❗ Members Spotlight - an opportunity to self-promote and share your personal experience being a business librarian! We published two instalments and are looking for more BLA members to feature. ❗
If you are interested, feel free to message us here, on Linkdln or email marketing@blalib.org .
Huge thank you for everyone who attended our Winter Event! It was a joyous half a day, with lots of amazing presentations. #blawe26
We are looking forward to seeing you at our Summer Conference! #bla26
#blawe26 you are, as usual, the best bunch of librarians and non business librarians should all be jealous.
I'm jealous that I won't be able to go to the conference in a fancy hotel this year!!
Dan has been incredibly proactive: organising the #bla26 conference, and doing two presentations at the #blawe26 event, one quite extensive one on library marketing.
Impressive work. BLA is in good hands!
@blalib.org Karen and Ruth at the University of Reading discuss their playful learning ideas. Sometimes you just have to try new things and adapt and I shall set myself the task of having a go #blawe26
After Daniel Oppido's amazing sell for the upcoming BLA Brighton Conference - I can't wait. @blalib.org #blawe26
Loved Laura Broadbent's session on Market Research in the GENAI age. Really resonated with me as I also love teaching market research. #blawe26
A recurring theme when talking about student usage of AI is uncertainty of their own knowledge. Keyword/database searching is still a challange. Tendency to accept AI answers as true. #blawe26
Lots of questions and comments for Anna after her GenAI literacy session! Clearly a very important topic.
Now on to Market Research in the GenAI age!
#blawe26
Anna Richards from the University of Edinburgh has been talking to @blalib.org Winter Event about Future Proofing Information Literacy. Interesting ideas of building AI ethical awareness and use into teaching sessions #blawe26
Absolutely fascinating presentation on activities one can do in an AI-centric session. I am definitelly taking some ideas to my library sessions. #blawe26
Really impressed with EconBiz demonstrated by Tamara Pianos at the BLA Winter Event #blawe26
❄️ Reminder: BLA Winter Event is today at 12:30! ❄️
Check your emails with the access link!
Share your impressions here or Linkedln using the hashtag hashtag #blawe26
See you soon! 🙌
🎉 Members spotlight - @sisuabi.bsky.social 🎉
Meet BLA members via our members spotlight series! Big thank you to Abi who was so open and interesting to interview!
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❗️Last day to book your place at the BLA Winter Event!❗️
Bookings close on the 19th February 12pm.
For those who have booked already: looking forward to meeting you all on the 25th on Microsoft Teams!
#bla #events #librarianship
❗Less than a week left to book your spot at our Winter Event!❗
Book your place by filling out this form: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/75d132d...
Booking deadline: 12pm on 19th February 2026
The event is free, online and informative!
It would be lovely to see you back at the conference, Alice! Let us know if you need any help with the application!
🎉 We are happy to announce that bookings for Winter Event are now open! 🎉
Date: 25th February 2026
Time: 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Place: online
Book your place by filling out this form: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/75d132d...
Booking deadline: 12pm on 19th February 2026
❗ Are you excited for this year's conference? ❗
Book your place here: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/91aa313...
Early Bird discount closes on 1st March 2026.
All bookings close on 30th March 2026.
Find out about our Keynote presentations here: lnkd.in/e96twMpe
#conference
#librarianship
#bla26
BLA committee was delighted to visit University of Birmingham campus last week!
Book your place here: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/91aa313...
All bookings close on 30th March 2026.
Here are some images taken during the tour.
Photo credits: @sjoukjeschots.bsky.social
#bla26 #conferences
❗ Call for Members Papers! ❗
Send your proposals by filling out this form: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/9f47c71...
Deadline: 20th February.
#conference #bla26 #librarianship
Incredibly honoured to present a talk with the amazing Cara Clarke! The lineup for this year looks really interesting!
🎉 Announcing the Keynote presentations for our Annual Summer Conference 2026! 🎉
For more details about keynote presentations: lnkd.in/e96twMpe
Book your place here: lnkd.in/e2eVfi2B
Early Bird discount closes on 1st March 2026.
All bookings close on 30th March 2026.
❗ Bookings for the Annual BLA Conference 2026 are now open! ❗
Book your place here: bla1.glasscubes.com/form/91aa313...
Early Bird discount closes on 1st March 2026.
All bookings close on 30th March 2026.
🎉 Members spotlight - Daniel (Dan) Oppido 🎉
Meet BLA members via our members spotlight series! Big thank you to Dan, who volunteer to be the first person for the feature.
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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".
Bookings will be open soon!
❗Announcement coming soon!❗
Very honoured to be part of this and looking forward to supporting BLA members for the year ahead!
🎉 We’re please to announce new BLA Committee members!
Sarah Brain - BLA Chair
Sjoukje Schotts - Supplier Liaison Officer
Neil Skinner - Training Officer
Jennifer Winterburn - Development Officer
Algirdas Kraunaitis - Marketing and Communications Officer
Join us in giving them a warm welcome! 🎉
Graphic of a megaphone with text: AGM WEd 3rd SEpt 14:00-16:00 via Zoom
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).