The SLIP Ireland second annual student conference is tomorrow and we would like to thank our gold sponsor, University College Dublin School of Information and Communication Studies. Both Clare and Helena of SLIP Ireland are graduates of UCD ICS (then SILS) and are very grateful for the continued support from the school and staff.

A special thanks to Prof. Kalpana Shankar, head of school, who will be giving the sponsor presentation on Saturday. Her presentation is entitled Why Information Professionals are Needed More than Ever.

Thanks also to Lai Ma, Claire Nolan, Lisa Gaffney and Jane Burns of UCD ICS.

You can visit the ICS website here and follow the school on Twitter @UCD_iSchool

The SLIP Ireland second annual student conference is just two days away and we would like to thank our platinum sponsor, the Library Association of Ireland. The LAI have been so supportive of SLIP and we really appreciate all the help they have given us.

A special thanks to Dr. Philip Cohen, president of the Library Association of Ireland, who will be giving the sponsor presentation on Saturday. His presentation is entitled The Library Association of Ireland: What’s In It For Me? The LAI have also accredited this year’s conference for Continuing Professional Development.

Thank you also to Lorna Dodd, Betty Codd, Mary Murphy and Gillian Kerins at the LAI.

Visit the LAI website here and follow them on Twitter @LAIonline.