Looking Ahead
Early morning view of the River Lyreen from St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth (Photo:B.Gardiner)
On Monday 24th March as a result of a collaboration between NUIM Library and the Programmable City Project, NIRSA, the Library welcomed Wendy Watkins Data Librarian (Maps Data Govt Information Centre, MADGIC, Carleton University, Ottawa) and Co-founder of the Data Liberation Initiative in Ottawa to give a talk on Data in University Libraries: Canada-Past, Present and Future.
Wendy spoke on the history of data in Canada; and how data came to libraries. She focused specifically on Carleton University (Ottawa) . She gave a brief overview of why it’s important to use data to inform evidence based decisions and how librarians are the key to that success. She looked at what big data might mean for opportunities for Librarians and other information specialists. You can link to Wendy’s presentation here.
Library Staff Development 