ROBINSON AWARD 2009

The Affiliated Members National Committee is proud to announce the relaunch of the Robinson Medal under a new name, the Robinson Award. It will be launched in time for Members Day in October 2008 and presented at Umbrella 2009. Amazon vouchers to the value of £50 and a certificate will be awarded to the submission which, in the judges' opinion, fulfils the criteria.

The Robinson Award is one of the ways that CILIP recognises the contribution of and promotes the value of Para-professional staff.

The award is aimed at Para-professional library and information staff who have either invented or created a cost-effective solution to an administrative, manual or other procedure. The procedure must be practical and adaptable for use in other library and information systems. It must have been in use successfully for at least three months and no longer than two years.

Previous awards have been made for the development of a Distance Learner service, for the creation of a training manual and for the planning of a new library layout.

It can be a team effort, or that of an individual, but the original idea must have come from a Para-professional library worker who does not have to be a member of CILIP. You may nominate yourself, or be nominated by a colleague. All entries must have two seconders, one must be the team leader or line manager and one must be a member of CILIP.

Fred Robinson, who left the legacy for this award, invented a permanent fines calculator and the all-in-one book issue label with pocket.

The closing date for the 2009 Robinson Award is 30 April 2009.

For more information on who can enter and how to apply see http://www.cilip.org.uk/aboutcilip/medalsandawards/RobinsonMedal/ or contact Marilyn Morton (m.morton@shu.ac.uk or tel. 0114-225-2474).

STOP PRESS!

EThOS  will be going live on Tuesday 9 December and the temporary hybrid service will be switched off. If any technical issues occur that can only be adjusted once the system is running, it will be rolled back instantly to the hybrid service to ensure that there is no further disruption to customer services.

This beta phase will run until the end of January, when EThOS will be officially launched.

Until 8th December, a hybrid EThOS / microfilm service is being offered, which enables the ordering and supply of microfilm copies where the thesis is already held by the British Library.  In cases where the required thesis is not held on microfilm by the British Library the customer’s order will initiate the digitisation of the hardcopy source thesis and delivery as a searchable PDF file on CD-ROM.

If the required thesis was issued by an EThOS non-participating institution the customer will be directed to apply direct to the institution.  Paper copies of theses may also be supplied in response to orders supplied via either of these hybrid service routes. 

During the period that this hybrid service applies, the existing price structures for microfilm or paper copies will apply.  The supply of newly digitised theses on CD-ROM will be free of charge as will be the EThOS download service.

This service is accessible via the usual channels (email and phone immediately, web pages by Friday 24^th November)

Check for updates on progress at www.ethos.ac.uk 

More information from British Library

Give outstanding adult learners the recognition they deserve!

If you know someone whose remarkable learning achievements deserve recognition and could inspire others,  NIACE wants to hear from you with a  nomination for the Adult Learners' Week Awards 2009.

The awards are a great way of celebrating the achievements of learners and, in doing so, encouraging others to get involved as well. Winners come from a variety of backgrounds, but all have remarkable learning stories which inspire others to have a go.

There is a variety of awards for learners who have learnt as individuals, in a group or as a family, as well as the Opening Doors Awards for projects whose innovative approach motivates and inspires learners.

Everyone nominated will receive a Certificate of Achievement, and the winners will be invited to an awards ceremony and receive a learning voucher. Making a nomination is straightforward and easy - and can be done online or by post. Closing date 5pm, Wednesday 21 January 2009

Online nomination forms are available on the website at www.alw.org.uk.

You can order printed nomination forms by clicking here
http://www.niace.org.uk/alw/2008/order-nomination-forms.htm.

Tel: 0116 204 4200/1
Email: alw@niace.org.uk

The award-winning Picture the Past web-site has just added a 70,000th image!This shows librarians in 1929 working on the Photographic Record and Survey in Nottingham Central Library, and shows how the work of recording information about images was done manually back then. It makes a contrast with the work currently undertaken in digitising the collections and metadata.

The National Year of Reading is a year-long celebration of reading, in all its forms. It aims to increase awareness of the many values of reading – anything, anytime,anyplace – for children, families and adult learners alike.

Click here to see the range of activities in the Region and nationally.

The 'Opening Doors to Adult Learners Award' has been given to the East Midlands Reading Group by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education.

Thousands of readers participate in nearly 700 reading groups in the East Midlands, gaining skills and confidence which can literally change their lives.
This successful project also includes storytelling groups in a variety of settings.

The award has been given as part of NIACE's 17th annual Adult Learners' week, 17th - 23rd May 2008

LIEM has been awarded the CILIP Seal of Recognition for its contribution to continuing professional development for the library and information community.

The application for organisational accreditation provided the opportunity to give an overview of LIEM's strategic vision, objectives and priorities and to show how we have a unique role in bringing together library staff working in all sectors of the library and information services domain.  

LIEM's Motivate, Learn, Lead cross-sectoral leadership programme for middle managers formed the basis of the submission to CILIP and the assessment panel report commented very positively on the quality of the documentation provided,and the way in which we have consulted, planned, managed, delivered and evaluated the programme.