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Library staff working from home: opinions vary and lots to consider21st April 2021Library staff working from home: opinions vary and lots to consider read more...
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A new PHE service for Local Authority Public Health teams in the North of England15th April 2021A new PHE service for Local Authority Public Health teams in the North of England read more...
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CILIP Conference Reimagined 2020 - Conference Report26th March 2021CILIP Conference Reimagined 2020 - Conference Report read more...
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Apprenticeship reflections of a library newcomer18th March 2021I began my apprenticeship in customer service not long after starting a new role as a library assistant in March 2019. read more...
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Library Managers Meeting North - March 20212nd March 2021The presentations from the Library Managers Meeting North (2 March 2021) are now available. read more...
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My apprenticeship experience12th February 2021I have recently completed a Libraries, Archives and Information Services Level 3 Apprenticeship. As I started my apprenticeship in late 2019, it was delivered as a Framework; however the course has recently been replaced by a Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant apprenticeship standard. Due to the change this post will focus on my experience of completing an apprenticeship, rather than the content of the course itself. read more...
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Head of Library and Knowledge Services Monthly Update February 20213rd February 2021The slides from the LKS Managers North Head of Library and Knowledge Services Monthly Update held on 3rd February 2021 are now available. read more...
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Launch of Knowledge for Healthcare28th January 2021Today sees the launch of our Knowledge for Healthcare strategy 2021-2026. read more...
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Inducting and training a new senior library assistant whilst working remotely in a pandemic.26th January 2021In March this year, a long established senior library assistant in my team is due to retire. We are a Trust in financial special measures, the site libraries in our Trust only have the capacity to hold one staff member behind the counter areas and ensure social distancing. The question is, how am I going to induct and train a new staff member if there can only be one person on site at any one time? read more...
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Redeployment reflections from northern LKS staff22nd January 2021Organising accommodation bookings for the hospital, coordinating, and distributing donations, operating a COVID-19 hotline, screening staff and patients on arrival to protect those at high risk, fit mask testing, working in the Nightingale hospital, or supporting staff welfare efforts managing bids to improve staff spaces were some of the roles our library and knowledge service (LKS) colleagues from across the North took on in 2020. read more...