USTLG

We are excited to hold our first face-to-face meeting of the University Science & Technology Librarians’ Group in two years.  Please join us at the University of Kent for this event on Friday 24^th June 2022.

The meeting theme is Supporting the switch to Open in STEM.
We’ll discuss how to facilitate and promote open access to research in science, technology, engineering and maths.

As always speakers are drawn from within the group.  If you would like to present, please drop Carole Rhodes an email with a title and a brief description of your talk.  The usual format is 20 mins plus 10 mins for questions.  We can guarantee a friendly audience!

Book your place at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ustlg-supporting-the-switch-to-open-in-stem-tickets-302577356017

Attendance at the meeting is free and lunch is sponsored by SciFinder-n.

A very successful online meeting was held on 15th May 2020 with over 50 attendees.
Many thanks to our hosts at the Open University, who really showed us how to do an brilliant online meeting!

Thank you to our inspiring speakers on eTextbooks, licensing and digital content in STEM.  And thanks to all participants for their engagement via the meeting chat and Twitter.  It was great to meet up online and maintain our connection to each other.

Presentation slides are now available from the Past meetings pages. YouTube videos (courtesy of the OU) will follow.

The next meeting of the
University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG)
will be held on
Friday 15th May 2020

Online meeting via Adobe Connect
hosted by the Open University

Theme: eTextbooks, licensing and digital content in STEM

 Book your place via Eventbrite

We are carrying forward existing registrations and welcoming additional online attendees.  Attendance at the meeting is free.

PROGRAMME

09.30am – 09.45am: Welcome and Adobe Connect orientation.
09.45am – 10.15am:  Hossam Kassem and Beverley Delaney, Open, “OU Library accessibility support for Econtent.”
10.15am – 10.30am: Break.
10.30am – 11.00am: Fiona Durham, Open, “From trial to teaching; how the OU Library acquires and embeds digital content.”
11.00am – 11.15am: Break.
11.15am – 11.45am: Sarah George, Bradford, “Sit back, have a big sigh, then work around it. Experiences of print-impaired students using library resources.”
11.45am – 12.00pm: Break.
12.00pm – 12.30pm: Ruth Cammies, OU Archivist: “A laboratory in the post: An exploration of the early years of teaching science and technology at the OU.”

Register via Eventbrite for this online meeting.  Further information and a link to join the meeting will be sent to delegates a few days before the event.

We will hold the May 2020 USTLG meeting online, facilitated by our colleagues at the Open University.  More information to follow.

The next meeting of the
University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG)
will be held on
Friday 15th May 2020

Venue: Betty Boothroyd Library
Open University
Milton Keynes

Theme: eTextbooks, licensing and digital content in STEM

 Book your place via Eventbrite

Attendance at the meeting is free.
The usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to Content Online.

PROGRAMME

10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee.)
11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.
11.05am – 11.35am:  Hossam Kassem and Beverley Delaney, Open, “OU Library accessibility support for Econtent”
11.35am – 12.05pm:  Oliver Allchin and Emily Herron, Sheffield, “Evaluating ebook platforms, exploring open textbooks.”
12.05pm – 12.35pm: Content Online, Sponsor presentation.
12.35pm – 1.30pm: Lunch – sponsored by Content Online.
1.30pm – 2.00pm: Sarah Field, Kent: Facilitated group discussion on diversifying the curriculum.
2.00pm – 2.30pm: Fiona Durham, Open, “From trial to teaching; how the OU Library acquires and embeds digital content.”
2.30pm – 2.50pm: Tea/coffee.
2.50pm – 3.20pm: Sarah George, Bradford, “Sit back, have a big sigh, then work around it. Experiences of print-impaired students using library resources.”
3.20pm – 3.50pm: Ruth Cammies, OU Archivist: “A laboratory in the post: An exploration of the early years of teaching science and technology at the OU.”
3.50pm – 4.00pm: Close

The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on Friday 15th May 2020, hosted by the Open University in Milton Keynes.

The theme will be eTextbooks, licensing and digital content in STEM.

We will update the Next meeting page with booking information soon.

Call for speakers:
How are you managing the digital provision of resources in your subject areas?  What about diversity and accessibility? Share your experiences of challenges and possible solutions.

If you would like to speak, please contact the Chair of USTLG, Carole Rhodes.

Many thanks to Sue Wellings and Kath Millard from TWI Ltd for both hosting and chairing the meeting on 27^th November.

Thank you to all the inspiring speakers on Innovation in libraries and to the IET for their sponsorship.

Presentations are now available from the Past meetings pages.

The next USTLG meeting will take place in May 2020 at the Open University.  If you have an idea for a theme and/or would like to speak, please contact Carole Rhodes.

The next meeting of the
University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG)
will be held on:
Wednesday 27th November 2019

Theme: Innovation in libraries

Venue: TWI Ltd
Granta Park, Abingdon, Cambridge
(Directions)

 Book your place via Eventbrite

Attendance at the meeting is free.
The usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to the IET.

PROGRAMME

10.00am – 10.30am: Tours (including friction welding demonstration.)
10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee.)
11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.
11.05am – 11.35am:  Sue Wellings, TWI, “Artificial intelligence – friend or foe?”
11.35am – 12.05pm: Eleanor Barker & Veronica Phillips, Cambridge, “Learning how to teach unfamiliar subjects: a case study of the academic writing courses at the University of Cambridge Medical Library.”
12.05pm – 12.35pm: Tim Aitken, IET, “New tools and methods for identifying emerging scientific trends.”
12.35pm – 1.30pm: Lunch – sponsored by the IET.
1.30pm – 2.00pm: Neil Dixon & Andrea Packwood, Anglia Ruskin, “Using Mastery learning as a method of improving information literacy competence for level 4 Science students.”
2.00pm – 2.30pm: Catherine Taylor, Leicester, “Thriving in the information wilds: embedded support for psychology students.”
2.30pm – 2.50pm: Tea/coffee.
2.50pm – 3.20pm: Tim Calvert, Bournemouth, “A new focus on training: developing CPD at Bournemouth University.”
3.20pm – 3.50pm: Iona Preston, UCL, “Creating a community of practice around systematic review support.”
3.50pm – 4.00pm: Closing remarks.
4.00pm – 4.30pm: Tours (including friction welding demonstration.)

The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on Wednesday 27th November 2019, hosted by TWI Ltd, Cambridge.

The theme will be Innovation in libraries.

We will update the Next meeting page with booking details soon.

Call for speakers:
What innovative things you are doing with your library environment, with your sci/tech students and with the resources you recommend? Come and tell us about it!

If you would like to speak, please contact Carole Rhodes.

A sunny University of York was the venue for our USTLG meeting on 23^rd May 2019.  We were welcomed by the Director of Library and Archives and enjoyed tours of the expansive university library.

An inspirational line-up of speakers made us feel proud of how libraries and librarians are Demonstrating impact.  Thanks to all our speakers, to our hosts at York and to EBSCO for their sponsorship.

Presentations are now available from the Past meetings pages.  The day’s tweets are captured using Wakelet.

The next USTLG meeting will take place on 27th November 2019 at TWI Ltd, Granta Park, Abingdon, Cambridge.  If you have an idea for a theme and/or would like to speak, please contact Carole Rhodes.