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18
Jan

Improving Media Literacy Skills For Adults Through Public Libraries

PROJECT OBJECTIVES We are looking to appoint an external Service Provider to design and implement a learning module to equip public library staff in Ireland with the skills needed to provide media literacy training to adult library users. The learning module should be developed in consultation with the stakeholders listed below and should incorporate a...
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22
Dec

Christmas Wishes to all members

Dear colleagues, We have come to the end of what is probably one of the most difficult years many of us have experienced, both within work and in our personal lives. When I wrote to you back in March few of us imagined that nine months later, we would still be living with the impact...
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21
Dec

Notice of LAI AGM 27th April 2021

Dear Members Please be notified that the AGM of the Library Association of Ireland will take place on at 10.00 am on Tueday 27th April 2021 via Zoom. To register your attendance please contact Niall on honsecretary@libraryassociation.ie  to receive the meeting link. Motions for the AGM must be submitted to the Honorary Secretary at the...
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10
Dec

EBLIDA report on the evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals in libraries

Assessing the implementation of SDGs in libraries is not an easy task. On the one hand, libraries need figures in order to show that their commitment to sustainable development is not a nice story to be told, but a sound policy to be pursued. On the other hand, they also need to adapt their traditional...
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01
Dec

LAI CILIP Library Staff Champion Award 2020

The Award aims to recognise some of the many people working in the library sector in Ireland making a significant impact across the island of Ireland. Library Ireland Week is as much about librarians and the library sector as it is about raising awareness about the diverse and impactful work that happens in libraries every...
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27
Nov

An Electronic Content Crisis: Interview with the Library Association of Ireland

As you know the LAI are very concerned as are library associations worldwide as to the costs and licensing arrangements in the ebooks market.  We all know how important this service is to our patrons so a sustainable model is hugely important.  The LAI put out a call for action recently in relation to same,...
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24
Nov

A World in Change: Libraries Survive and Thrive

Library Association of Ireland, Public Libraries Section Online Conference 30th November 2020 – April 2021 Digital Strategy Workshop: Running Events on Zoom, Monday 30th November 11am Co-ordinator: Elaine Bean from Maynooth University Library Want to learn about running a library event via Zoom? Join our online workshop which covers setting up the event, breakout rooms,...
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17
Nov

The latest issue of An Leabharlann is available

You can read An Leabharlann Volume 29: Issue 2 October 2020 here.
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16
Nov

Rare beyond words – Special Collections and Access in 2020

Online: Fri, 20 November 2020 09:50 – 12:15 GMT https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/rare-beyond-words-special-collections-and-access-in-2020-tickets-127333663415 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...
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06
Nov

Public Libraries Section Online Conference

Save the date! The Public Libraries Section online conference starting 30th November and running monthly to 30th April. A series of lectures, interviews, workshops and of course My life in books panel.
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05
Nov

Check out the call for proposals for the virtual 2021 Library Publishing Forum

The Library Publishing Forum is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in (or considering) publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not...
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28
Oct

Irish librarians call for action on the electronic content crisis facing libraries and library users

Irish Librarians and library-related organisations call on the Irish Government, publishers and other stakeholders to recognise, and take action against, the electronic content crisis facing libraries and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are deeply concerned about the rising costs and unfair licensing conditions for such content.  Building on, and echoing, the recent UK-based campaign...
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16
Oct

Save the Date: Library Ireland Week 30th November to 6th December

Library Ireland Week will take place from Monday 30th November to Sunday 6th December 2020! It’s time to plan events, activities and showcases celebrating libraries and library staff. The message for the week is ‘Libraries Endure: Continuity in a Crisis’ Each year Library Ireland Week invites libraries in all sectors across Ireland to host events,...
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08
Oct

IFLA Fake News Lecture Series

The IFLA News Media Section, in partnership with the Digital Humanities-Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group, FAIFE, and CLM presents “Fake News Lecture Series,” a series of webinar presentations. Details are attached and found at https://www.ifla.org/news-media/conferences, where you can register for each webinar. We hope you will join us!
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28
Sep

LAI/CILIP Autumn 2020 Annual Conference Postponed

The conference committee are very grateful for your patience and are so sorry that we had to postpone the LAI/CILIP Joint Conference in March. We had hoped that a postponement until Autumn 2020 would work but have realised that this is now impossible. Taking all options into consideration, the LAI and CILIP Ireland have decided...
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13
Aug

Call to support EU programmes for education and culture 2020

EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations), IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions), LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries), NAPLE (National Authorities on Public Libraries in Europe), PL 2030 (Public Libraries 2030) and SPARC Europe (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) represent more than 60,000 libraries all over Europe. Covid-19 is...
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11
Aug

Shortlist for Library Staff Champion Award Announced

For the second year, the Library Ireland Week Taskforce are delighted to announce the nominations for the Library Staff Champion Award. As with our inaugural award last year, our nominees come from all types of library roles, demonstrating the value and impact of all library staff, whether working directly with patrons or working behind the...
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28
Jul

Advertisement for position of Joint Meeting Secretary

Dear Members The Library Association of Ireland is looking to fill the exciting position of Joint Meetings Secretary. The post-holder must be available on 7 – 8  days year to attend meetings of the LAI Council and the Management Committee. Please note that meetings are likely be held remotely using videoconferencing for the immediate future...
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26
Jun

LAI AGM Documentation

To access this post, you must purchase Institutional Membership, Individual Membership, Maynooth Library Team Memberships, Law Library Team Membership or Kildare Library Team Memberships.
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25
Jun

Draft Library Association of Ireland Annual Report 2019

The Draft Library Association of Ireland Annual Report 2019 will be presented on the 30th June at the LAI AGM.
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GDPR

  • Library Association Of Ireland: Privacy Statement
  • Collection of your personal information
  • How we use your Personal Information
  • Security of your personal information
  • Third party services
  • Updating your personal information
  • Website visitors
  • Use of Cookies
  • Changes to this statement
  • Contact Information

Library Association Of Ireland: Privacy Statement

Introduction
The Library Association of Ireland (LAI) is committed to protecting your privacy. The information you share with us means you will be able to use the services we offer. We only collect the information that is necessary to carry out our business, provide the particular service you have requested and to keep you informed. Our privacy policy gives you details on when and why we collect your personal data and how we use it.

Collection of your personal information

The amount and type of information we collect from you depends on the nature of the interaction you have with us. For example, we ask members who wish to join to complete an application form. In each case, we only gather as much information as is necessary to fulfil the service request. But in general we collect the following personal information:

  • contact information including: home or work address, telephone number, qualifications and email address
  • affiliation and role
  • bank details if appropriate.

Information about your computer hardware and software is automatically collected by the LAI. This information can include your: IP address; browser type; domain name; access times; and referring website addresses.

 

How we use your Personal Information

The information we collect and hold on you will be used in a number of ways, including:

  • to fulfil membership requests
  • to fulfil bookings for attendance at events
  • provision of a LAI service,
  • provision of information to inform you of other products or services available from LAI and its affiliates
  • process payments, e.g. fees for attendance at events, payment of invoices, etc.
  • to facilitate discussion and sharing of knowledge through discussion lists and events
  • to contact you to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered
  • when you use the LAI website.

The LAI will keep your information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice and to fulfil our legal obligations. We will not keep more information than we need. The retention period will vary according to the purpose the data is collated.

The LAI does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The LAI may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.  In addition, the LAI may share data with trusted partners to help us process payments, perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, member services or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the LAI, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The LAI will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the LAI or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the LAI; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of members of the LAI, or the public.

Security of your personal information

The LAI discloses personally-identifying information to its management committee, contractors and affiliates in order to provide services available from the LAI. Payment processing is an example of this. They will not use your data for anything other than the clearly defined purpose relating to the service that they are providing.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through LAI public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: the LAI does not read any of your private online communications.

The LAI secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. The LAI secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, and security protocols.

Third party services

The LAI utilises third party services to assist in the delivery of some of our services, e.g. Eventbrite. When you interact with these sites you may provide information about yourself to those third parties. The LAI is not responsible for how they collect, use and share your information. We encourage you to review the privacy statements of the websites you choose to link to from the LAI, so that you can understand how these websites collect, use and share your information.

Updating your personal information

The LAI will endeavour to ensure the data we hold on you is correct and up-to-date. If you wish us to amend or remove the personal information we hold on you, please contact us by email honsec@libraryassociation.ie or write to Library Association of Ireland, c/o 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2.We will correct any inaccuracies or remove you from our databases as soon as practicable.

Website visitors

Like most websites, the LAI collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. We do this to maintain the quality of the service, to determine what LAI services are the most popular and to provide general statistics regarding use of the LAI website. The data may be gathered from our website hosts and Google Analytics.

 

Use of Cookies

The LAI website uses ‘cookies’ to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise LAI pages, or register with the LAI site or services, a cookie helps the LAI to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same LAI website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the LAI features that you customised.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the LAI services or websites you visit.

Changes to this statement

The LAI will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect user feedback. The LAI encourages you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how the LAI is protecting your information.

This statement was last updated on 20th June 2018.

Contact Information

The LAI with review and update this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the LAI has not adhered to this statement, please write the President, Library Association of Ireland, c/o 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.