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🎉 BLA summer conference announcement! 🎉 Save the date: Wednesday 1st - Friday 3rd July 2026. Place: University of Brighton. This years theme will be "Libraries as Strategic Partners: Collaboration Within and Beyond the Institution".
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We’re please to announce new BLA Committee members! Warm welcome to: Sarah Brain - BLA Chair Sjoukje Schotts - Supplier Liaison Officer Neil Skinner - Training Officer Jennifer Winterburn - Development Officer Algirdas Kraunaitis - Marketing and Communications Officer
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A reminder that our AGM will be held online tomorrow (Wednesday 3rd September) at 2pm. Voting for the position of Supplier Liaison Officer will close at midday tomorrow (one vote per member institution).
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Applications are now open for the five available committee roles. Further information about each role is available here: https://t.co/e4ogrHKwjV Nominate yourself via https://t.co/qLKsd7kpEu by 1st August.
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Thank you to everyone who sent a Year in Review. Please find the compilation here: https://t.co/YZweXEdmRc If anyone has a late submission, please send it to marketing@blalib.org asap. For those attending the conference—something to read on the journey! #BLA25
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The committee is looking forward to welcoming delegates to our Summer Conference next week. The conference brochure is now ready: https://t.co/CTS3ts4fte
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It’s time for your Year in Review 2025 submissions! We invite each member institution to submit an update, highlighting key events and developments from the past year. Your contributions will help keep fellow members informed and connected. Please send to marketing@blalib.org
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Booking for our summer conference close today! View the provisional programme here: https://t.co/xHE3S4giyh
This year the BLA celebrates its 50th anniversary, and Stirling its 900th! Will you be joining us for our summer conference there in June? Book here: https://t.co/DiUK4dKyaf
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⚠️Our BLA members institutional survey closes today! ⚠️ Please use the link in our most recent email to complete it. Only one person per institution needs to do so.
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This year the BLA celebrates its 50th anniversary, and Stirling its 900th! Will you be joining us for our summer conference there in June? Book here: https://t.co/DiUK4dKyaf
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Our final keynote speaker at the Summer Conference is @aarontay, Head of Data Services at Singapore Management University Libraries. AI-Assisted Literature Review Tools for Undergraduates: Restrict, Curate, or Embrace? Early bird rate ends today! https://t.co/DiUK4dKyaf
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‼️Conference early bird deadline extension‼️ We've also extended the early bird deadline until Friday 7th March. Book your place: https://t.co/DiUK4dL5ZN View confirmed sessions on the LinkedIn event page: https://t.co/GWyUOxuyjI or on our website: https://t.co/WrH1Thlf7g
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For the reimbursement of travel expenses, you will need to have submitted a conference booking and provided invoicing details e.g. main finance office contact, Purchase order (PO) number etc.
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❗Change to Conference Travel Bursary eligibility❗ You can now submit your travel bursary request in advance of booking your place on the conference. Once the travel bursary is confirmed, you can then book your conference place. https://t.co/vdT8HQPLBu
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Opinion piece in response to the latest Clarivate announcement from @Siobhan_M_HQ Siobhan Haime (normally members only) -
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We've added one more Members Paper to our Summer Conference: Addressing budget cuts and NSS feedback: creating opportunities for gains in a time of constraints (Jennifer Winterburn) Book your place:
Planning for our summer conference continues, and we're delighted to announce the following members papers have been confirmed: Breaking bot: how generative AI is rewriting the rules at Cambridge Judge (Andrew Alexander and Amy Theobald)
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For gin and whisky fans attending our Summer Conference, we have the perfect Thursday afternoon activity! 🥃 A visit to the historic Old Smiddy building in the shadow of Stirling castle, where @StirlingGin distillery create their award-winning drinks.
Meet the McCanns, the Stirling-based family that owns Stirling Distillery. The #distillery prides itself on being a family-run business. Founded by husband and wife team June and Cameron McCann in 2015, their two children, Elle & Hugo also play critical roles in the small team ✨
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*Summer Conference update* We've extended the early bird rate deadline 'til 28th Feb. View all the confirmed sessions on our website: https://t.co/sX7rwircvJ Apply for a travel grant: https://t.co/vdT8HQPdLW
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