LAI Academic & Special Libraries Section Annual
Conference & Exhibition 2017
The Sociable Librarian: Connecting & Creating
Communities
Thursday 16th & Friday 17th February, 2017
Radisson Blue Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
THEME: The Sociable Librarian: Connecting & Creating
Communities
Closing Date: Friday 16th September, 2016
Closing Date: Friday 16th September, 2016
In 2016, we smashed the stereotype of the lonely
librarian. Join us in 2017 as we celebrate the sociable librarian.
Traditionally the role of the librarian was to connect
people with information but our role has evolved to now include connecting
people with people. The library profession is full of sociable and
socially-minded people who care about their user communities and who often
create new ones. We build communities by communicating and connecting people
within our organisations and beyond. We network with each other which
strengthens and enriches us as a profession. Being sociable is an integral part
of being a librarian today.
The A&SL Committee invites submissions on the
following topics or any others that may be relevant to the theme:
Communication skills
Communities of practice
Supporting and empowering communities
Marketing and promotion of resources and services Social
media Journal Clubs Mentoring Outreach Event Management/Exhibitions Sociable
library spaces Professional networking Training and Facilitating
Intranets/Websites
“Great libraries build communities.” R. David Lankes
You can contribute to the conference in one of the
following formats
• Case
Study
• Workshop
or Learning Session
• Lightning
Presentation
• Poster
For
submission forms please email aslsectionevents@gmail.com with Submission
Forms as the subject line.
The submission forms for Case Studies,
Workshops/Learning Sessions, Lightning Presentations, and Posters, include
further details and useful
information with regard to making a submission.
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