CLIC Libraries: Collaborating in Cardiff
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CLIC Libraries: Collaborating in Cardiff
Karen F. Pierce (Cardiff University)
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Marlize Palmer (Welsh Government)
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CLIC members
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CLIC Libraries
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Cardiff Public Libraries• Cardiff University• Cardiff & Vale College• National Assembly of
Wales
• National Museum Wales• Royal Welsh College of
Music & Drama• University of South Wales• Welsh Government
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CLIC members
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CLIC Staff Development Group
Karen Pierce (Chair) CU
Sue Evans (Vice-chair) WG
Helen Bader (Secretary) RWCMD
Rebecca Evans (Vice-secretary)CMU
Sally Earney CU
John Wright USW
Laura Wood CPL
Kristine Chapman NMW
Delyth Thomas NAW
Lucy Hodson NAW
Simon Rhys-Phillips CVC
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Beginnings
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Beginnings (2)
Project objectives:1. Define a strategy & complementary
action plan…to strengthen library collaboration in Cardiff
2. Identify practical measures…to share resources & deliver improved library services to the community in Cardiff
3. Assess the library requirements of different groups of learners within Cardiff
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Project report
• Jones-Evans, Angela (2006) CLIC- Cardiff Libraries in Collaboration: the development of a strategy and an action plan for its future development
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What does CLIC do?
• Website: http://www.cliclibraries.co.uk/
• Steering Group– Set up Staff Development Group– Pilot reciprocal access scheme– Pilot reciprocal borrowing scheme
• Staff Development Group– Run a variety of staff training events
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Events held so far (1)
• Customer care• Floor-walking with
confidence• Library tours• Social Media / Web
2.0• Marketing your library• Information literacy
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Is the customer always King? Learning from experience in libraries & beyond
All fizz and no bang? Does Web 2.0 really matter?
What’s occurring in Barry?
Library skills for the 21st century
Professional development: mapping out your pathway
Floor-walking with confidence
Knowing your customer: cross-sector perspectives
Social media in libraries
Innovative marketing on a low budget
Developing information literacy skills amongst library users – tools and techniques
New year – new ideas: sharing experience in CLIC libraries
Libraries, but not as we know them: an illustrated exploration of building trends and predictions
Library tours
Specialist services in libraries
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Events held so far (2)
• Library tours for Love your Libraries Day
• Exhibition• Introduction to copyright• Presentation skills
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Why it matters
Free
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Networking
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Inclusivity
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Co-operation
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Attendance by sector
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The CLIC website
A place for:
• Resources• News• Networking• Information• Training
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• Develop the website primarily as a resource for library staff in Cardiff
• Retain basic information about libraries in Cardiff for the benefit of the general public
• Use the website as the hub for building a community of library staff by sharing resources & providing information about events
• Remove the need to log in to access the staff area• Create social media accounts to help publicise the
site and to get library staff contributing
Web admin team recommendations
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Twitter account - @CLICLibraries
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CLIC Facebook account
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CLIC blog -http://cliclibraries.blogspot.co.uk/
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New Horizons
Since 2012 CLIC has been broadening its horizons in the types of events it provides, how it markets itself and how it defines its membership
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“Do Something Different Day” 2012 & 2013
• 23 different sites took part• Job swaps on offer
included;– IT support– Graphics services– Careers advisors– Collections management– Dental library– Health library
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• Good mix of respondents from the various sectors & differing job roles
• Most respondents want to see CLIC provide an equal mix of networking opportunities & training
• Predominantly happy with range & quality of events currently provided by CLIC
• The greatest interest is in events which allow learning about & visiting CLIC member libraries
• Inability to arrange cover/scheduling clashes/prior work commitments appear to be the greatest barriers to attendance rather than lack of interest in training on offer
Survey results – brief summary
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What do you value most about CLIC events?
Opportunity to network
Opportunity to developprofessional skills
Opportunity to hearabout work in othersectors of the profession
Other
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The Future
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The challenge: re-think the future
• Budgets are under pressure
• Services need to be consolidated
• Services and models need to be re-imagined for today’s users
• Collections are increasingly going digital
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Challenges
From co-working to crowdsourcing, collaboration in its many forms and degrees continues to shape and, in some senses, even redefine the way we work
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“Maker movement”
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Libraries and the “maker movement”
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Working together
• The future of libraries and library “values” in the digital world will increasingly depend on us working together at the international, regional, national and local levels.
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The future plan
The Steering Group is currently in the process of putting together a funding bid to commission a report that will explore the direction CLIC should take over the next 5 years
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Contact details
Karen F. Pierce (@Darklecat)
Marlize Palmer (@Vetlies)