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COLICO Lecture 2010
More Information, Smarter Society? was the topic of the COLICO lecture for 2010 which was delivered by Brian Trench, Senior Lecturer, School of Communications, Dublin City University.
This presentation took place on 22nd April at the LAI/CILIP conference in The Maldron Hotel,Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Brian Trench explored the role of libraries in assisting citizens and learners of all kinds to make their way through the proliferating information and the diversifying information sources available to them at a mouse-click. Information and media literacy acquires new meanings and new priority in an increasingly media-saturated society, where information is coming at citizens and learners from all directions.
The full text of this lecture can be downloaded here
COLICO Lecture 2009
The COLICO lecture for 2009 was given by Professor Alistair McCleery, Director, Scottish Centre for the Book. The Centre has been established since 1995 and acts as a focus for research and knowledge transfer in publishing, the material book and print culture. Professor McCleery and his team undertake a range of commissioned research on the social and economic aspects of the publishing industry and on the creative industries in general. The title of Professor McCleery’s presentation was Small Nation Publishing which focussed on the current state and future of book publishing in small predominantly English speaking nations, i.e. Ireland, Scotland and Canada, with particular reference to supporting the indigenous publishing industry in the face of globalisation of information providers and packagers.
The event took place at the LAI/CILIP conference on 30th April at 2.15 p.m. in the Hilton Hotel, Belfast. The lecture formed part of the programme of a joint conference between library staff and elected members of library authorities based on the island of Ireland, from 29th April – 1st May 2009.
A short biography of Professor McCleery can be downloaded here.
Details of previous lectures
In 2004 COLICO established a lecture series to debate issues of interest to the library and information services sector. The lectures are usually part of the programme of the Joint Conference of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) which takes place annually in April.
The COLICO lecture for 2008 was delivered by Andy Pollak, Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies. The Centre for Cross Border Studies, founded in September 1999 and based in Armagh and Dublin, researches and develops co-operation across the Irish border in education, health, business, public administration, communications, agriculture, the environment and a range of other practical areas. Mr. Pollak's presentation focussed on Key Factors Making for Good North/South Co-operation Practice in Ireland. The event took place at the LAI/CILIP conference on 16th April at 2.15 p.m. in the Radisson SAS Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The lecture formed part of the programme of a joint conference between library staff and elected members of library authorities based on the island of Ireland, on 15th - 17th April 2008.
Séamus Dooley, Irish Secretary of the National Union of Journalists, delivered the second COLICO lecture on Challenges and opportunities: does journalism have a role in fostering intellectual freedom? (Library Association of Ireland and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Joint Conference, Portlaoise, 26th April 2007).
The theme of the lecture gave emphasis to the importance of newspaper collections held in libraries and other repositories in Ireland, marking the 21st anniversary of the North/South NEWSPLAN Programme initiated by COLICO in 1986.
The inaugural lecture was given by Emily O’Reilly, Ombudsman and Information Commissioner for the Republic of Ireland, on Freedom of Information: the Hallmark of Democracy (Library Association of Ireland and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Joint Conference, Derry, 20th April 2005).