SIX HOT PICKS

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TWEETS

check out the hashtag #TTGG21 for lots of great tweets summarising the two days of speakers.

2 KEYNOTES

Our keynotes did not disappoint. Rachel Esson’s first conference address as National Librarian encouraged us and wished us successful ‘upstream’ investing in our evidence-based practice.

Prof Lisa Emerson reminded us about the importance of librarians and the need for sustained information literacy. Affirming we are vital to the next generation and have the mandate to step forward and make a difference. Dr Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris, the dynamic duo, kept it real with their experiences of responding to science as it happens.

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PRESENTERS

We’d like to acknowledge the huge work of our presenters – this symposium would not have been possible without you, your work and your willingness to share! Thank you, everyone, for your contributions. We were up for the challenge of presenting a mix of online and inperson sessions, workshops and lightning talks and our delegate feedback indicated this was a great mix to offer.

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SPONSORS

The #TTGG21 organisers would like to thank the sponsors who supported us. Firstly, the National Library were wonderful hosts who provided a great venue, fabulous IT and event management support. Thanks also to: Dan Hamid from Wolters Kluwer for lunch, drinks and joining us – top guy; Bonnie Barr from Britannica for morning tea and being a friendly face for our attendees; Springer Nature’s

Nick Mole for morning tea and profiling their products for tertiary and research libraries; Thomson Reuters for afternoon tea; and Sage for our prize of a Fitbit won by Ailsa Parker from the Ministry for the Environment. Congratulations Ailsa!

5 REFLECTIONS

Annie Mckillop perceptively captured these learnings from day one as ‘power’ – acknowledging the power that each of us has, as librarians, to make a difference in our roles. She challenged us all to use and develop this wisely. • As librarians, we have such a diverse range of skills and knowledge. I liked hearing from different librarians from different sectors • Clarity around evidence and evidence-based practice (will use what I have learnt) • Libraries/librarians need an image revamp to achieve making the library a hub of their community/institutions (how can

we do that?)

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FINAL THOUGHTS

We learnt so much, we gathered and grew and were empowered to share what we’d learnt with others. Would we do this again? Absolutely!