Past Events
The following is a list of events organised by the Collaboration. Where possible, presentations,reports and any other materials related to the events are made available here.
If you have a report, blog or write up of a Mercian Collaboration event you’d be prepared to share with us, please get in touch.
Upcoming Events
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| Mercian Collaboration Conference 2020 | Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 09:30 to 16:30 | Online Event |
With regrets this event is now cancelled. For more information, please see the recent news item. |
| What's it like to be Back on Campus? | Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 13:00 to 14:00 | Online video conference event |
What's it like to be back on campus? A chat with colleagues from Loughborough and Birmingham University libraries |
| Shelf Ready & EDI eForum | Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 10:00 to 15:00 | https://merciancollaboration.org.uk/shelf-ready-edi-eforum-metadata-event |
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| Virtual Networking Event (Remote Support & Post-Lockdown) | Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 10:30 to 12:00 | Online, Zoom platform |
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| What Placement Students Need to Know | Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 10:00 to 16:00 | Library, Aston St, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET |
Note: Due to the Covid-19 public health crisis, all events from March 2020 onwards are currently postponed. |
| Decolonising Academic Libraries | Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 10:15 to 15:30 | University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH |
The Collaboration is delighted to announce this much anticipated event will now go ahead as an online day event. |
| Virtual Networking Meeting | Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 14:00 to 15:30 | Zoom Video Networking Platform |
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| Changing Role of the Library Assistant | Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 10:30 to 15:30 | University Library, University of Birmingham |
Note: Due to the Covid-19 public health crisis, all events from March 2020 onwards are currently postponed. |
| Virtual Networking Pilot Meeting | Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 10:00 to 11:30 | Zoom Video Networking Platform |
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| Best Practice in Marketing & Communications | Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 11:00 to 15:15 | Library, Aston University, Aston St, Birmingham B4 7ET |
Note: Due to the Covid-19 public health crisis, all events from March 2020 onwards are currently postponed. --- |
| Supporting Your Users Undertaking Systematic Reviews | Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 10:30 to 16:30 | Frederick Lanchester Building, Coventry University, Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5DD |
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| Delivering Information Literacy Skills Online | Monday, February 3, 2020 - 09:30 to 16:30 | Betty Boothroyd Library, the Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB |
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| Skills Development for New Managers | Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 10:30 to 15:30 | Seminar Room 1, Pilkington Library, Loughborough University |
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| Marketing & Communications Group Meeting | Friday, January 24, 2020 - 10:00 to 16:00 | Room C389, The Curzon Building, Birmingham City University,4 Cardigan Street, Birmingham, B4 7BD |
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| Mercian Metadata Group 'End of Year' Meeting | Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 10:00 to 13:00 | George Davies Centre Boardroom, Ground Floor, George Davies Centre (GDC), University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE17HB |
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| All the Same, But Different: Newman University | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 10:30 to 15:00 | Newman University Library, St Chad Building, Genners Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, B32 3NT |
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| All the Same, But Different: Open University | Friday, December 6, 2019 - 10:00 to 16:00 | Betty Boothroyd Library, the Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB |
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| Deputies & Senior Staff Event | Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 10:30 to 13:30 | University Library, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham B15 2TT |
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| Legacy Metadata eForum | Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 10:00 to 11:00 | Online event |
Everyone has legacy metadata. Different cataloguing standards and encoding schemes, different levels of competence in cataloguing, different vendors and sources of metadata across the life of the collection. |
| Mercian Collaboration Conference 2019 | Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 09:30 to 16:00 | University of Nottingham |
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| The Future of Cataloguing | Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 10:00 to 16:30 | Aston University Library, Aston Street, Birmingham |
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| Defining the Learner Journey | Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - 13:00 to 16:00 | L102, Kedleston Road Library, University of Derby |
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| All the Same, But Different: Northampton | Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 10:00 to 14:30 | Waterside Campus, University Drive, Northampton NN1 5PH |
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| What do Year 3 students need to know? | Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 10:00 to 15:00 | Aston University Library, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET |
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| Research Data Management - Professional Development | Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 11:00 to 16:00 | Main Library Training Room, University of Birmingham |
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