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Local Studies Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP).
UK
Joined November 2010
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 McCulla Award #librarynews #localhistory
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Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future – last chance to book
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Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future, Friday 21 October 2022 at the National Archives, Kew. Last chance to book.
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Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future, Friday 21 October 2022 at the National Archives, Kew. New bookings link available now.
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Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future, Friday 21 October 2022 at the National Archives, Kew. New bookings link available now.
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CILIP Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future, Friday 21 October 2022 at the National Archives, Kew. £30. Book now
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Local Studies Conference 2022 – Tooling-up for the future, Friday 21 October 2022 at the National Archives, Kew. Book now
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Do you work with archive material in the North West of England? A regular informal space is being created to enable you to meet, discuss issues, concerns or opportunities, and have a chance to find out what else is happening across the region.
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How should you get back to providing a local studies service once a disaster strikes? Have a look at the types of things you need to plan for now in the latest sections of the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit.
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A Service Business Continuity plan (BCP) provides a standardised business disruption plan for all services. The plan provides key service information to support the Head of Service (or nominated de…
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Want to make sure that readers can find things in the years ahead? Make sure your data is up to scratch with the new Metadata, Cataloguing & Classification section of the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit,
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Providing easy and effective access to collections is an essential part of any librarian’s role. The creation of coherent and consistent catalogue entries sited on web-based platforms will provide …
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What do readers and staff need in a local studies space? Top tips and advice from the CILIP LSG Local Studies toolkit
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A local studies library should be a welcoming place for all members of society, ensure good working conditions for readers and staff, provide secure access to library materials, and be able to faci…
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Learn more about manors and manorial documents with @NorthldArchives
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Ever wanted to know more about manors and their records? Join Beth Elliott, Project Archivist for the Everyday Life in a Northumbrian Manor project, on Monday 27 June for an introduction. This onli…
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Toolkit – Creating an Emergency Plan for local Studies collections
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Local Studies matters and read why in the new introduction to the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit.
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Public libraries are at the heart of many communities and their existence is an important opportunity to engage people with their local heritage. Local history documents, books and secondary source…
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Want to know more about local studies in Scotland? Find out about the resources and organisations north of the border in the new section of the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit.
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Much of the guidance found throughout this toolkit is relevant to delivering a successful local studies service in Scotland. The aim of this section is to provide additional information relating sp…
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Responsible for leading local studies work across a number of libraries? Read some top tips in the new section of the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit.
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Though each authority is different, every service is likely to have a range of libraries reflecting the size of its population, each with local studies materials covering their local area. The auth…
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Have you thought about asking your volunteers to give you a bit of extra help? Find out the dos and don'ts on working with a Friends Group from the new section of the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit.
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Volunteers and users can very quickly become your unit’s most enthusiastic advocates and, by working together to form a Friends Group, their support can be grown in different ways. What can a Frien…
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Need some wise words about working with local studies volunteers? Read the new section from the CILIP LSG Local Studies Toolkit,
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Still time to submit proposal to Metadata and Discovery Conference 2022
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There is still time to submit a proposal to the CILIP Metadata and Discovery Group (MDG) biennial conference “Metadata and Discovery” to be held from 7th-9th September 2022 at IET Birmingham: Austi…
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