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Last chance to apply for the 2025 NAG Award! Closes 7th March. Celebrate your achievements with £500 and a trophy to keep. nag.org.uk/nag-award-fo... Kindly sponsored by BDS

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Are you the A team of Acquisitions? The NAG Award is a great way to recognise any achievements your team have completed over the last year. No matter how small you think the changes may be – why not apply for the award and shout about what you’ve done? Nothing to lose! nag.org.uk/nag-award-fo...

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Join us for a NAG Coffee and a Chat extra biscuit special: "Clarivate announcement - where now?" on Wed 12th March at 12 noon for a closed forum discussion about next steps and sharing ideas. nag.org.uk/event/extrac...

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CALC is back! Absolutely incredible programme #critlib

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There are two weeks left to apply to the Collective Development Fund's 2025 round. We fund projects building capacity for OA books and the infrastructure to support them. To see what we funded last time, follow the links at the top of the call: openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/obc-coll...

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More on Clarivate's absolute bin fire of a strategic approach and the responses coming from Librarians and sector bodies in the UK and around the world www.linkedin.com/posts/anthon... @rluk.bsky.social, @jisc.bsky.social, @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social #Clarivate #Proquest #Ebooks

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Wow, March is a busy month for Library CPD! Have a look at NAG's Combined Libraries Calendar if you're looking to find a webinar or training day that interests you, or if you're planning an event later in the year and looking for a good time! nag.org.uk/combined-lib...

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Interestingly, the very first NAG Award in 1989 wasn't actually awarded! The judges declared "In our opinion none of the entries fulfilled the criteria set" and the £1000 prize was held back for 1990... Could you be our winner for 2025? nag.org.uk/nag-award-fo...

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Really looking forward to #NAGplf25. Will be delivering a workshop on Quickstart Cataloguing for Public Librarians: Reading the Metadata, aimed at those who download metadata and wonder why it looks “different” now; those who are new to it; and the managers who support them. #cataloguing #metadata

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Join us for a day of networking, discussion and Lego in Leeds for the NAG Public Library Forum on 15th May and help celebrate our 40th birthday! Booking open now: nag.org.uk/event/forum-... Places subsidised for NAG Members. (and yes, you get to keep the Lego....) #NAGplf25

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Booking is open! Join us in celebrating NAG's 40th birthday at our 15th Collection Development Seminar for Academic Libraries this year in Leeds on 15th May. Full programme now available: nag.org.uk/event/semina... #NAGcd15 📚

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How well do you know the Portico Library? Official Manchester tour guide Ed Glinert will be leading a detailed tour of the Library and the history of the streets around on Wed 19 Mar. Come learn about the success of Chinatown; the legacy of John Dalton, Manchester's first great scientist and more.

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If anyone wants to learn the basics about historic bookbindings, please do come along to Arthur's course at the cathedral in June. We also hosted it last year & it was tremendously useful. www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/unders...

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VACANCY: We're looking for a full-time (until end April 2026) Research Associate in Archiving and Preserving Open Access Books! Based at Loughborough University and part of the Copim Open Book Futures project, come join this innovative and exciting work. Closing 3 March: https://buff.ly/4kbgCC6

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Has your team been excellent this year? Perhaps they had an exciting new project, or implemented a new workflow or just coped with new challenges? Why not nominate them for the chance to win £500 and a trophy! Just 500 words, open to NAG Members. nag.org.uk/nag-award-fo... Kindly sponsored by BDS

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We have ten expenses paid places for our Annual Conference this year! You can apply here: dub.sh/waarYbr See you in Brighton!

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NAG Members Exclusive: Coffee and Chat event. Join other NAG members for a forum to discuss communication and our communities - from mailing lists to social media. Why not grab a brew and join us on Zoom? Wed 30 April 1:30pm nag.org.uk/event/chatap...

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I'm running a Presentation Skills course next week (for @m25consortium.bsky.social) which touches specifically on presenting during job interviews. I'd love to include more perspectives than just mine - what are your tips, and if you sit on panels, what do you like and dislike?

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Find out how The British Library’s LibraryOn £1.5m grants programme has increased the digital impact of public libraries. #ACEsupported @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Our Enabling Accessibility in Libraries online event is coming up this month: 19th Feb, 6-8pm, online. This @rnib.bsky.social workshop will cover accessible reading materials and customer service guidance to help library users with sight loss. Register here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...

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Summer Conference update We've extended the early bird rate deadline 'til 28th Feb. Plus, we're offering travel grants for those who are self-funding their travel. View all the confirmed sessions on our website: blalib.org/members-area/conferences Apply for a travel grant: bit.ly/3WJN4l6

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We're excited to launch the call for papers for the ALN Conference 2025. 18 June online, 11 July at Manchester Metropolitan University This years theme is Sustainable Innovation: moving forward in challenging times Details on how to submit are at: www.academiclibrariesnorth.ac.uk/aln-conferen...

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Learn to make a digital collage using free software and cultural heritage collections from Europeana. Have fun, boost your digital and creative skills, while exploring vintage artworks and photos! ➡️ bit.ly/3CkQTq3

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THIS SATURDAY... Enjoy an engaging classical concert for kids at our POP-UP SPACE in Princesshay 🎹🎶 Duo Tutti combine well-known classical tunes, unusual sounds & new music to create unique concerts that are entertaining & accessible to all. ✨FREE drop-in SAT 08 FEB 14:30 - 15:15.

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Applications are open for NAG's 2025 Public Library Project Grant. It's £5000 to spend on a project of your choice for one NAG member library! More info: https://nag.org.uk/public-libraries-project-of-the-year-grant/ Deadline: 9th April

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📣 Calling all @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social, @srucnews.bsky.social and @rcsofficial.bsky.social researchers! A reminder that we have a vacancy for an editorial board member, representing small specialist institutions in Scotland! 👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-edi.... Closing date 10 February!

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Plus ça change.... We've been looking back through #Nagstalgia and came across our proceedings from 1987. Reading the list of topics we felt not much has changed! Anyone care to submit a paper for 2025 with an update on these? nag.org.uk/blog/plus-ca...

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📢 Final week to get #RLUK25 🐦 Early bird tickets - ends this Friday 31 Jan. #RLUK25 will bring together senior leaders from libraries & academic sectors, from the UK + internationally, to explore the challenges for libraries in upholding the values of trust & integrity 🎟️+ℹ️: bit.ly/RLUKconf

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Closing soon! NAG Seminar and Forum - Call for papers Join NAG in celebrating our 40th birthday, in looking back at where we have come from, and looking forward to potential future developments. https://nag.org.uk/cfp25/ Event: 15th May, Leeds Closing date: 2nd Feb Our Gold Sponsor is Browns Books

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NAG Seminar and Forum - Call for papers! Join NAG in celebrating our 40th birthday, in looking back at where we have come from, and looking forward to potential future developments. https://nag.org.uk/cfp25/ Event: 15th May, Leeds Closing date: 2nd Feb Our Gold Sponsor for 2025 is Browns Books

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An exciting job opportunity at the House of Commons Library, Information School alumni and current students may be interested: bit.ly/40FdS8A

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Are you interested in guiding the UKSG's future? We have a vacancy in our 2025 election for a Publisher/Vendor/Intermediary - it could be you! Email [email protected] if you are interested in finding out more!

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1/4 📣 OBC Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: 2025 Call & Guidance! We are delighted to launch the second call for applications for funding from our Collective Development Fund. openbookcollective.pubpub.org/pub/obc-coll...

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Applications are open for NAG's 2025 Public Library Project Grant. It's £5000 to spend on a project of your choice for one NAG member library! More info: https://nag.org.uk/public-libraries-project-of-the-year-grant/ Deadline 9th April

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