BIALL (British & Irish Association of Law Librarians)
@biall.org.uk
The official account for the British & Irish Association of Law Librarians.
BIALL is the leading professional body in the UK and Ireland for information and knowledge professionals working with legal information.
BIALL is the leading professional body in the UK and Ireland for information and knowledge professionals working with legal information.
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The #CILIP Copyright Conference returns 4 June 2026 and the programming team is inviting session submissions for the agenda. Talks should be around the theme of copyright and/or licence management. To find out more and apply, click here: 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/CopyrightConf26 #CILIPCopy26
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The #CILIP Copyright Conference returns 4 June 2026 and the programming team is inviting session submissions for the agenda. Talks should be around the theme of copyright and/or licence management. To find out more and apply, click here: 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/CopyrightConf26 #CILIPCopy26
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Out Now!
AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity by Robin Feldman
#AI #ArtificalIntelligence #BookSky #LawSky #IPLaw #IP #IntellectualProperty
AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity by Robin Feldman
#AI #ArtificalIntelligence #BookSky #LawSky #IPLaw #IP #IntellectualProperty
Examines how the rise of AI impacts intellectual property, the challenges posed by AI and offers solutions to preserve IP.
AI versus IP by Robin Feldman, Coming Soon
#LawSky #IP #AI #ArtificalIntelligence
AI versus IP by Robin Feldman, Coming Soon
#LawSky #IP #AI #ArtificalIntelligence
AI versus IP
Cambridge Core - Law and technology, science, communication - AI versus IP
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September 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Out Now!
AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity by Robin Feldman
#AI #ArtificalIntelligence #BookSky #LawSky #IPLaw #IP #IntellectualProperty
AI versus IP: Rewriting Creativity by Robin Feldman
#AI #ArtificalIntelligence #BookSky #LawSky #IPLaw #IP #IntellectualProperty
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The #CILIP Data Protection Conference returns next June & the programming team is calling for speakers. Talks should be around the theme of data protection, particularly within the contexts of libraries, education and healthcare. To apply click here 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/DataConf26
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The #CILIP Data Protection Conference returns next June & the programming team is calling for speakers. Talks should be around the theme of data protection, particularly within the contexts of libraries, education and healthcare. To apply click here 👉 https://www.cilip.org.uk/page/DataConf26
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The Strategic Positioning of Academic Libraries by John Cox is publishing in February⏱️This book is a practical guide to understanding the situation of academic libraries and advancing their positioning in parent institutions.
Pre-order your copy now 👉 https://ow.ly/pe2750XWFaK
Pre-order your copy now 👉 https://ow.ly/pe2750XWFaK
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The Strategic Positioning of Academic Libraries by John Cox is publishing in February⏱️This book is a practical guide to understanding the situation of academic libraries and advancing their positioning in parent institutions.
Pre-order your copy now 👉 https://ow.ly/pe2750XWFaK
Pre-order your copy now 👉 https://ow.ly/pe2750XWFaK
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ICYMI Information Science by Michael is out now! This key title aims to define information science as a discipline and helps to build a systematic viewpoint. Order your copy now 👇
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/9781783306947
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/9781783306947
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
ICYMI Information Science by Michael is out now! This key title aims to define information science as a discipline and helps to build a systematic viewpoint. Order your copy now 👇
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/9781783306947
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/9781783306947
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New issue of International Legal Materials is now available
📚 https://cup.org/4bwKneO
#InternationalLaw @asilorg.bsky.social
📚 https://cup.org/4bwKneO
#InternationalLaw @asilorg.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
New issue of International Legal Materials is now available
📚 https://cup.org/4bwKneO
#InternationalLaw @asilorg.bsky.social
📚 https://cup.org/4bwKneO
#InternationalLaw @asilorg.bsky.social
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Send your abstracts in by 19th January for #ASL2026 on the theme 'Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice, and Possibility' to join us on 24th March in @ria.ie - see aslibraries.ie. Be inspired by Jorden McMenamin's post about her #ASL2025 presenting experience www.libfocus.com/2025/04/murd...
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Send your abstracts in by 19th January for #ASL2026 on the theme 'Reimagining Librarianship: Purpose, Practice, and Possibility' to join us on 24th March in @ria.ie - see aslibraries.ie. Be inspired by Jorden McMenamin's post about her #ASL2025 presenting experience www.libfocus.com/2025/04/murd...
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#CILIP’s new 2026–30 strategy, Empowering Impact, puts the information profession at the heart of society’s biggest challenges — from digital inclusion and AI to trust, democracy, and human rights. A bold vision for visible impact by 2030. Read more & get involved: https://ow.ly/LnbZ50XVpAM
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
#CILIP’s new 2026–30 strategy, Empowering Impact, puts the information profession at the heart of society’s biggest challenges — from digital inclusion and AI to trust, democracy, and human rights. A bold vision for visible impact by 2030. Read more & get involved: https://ow.ly/LnbZ50XVpAM
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Applications are now open for the Rowena Macrae-Gibson Student Award, which provides a sponsored place at #LILAC26 for two students registered on a UK study programme in information/library studies or #infolit. Closing date 6 Feb (17:00 GMT).
LILAC
LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…
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January 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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The @infolitgroup.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk Department of Information Studies are proud to announce the return of the Information Literacy Award at #LILAC26 The award is open to all practitioners, researchers & academics working in #infolit in the UK. Nominations close 6 Feb (17:00 GMT).
LILAC
LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The @infolitgroup.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk Department of Information Studies are proud to announce the return of the Information Literacy Award at #LILAC26 The award is open to all practitioners, researchers & academics working in #infolit in the UK. Nominations close 6 Feb (17:00 GMT).
BIALL wishes you a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year. See you in 2026!
December 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BIALL wishes you a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year. See you in 2026!
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We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues
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👋 Calling all librarians!
Want to help to improve the resources you use every day? Join our Librarian Research Panel and share your thoughts on OUP’s products and services. 💬📖 Let’s build better together! 🚀
Join the panel: oxford.ly/4psasQi
Want to help to improve the resources you use every day? Join our Librarian Research Panel and share your thoughts on OUP’s products and services. 💬📖 Let’s build better together! 🚀
Join the panel: oxford.ly/4psasQi
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
👋 Calling all librarians!
Want to help to improve the resources you use every day? Join our Librarian Research Panel and share your thoughts on OUP’s products and services. 💬📖 Let’s build better together! 🚀
Join the panel: oxford.ly/4psasQi
Want to help to improve the resources you use every day? Join our Librarian Research Panel and share your thoughts on OUP’s products and services. 💬📖 Let’s build better together! 🚀
Join the panel: oxford.ly/4psasQi
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Did you know? Our library staff are available to answer your questions directly through Live Chat (weekdays, 9am-7pm in termtime, 9am-5pm during vacation) #bodleianlibraries #bodleianlawlibrary #loveyourlibrary #lawlibrary #lawschool #universityofoxford
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Did you know? Our library staff are available to answer your questions directly through Live Chat (weekdays, 9am-7pm in termtime, 9am-5pm during vacation) #bodleianlibraries #bodleianlawlibrary #loveyourlibrary #lawlibrary #lawschool #universityofoxford
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Call for Convenors - The Law and Humanities Hub at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (LHub) and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) invite proposals from conveners for a new History and Law seminar to be launched in May 2026.
Download call 👇
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Download call 👇
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December 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Call for Convenors - The Law and Humanities Hub at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (LHub) and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) invite proposals from conveners for a new History and Law seminar to be launched in May 2026.
Download call 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Download call 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
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Our FREE, open-access #CILIPMembersFest26 is LIVE. The festival will again offer a selection of exciting workshops, trainings and discussions. From sessions on AI literacy to health misinformation - there’s something for everyone.
Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/jyL950XGVr5
📅2 - 6 March 2026
Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/jyL950XGVr5
📅2 - 6 March 2026
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our FREE, open-access #CILIPMembersFest26 is LIVE. The festival will again offer a selection of exciting workshops, trainings and discussions. From sessions on AI literacy to health misinformation - there’s something for everyone.
Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/jyL950XGVr5
📅2 - 6 March 2026
Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/jyL950XGVr5
📅2 - 6 March 2026
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The latest #IFLA Journal explores the changing world of librarianship and how #libraries support communities through trauma-informed practice, mental wellness, and strong policy work on information rights and accessibility.
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
December 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The latest #IFLA Journal explores the changing world of librarianship and how #libraries support communities through trauma-informed practice, mental wellness, and strong policy work on information rights and accessibility.
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
Get your copy! 📚🌍 https://tr.ee/uC8txt
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We asked #Librarians to tell us their favourite Christmas-themed stories.
Here are the results! From traditional favourites to Modernist masterpieces, we think there is something for everyone.
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Here are the results! From traditional favourites to Modernist masterpieces, we think there is something for everyone.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/librari...
December 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We asked #Librarians to tell us their favourite Christmas-themed stories.
Here are the results! From traditional favourites to Modernist masterpieces, we think there is something for everyone.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/librari...
Here are the results! From traditional favourites to Modernist masterpieces, we think there is something for everyone.
www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/librari...
NEW ARTICLE
2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL)
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2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL)
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2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL)
Sarah Defrates wrote this article about her experince at the 2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL). From October 19 – 23, 2025, I attended the 2025 Annual Course...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
NEW ARTICLE
2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL)
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2025 Annual Course of the International Association of Law Librarians (IALL)
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📢 New in Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance!
AI is evolving rapidly. Traditional legal frameworks are not. Can experimental regulation offer a better way to govern AI responsibly?
Read the latest themed issue, Experimental Regulation for AI Governance, here: https://cup.org/4a9bonY
AI is evolving rapidly. Traditional legal frameworks are not. Can experimental regulation offer a better way to govern AI responsibly?
Read the latest themed issue, Experimental Regulation for AI Governance, here: https://cup.org/4a9bonY
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 New in Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance!
AI is evolving rapidly. Traditional legal frameworks are not. Can experimental regulation offer a better way to govern AI responsibly?
Read the latest themed issue, Experimental Regulation for AI Governance, here: https://cup.org/4a9bonY
AI is evolving rapidly. Traditional legal frameworks are not. Can experimental regulation offer a better way to govern AI responsibly?
Read the latest themed issue, Experimental Regulation for AI Governance, here: https://cup.org/4a9bonY
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The #CILIP Copyright Conference returns 4 June next year and the programming team is welcoming session submissions to feature in the agenda. Talks should be around the theme of copyright and/or licence management. To find out more and apply, click here: 👉 https://ow.ly/k49n50XGNap #CILIPCopy26
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The #CILIP Copyright Conference returns 4 June next year and the programming team is welcoming session submissions to feature in the agenda. Talks should be around the theme of copyright and/or licence management. To find out more and apply, click here: 👉 https://ow.ly/k49n50XGNap #CILIPCopy26
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We will NOT be recording Information Literacy in the Age of GenAI, the last session of our 2025 AI series. Be there on 12/11--or atl least register so you can get a writeup and all the links from the chat!
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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New project report:
Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.
Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez and Mea Warren outline the development of a reflection-based evaluative process and a toolkit for #InfoLit programmes.
OA: doi.org/10.11645/19....
Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.
Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez and Mea Warren outline the development of a reflection-based evaluative process and a toolkit for #InfoLit programmes.
OA: doi.org/10.11645/19....
Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction
| Journal of Information Literacy
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
New project report:
Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.
Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez and Mea Warren outline the development of a reflection-based evaluative process and a toolkit for #InfoLit programmes.
OA: doi.org/10.11645/19....
Reflection as a means to assess information literacy instruction.
Natalia Kapacinskas, Veronica Arellano Douglas, Erica Lopez and Mea Warren outline the development of a reflection-based evaluative process and a toolkit for #InfoLit programmes.
OA: doi.org/10.11645/19....
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Dr Sabine Jacques launched the School's Technology, Governance and Intellectual Property Law Group with a thought-provoking keynote: “Who Gets Paid When the Machine Makes Music?”, exploring the existential threat AI poses to performing artists and musicians’ livelihoods.👇
tinyurl.com/424xnfw2
tinyurl.com/424xnfw2
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dr Sabine Jacques launched the School's Technology, Governance and Intellectual Property Law Group with a thought-provoking keynote: “Who Gets Paid When the Machine Makes Music?”, exploring the existential threat AI poses to performing artists and musicians’ livelihoods.👇
tinyurl.com/424xnfw2
tinyurl.com/424xnfw2
The BIALL Pub Quiz is back for 2026!
Join us on 26 March 2026 at O'Neill's Wardour Street for our annual BIALL pub quiz in aid of the Wallace Breem Fund and Cogwheel Trust International.
Join us on 26 March 2026 at O'Neill's Wardour Street for our annual BIALL pub quiz in aid of the Wallace Breem Fund and Cogwheel Trust International.
December 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The BIALL Pub Quiz is back for 2026!
Join us on 26 March 2026 at O'Neill's Wardour Street for our annual BIALL pub quiz in aid of the Wallace Breem Fund and Cogwheel Trust International.
Join us on 26 March 2026 at O'Neill's Wardour Street for our annual BIALL pub quiz in aid of the Wallace Breem Fund and Cogwheel Trust International.