Nicola Semple

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  • UXLibs 2023: Summary and Themes

    UXLibs 2023: Summary and Themes

    This time last week I was on my way back to my hotel in Brighton after the second day of UXLibs. If you haven’t seen it, you can read about every session I attended over the three days, in detail, over on my UXLibs 2023 Live Highlights post. But now that I’ve had some time…

    Nicola Semple

    Jun 14, 2023
    Academic Libraries, Uncategorized, User Experience
    UXLibs
  • Live Highlights: UXLibs Conference 2023

    Live Highlights: UXLibs Conference 2023

    You can now read a shorter, summarised post on UXLibs 2023 here: UXLibs 2023: Summary and Themes Somehow it is June, and this week I’m attending the UXLibs Conference 2023 (@UXLibs). This is the 7th annual international User Experience in Libraries conference, and this year it is taking place at the University of Sussex in Falmer,…

    Nicola Semple

    Jun 6, 2023
    User Experience
    Librarianship, UX, UXLibs
  • Making Library Websites More Usable, Accessible and Sustainable

    Making Library Websites More Usable, Accessible and Sustainable

    Just over 6 months ago, I put myself forward for a lightning talk at CILIP Conference 2022 as part of the New Voices, Big Ideas section of the programme. I’ve had a variety of experiences in my career, throughout being a copywriter and then working in marketing and digital, and now libraries. I’ve presented to…

    Nicola Semple

    Jan 29, 2023
    Academic Libraries, Information Architecture, Information Literacy, Library Websites, User Experience
    Academic Libraries, CILIP, CILIP Conference, Digital Literacy, Information Architecture, Information Literacy, User Experience
  • Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 3

    Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 3

    Here we are, after two days of mind opening talks and workshops, and a lively (to say the least) conference dinner, the final day of LILAC 2022 is upon us. And that means this will be my third and last live blog post (for now). If you missed the others, you can read about my…

    Nicola Semple

    Apr 13, 2022
    Information Literacy
    Academic Libraries, CILIP, Information Literacy, LILAC
  • Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 2

    Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 2

    Welcome to day two of my live highlights of the LILAC Conference 2022. Today is the second of three days where I am attending LILAC Conference 2022 (@LILAC_conf), at Manchester Metropolitan University. In advance of the event, we were asked to book the sessions we would like to attend. In this post, I will be…

    Nicola Semple

    Apr 12, 2022
    Information Literacy
    Academic Libraries, CILIP, Information Literacy, LILAC
  • Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 1

    Live Highlights: LILAC Conference Day 1

    Couldn’t make it to LILAC 2022? Or would like a reminder of the day? Here are my highlights, posted live throughout day one of the conference.

    Nicola Semple

    Apr 11, 2022
    Information Literacy
    Academic Libraries, CILIP, Information Literacy, LILAC
  • Improving the Usability of a Library Website – Part One: Information Architecture and Sitemaps

    Improving the Usability of a Library Website – Part One: Information Architecture and Sitemaps

    Recently, I joined a working group within the library team, that was given the task of improving the library website. This is the beginning of a blog series I will be doing, where I will be talking through exactly how and what we’ve done as a team. Hopefully, this might help others in finding their…

    Nicola Semple

    Mar 23, 2022
    Academic Libraries, Information Architecture, User Experience
    Academic Libraries, Audits, Information Architecture, LibGuides, Sitemaps, Usability, Web Design
  • Highlights: CILIP Information Literacy Group Event – Game-based Learning for Information Literacy Teaching

    Highlights: CILIP Information Literacy Group Event – Game-based Learning for Information Literacy Teaching

    On Monday, I attended the CILIP Information Literacy Group Event – Game-based learning for Information Literacy Teaching. Here are my thoughts after the event.

    Nicola Semple

    Feb 25, 2022
    Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, teaching
    CILIP, Information Literacy, Study Skills
  • So you’ve done a Masters in Library and Information Management? What now?

    So you’ve done a Masters in Library and Information Management? What now?

    New to the library profession? Me too! Read all about how I got here, and my advice on what to do next after you’ve completed your library degree.

    Nicola Semple

    Feb 13, 2022
    Academic Libraries, Career, Public libraries
    Academic Libraries, CILIP, Librarianship, Manchester, Masters, Postgraduate degree, Public libraries
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