Laura talks to Dr Eva Hornung the librarian of the curriculum development unit of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB), Convenor and Member of Library Association of Irelands Continuing Professional Development Committee and a founder member of the Library publishing committee and the Academic and special libraries committee. They talk about Eva's journey from Germany to Ireland, falling for the country and finding her place in the library community. Eva also shares her experience of Continuing Professional Development and discusses the benefits of doing doctoral research in LIS with some tips on how to get through a Phd. Links: Dr Eva Hornung Linkedin https://ie.linkedin.com/in/evahornung Research profile https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eva-Hornung-2 LAI CPD committee https://www.libraryassociation.ie/continuing-professional-development/

Laura talks to Martin O Connor, communications coordinator at UCC library. He is also the presenter of 'Shush, sounds from UCC Library' a weekly library radio show and he co-runs the LibFocus blog. Martin talks about his library journey, how he is finding his authentic voice on social media and how he has incorporated his love of music and collaboration into his role, including developing an exhibition celebrating the beloved Cork music venue Sir Henry's. He has published and presented extensively on library outreach and social media and marketing. Links: - Martins Twitter https://twitter.com/martinoconnor3 - Shush, sounds from UCC Library https://soundcloud.com/shush-radio-486769527 - Shush Twitter https://twitter.com/Shush_radio - Framing an exhibition – reflections from Sir Henrys@UCC Library https://blogs.ucc.ie/wordpress/theriverside/2014/09/05/sir-henrys-ucc-library/ libFocus Blog https://www.libfocus.com/ - O'Connor, M. and Hogan, E. (2019) 'Sir Henrys @UCCLibrary: Telling the history of a live music venue through a librarian-led research exhibition', An Leabharlann: The Irish Library, 28(2), pp. 11-17. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/247754739.pdf - Rooney Ferris, L., O'Connor, M. (2015) '“It’s just like passing notes in class…”: a content analysis of the use of Twitter at #asl2015'. An Leabharlann, 24(2), pp. 10-17. https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/2044 - UCC Library Podcast studio … sooo jealous!!! ;) https://libguides.ucc.ie/LibraryStudio/Podcast

Laura talks to Ruth Talbot, Librarian St Patricks Campus, Mary Immaculate College in Tipperary. They talk about Ruths librarian path, about library internships and working through organizational change. Ruth also talks about her experience as a volunteer for the IFLA World Library & Information congress 2022

In this episode, recorded at the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Dublin, Laura talks to Magdalena Gomułk, Marija Šimunović, Antoine Torrens Montebello and Susanne List-Tretthahn, of the IFLA new professionals Special interest group and with IFLA President Barbara Lison about their experiences at #WLIC2022 and the benefits of getting involved with national and international library representative groups. Links IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group https://www.ifla.org/units/new-professionals/ About IFLA https://www.ifla.org/who-we-are/ Librarians take part in flash mob to celebrate Ulysses RTE News feature https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/0725/1312101-ulysses-flash-mob-dublin/ IFLA #WLIC2022 recordings https://2022.ifla.org/wlic2022-online-sessions/ Session 141 Out in the Open: Recent Governance Developments at IFLA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQBk0kDz7KI IFLA #WLIC2023 Rotterdam website https://2023.ifla.org/

In this episode, recorded at the IFLA World Library & Information Congress in Dublin, Laura talks to Yohanna Anderson. Yoanna is a subject librarian at the University of Gloucestershire and the founder of the ebook sos campaign to address unsustainable pricing in the ebook market. Links: Ebook SOS website https://academicebookinvestigation.org/ Knowledge Rights 21 https://www.knowledgerights21.org/ (Article) Anderson, Y. and McCauley, C., 2022. How the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an e-book crisis and the #ebooksos campaign for reform. Insights, 35, p.13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.586 Ebook sos in 1 minute video https://youtu.be/tuZUJs72288 ‘University staff urge probe into e-book pricing 'scandal' BBC News article Nov 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54922764

On the eve of IFLA WLIC Laura talks to Michelle Breen, Head of Learning& Engagement at the University of Limerick's Glucksman Library. Michelle is a member of the LAI Council and has served as chair of the Western Regional Section of the LAI. She has published articles in Portal; Libraries and the Academy and the New Review of Academic Librarianship. You can follow Michelle on Twitter @michelle__breen UL Glucksman library website : https://www.ul.ie/library/ Library Association of Ireland, council members https://www.libraryassociation.ie/about-the-library-association/ Library Association of Ireland video https://youtu.be/IGzqz2_Juzg IFLA World Library & Information Congress 2022 website https://2022.ifla.org/

Laura Talks to Cathal Mc Cauley, Maynooth University Librarian and President of the Library Association of Ireland. He talks about his career path, the experience of the pandemic, the ebook crisis. Ahead of IFLA World Library & Information Congress, as co-chair of the the Irish National committee Cathal also talked about what IFLA visitors can expect during their time in Dublin. Links IFLA WLIC https://2022.ifla.org/ Library Association of Ireland https://www.libraryassociation.ie/about-the-library-association/ IFLA 'everything you wanted to know about Irish libraries' event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsqVaHewdkE Ebook sos campaign Ireland https://www.libraryassociation.ie/the-ebooksos-campaign-in-ireland/

We're back!! After a very long break we are back and ready to welcome the library community to Ireland! Ahead of the Wikimedia + Libraries convention Laura talks to Laurie Bridges, Instruction and Outreach Librarian and Professor at Oregon State University. Laurie has written presented and advocated extensively for Wikipedia as a tool for librarians and information literacy. She is part of the team bringing the Wikimedia + Libraries convention to Maynooth on July 23 & 24th and she talks about how she became a librarian, how she got involved with Wikipedia and the convention. Wikimedia + Libraries Convention details https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia%2BLibraries_International_Convention_2022 Laurie Bridges https://bridgesbio.weebly.com/ The World according to Wikipedia podcast https://headstuffpodcasts.com/show/the-world-according-to-wikipedia

Laura talks to Tim Lentz, librarian at Hastings Public Library, Hastings Nebraska. They chat about Tim's library path, the work he does in Hastings public library and his approach to delivering library services. Episode Links: Hastings public Library http://hastingslibrary.us/ Perkins Library Hastings College https://www.hastings.edu/academics/academic-resources/perkins-library/ About Hastings Nebraska https://www.cityofhastings.org/

Laura catches up with #asl2019 keynote Christian Lauersen for a drink and a chat about his library journey. Christian is the director of Libraries and citizen services at Roskilde municipality in Denmark. He worked in academic libraries and recently moved into public libraries. he is a champion of the role of libraries as central to vibrant communities. Christian is the co-founder of Library Planet, a crowdsourced library tourism guide which features libraries from around the world. He is also co-creator of the Library Bossa Nova track 'Lost in your time at the library' Library Planet https://libraryplanet.net/ Christian Lauersen Library Lab https://christianlauersen.net/author/clauersen/ Listen to Lost in your time (at The Library) by Los Bossa Nuevo Biblioteca https://soundcloud.com/samfbiblioteket/lost-in-your-time-at-the-library

Laura talks to Claire Ní Neachtain Librarian at Coláiste Íosagáin agus Coláiste Eoin and Andrea Dillion Librarian at St Joseph of Cluny. They discuss their career paths and the challenges and opportunities of school librarianship. Links from this episode: Coláiste Íosagáin agus Coláiste Eoin Library http://iosagain.eoiniosagain.ie/page/Focal-on-Leabharlannai/4892/Index.html St Joseph of Cluny Library http://library.clunykilliney.ie/ School Library association in the Republic of Ireland http://slari.ie/