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Forty-six delegates attended another inspiring USTLG meeting on Supporting international students at Leeds University on 22nd May 2013.

Many thanks to our speakers, who provided varied viewpoints on the challenges of supporting these diverse users, whether they are studying at partner institutions or campuses abroad, or coming to the UK and encountering the ‘library shock’ of getting to grips with our practices and terminology.

Thanks to Knovel for sponsoring the meeting and to Sara Thornes and colleagues at Leeds University for their excellent organisation and engaging library tours.

Thank you to Moira Bent for chairing the meeting and making first time USTLG members feel welcome.

Our dedicated tweeters were keeping those who couldn’t make it up to date via #ustlg and Lynne Meehan has produced a Storify on the USTLG Spring 2013 Meeting – Supporting International Students page.  Presentations from the meeting will be uploaded to this page soon.

The next meeting of the UK University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on: Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Theme: Supporting international students

Venue: Edward Boyle Library, University of Leeds
Directions to the campus
Directions for the Edward Boyle Library

Lunch: The usual charge is waived thanks to Knovel

Please book by emailing the booking form below to Sara Thornes, S.L.Thornes@leeds.ac.uk

10.00am – 10.30am:  Tour of the Edward Boyle & Brotherton Libraries – book in advance.
10.30am – 10.55am:  Arrive and register (tea/coffee).
11.00am – 11.05am:  Dr Stella Butler, University Librarian, Leeds: Welcome.
11.05am – 11.10am:  Moira Bent, Newcastle: Welcome on behalf of USTLG.
11.10am – 11.40am:  Simon Maller, Head of Taught Postgraduate Admissions & Jacqui Brown, Head of International Office, Leeds, “International recruitment: issues and challenges facing the sector in a highly competitive market”.
11.40am – 12.10pm:  Zelda Chatten, Liverpool, “XJTLU: Liverpool’s joint venture with a Chinese university”.
12.10am – 12.40pm: Kirsty Carver, Bradford “Supporting international students at the University of Bradford”.
12.40pm – 1.40pm:  Lunch (sponsored by Knovel).
1.40pm – 2.10pm:  Tim Moxey, Product Sales Manager, Knovel.
2.10pm – 2.40pm:  Moira Bent & Jenny Campbell, Newcastle “Notes from a distant island: library experiences from Newcastle’s International Branch Campus in Singapore”.
2.40pm – 3.10pm:  Jenny Coombs, Nottingham, “The University of Nottingham: moving towards a global university”.
3.10pm – 3.40pm: Alison Lahlafi, Sheffield Hallam, “’Library shock’ – addressing the expectations and realities of the library for international students at Sheffield Hallam University.”
4.00pm – 4.30pm:  Tour of the Edward Boyle & Brotherton Libraries – book in advance. 

Booking:
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. You can book your place with Sara Thornes, s.l.thornes@leeds.ac.uk.

Please remember to state if you would like to go on one of the tours and at which time. Please mention any special dietary requirements you have, as well as any accessibility requirements.

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Booking form   USTLG Meeting: Supporting international students, Wednesday 22 May 2013 

Name:

Job title:

Institution:

I will require lunch (the usual charge is waived thanks to sponsorship from Knovel)
Please complete further details below
Special dietary requirements:
None [ ]
Vegetarian [ ]
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Access or other specific requirements:

I would like to attend a tour of the Edward Boyle and Brotherton libraries at:
10.00am [ ]
4.00pm [ ]

I am happy for my name, job title, institution and email address to appear on a delegate list given out at the meeting: Yes/No

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The Next meeting page has been updated with an outline programme and booking information for our 22nd May 2013 meeting at the University of Leeds.

We have a good range of speakers on the subject of Supporting international students – we just need a couple more to fill the programme.  If you would like to speak, please contact Carole Rhodes.

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 22nd May 2013 at the University of Leeds.

The theme will be “Supporting international students”.

If you would like to be a speaker please contact Carole Rhodes.

Programme and booking information to follow.

Presentations from the 4th December 2012 meeting on Engaging science and technology students are now available from the Past meetings pages.  Also a report of the day and a summary of #USTLG tweets.

Thank you to our informative – and engaging! – speakers, our enthusiastic delegates and our welcoming hosts at the University of Portsmouth Library.  Presentations will appear on the Website soon.

The next meeting of the UK University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on: Tuesday 4th December 2012

Location: University of Portsmouth

Theme: Engaging science and technology students

Venue: Library Seminar Room No.2,
Ground Floor of the University of Portsmouth Library

Lunch: The usual charge is waived thanks to the University of Portsmouth Library

Please book by emailing the booking form below to Andy Barrow, Andy.Barrow@port.ac.uk

PROGRAMME

10.00am – 10.30am:  Tour of the Library – book in advance
10.30am – 11.00am:  Arrive and register (tea/coffee)
11.00am – 11.10am:  Roisin Gwyer, University Librarian, Portsmouth: Welcome
11.10am – 11.15am: Carole Rhodes, Liverpool: Welcome on behalf of USTLG
11.15am – 11.55am:  Linda Humphreys, Bath: “Engaging chemistry students: finding data and drawing compounds”
11.55am – 12.30pm:   Timothy Collinson and Emily White, Portsmouth: “Engaging students with social networking”
12.30pm – 1.45pm:   Lunch (sponsored by University of Portsmouth Library)
1.45pm – 3.00pm:  Adam Edwards, Middlesex: “It’s a library knockout! engagement activity”
3.00pm – 3.30pm:   Tour of the Library – book in advance

Booking:
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment. You can book your place with Andy Barrow, Andy.Barrow@port.ac.uk.
Please remember to state if you would like to go on one of the tours and at which time. Please mention any special dietary requirements you have, as well as any accessibility requirements.

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USTLG Meeting: Engaging science and technology students, Tuesday 4 December 2012

Booking form

Name(s):

Job title(s):

Institution:

Please reserve [ ] place(s)

I/We will require lunch (please complete further details below)
Special dietary requirements:
None [ ]
Vegetarian [ ]
Vegan [ ]
Other [ ]

Access or other specific requirements:

I/we would like to attend a tour of University of Portsmouth Library at:
10.00am [ ]
3.00pm [ ]

I am happy for my name, job title, institution and email address to appear on a delegate list given out at the meeting: Yes/No

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The next meeting of the UK University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on
Monday 14 May 2012

THEME: Being a Science/Engineering Librarian

VENUE: Research Beehive in the Old Library Building
University of Newcastle
no. 25, 26 on the campus map accessible from
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/about/visit/maps.htm

LUNCH: The usual charge is waived thanks to ProQuest

Please complete the booking form at
http://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=3037

PROGRAMME

10.00am – 10.30am:    Tour of the Robinson Library (go directly to the Robinson Library, no 35 on the campus map) – book in advance

10.30am – 10.55am:    Arrive and register at the Research Beehive, Old Library Building (tea/coffee)

10.55am – 11.00am:   Moira Bent, USTLG Chair: This is USTLG

11.00am – 11.05am:   Wayne Connolly, Librarian, University of Newcastle: Welcome

11.05am – 11.30am:    Jenny Campbell, Newcastle: “So, what does it mean to be a subject librarian?”

11.30am – 11.55am:    Emma Illingworth, Brighton: “The Environment and Technology librarian: a new professional’s perspective, making the role your own”

11.55am – 12.20pm:    Liz Martin, De Montfort: “Embedding information literacy teaching within Engineering”

12.20pm – 12.45pm:    Steve Lee, Glamorgan: “Making yourself indispensible – Science Community Librarianship”

12.45pm – 1.45pm:      Lunch (sponsored by ProQuest)

1.45pm – 2.10pm:         Keith Furniss, ProQuest: “Supporting serious research: rankings, funding, impact and databases for uncovering hidden gems”

2.10pm – 2.35pm:         Jenny Brine, Lancaster: “From Soviet Studies to Science and Engineering”

2.35pm – 3.00pm:         Selina Lock, Leicester: “All Change! Restructuring Academic Liaison”

3.00pm – 3.25pm:         Kirsty Thomson, Heriot-Watt: “Hiding library training in other classes”

3.25pm – 4.00pm:         Tony Wilson, York: “Widening Participation: building on the role of a science librarian”

4.00pm – 4.30pm:         Tour of the Robinson Library – book in advance