IATUL Special Interest Groups
The IATUL SIGs
provide the framework for an ongoing international collaboration among IATUL members, in addition to the traditional annual conference.
Each SIG focuses on a particular subject area and defines its own terms of reference, together with long and short-term goals. The SIG not only monitors its subject of focus, but also discusses and advances it. All kinds of collaboration are imaginable, ranging from online discussions to joint research projects. The SIG decides its preferred way of collaboration and IATUL as an organisation supports its activities.
For example, SIG members are welcome to present their work at the annual conference, at IATUL workshops throughout the year and of course here on the IATUL website. Contacts to a network of experts and to an expert audience are further facilitating factors.
All employees from IATUL member libraries are welcome to join a SIG.
Senior librarians who are proposed by the SIG and then formally
appointed by the IATUL Board will chair the groups.
IATUL has launched a new Strategic Small Grant Programme to support SIGs achieve their objectives. The grants are worth up to € 1.000 for specific SIG work packages to help achieve the goals of the IATUL Strategic Action Plan.
Applications for the IATUL Strategic Small Grant Programme are made on the application form, in accordance with the following conditions:
- These grants are to support the work of the IATUL Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The Co/Chair is usually the project owner and is responsible for the grant management.
- The application must set out the purpose of the project or activity, the benefits of the study programme and include a schedule, budget, and enclosed letter of support from the University Librarian.
- Applications must include a communication strategy that outlines how the findings of the study programme will be disseminated, including reporting after the tour via a report, blog, presentation or publication to the IATUL membership.
- The IATUL Board determines the amount of the grant with an upper limit of € 1.000 (bank transfer costs included) on the recommendation of the selection panel. Grants are usually limited to one per year.
- Within three months of the conclusion of the study programme, the grant holder must submit to the IATUL Office a brief report on the conduct and outcomes of the grant. The grant holder is encouraged to publish the findings in the professional literature and in their institutional repository and may be invited to make a presentation to an IATUL conference or other event.
SIGs are encouraged to apply for a Strategic Small Grant to support their goals! Send your completed application form to the IATUL Office at iatul@cpo-hanser.de.
- Library Buildings / Refurbishment / Architecture
- Public Relations / Marketing
- Library Education and Training / HR Development
- Automation and User Services
- Artificial Intelligence
Do you have further questions concerning the IATUL Special Interest Groups?
Do you feel inspired to found a new SIG? Please feel free to contact us!
