USTLG 2025 – Experiences of sci-tech librarianship programme

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Eva Garcia Grau

The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on Thursday, 22nd May 2025.

Theme: Experiences of sci-tech librarianship.

Venue: Library, Lancaster University (LA1 4YW).

Attendance at the meeting is free: the usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to CAS.

Reserve your place via our registration form.

Programme

Short library tours available at the beginning of the day, or self-guided during the day.

All presentations are 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A.

10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register with tea and coffee.

10.55am – 11.00am: Welcome.

11.00am – 11.30am: Victoria Hopton & Kerriane Orriss, Bristol: Navigating the tangled web of citation network tools: a workshop to share our experiences as science librarians.

11.30am – 12.00pm: John Barbrook & Bob Frost, Lancaster: When life gives you lemons… navigating challenges and enhancing resource access in changing times.

12.00pm – 12.30pm: Rosie Gibson, CAS: sponsor presentation.

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch – sponsored by CAS.

1.30pm – 2.00pm: Kerriane Orriss, Bristol: There’s power in a union: how combining forces across the university led to a deeper understanding of students’ needs around AI literacy.

2.00pm – 2.30pm: Ryan Woodward, Newcastle: Swiss army knife librarianship: supporting changing assessments in the sciences.

2:30pm – 2:35pm: Closing remarks.

2.35pm – 3.10pm: Afternoon break with tea and coffee.

3.10pm onwards: Guided tour of Low Temperature Physics Lab with Professor Jon Prance.

Approx 4pm end of day.

Getting there

Maps and Travel – Lancaster University

If required, Lancaster University has a taxi account for visitors. If you want to take advantage of this option, please email us .

If booking your own taxi, ask to be dropped off at the Chaplaincy Centre/University House, then walk through University House and across Alexandra Square to the Library.

Suggested accommodation

Guest Rooms at Lancaster University or Lancaster House Hotel.

Please email the USTLG Committee if you have any queries or require further information.

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USTLG Spring Meeting 2025 – Save the date and call for speakers

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Eva Garcia Grau

We are pleased to announce that the next in-person meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group will be held on Thursday 22nd May, kindly hosted by Lancaster University and sponsored by CAS. We will share booking details in due course.

The theme for this meeting will once again be ‘Experiences in Sci-Tech Librarianship’. If you are interested in presenting, we invite you to submit a brief overview of your proposed talk to USTLGcommittee@gmail.com by Monday 24th March.

USTLG meetings are always friendly and informal, making this an excellent opportunity for those who may not have extensive experience giving conference talks. To get an idea of the types of topics shared in the past, feel free to check out previous programmes.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and hope to see you in Lancaster in a few months!

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Slides for the USTLG online meeting : AI applied to STEM – Lightning Talks on Generative AI in Teaching, 10th December 2024

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Eva Garcia Grau

Thanks to all attendees to the first USTLG online meeting, which took place on the 10th December 2024.

Slides are now uploaded to the Past meetings pages.

If you have any comments or suggestions for future meetings, please contact  the USTLG committee.

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USTLG online meeting : AI applied to STEM – Lightning Talks on Generative AI in Teaching, 10th December, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Eva Garcia Grau

The University Science and Technology Librarian Group (USTLG) is excited to announce our upcoming event, “AI Applied to STEM,” which will take place on Tuesday, 10th December, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. The event will feature examples of generative AI related to STEM teaching, and will also include time for discussion following the presentations, providing an opportunity to explore ideas, ask questions, and share experiences with fellow participants.

Bookings to attend this free event are now open through our booking form.

We are also seeking presenters to share their experiences and insights in a lightning talk format (5-10 minutes each).

We welcome presentations on any activities or initiatives related to generative AI and STEM. Examples could include:

  • Integrating generative AI into teaching methods.

  • Teaching students about the appropriate use and ethical implications of generative AI in STEM disciplines.

  • Activities exploring the use generative AI.

If you have been exploring other creative ways to engage with generative AI in STEM education, we’d love to hear about that too!

If you are interested in presenting, please email ustlgcommittee@gmail.com by the 3rd December with a brief description of your topic.

We look forward to hearing from you and learning about the creative ways you are engaging with generative AI in STEM education!

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Slides for the 2024 USTLG meeting

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Eva Garcia Grau

It was wonderful to meet so many Science and Technology Librarians at Imperial College London at USTLG 2024, which took place on the 15th May 2024.

Thanks to our hosts for their warm welcome, for the use of their excellent facilities, and for the tours of the library.

Thanks to CAS for their sponsorship, which enabled us to offer this as a free meeting with lunch and refreshments.

We would also like to thank all our speakers, who presented their research, gave their perspective on the role of the SciTech librarian, and initiated a discussion on the use of GenAI.

Slides are now uploaded to the Past meetings pages.

Thank you to all attendees for sharing their experiences, we hope to organise online meetings in the near future as per the report presented during the meeting, watch this space!

If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact  the USTLG committee.

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USTLG meeting 15th May 2024 programme

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Carole

The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on 15th May 2024.
Theme: Experiences of sci-tech librarianship.
Venue: Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2DB.
Attendance at the meeting is free: the usual charge for lunch is waived thanks to CAS.
Reserve your place via Eventbrite

Programme

10.30am – 10.55am: Arrive and register (tea/coffee).
11.00am – 11.05am: Welcome.
11.05am – 11.35am: Laura Woods, Huddersfield: Supporting female engineering students: insights from a PhD literature review.
11.35am – 12.05pm:  Emily Herron, Sheffield: Highs and lows of sci tech librarianship teaching and the impact of GenAI assisted tools.
12.05pm – 12.35pm: Lee Walsh-Benn & Rosie Gibson, CAS: sponsor presentation.
12.35pm – 2.00pm: Lunch – sponsored by CAS.
2.00pm – 2.30pm: Paul Jones, TWI Global: Why, not what: the role of the science and technical library in safety critical decision making.
2.30pm – 3.00pm: Eva Garcia Grau, Royal Holloway: Tips and tricks for Science librarians, a dissertation.
3.00pm – 3.30pm: Kirsty Thomson, Dundee: Doing research whilst working as a librarian.
3.30pm – 3.35pm: Close.

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USTLG meeting 15th May 2024 and organising group

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Carole

The next meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group (USTLG) will be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024 at Imperial College, London, sponsored by CAS.

A new USTLG organising group is being convened to plan this and future meetings.  If you would like to be a member of the organising group, please contact Carole Rhodes.

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Spring 2023 presentations available

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Carole

It was wonderful to meet in person again at the University of Sheffield on 17th May 2023.  Great to see familiar faces and also to welcome new members of the group. 

Thank you to our hosts for their warm welcome and for the tours of the Diamond, an innovative 24/7 study space and the Western Bank Library with its current exhibition. 

Thanks to CAS for their sponsorship, which enabled us to offer this as a free meeting.

Thank you to our speakers, drawn from the group, who offered their varied perspectives on sci-tech librarianship and tackled themes from open educational resources to transnational education.

Slides have been uploaded to the Past meetings pages. Recordings – as requested by members who couldn’t make it – will follow.

As always it was lovely to have an informal opportunity to share experiences, pain points and possible solutions with like-minded librarians – over lunch we discussed one-to-one appointments and reference management packages amongst other things. 

We’ve decided to continue with face-to-face meetings every year in May. 

If you would like to be involved in the organisation, suggest a theme or offer to speak, please contact Carole Rhodes.

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USTLG meeting 17th May 2023 programme

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Carole

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.

Programme

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

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USTLG meeting 17th May 2023

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Carole

The next face-to-face meeting of the University Science and Technology Librarians’ Group will take place on Wednesday 17th May 2023 at the University of Sheffield.

To celebrate meeting in person again, we’d like to invite speakers from the group to talk about their experience of sci-tech librarianship.  If you would like to speak, please drop a line to Carole Rhodes.

Reserve your place via Eventbrite and keep an eye on the USTLG Website for further updates.

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