Creating a better World! How academic librarians are tackling SDGs

5 July 2023, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Academic librarians by nature and profession tend to be thrifty and environmentally aware. For decades, they have been the inspiration for many micro environmental initiatives. When in 2015 the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United NationsContinueContinue reading “Creating a better World! How academic librarians are tackling SDGs”

Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (2/2)

An interview with Fiona Greig [you can read the first part of the interview here] The true nature of education To do well in a traditional exam implies having a good memory, but this does not equate with intelligence, skills, or the acquisition of a true education. True education means introducing someone to a conceptContinueContinue reading “Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (2/2)”

Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (1/2)

An interview with Fiona Greig Fiona Greig is Director of Knowledge & Digital Services at the University of Winchester. We are fortunate in being able to count her as a long-time colleague of Gold Leaf and we are grateful often to have benefited from her insights and innovative ideas. In this post she shares herContinueContinue reading “Helping graduates to be workplace-ready in a constantly changing world (1/2)”

The Charles Clark Lecture 2023 on AI

The London Book Fair wouldn’t be complete without the annual Charles Clark lecture, perhaps also the highlight of the year for those interested in copyright. This year’s lecture was especially ‘buzzy’ because it addressed the copyright issues arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence [AI]. Entitled Do Androids Dream of Electric Copyright?, it was deliveredContinueContinue reading “The Charles Clark Lecture 2023 on AI”

London Book Fair 2023

This year’s London Book Fair took place between 18th and 20th April at Olympia (still my favourite venue of the four I have experienced). Annika and I attended on the first and second days. We agreed it was one of the most enjoyable and productive LBFs we have been to for several years. It hadContinueContinue reading “London Book Fair 2023”