Thank you to our Platinum sponsors who supported the A&SL 2024 conference
Website: www.ebsco.com
EBSCO offers high-quality information resources and technology solutions to help academic, medical, corporate and public/community libraries build and manage their collections, meet their patron’s information needs, promote lifelong learning, and transform lives. Providing access to books, eBooks, journals, magazines, and various reference resources alongside user-friendly search platforms, a managed open-source library system (FOLIO) and through our linked-data technology solution (Bibliograph) which transforms the visibility of library catalogues on the web, EBSCO is ideally placed to work with all libraries. For more information on EBSCO’s resources, please visit www.ebsco.com
DBS is Ireland’s largest independent third-level college, with over 9,000 students. DBS provides a comprehensive range of full-time and part-time undergraduate, postgraduate, professional and executive education programmes.
Our certificate, degree and postgraduate programmes are awarded by QQI and are recognised by the Department of Education, employers and all major higher education institutions for postgraduate study. Additionally, DBS relevant degrees are recognised by several professional bodies including the Library Association of Ireland.
Thank you to the UCD School of Information and Communication Studies who sponsored the A&SL conference drinks reception.
Website: www.ucd.ie/ics
UCD’s School of Information and Communication Studies strives to educate students to become leaders, policymakers, and designers of information services in the evolving information society. Our MLIS and GradDip programmes are structured for attaining a professional degree in the field of Library and Information Studies. Our programmes are accredited by the Library Association of Ireland (LAI), and our accreditation is recognised in other countries by their library associations.
The programmes aim to:
a) equip students with professional competencies;
b) instil professional ethics and social responsibility;
c) foster a lifelong commitment to continuing professional education;
d) promote equality, diversity and inclusion (EDIA), creating accessibility; and
e) provide opportunities for active engagement with diverse communities.
Modules cover a broad range of topics, which include theoretical and foundational knowledge, research skills, and specialised professional skills and knowledge in areas such as digital libraries, information services for children and youth, scholarly communication, teaching librarianship, digital curation, web design, collection development and management, communication and information behaviour, and organisational and project management.
Transferable, generic skills and competencies supported by the programmes include, for example, critical thinking, teamwork, professional writing, and presentation skills. Our teaching draws on international best practices to facilitate a high-quality learning experience for students in a variety of in-person and blended modes. Reflective practices and collaborative work constitute the core of our learning activities.
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