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Online: Fri, 20 November 2020
09:50 – 12:15 GMT
The LAI Rare Books Group are holding a webinar, focusing on the challenges special collections librarians faced during and after
lockdown.
About this Event
Please join us for this webinar on the 20 November.
This event is free, but registration is required. The webinar will take place via Zoom. Attendees will be sent a link prior to the event.
Programme
Session 1
Chair – Margaret Irons.
• 9.50 -10.00 – Welcome.
• 10.00 -10.15– Down the rabbit hole: moving library (and country) in
lockdown / Amy Boylan, Marsh’s Library.
• 10.15 -10.30 – Carry on regardless / Sophie Evans, RIA.
• 10.30 -10.45 – A researcher’s perspective on closed libraries during
lockdown: challenges, changes and collaboration / Chantal Kobel, DIAS.
• 10.45 – 11.00 – Questions.
Break 11.00 – 11.15 – Break
Session 2
Chair – Elaine Harrington.
• 11.15 – 11.30 – National Library Re-opening – Lessons in contingency
planning / Gráinne MacLochlainn, NLI.
• 11.30-11.45 – Reopening a university library: politics, persuasion and
persistence / John Cox, NUIG.
• 11.45 – 11.55 – Questions.
Panel Discussion
Chair – Evelyn Flanagan.
• 11.55 – 12.15 – What Covid 19 means for Special Collections.
