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tewardship service intellectual freedom rationalism literacy and learning equity of access to recorded knowledge and information privacy democracy and lankes new librarianship service learning openness intellectual freedom and safety intellectual honesty to help attendees get into a reflective mindset and identify a professional value i asked them to complete the following exercise think of a time when you felt proud of your work or a sense of achievement in work what was the situation what did you do what was the underlying value attendees were asked to share this underlying value in an online poll here is a word cloud of what was submitted broadly speaking responses could be categorised into the following themes service connection and collaboration edi equity diversity and inclusion access and openness learning and development the next exercise explored how strongly attendees related to professional codes of ethics from various library associations while some associations do have explicit statements of professional values most do not and instead have professional codes relating to ethics or conduct an analysis of 60 code of ethics sourced from the ifla website revealed the following broad values user service quality objectivity impartiality privacy confidentiality intellectual freedom anti censorship professional integrity ethics access to information social responsibility cultural heritage preservation equity non discrimination professional development values from library associations the majority of attendees did relate to these values although for a number of attendees there does appear to be a disconnect to try and explore this further i asked attendees to engage in a sorting exercise in padlet from the list of values from library associations attendees could sort these into four columns non negotiable values important but flexible aspirational values and not important to me at all access to information and user service appeared most often as a non negotiable value while professional development was typically viewed as being important but flexible some values like social responsibility and cultural and heritage preservation appeared in multiple columns this demonstrates values do not always align between individuals and other values will take priority while code of ethics can help articulate shared expectations they can also fail to address any tensions in values especially when our own values do not align with what these codes might say when such conflicts arise there is rarely an easy solution however i would suggest understanding our own values and reflecting on where we place importance and priority can act as a useful guide values into practice to give attendees something practical to take away from the session i asked attendees to consciously foreground one value they wanted to put into practice with this one value in mind i asked them to consider the following one tiny action i can take next week one medium scale change i can influence this year project service policy one big aspirational change i d love to see attendees were invited to share their actions on a padlet if they were comfortable doing so some of the smaller actions that emerged included checking in with fellow colleagues prioritising staff wellbeing and approaching work with more intentional positivity medium term actions focused on increasing open access improving practices advocacy for librarianship and professional development finally some aspirational changes from attendees centred around achieving 100 open access starting new initiatives and the development of new library spaces or even a new library building a hope many of us can probably relate to defining librarianship to conclude the session i asked attendees to reflect on a final question what does it mean to be a librarian today i asked attendees to complete the sentence librarianship is while many responses were positive framing librarianship as essential and even badass it s important to also acknowledge the complexity involved in the profession as highlighted by some attendees being a jack of all trades hard work and tiring overall responses showed librarianship as being a collaborative people focused profession centred on sharing knowledge and helping others to finish i d like to highlight some definitions that personally resonated with me but i would encourage everyone to view all the responses advocating and enabling for social justice and lifelong learning for everyone through collections spaces and research fostering a love of learning new things while also learning new things yourself a great career be a contributor not an extractor acknowledgements thank you to the a sl committee for giving me the opportunity to facilitate this session and thank you to my fellow ucc library colleagues ronan madden learning teaching team lead and martin o connor communications coordinator for supporting me in developing the session read more posted on wednesday may 27 2026 categories conferences librarians librarianship values 14 may 2026 finding strength in difference reflections from the hslg annual conference 2026 in march 2026 library and information professionals from across ireland came together for the health sciences libraries group hslg annual conference held in person and centred on the theme finding strength in difference as a professional librarian working on behalf of the irish food and drink industry the day offered timely insights into how libraries can navigate rapid technological change while staying grounded in human judgement ethics and collaboration across the programme speakers explored artificial intelligence ai professional identity collaboration models and visibility a consistent message emerged our collective strength lies not in tools alone but in how we design for connection build shared understanding and support one another across diverse roles and settings human judgement in an ai ocean the conference opened with a keynote from brendan kelly professor of psychiatry at trinity college dublin who spoke about navigating an ai ocean while retaining human responsibility and judgement he highlighted that while ai can augment decision making it introduces four tensions epistemic black box systems ethical bias relational loss of human connection and legal accountability drawing on how society has historically reacted to new technologies kelly argued that panic is understandable but unhelpful instead he advocated for responsible transparent and human led use of ai accountability he stressed always remains with the user not the tool declaring ai use openly and questioning outputs critically are essential steps towards trust this framing resonated strongly with librarians whose professional values already centre on evaluation context and stewardship of information supporting one person libraries through connection the challenges faced by solo and small team libraries were explored by tony linnane regional library manager at the hse one person libraries he noted develop wide ranging and highly transferable skills but often at the cost of professional isolation and increased risk of burnout rather than relying solely on individual resilience linnane emphasised the importance of intentional peer networks and shared practice he suggested that carefully managed use of generative ai could help ease administrative workloads and service continuity while human oversight remains central crucially connection to expert networks can reduce isolation and strengthen confidence particularly for those working alone collaboration as a force multiplier collaboration was another strong theme particularly in a session on hse library partner organisation collaborations delivered by niamh walker headon library resources manager at the hse she demonstrated how formal consortia models can expand access to high quality resources improve equity and avoid duplication of effort across organisations the success of these partnerships relies on shared infrastructure clear agreements and trust built over time where licensing limits access the curation of credible free sources such as national statistical agencies and expert blogs can help bridge gaps this model offers useful lessons for government and semi state bodies seeking to scale knowledge services more sustainably visibility builds value several sessions reinforced the idea that impact depends not just on what libraries provide but on whether people know those services exist bennery rickard regional librarian at the hse shared insights from hse library day a national awareness campaign designed to celebrate library staff and services human centred storytelling early promotion and shared narratives helped increase engagement pride and visibility across dispersed teams key takeaways included planning impact metrics in advance promoting library spaces as well as collections and featuring staff voices to make the service relatable these lessons apply widely particularly for specialist or embedded library teams seeking to demonstrate value equitable access and awareness the importance of national infrastructure was further explored in a session on the case for a national ehealth library for ireland presented by aoife lawton and louise farragher they argued that removing barriers to trusted information supports lifelong learning and professional development at scale however access alone is not enough many users are unaware of existing resources highlighting the ongoing need for promotion training and information literacy libraries cannot assume people know what is available or how to use it responsibly awareness must be continually rebuilt preparing future talent mairéad mc keown and david lombard from bord bia the irish food board reflected on preparing future food industry talent through their graduate co pilot skills programme their programme was underpinned by adult learning and knowledge management principles it encouraged a culture of experimentation critical and creative thinking and community connections social learning ethical skills and respect for differences were identified as essential foundations for a psychologically safe learning environment mairéad mc keown and david lombard bord bia presenting on preparing future talent in the ai era picture credit lauren sneyd 2026 ai literacy as a shared community skill aphra kerr professor of digital media and communication at university college dublin reframed ai literacy not as a technical skill but as a community capability grounded in dialogue critical thinking and shared learning she highlighted initiatives such as the eu funded adapt programme and algowatch which aim to make algorithms more visible and understandable to the public learning by doing through workshops labs and discussion helps demystify ai and builds confidence without panic these programmes emphasise empowerment over fear and align closely with librarians educational roles key conclusions across the day three clear conclusions emerged design for connection first if you want capability to scale and last make ai literacy and responsible use a daily habit not a one off training exercise visibility and partnerships multiply value especially in dispersed or specialist settings for librarians across different sectors these insights reaffirm the profession s role as a connector guide and critical partner in a rapidly changing world our greatest strength remains our collective commitment to people trust shared understanding and progress microsoft co pilot was used in the brainstorming for this blog post read more posted on thursday may 14 2026 categories 6 may 2026 review of the academic special libraries conference 2026 guest post by dina gorelik dina is an mlis student at university college dublin at the end of march i had the pleasure of attending the lai academic and special libraries conference 2026 reimagining librarianship purpose practice and possibility as one of the a sl bursary recipients throughout my mlis coursework professors and students have discussed the changing nature of the library profession and the challenges of this time i was excited to be able to attend the conference to hear from professionals on the ground on what they consider the challenges and core fundamentals of librarianship today and i was pleasantly surprised with the recurring themes discussed throughout the day including the importance of reflective practice and using data to justify decision making in libraries and information settings the morning keynote speaker liz jolly university college cork set the tone and brought up themes which recurred throughout the day most notably speaking on the importance of reflective practice and relentless optimism as a tool for the onward journey i was surprised to hear about reflective practice so early in the day the concept of reflective practice has been an unexpected recurring topic of conversation throughout my mlis coursework and its early reference in the day solidified the importance of reflection in my future professional work after the morning keynote there were two parallel sessions and i chose to attend the one on open scholarship a topic new to me but one i am interested in learning more about the speakers discussed initiatives in individual universities as well as national initiatives to promote open access scholarship and publishing margaret irons dublin institute for advanced studies and colm o connor innopharma education were particularly inspiring in their talks on spearheading new projects irons spoke about her project to create an open access repository of celtica the publication of the school of celtic studies at the dublin institute for advanced studies her internal advocacy began in 2016 and the repository launched in 2025 a reminder that patience and thinking long term are vital to these sorts of projects colm o connor also shared a librarian led initiative at innopharma education to support student publications o connor identified that students were producing high quality work but were intimidated by traditional academic publishing so he began innopharma insights a journal to highlight the promising student research he was seeing now in its second volume the journal is produced with the available resources of the team for example the journal is formatted in house using microsoft word the afternoon session had a variety of speakers talking about collections and metadata initiatives redesigning services and career reflections two speakers spoke about evaluating and reevaluating services at their academic libraries genevieve larkin marino institute of education and francisca silva dublin business school larkin spoke about the development of a five year operational plan to address tensions between the ambitions of library employees versus available resources she discussed the power of prioritisation in assessing capacity of staff and resources silva led 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