If you want to share a new idea, update a colleague on progress or address a user issue, some of these tactics might help in your communication. They have been acquired from leadership courses and training along … More
For some fun at Christmas, and linking to all things Open Science / Open Scholarship, here is my version of this classic Christmas song / carol: The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The 12 days of OPEN Xmas… More
You know the feeling, when it’s one of your regular departmental meetings and you think …groan, this could have more energy and be a bit more inspiring…. In that case, perhaps one of the following ideas taken from … More
Use a stakeholder analysis to see who could help you implement parts of the project, programme or service development that local staff cannot. Consider the roles and responsibilities of a new initiative together with your key stakeholders. Who 
In last month’s blog: 10 steps to a library value proposition, I looked at part of Alexander Osterwalder’s & Yves Pigner’s Business Model Canvas honing in on analysing library customer segments, pains and gains for a strong library … More
Libraries are embracing new opportunities to help better serve its students, teachers and researchers. The starting point is not always by thoroughly analyzing your current users and analyzing the surrounding contexts together with a multi-disciplinary team that really … More
Information literacy has long been a core activity for academic libraries providing access to information and knowledge and facilitating its effective use. Information literacy has changed its form over recent years to address the newer challenges and opportunities … More
The Library has an idea for a new policy, new service, new project, new resource, or even re-organisation. Having a clear one or two-page business case will help you when discussing … More
Libraries are increasingly putting systematic systems in place to evaluate their services more effectively to help them save costs, measure performance, develop their programmes or to better understand their user needs. This list of 24 considerations comes from … More
If you’re looking for some light relief at the end of the year before Xmas, or if you’re looking for inspiration on how to market your research library, certain spaces or specific services in a different way … More
Open Access Week is here again, and in this context, I’d like to share 6 winning bids from an Open Access / Open Data / Open Science training call of the EU-funded FOSTER Project (Facilitate Open Science … More
The first library-dedicated NMC Horizon Report was published in August 2014. It outlines key trends, challenges, developments and technologies to impact on academic and research libraries between now and the next 5 years and beyond.
This month’s blog … More
These seven points were shared at a joint SPARC Europe LIBER workshop this summer in Riga. They were developed as part of my programme management work for SPARC Europe. SPARC Europe advocates change in scholarly communications for the … More
For the summer holiday season, here are some great speakers on change that can inspire.
Embrace the near win
Sarah Lewis, March 2014
http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_lewis_embrace_the_near_win
Sarah Lewis inspires us to see that near wins will get you so much … More
Have you or any of your team needed to get up-to-date and skilled in a specific area in a short space of time? Last month’s blog: Getting more up-to-date in 6 simple steps discussed a strategy for library … More
A strategy for library staff to get up-skilled and up-to-date in new innovative areas
If its data management, GIS, the Digital Humanities, Open Access publishing or OA policy implementation, data-mining or 3d printing you need to get your … More
At this time of year, many of us are either doing a spring clean or planning one.
A good spring clean means dedicating some time to take a really good look at your prized possessions and what feels … More
When developing a service, process, policy or if you are restructuring your library, targeting your staff and users in an optimal way will bring you great rewards. A great relationship with your staff and users is to be … More
These examples show a handful of approaches to library mobile access. As one of the 8 steps to developing mobile access to your library look at what your colleagues are doing for inspiration.
Many more examples can be … More
Many libraries have implemented a mobile interface to their library, but quite a number have not yet done so.
Here are 8 considerations drawn from those who have already developed their own mobile sites, or who have developed … More