This page contains a mix of session recordings and pre-recorded videos presented at the Collaboration's 2021 conference. These are shared, unless otherwise noted, under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Sharealike licence (CC BY-NC-SA).
Live Sessions

Conference Welcome
Chris Porter,
(Mercian Collaboration Chair) |

Keynote
Emma Cragg |

Blurring boundaries: supporting our students from home,
Gillian Siddall & Hannah Woods
(Session 1A) |

The Resource List Engagement Project: evidence-based
approaches to resource list design
Kristy Millard, Madalene George & Allie Taylor
(Session 1B) |

Research Libraries & External Funders, Mark Eccleston,
& Growing Your Own Podcast, Gareth J Johnson
(Session 1B1 & 1B2) |

Escape [to] the Library Goes Digital,
Scott Chesworth
(Session 2A) |

Anna Pelekanou,
Lesley Thompson & Sam Greasley,
Alison Ashmore & Beth Montague-Hellen,
Steve Bull et al.
(Session 2B1, 2B2, 2B3 & 2B4) |

Welcome Day 2
Gareth J Johnson
Collaboration Chief Officer |

Creating a virtual and screen-to-screen service
Ruth Curtis, Jane Freeman, Catherine Shipley
& Ella Wharton
(Session 3A) |

David Palmer,
Simon Satchwell-Giles
Tom Rowley
(Session 3B1, 3B2, 3B3) |

Library communication at University of Birmingham
in times of adversity
Steve Bull & Claire Browne
(Session 4A) |

Academic Skills in an Online World, Joe Carey,
& Supporting Students Online, Allie Taylor
(Session 4A1 & 4A2) |

Rhiannon Taylor, Kate Courage, & Catriona Matthews;
Phil Jones & Sarah Pittaway
(Session 4B1 & 4B2) |

Any other duties: personal perspectives from the last service standing
Helen Curtis & Claire Townsend
(Session 5A) |

Student partnership in the online world
Kate Courage, Kat Halliday
(Session 5B) |
Pre-Recorded Presentations
>Conference 2021 talks - playlist
Reasons to be Cheerful
These pre-recorded inserts from staff across the Collaborations membership, were presented in-between the main conference papers. Each represents a personal and professional insight into individual resiliency in the face of a challenging period for academic libraries and their staff alike.
>Reasons to be Cheerful 2021 - playlist