News and Announcements

Keep an eye on this page for all the latest news on the activities of the A&SL committee.

  • Conference Programme

    Conference Programme

    We are very excited to announce the programme for #asl2024… It’s a full day of great papers with plenty of networking opportunities at coffee and sit down lunch in the Ashling Hotel’s Chesterfields Restaurant. Read more

  • Student #ASL2024 tickets!

    Student #ASL2024 tickets!

    Are you a LIS student interested in attending #ASL2024 in Dublin on the 21st March? We have welcome news for your piggy banks as there are a limited number of €50 student tickets available. Book your student ticket today before they’re all snapped up! https://bit.ly/3IgNckd Read more

  • Bursary Awards

    Bursary Awards

    We are offering bursaries for this year’s A&SL conference which will allow two people to attend free of charge. The bursaries are available to LIS students and to those working in the library sector. To submit an application for the bursary, please send an email to aslsectionevents@gmail.com by 1st March describing in 200 words or less why you’d… Read more

  • Keynote David Hughes

    Keynote David Hughes

    We’re delighted to announce our second keynote speaker; David Hughes, who will discuss open scholarship in librarianship, and how fairer access models can reduce challenges from trends such as AI in his talk ‘Why do we need “Open”, anyway?’ Read more

  • Keynote Marilyn Clarke

    Keynote Marilyn Clarke

    How’s this for a keynote title: ‘Libraries as liberatory spaces: knowledge justice, sites of memory and acts of resistance.’ Join us on March 21st for #ASL2024 to hear this brilliant talk from @marilyn_c30. Read more

  • ASL2024

    ASL2024

    Lee Kirwan’s brilliant #ASL2019 sketches capture the energy and excitement of our conferences perfectly. Experience it all yourself at our #ASL2024 conference on March 21st at the @ashlinghoteldublin. Sign up here! https://aslibraries.ie/conference/ Can’t wait to see you all there! Read more