If you have any event suggestions, please email the committee camlibgroup@gmail.com
Upcoming Events (see below for full details)
Thursday 30th May: Graduate Trainee Talk (in-person)
Wednesday 12th June: Cambridge University Press & Assessment Talk (online)
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Thursday 21st September 23: Tour of Pembroke College Library
Visit Pembroke College for a rare change to see inside the beautiful Waterhouse Library.
Meet at 5.20pm at the Porter's Lodge for a 5.30pm start (estimated duration 1 hour).
Please note this is a members only event.
Wednesday 18th October 23: CLG AGM followed by a talk from Alastair Flett, Deputy University Librarian & Director of Academic Services.
Alastair will be reflecting on the pleasures, challenges and surprises of his first year as Cambridge’s Deputy University Librarian, the career path that brought him here, and how he’s definitely still learning…
Alastair is Deputy University Librarian and Director of Academic Services at the University of Cambridge. He has responsibility for: Collection Development and Management, Education and Reader Services, Faculty and Departmental Libraries, and the Office for Scholarly Communications.
Prior to joining Cambridge in June 2022, Alastair was Deputy Director: Libraries, Museums and Galleries at University of Liverpool. Alastair started his professional life as a librarian, first with the NHS, then at the University of Manchester, but spent the middle period of his career in a variety of Professional Services roles at Liverpool, including being the University’s Head of Operational Planning, Head of Corporate Governance and Support, and Clerk to Council.
Refreshments and networking from 5.15pm - 5.40pm in Alison Richards Building, Atrium.
AGM will start promptly at 5.45pm in SG2.
Alistair's talk will start at 6.05pm followed by time for questions.
Location: SG2, Alison Richards Building.
22nd November 23: Anne-Lise Harding, House of Commons Library
Join us online for a talk from Anne-Lise Harding, from the House of Commons Library.
Bio: Anne-Lise Harding (she/elle) is Strategic Training Lead at the House of Commons and Deputy Chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group (ILG).
Anne-Lise’s interests lie in information literacy, education, and inclusion. After graduating with an MA in Librarianship in 2011, Anne-Lise held several roles in the education sector; making the transition to the government sector in 2020.
In her role, Anne-Lise oversees the quality and impact of the training delivered by the House of Commons Library, encompassing both continual professional development and training for Members of Parliament and their staff. She is leading on Information Literacy work to make research supporting parliamentary research more diverse, inclusive, and representative.
Anne-Lise recently co-authored a chapter on informed society and representative democracy in “The Ideas-Informed Society” (Emerald Publishing).
About the talk
In this talk, Anne-Lise will talk about her transition from the academic librarianship world to the government sector. She will discuss her roles in the House of Commons Library and how she has used the skills gained in the education sector to enhance her projects and progress. Anne-Lise will also go over the work to bring information literacy instruction to the House of Commons and give practical advice.Online via Teams, time 5.45pm for a 6pm start
Link will be sent prior to the event.
15th December 23: Christmas Board Game Get Together
Join us for a Christmas Board Game Get Together: catch up with CLG members and celebrate the end of the first quarter of the programme.
Refreshments will be provided at a modest charge.
Pendlebury - Library of Music
6pm - 9pm
5th January 2024: Twelfth Night at CUP Bookshop
This is a members only event and starts at 6pm.
Bio: Emma has worked at ZSL Library for the past 14 years, initially on a temporary contract as a Retrospective Book Cataloguer and gradually progressing to her current role as Deputy Librarian. While her professional journey commenced with book cataloging, Emma's true passion at ZSL is combining her appreciation for special collections, history, and community engagement.
About the talk:
In her upcoming talk, Emma aims to offer a glimpse into the world of ZSL and its Library & Archives, sharing insights into her experiences along the way. She will discuss both the highlights and the challenges that have shaped her role. Emma will also reflect on her career, tracing her transition from a bookseller to a librarian in a zoological setting, providing an exploration of the various chapters that have defined her path.
Graduate Traineeships are one-year fixed term training posts intended
to provide valuable work experience prior to pursuing a postgraduate
qualification in Library and Information Studies. Part of a cohort of 7,
the Cambridge trainees are based at different libraries but have a
shared programme of visits throughout the year to introduce them to
different areas of librarianship and help them consider their future
career. You can read about some of their visits on their blog.
Join CLG to listen to the trainees talk about their individual responsibilities and projects, reflect on their experience so far, and share their future plans, followed by a Q&A.
