Professional accreditations for librarians

Date: Monday 27 March 2023
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Venue: Online

Ever wondered what the mysterious letters in a colleague’s email signature might mean, or whether signing up for that big course is really worth it?  Come along to hear some of our Cambridge library colleagues from a variety of departments talk through their experiences with four different routes to professional accreditation.

Find out about the application processes, professional and personal benefits, and support available both in Cambridge and further afield.  Whether you already have an option in mind, or just want to hear more from people who have actually done them, please do come along. We are factoring in plenty of discussion time, so bring your questions!

Confirmed speakers and topics are:

Katherine Burchell (Office of Scholarly Communication): CILIP Chartership

Paul Cooke (Seeley Librarian): HEA Fellowship

George Cronin (Library Manager, Biological Sciences): Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

Claire Sewell (Research Support Librarian, Physical Sciences): Teaching for Librarians course

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CILIP Chartership series

Dates(s): 28 January, 28 February, 27 March and 30 April 2019.
Venue: Cambridge University Library
Trainer: Claire Sewell

A series of classes to take you through the CILIP chartership process. Classes cover the Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB); how to compile a CPD log on the VLE; compiling evidence of professional development; and how to write reflectively.

There are four booking links for this:

The PKSB: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2834065

CPD log: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2834225

Evidence: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2834276

Reflective writing: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2834310

HEA writing retreat

Date: Monday 10 December, 2018
Times: Book either a whole day or a morning or afternoon session
Venue: Institute for Manufacturing, West Cambridge Site

Have you started an application for HEA fellowship but have no time to write? Would you like a day to work on your application with no disruptions?

Alternatively, have you heard about HEA Fellowship and are considering applying? https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/individuals/fellowship Are you curious about the benefits of Fellowship and which level (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA) best suit your experience? Would you like help brainstorming evidence for your application?

The LiT are sponsoring a day-long writing retreat to work on applications for HEA fellowship. Come be in a room with others experiencing the same pain and just write. We will have writing sprints of about an hour and then a short break. Repeat until the end of the day!

Coffee/tea/biscuits and will be served in the morning and afternoon (but you’ll need bring your own lunch or purchase food in the common room or in a nearby café).

The IfM is large, so if you’d like to discuss HEA fellowship generally or brainstorm aspects of it, we can easily meet up in the common room. Or if there is interest from everyone at the beginning of the day for a short plenary session, we can do that as well.

Booking a place

You can sign up for just a half-day or both the morning and afternoon sessions. Numbers are limited to 10 people per session. You will need to bring your own laptop. Please come a bit early so that we can start at 9.00 am sharp. If you need to arrive later, that is fine. Just please tip toe in and get set up quietly.

 

To register for the whole day: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2793648/

To register for just the morning, 9.00 am-12.30 pm: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2802376

To register for just the afternoon, 1.00 pm-5.00 pm: https://www.training.cam.ac.uk/lit/event/2802403

LiT courses for 2018

These courses will open for booking approximately three weeks before the course date. Please check back regularly, as more classes will be added soon.

Course schedule
Course	Date
Usability testing (Strand: User experience) – Helen Murphy and David Marshall	23-Feb-18
Digital humanities (Strand: Technology) – Andy Corrigan	1, 15 & 22 Mar-18
Archives for librarians (Strand: Library management) – Elizabeth Ennion-Smith	8-Mar-18
Easter App Hunt (Strand: Communications for outreach)	14-Mar-18 to 18-Apr-2018
Easter App Hunt: Twitter for Librarians (Strand: Communications for outreach) – Georgina Cronin and Claire Sewell	19-Mar-18
Poster design (Strand: Communications for outreach) – Ryan Cronin	10-Apr-18
Qualtrics (Strand: Practitioner research) – Sarah Burton and Claudia Luna	20-Apr-18
Working with Students with Mental Health Conditions in the Library (Library management) – Kirsty Wayland & Rachel Demery	17-May-18
HEA information session (Library management) – Meg Tait	22-May-18
Embedded librarianship (Strand: User experience) – Kirsten Lamb	31-May-18
Teaching skills: peer support  – Kirstie Preest, Isla Kuhn, Catherine Reid & Jo Harcus	25-Jun-18 (Session 1) & 27-Jun (Session 2) & either 29 Jun (Session 3a) or 2 Jul (Session 3b)
Managing donations (Strand: Library management) – Pat Aske	26-Jun-18
Digital preservation (Strand: Technology) – Lee Pretlove	3-Jul-18
Using special collections materials in exhibitions (Strand: Communications for outreach) – Kathryn McKee	17-Jul-18
Cataloguing DVDs (Strand: Cataloguing) – Colin Higgins	19-Sep-18
Chairing meetings (Strand: Qualifications) – Sheila Wotherspoon and Liz Goddard	1 Nov-18
Decolonising library collections and practices (Strand: Qualifications) – Various speakers	28 Nov-18
Backward design (Strand: User education)	7 Dec-18
HEA writing retreat (Strand: Qualifications)	10 Dec-18

Shut up and write! (CILIP Qualifications)

Dates and times:

Session 1: 13 February 2017: 10am-11am; Comms Room 1, University Library
Session 2: 13 March 2017: 10 am- 11 am; Comms Room 1, University Library
Session 3: 20 April 2017: 10am- 11am; CALL Facility, Raised Faculty Building, Sidgwick Site

If you are undertaking  CILIP Professional Registration but struggling to find time to do some actual writing here is your chance. Join Librarians in Training for a dedicated Shut up and Write session where you will be provided with helpful guidance and most importantly time to write. The CILIP East Candidate Support Officer will be on hand to demonstrate the CILIP VLE and answer questions if needed.

Please note: although not essential, you should bring your own electronic device if you wish to follow along or write electronically. Pens and paper are also welcome!

Course leader: Claire Sewell

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Developing a research culture in the workplace

Venue: North Room, Department of Engineering Library

Time: 1:30-3:30 PM, Thursday 17th November, 2016

Cost: Free

Course leader: Chris Powis, Head of Library and Learning Services, The University of Northampton.

20 places

The workshop will use Library and Learning Services at the University of Northampton to explore top down and bottom up approaches to developing a research culture at work. Participants will be able to identify the barriers that stop individuals or teams undertaking research, explore ways to overcome them and begin to identify possible research projects to pursue.

To book a place on this course please visit the Lib@Cam courses page.

LiT courses for 2016 to 2017

For 2016-2017 you will notice several key changes:

• We have arranged our training to take place within 9 ‘strands’. This enables you, and your manager, to choose whether to focus what you do within one strand over the year
• We are encouraging you to make use of the training that you attend by promoting reflective practice and so providing an opportunity for some strands for you to come back later in the year for a related strand ‘show and tell’ to describe successful or failed implementations!
• Our annual survey picked up a number of requests to help those who are part-time workers and this year we are endeavouring to provide as many specific dates as possible for the whole year so that you can plan accordingly. We will aim to email  3 days in advance of the course becoming available for booking.

STRAND 1: Metadata/Cataloguing
Course	Date
1) Specialist cataloguing – AV, kits, music and maps – Robin James, Anna Pensaert, Anne Taylor	01-Feb-17
3) Archives for librarians– Elizabeth Ennion-Smith	21-Apr-17
2) Cataloguing and managing film collections – Colin Higgins, Stephanie Palek & Anna Pensaert	20-Jun-17
4) Cataloguing rare books- skills and sources – Liam Sims	09-Jun-17
STRAND 2: Demonstrating the value of Library services
Course	Date
1) Stories that stick – Libby Tilley	12-Dec-16
2) Using Strategic aims and objectives to demonstrate value and impact – Matthias Ammon, Céline Carty and Jo Harcus	24-Jan-17
3) Annual reports: Bring and share	28-Apr-17
4) Effective teams and teamwork – Jessie Monck	19-May-17
STRAND 3: Communications for outreach
Course	Date
1) Networking for librarians – Laura Greenfield	4-Apr-17
2) Using special collections materials in exhibitions – Kathryn McKee	18-Jul-17
STRAND 4: Practitioner research
Course	Date
1) Developing a research culture in the workplace – Chris Powis, University of  Northampton	17-Nov-16
2) Research ethics – Rhys Morgan	09-Dec-16
STRAND 5: Qualifications
Course	Date
1) Shut up and write! – CILIP Professional Registration – Claire Sewell	09-Dec-16
2) Shut up and write! – CILIP Professional Registration – Claire Sewell	13-Feb-17
3) Shut up and write! – CILIP Professional Registration – Claire Sewell	13-Mar-17
4) Shut up and write! – CILIP Professional Registration – Claire Sewell	20-Apr-17
STRAND 6: Finance
Course	Date
1) Fundraising for library projects- Laura Greenfield, James Clements and Ange Fitzpatrick	10-Mar-17
STRAND 7: Policies
Course	Date
1) Copyright Card Game – Claire Sewell	10-Nov-16
2) University governance – Kirsty Allen and Ceri Benton	23-Nov-16
3) The Teaching Excellence Framework: What Does It Mean for Libraries? – Dr Holly Tilbrook and Dr Vikki Forsyth	7-Feb-17
STRAND 8: Technology
Course	Date
1) Productivity hacks – Kirsten Lamb	5-Dec-16
2) Software skills for librarians – Nicholas Cutler	3, 6, 10 & 13 April-17 (4 sessions)
STRAND 9: User experience
2) Libraries: making them accessible to Disabled people – Kirsty Wayland, Aless McCann & Jayne Kelly	26-Apr-17
3) Libraries: making them accessible to Disabled people– Kirsty Wayland & Aless McCann. This event is organised by the DRC.	18-Apr-17

 

CILIP Qualifications and Revalidation Jumpstart

Date: Tues 8 December
Venue: English Faculty Library IT Training Suite
Time: 10:30am- 12:00pm

Course description

If you are working towards any level of CILIP professional qualification or are pursing revalidation then this session is for you. Bring along your list of CPD, personal statement notes, evidence that you need to work through or anything else and devote some time to moving forward. Claire Sewell, the current Candidate Support Officer for the Eastern region will be on hand to demonstrate the CILIP VLE and give you the lowdown on what you need to know and how to do it so this session is perfect if you need to ask questions.

Main contact: Claire Sewell (ces43@cam.ac.uk)

Cost: Free

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