ECIS Library & Information Services Special Interest Group
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The purpose of this group is to transform practice through professional learning opportunities that feature leading practice and are evidence-led; a further goal is to create a collaborative community that transforms research and/or research opportunities.
The ECIS Library Committee is officially on summer recess! ☀️✈️ Thanks for an amazing year of connection—from our conference to our webinar series, it’s been a blast. Wishing all our fellow librarians a restful break filled with zero lost-book hunts and plenty of downtime. See you in September! 🌴📖
Gratitude for our incredible ECIS LIS community! 🌟 As the year wraps up, thank you for your commitment to inquiry, media literacy, & student support. Finish strong, librarians! 💙 #ecissig #ecislibraries
Thank you so much to everyone who joined our webinar Lessons From the Library: View From the Top: A Leadership Perspective on Libraries on April 16. Whether you joined us live or are catching up later, you can watch the full recording here: youtu.be/7IlR128mST4?... #ecissig #ecislibraries
Library & Information Services SIG Webinar: View From the Top: A Leadership Perspective on Libraries
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Join ECIS Library this Thursday for "View From the Top." Three international school leaders talk about metrics for success 📊, budgeting 💰, and leading on AI 🤖. Plus a live Q&A! 🗣️ 🗓️ Apr 16 | 11:30a EDT | 4:30p BST Register: ecis.org/event/librar...
Library & Information Services SIG Webinar - View From the Top: A Leadership Perspective on Libraries: April 16
16:30 London time Facilitated by: Rebecca Leonhard What does your school administration really think about the library’s role in your school for now and in the future? Join a candid conversation with ...
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Is your library's digital front door open to everyone? 🚪💻 Join the Lessons From the Library webinar TODAY to get a practical toolkit at Digital Foundations: A Practical Toolkit for Library Website & LibGuide Accessibility. ⏰ 11:30 AM EDT / 15:30 GMT 🔗 ecis.org/event/librar... #ecislibraries #ecis
Library & Information Services SIG Webinar: Digital Foundations: A Practical Toolkit for Library Website & LibGuide Accessibility: 19 March
19 March 15:30 (London) Facilitated by: Rebecca Leonhard Hosted by: Elizabeth Nye Di Cataldo Is your library’s digital front door truly open to everyone? This session presents a practical toolkit and ...
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Our next Lessons From the Library webinar is this Thursday! 🤖📚 Join our AI Community of Practice to discuss practical AI applications in international school libraries, share ideas, and ask questions. 🗓️ Feb 26 | 7:00 AM EST 🔗 Register here: colgate.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ECIS Lessons From the Library: AI Community of Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ECIS Lessons From the Library: AI Community of Practice. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Worried about time zones? Busy schedule? The ECIS Library Conference is designed for you. 🌍 Your registration includes access to the LIVE event on Jan 10 plus full on-demand access for 6 months afterwards. Learn at your own pace! Register now: web.cvent.com/event/705906... #ecissig #ecislibrarysig
Personal Information - Virtual ECIS Library and Information Services Conference - Jan 2026
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Happy Holidays from the ECIS Library Committee! 📚❄️ We hope you are enjoying a well-deserved break. We can't wait to connect with you all on Jan 10 for #ECISLibraries2026. Check out the schedule: web.cvent.com/event/705906... #ecislibraries2026 #ecissig #ecislibraries
Schedule at a Glance - Virtual ECIS Library and Information Services Conference - Jan 2026
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Curious about using artificial intelligence to boost your research? Here are the programs you shouldn’t miss go.nature.com/48Z7vjr
AI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right tool
Curious about using artificial intelligence to boost your research? Here are the programs you shouldn’t miss.
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🎬 "THE WAYBACK MACHINE" by Diego Diaz & Can Sark earned an Honorable Mention in the Internet Archive’s 2025 Public Domain Day Film Contest. What kind of film can YOU make for the 2026 contest? 📆 Deadline: Jan 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details 👉 blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2... #PublicDomain
Just had marks deducted for being too scientific on the family Christmas quiz 🙄. So escaped (in a slightly petulant strop) for a bit to dip into my new book... #FamilyChristmas #escape #BookSky #quietmoments
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When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true ft.trib.al/1RylF84 | opinion
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true
The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of Fitzgerald’s eccentric genius
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What is the most highly cited paper in scientific literature? go.nature.com/48FcHtO
These are the most-cited research papers of all time
Some studies have received hundreds of thousands of citations, Nature’s updated analysis shows.
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“It was the time of year when things could change their nature… Light is shaving the darkness off already, a couple of minutes a day. Have you noticed?” —from 2008: “Do you call that a Christmas present?” A short story by Ali Smith, via @the-independent.com 💙📚 www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Ali Smith: Do you call that a Christmas present?
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: a whole month whose daylight ended at roughly half past three. I looked out the window and watched it fall.
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Robert Louis Stevenson’s PICTURESQUE NOTES: EDINBURGH can be downloaded as a free ebook from @gutenberg.org #C19 #Edinburgh 💙📚 9/9 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/382
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes by Robert Louis Stevenson
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good go.nature.com/4iZwCXT
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
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David Walliams dropped from Waterstones festival following allegations of inappropriate behaviour
David Walliams dropped from Waterstones festival following allegations of inappropriate behaviour
The bookshop chain said the bestselling author will ‘no longer be appearing’ at a Dundee event after HarperCollins announced it won’t publish new titles by him David Walliams has been dropped from the Waterstones Children’s book festival following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The decision comes days after his publisher, HarperCollins, cut ties with the author. Walliams has denied the allegations. Walliams was set to appear at the Dundee leg of the festival on February 7. He has now been removed from the list of speakers on the festival’s website. A spokesperson for Waterstones told the Guardian: “HarperCollins have confirmed that David Walliams will no longer be appearing at our festival in Dundee.” Continue reading...
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Excited to announce Dr. Leo Lo as the Keynote Speaker for our Jan 10 conference! 🚀 He’ll be setting ending a day of learning about AI, innovation, and the changing landscape of libraries. Join us to hear his insights on building new foundations for the future. Register: web.cvent.com/event/705906...
Personal Information - Virtual ECIS Library and Information Services Conference - Jan 2026
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Thrilling news: it’s time to decide what health-care plan you’ll be opting in to for the coming year. In New Yorker Humor, here are your choices. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/lh-3bQ
Which of These Updated Health-Care Plans Is Right for You?
If the San Andreas Fault opens up, we’ll send Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson to help. Not to help you, specifically—he’ll just generally lend a hand in California.
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Our Thanksgiving Weekend sale is on now! We've got tons of great ebooks on sale for only $2.99 USD! Click the link to find out more! http://dlvr.it/TPVSP0 #booksky #ThanksgivingSale #EbookSale #BookLovers #SaleAlert
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— ★°•| November 27 |•°★ — This or that: Would you rather only be able to read books you've already finished or books you've never picked up? ☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆ [Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
Happy Thanksgiving to my American followers. Cook those birds
