I have a socially distanced chat with some former Librarians with Lives guests, to find out what they've been up to since they last appeared on the podcast, and how they've been coping with everything that 2020 has thrown at them. We also discu

Episode 57 - Librarians in Lockdown

Apr 15th, 2020 59m 14s

I chat to LwL alumni Mike Jones, Mike Ewen, Clare McCluskey Dean, and Shaun Kennedy about being librarians (or not...) during lockdown in the UK. This episode was recorded on 8th April 2020.

Evidence Aid mini episode

Apr 2nd, 2020 3m 47s

This mini episode explores what we can do to support the COVID-19 work currently being carried out by Evidence Aid. Find out more at evidenceaid.orgThe transcript of this episode is available at librarianswithlives.wordpress.com#StayHome #S

Episode 56 - Librarians with Lives @ #ILI2019

Oct 22nd, 2019 33m 45s

This week, Librarians with Lives goes to the ILI Conference, which took place at Olympia on 15th and 16th October 2019. I chat to delegates, speakers, organisers and vendors to capture their thoughts on the conference and give listeners a sense

Episode 53 - Hong-Anh Nguyen

Jul 11th, 2019 1h 7m

I chat to Hong-Anh Nguyen, Information Service Manager at The King's Fund. I don't want to give away too much because I want everyone to listen. She's fab. That's all the spoilers I'm willing to give you...

Episode 55 - Librarians with Lives @ #CilipConf19

Jul 9th, 2019 39m 8s

This week, Librarians with Lives goes the CILIP Conference in Manchester. I chat to delegates, speakers, organisers and vendors to capture their thoughts on the conference and give listeners a sense of the overall experience. Thank you to the 4

LwL @ #CilipConf19 - EveryLibrary mini episode with Patrick Sweeney

Jul 3rd, 2019 7m 6s

In this special mini-episode of LwL recorded at #CilipConf19 I chat to Patrick Sweeney from EveryLibrary about their work, their latest initiatives, and what they're doing at the conference.

Episode 54 - Hong-Anh and Jo - out-takes and extras

Jun 18th, 2019 15m 33s

Some extra bits and pieces from my chat with Hon-Anh Nguyen that didn't deserve to be on the cutting room floor...

Episode 52 - Shaun Kennedy

Apr 30th, 2019 42m 13s

I chat to Shaun Kennedy, Information/Knowledge Assistant at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Shaun moved to the UK after completing his library course. We discuss his background, career so far, jug

Episode 51 - Phil Bradley

Mar 26th, 2019 56m 30s

I chat to Phil Bradley, until recently a consultant and trainer about working for the British Council, CD-ROMs and libraries, the coming of the internet, the impact of Twitter, playing around on the internet for a living, mental health and loss

Episode 50 - Ask Me Anything (AMA) #LwL50

Mar 12th, 2019 55m 19s

50 episodes! To celebrate this epic milestone Mike Jones hosts an Ask Me Anything (AMA), turning the tables on LwL founder and interviewer Jo Wood by asking listeners and previous participants to submit questions on a variety of topics. This ep

Episode 49 - Rebecca Hill

Feb 26th, 2019 42m 45s

I chat to Rebecca Hill, @soulchaserbecky Senior Library Assistant at the University of Huddersfield. She previously worked in FE at Huddersfield New College library. We chat about making the leap from FE to HE [spoiler - it's not easy], library

Episode 48 - Holger Aman

Feb 12th, 2019 58m 45s

I chat to Holger Aman, @leatherboundlib now working at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia as the Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Services. When I interviewed him for the podcast back in October 2018 he was working at BPP Holborn (U

Episode 47 - Kate Faulkner

Jan 29th, 2019 46m 3s

I chat to Kate Faulkner, Legal Research Librarian at the Squire Law Library, the law faculty library at the University of Cambridge. Kate worked as a freelance indexer for 12 years and is still working on the Inner Temple Bench Papers of Judge

Episode 46 - Ellie Downes

Jan 15th, 2019 53m 44s

I chat to Ellie Downes, academic liaison librarian about Aberystwyth, ephemera, empathy, Library Twitter, Giles from Buffy (obvs), learning Welsh, doing Chartership and plotting heists.

Episode 45 - Jo Wood on Calon Talks Books

Dec 18th, 2018 42m 22s

On 10th October 2018, Jo Wood, founder of Librarians with Lives, was a guest on Paul Jeorrett's (star of Episode 44) radio show - Calon Talks books on Calon FM. This is a music free version of the show, although each track that was played is in

Episode 44 - Paul Jeorrett

Dec 13th, 2018 52m 2s

I chat to Paul Jeorrett, until very recently Chair of CILIP Cymru Wales. Paul retired from his role at Wrexham Glyndwr University at the end of 2017.

Episode 43 - Sally Walker

Dec 4th, 2018 1h

I chat to Sally Walker...

Episode 42 - Strictly Musicals Side-special

Nov 20th, 2018 46m 32s

It's side-special time! Clare McCluskey Dean, @claremcdean star of Episode 3 of the podcast, is back to chat with me about two of her favourite non-librariany things: Strictly Come Dancing, and Musical Theatre.

Episode 41 - Lynsey Sampson

Nov 20th, 2018 48m 20s

I chat to Lynsey Sampson @minaturepynz, Information Services Assistant at Strathclyde University Library. Lynsey previously worked in public libraries and a mental health service. We discuss CPD, getting bursaries, attending conferences, and vi

Episode 40 - Phil Gorman

Nov 6th, 2018 56m 19s

I chat to Phil Gorman, @philbgorman Technical Services Librarian at the House of Commons Library about working in law libraries, implementing Library Management Systems, the pain of combining a full-time job with studying for a library qualific

LwL at #ILI2018 & #TBCL18 Episode 4 - Conference Special

Oct 23rd, 2018 33m 56s

I chat to 50 delegates, speakers, vendors and organisers at #ILI2018 and #TBCL2018 at Olympia, London on 16th & 17th October 2018 about the event, their experiences, what they enjoyed and what they'll be taking away from the conference and boot

LwL at #ILI2018 Episode 3 - Hal Kirkwood & Natasha Chowdory

Oct 15th, 2018 28m 27s

Ahead of #ILI2018, I chat to Hal Kirkwood and Natasha Chowdory about their sessions, their advice for conference delegates, tips for speakers, and what they're looking forward to at the event. Natasha's session is on Day 1 of the conference at

LwL at #ILI2018 Episode 2 - Martin Hamilton

Oct 12th, 2018 33m 18s

I chat to Martin Hamilton, Futurist at JISC and one of the keynote speakers #ILI2018 about his session (reasonably spoiler-free), big ideas, the future of information storage, social media, space exploration, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Bill Gates

LwL at #ILI2018 Episode 1 - Kat Allen, Brian Kelly, Alison McNab & Helen Lippell

Oct 9th, 2018 55m 8s

LwL has teamed up with Information Today and ILI: The Library Innovation Conference to bring you a special set of podcasts to introduce the event, celebrate 20 years of ILI, and speak to some of the key players involved.LwL at #ILI2018 Episod