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UKeiG to sponsor place at CILIP New Professionals Day 2014

Chris Armstrong — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:46:25 +0000

UKeiG is pleased to offer a sponsored place for a student or early-career professional to attend the CILIP New Professionals Day on Friday 10th October (see http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/events/cilips-new-professionals-day-2014) under its Student or Early-Career Professional Conference Grant scheme. CILIP's New Professionals Day is the annual conference aimed at library and information professionals who are seeking guidance on their initial steps into their first professional roles.

UKeiG Members entitled to 25% discount at Internet Librarian International 2014

Chris Armstrong — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:56:23 +0000

As part of our ongoing partnership with Internet Librarian International (to be held 21 & 22 October, Olympia Conference Centre, London), we are pleased to announce that UKeiG members are entitled to a 25% discount on the full conference fee. To access the discount, simply enter UKEIG25 in the priority code field at online registration: www.internet-librarian.com

Internet Librarian International 2014 highlights:

Early-bird tickets available for 'Intranet Now'

Chris Armstrong — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:38:18 +0000

The UK conference for comms and intranet people

‘Intranet Now’ is a brand new UK conference for everyone who contributes to an intranet. Join 130+ intranet practitioners on Tuesday, 2nd of September in Central London for a full day focusing on how the intranet is best used to support business goals.

CILIP New Professionals Day 2014

Chris Armstrong — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:07:03 +0000

CILIP's New Professionals Day 2014 is an annual conference aimed at those library and information professionals who are seeking guidance on their initial steps into their first professional roles. If you are still studying at university, have recently finished your information qualification or are in your first professional post, then this event is for you. This year the event will be held at the CILIP offices on Ridgmount Street, London on Friday 10^th October. Speakers & workshop leaders already confirmed include:

The UKeiG Membership Survey 2013

Chris Armstrong — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:56:09 +0000

As you may remember, UKeiG conducted a membership survey in 2013. You told us that you valued UKeiG membership benefits. You also offered suggestions for enhancements to the current range of benefits, ideas for training courses and topics you would like us to explore in eLucidate.

We greatly appreciated your involvement and are working towards improving your relationship with UKeiG by:

UKeiG AGM: Papers

Chris Armstrong — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:59:54 +0000

UKeiG Members - particularly those planning to attend the AGM this week - may be interested to know that the papers, including the annual accounts, are now available on the UKeiG website. Please note that you must be signed in to access them. UKeiG's 36th AGM and Members Day takes place at 12.00 this Thursday 26th June 2014 in the Prince Philip Room at the RSA, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ.

UKeiG's Second Award: Call for Nominations for Jason Farradane Award

Chris Armstrong — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:30:22 +0000

The UKeiG Jason Farradane Award is made to an individual or a group of people in recognition of outstanding work in the information profession and UKeiG now invites nominations for the 2014 award which will be preented at Internet Librarian International 2014.

Do you want to be a part of the UKeiG Committee?

Chris Armstrong — Tue, 27 May 2014 12:45:40 +0000

Are you passionate about information? Are you committed to professional standards? Are you interested in gaining experience of committee work or learning more about your professional association? Do you like luxury chocolate biscuits? If so UKeiG would welcome your help on its Committee. We are a group of volunteers supported by two great Administrators, Val who manages our training events (and much more) and Chris who is our Web Editor and UKeiG "corporate memory".

Comment on CILIP Governance plans

Chris Armstrong — Tue, 27 May 2014 10:28:22 +0000

You will, I am sure, be aware that CILIP is reviewing its governance structure, with a view to modernising, simplifying and improving transparency and acountability. The UKeiG Committee believes that it is an important moment for CILIP and we would encourage our members to review the proposals and to provide feedback to CILIP. A very helpful introduction to the proposals can be found in CILIP Update for May and we encourage you to spend a few minutes to take a look and comment.

UKeiG issues call for 2014 Tony Kent Strix Award nominations

Chris Armstrong — Wed, 21 May 2014 09:33:45 +0000

The Tony Kent Strix Award is given in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval in its widest sense and nominations are now invited. The nomination could highlight achievements in an application or service, or an overall appreciation of past works from which significant advances have emanated.