Approaching critical library practice : CALC25 TAGS: antiracism | decolonialising | Diversity | Library I attended the online CALC25 [Critical Approaches to Libraries] Conference from 13 – 15 May 2025. The programme, slides and recordings are available at https://sites.google.com/view/calcconference/calc2025  It was great to see …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries (CALC) 2023 TAGS: antiracism | conference | critical information skills | Diversity | information literacy | Library | online resources I attended the CALC Conference on 24th and 25th May and can thoroughly recommend this annual event to other professionals interested in critical librarianship. The gathering was welcoming and introduced …Continue reading →

Recordings of Lunchtime Seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | decolonialising | Diversity | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reading lists | resources | students | subject guides | unconscious bias Our recent post on Decolonising and Diversifying the Library introduced the short seminar series the ASL team ran during lunchtimes in July. We’re delighted to be able to follow up …Continue reading →

Lunchtime seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | critical information skills | decolonialising | decolonising and diversifying | digital skills | Diversity | equity | information literacy | lunchtime seminars | reading lists | resources | students | unconscious bias We held our first of three Decolonising and Diversifying the Library lunchtime seminars last week, on the topic of Diversity in First Year Scots Law Reading Lists. The recording (39 …Continue reading →

LILAC 2022: Power structures in library and information services TAGS: antiracism | class | critical information skills | databases | decolonialising | Diversity | e-resources | information literacy | Library | online resources | open access | power structures | resources | subject guides | subject headings | unconscious bias Last month, three of our Academic Support Librarians team attended the LILAC conference. LILAC is a conference for librarians and information professionals who teach information literacy skills, are interested in …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries 2021(CALC) Day 2 TAGS: antiracism | conference | critical information skills | decolonialising | Diversity | pandemic | race | reading lists | subject guides | unconscious bias | video It is once again Conference Season, where academic librarians would usually be collecting a variety of colourful lanyards, discussing who had the best snacks with mid-morning coffee and which exhibitors …Continue reading →