CILIPS Students & New Professionals Community
Our first event of 2022 took place on the 2nd of March on Zoom. This event, Taking Different Paths: Open Source Library Solutions, looked at career paths beyond the traditional idea of being on a library front desk. Eilish McLaughlin and Fiona Borthwick shared insights into their current job roles at PTFS Europe, discussing how their library backgrounds have given them the knowledge and experience to work with open source library solutions! If you missed out, you can watch the recording, or check out our closed captions.
This is our first event for this year, but we have an impressive rap sheet of previous events spanning our history as a committee! In August 2020, we ran our first ever event – an online Careers Workshop with Heather Marshall, Senior Librarian at Glasgow Caledonian University. If you missed out, you can view a recording of this session.
Events Coordinator: Elisabeth Nagy
Twitter: @elisabeth_na
Hi, my name is Elisabeth and I’m the events coordinator for the SNPC! I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2021 with a degree in Museum Studies and am now working as a public library assistant with Falkirk Libraries.
I’m originally from Germany where I studied English Language and Literature, as well as Communication Science. Next to coffee and reading I also really enjoy music, which includes both going to gigs and playing the flute.
Social Media Officer: Eilish McLaughlin
Hi folks, I’m Eilish! I previously worked in academic libraries in Bradford and Belfast and also worked in a large international school library in Bangkok. I am currently working as a sales and marketing consultant for PTFS Europe, an open source software library solutions company and I’m also in my final year of a masters in library and information science with the University of Ulster. Previously, I was the Students and New Professionals Officer for CILIP Ireland and was co-director of an independent art gallery in Belfast.
Related Links
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Library and Information Sector New Professionals Network
A webpage for those who are new or aspiring library and information professionals run by a group based mainly outside of Scotland
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New Library Professionals Network
A website concerned with all things library for new professionals, run from the North of England
Resources
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Meet CILIPS SNPC [563.1KB]
Meet CILIPS SNPC, the Students & New Professionals Community helping all those in the early stages of their ca...
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CILIPS Students & New Professionals Community – Terms of Reference [90.1KB]
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New Voices Case Studies – Prompts for New Professionals [42.2KB]
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New Voices Case Studies – Prompts for Students [41.9KB]