The next meeting of the
University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG)
will be held on
Wednesday 17th May 2023
Venue: ICOSS building
University of Sheffield
219 Portobello Sheffield S1 4DP
Theme: Experiences of sci-tech librarianship
Reserve your place via Eventbrite
Attendance at the meeting is free.
The usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to CAS.
10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee.)
11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.
11.05am – 11.35am: Oliver Allchin, Emily Herron & Helen Moore, Sheffield: “Textbook tears and traumas: the drive to promote open educational resources (OERs).”
11.35am – 12.05pm: Chris Whitfield, Rothamsted Research: “Providing a library service for a specialist research institute.”
12.05pm – 12.35pm: Anne Jones & Lee Walsh-Benn, CAS, Sponsor presentation.
12.35pm – 2.00pm: Lunch – sponsored by CAS.
2.00pm – 2.30pm: Laura Woods, Huddersfield: “Teaching information literacy to engineers: early insights from a PhD study.”
2.30pm – 3.00pm: Sam Piker, Brunel: “Academic liaison across the Great (Fire)Wall: supporting transnational education programmes in China.”
3.00pm – 3.30pm: Amanda Brennan & Heather Marshall, Glasgow Caledonian: “’Supporting transnational education in Africa: working in partnership’”
3.30pm – 3.35pm: Close