us/maps-and-travel/">Maps and Travel – Lancaster University</a></p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">If required, Lancaster University has a taxi account for visitors. If you want to take advantage of this option, please <a href="mailto:USTLGCommittee@gmail.com">email us</a> .</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">If booking your own taxi, ask to be dropped off at the Chaplaincy Centre/University House, then walk through University House and across Alexandra Square to the Library.</p> <h2 style="font-family: Arial;">Suggested accommodation</h2> <p style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/conferences/guest-rooms/">Guest Rooms at Lancaster University</a> or <a href="https://tinyurl.com/LancasterHouseHotel">Lancaster House Hotel</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Please <a href="mailto:USTLGCommittee@gmail.com">email the USTLG Committee</a> if you have any queries or require further information.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=1" rel="category">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1703#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1696" class="post-1696 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1696" rel="bookmark">USTLG Spring Meeting 2025 – Save the date and call for speakers</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1696" title="10:09 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 25, 2025</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=7" title="View all posts by Eva Garcia Grau">Eva Garcia Grau</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="font-family: Arial;">We are pleased to announce that the next in-person meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group will be held on Thursday 22nd May, kindly hosted by Lancaster University and sponsored by <a href="https://www.cas.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CAS</a>. We will share booking details in due course.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">The theme for this meeting will once again be ‘Experiences in Sci-Tech Librarianship’. If you are interested in presenting, we invite you to submit a brief overview of your proposed talk to <a href="mailto:USTLGcommittee@gmail.com">USTLGcommittee@gmail.com</a> by Monday 24th March.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">USTLG meetings are always friendly and informal, making this an excellent opportunity for those who may not have extensive experience giving conference talks. To get an idea of the types of topics shared in the past, feel free to check out <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=14">previous programmes</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope to see you in Lancaster in a few months!</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=1" rel="category">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1696#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1678" class="post-1678 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1678" rel="bookmark">Slides for the USTLG online meeting : AI applied to STEM – Lightning Talks on Generative AI in Teaching, 10th December 2024</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1678" title="11:29 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">December 17, 2024</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=7" title="View all posts by Eva Garcia Grau">Eva Garcia Grau</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks to all attendees to the first USTLG online meeting, which took place on the 10th December 2024.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">Slides are now uploaded to the <a href="http://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=1686">Past meetings pages</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial;">If you have any comments or suggestions for future meetings, please contact the <a href="mailto:USTLGCommittee@gmail.com">USTLG committee</a>.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=1" rel="category">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1678#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1668" class="post-1668 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-discussion category-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1668" rel="bookmark">USTLG online meeting : AI applied to STEM – Lightning Talks on Generative AI in Teaching, 10th December, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1668" title="12:28 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">November 29, 2024</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=7" title="View all posts by Eva Garcia Grau">Eva Garcia Grau</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="font-family: Arial">The University Science and Technology Librarian Group (USTLG) is excited to announce our upcoming event, “AI Applied to STEM,” which will take place on Tuesday, 10th December, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The event will feature examples of generative AI related to STEM teaching, and will also include time for discussion following the presentations, providing an opportunity to explore ideas, ask questions, and share experiences with fellow participants.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial">Bookings to attend this free event are now open through our <a href="https://forms.office.com/e/4SQ8casMC6">booking form</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial">We are also seeking presenters to share their experiences and insights in a lightning talk format (5-10 minutes each).</p> <p style="font-family: Arial">We welcome presentations on any activities or initiatives related to generative AI and STEM. Examples could include:</p> <ul> <li> <p style="font-family: Arial">Integrating generative AI into teaching methods.</p> </li> <li> <p style="font-family: Arial">Teaching students about the appropriate use and ethical implications of generative AI in STEM disciplines.</p> </li> <li> <p style="font-family: Arial">Activities exploring the use generative AI.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-family: Arial">If you have been exploring other creative ways to engage with generative AI in STEM education, we’d love to hear about that too!</p> <p style="font-family: Arial">If you are interested in presenting, please email <a href="mailto:ustlgcommittee@gmail.com">ustlgcommittee@gmail.com</a> by the 3<sup>rd</sup> December with a brief description of your topic.</p> <p style="font-family: Arial">We look forward to hearing from you and learning about the creative ways you are engaging with generative AI in STEM education!</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=7" rel="category">Discussion</a>, <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1668#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1638" class="post-1638 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting category-uncategorized"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1638" rel="bookmark">Slides for the 2024 USTLG meeting</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1638" title="2:27 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">May 24, 2024</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=7" title="View all posts by Eva Garcia Grau">Eva Garcia Grau</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>It was wonderful to meet so many Science and Technology Librarians at Imperial College London at USTLG 2024, which took place on the 15th May 2024.</p> <p>Thanks to our hosts for their warm welcome, for the use of their excellent facilities, and for the tours of the library.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a> for their sponsorship, which enabled us to offer this as a free meeting with lunch and refreshments.</p> <p>We would also like to thank all our speakers, who presented their research, gave their perspective on the role of the SciTech librarian, and initiated a discussion on the use of GenAI.</p> <p>Slides are now uploaded to the <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=14">Past meetings pages</a>.</p> <p>Thank you to all attendees for sharing their experiences, we hope to organise online meetings in the near future as per the report presented during the meeting, watch this space!</p> <p>If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact the <a href="mailto:USTLGCommittee@gmail.com">USTLG committee</a>.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a>, <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=1" rel="category">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1638#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1624" class="post-1624 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1624" rel="bookmark">USTLG meeting 15th May 2024 programme</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1624" title="4:04 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">April 29, 2024</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=4" title="View all posts by Carole">Carole</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p style="text-align: left;">The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on 15th May 2024.<br /> Theme: Experiences of sci-tech librarianship.<br /> Venue: <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering/contact-us/">Dyson School of Design Engineering</a>, Imperial College London, London SW7 2DB.<br /> Attendance at the meeting is free: the usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS.</a><strong><br /> </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ustlg-spring-2024-tickets-871699054337?">Reserve your place via Eventbrite</a></p> <p><strong>Programme</strong></p> <p>10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee).<br /> 11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.<br /> 11.05am – 11.35am: <strong>Laura Woods, Huddersfield:</strong> Supporting female engineering students: insights from a PhD literature review.<br /> 11.35am – 12.05pm: <strong> Emily Herron, Sheffield:</strong> Highs and lows of sci tech librarianship teaching and the impact of GenAI assisted tools.<br /> 12.05pm – 12.35pm: <strong>Lee Walsh-Benn & Rosie Gibson, CAS: </strong>sponsor presentation.<br /> 12.35pm – 2.00pm: Lunch – sponsored by <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a>.<br /> 2.00pm – 2.30pm: <strong>Paul Jones, TWI Global: </strong>Why, not what: the role of the science and technical library in safety critical decision making.<br /> 2.30pm – 3.00pm: <strong>Eva Garcia Grau, Royal Holloway: </strong>Tips and tricks for Science librarians, a dissertation.<br /> 3.00pm – 3.30pm: <strong>Kirsty Thomson, Dundee:</strong> Doing research whilst working as a librarian<strong>.</strong><br /> 3.30pm – 3.35pm: Close.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1624#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1593" class="post-1593 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1593" rel="bookmark">USTLG meeting 15th May 2024 and organising group</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1593" title="11:08 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 9, 2024</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=4" title="View all posts by Carole">Carole</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on <strong>Wednesday 15th May 2024</strong> at <strong>Imperial College, London</strong>, sponsored by <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a>.</p> <p>A new USTLG organising group is being convened to plan this and future meetings. If you would like to be a member of the organising group, please contact <a href="mailto:crhodes@liverpool.ac.uk">Carole Rhodes</a>.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1593#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1578" class="post-1578 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1578" rel="bookmark">Spring 2023 presentations available</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1578" title="12:07 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">May 19, 2023</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=4" title="View all posts by Carole">Carole</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>It was wonderful to meet in person again at the University of Sheffield on 17th May 2023. Great to see familiar faces and also to welcome new members of the group. </p> <p>Thank you to our hosts for their warm welcome and for the tours of the Diamond, an innovative 24/7 study space and the Western Bank Library with its current exhibition. </p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a><span style="font-size: 16px;"> for their sponsorship, which enabled us to offer this as a free meeting. </p> <p>Thank you to our speakers, drawn from the group, who offered their varied perspectives on sci-tech librarianship and tackled themes from open educational resources to transnational education.</p> <p>Slides have been uploaded to the <a href="http://www.ustlg.org/?page_id=1557">Past meetings pages</a>. Recordings – as requested by members who couldn’t make it – will follow. </p> <p>As always it was lovely to have an informal opportunity to share experiences, pain points and possible solutions with like-minded librarians – over lunch we discussed one-to-one appointments and reference management packages amongst other things. </p> <p>We’ve decided to continue with face-to-face meetings every year in May. </p> <p>If you would like to be involved in the organisation, suggest a theme or offer to speak, please contact <a href="mailto:crhodes@liverpool.ac.uk">Carole Rhodes</a>.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1578#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1547" class="post-1547 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1547" rel="bookmark">USTLG meeting 17th May 2023 programme</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1547" title="9:47 am" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">March 23, 2023</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=4" title="View all posts by Carole">Carole</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on <strong>Wednesday 17th May 2023.<br /> </strong>Venue: ICOSS building, <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors/maps-travel">University of Sheffield, </a>219 Portobello Sheffield S1 4DP. Theme: <strong>Experiences of sci-tech librarianship.<br /> </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ustlg-spring-2023-tickets-522381445967">Reserve your place via Eventbrite.</a><br /> Attendance at the meeting is free. The usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a>.</p> <p><strong>Programme</strong></p> <p>10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee.)<br /> 11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.<br /> 11.05am – 11.35am: <strong>Oliver Allchin, Emily Herron & Helen Moore,</strong> <strong>Sheffield:</strong> “Textbook tears and traumas: the drive to promote open educational resources (OERs).”<br /> 11.35am – 12.05pm: <strong> Chris Whitfield,</strong> <strong>Rothamsted Research:</strong> “Providing a library service for a specialist research institute.”<br /> 12.05pm – 12.35pm: <strong>Anne Jones &</strong> <strong>Lee Walsh-Benn, CAS, </strong>Sponsor presentation.<br /> 12.35pm – 2.00pm: Lunch – sponsored by <a href="https://www.cas.org/">CAS</a>.<br /> 2.00pm – 2.30pm: <strong>Laura Woods, Huddersfield: </strong>“Teaching information literacy to engineers: early insights from a PhD study.”<br /> 2.30pm – 3.00pm: <strong>Sam Piker, Brunel</strong>: “Academic liaison across the Great (Fire)Wall: supporting transnational education programmes in China.”<br /> 3.00pm – 3.30pm: <strong>Amanda Brennan & Heather Marshall, Glasgow Caledonian: </strong>“’Supporting transnational education in Africa: working in partnership’”<br /> 3.30pm – 3.35pm: Close</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=1" rel="category">Uncategorized</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="tag-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-tag-links">Tagged</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?tag=meeting" rel="tag">meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1547#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="post-1541" class="post-1541 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-meeting"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1541" rel="bookmark">USTLG meeting 17th May 2023</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-prep meta-prep-author">Posted on</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1541" title="12:09 pm" rel="bookmark"><span class="entry-date">February 8, 2023</span></a> <span class="meta-sep">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.ustlg.org/?author=4" title="View all posts by Carole">Carole</a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The next face-to-face meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group will take place on Wednesday 17<sup>th</sup> May 2023 at the University of Sheffield.</p> <p>To celebrate meeting in person again, we’d like to invite speakers from the group to talk about their experience of sci-tech librarianship. If you would like to speak, please drop a line to <a href="mailto:crhodes@liverpool.ac.uk">Carole Rhodes</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ustlg-spring-2023-tickets-522381445967">Reserve your place via Eventbrite</a> and keep an eye on the USTLG Website for further updates.</p> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?cat=4" rel="category">Meeting</a> </span> <span class="meta-sep">|</span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?p=1541#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> </div> </div> <div id="nav-below" class="navigation"> <div class="nav-previous"><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?paged=2" ><span class="meta-nav">←</span> Older posts</a></div> <div class="nav-next"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="primary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <ul class="xoxo"> <li id="search-2" class="widget-container widget_search"><form role="search" method="get" id="searchform" class="searchform" action="https://www.ustlg.org/"> <div> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="s">Search for:</label> <input type="text" value="" name="s" id="s" /> <input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" /> </div> </form></li><li id="meta-2" class="widget-container widget_meta"><h3 class="widget-title">Meta</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/wp-login.php">Log in</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?feed=rss2">Entries <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ustlg.org/?feed=comments-rss2">Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a></li> <li><a href="https://wordpress.org/" title="Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.">WordPress.org</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div id="colophon"> <div id="site-info"> <a href="https://www.ustlg.org/" rel="home"> USTLG </a> </div> <div id="site-generator"> <a href="https://wordpress.org/" class="imprint" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform"> Proudly powered by WordPress. </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.ustlg.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=4.9.26'></script> </body> </html>