Listed below are some of the other things I have written or been involved in.
Blog Posts and Articles
“Advertising Library Careers to Schools”. SLA Europe Blog, Tuesday 11 October 2011. http://www.sla-europe.org/2011/10/11/advertising-library-careers-to-schools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sla-europe%2FAEYb+%28SLA+Europe%29
“Aspirations and reality”. SLA Future Ready 365 Blog. Sunday 7 August 2011. http://futureready365.sla.org/08/07/aspirations-and-reality/
“Benefits of blogging”. The Regent Librarian, May 2011, pp 10-11. http://issuu.com/theregentlibrarian/docs/the_regent_librarian__may2011
“The challenges of library advocacy”. The Regent Librarian, June 2011, pp 12. http://issuu.com/theregentlibrarian/docs/the_regent_librarian__june2011
“e-books in libraries”. Information Today Europe, Friday 5 August 2011. http://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/e-books-in-libraries-76948.aspx
“Event Review: Future ready panel at #ILI2011″. SLA Europe Blog, Friday 4 November 2011. http://www.sla-europe.org/2011/11/04/event-review-future-ready-panel-at-ili2011/
“Finding a Job: Be Flexible”. CILIP Update, February 2012. http://www.cilip.org.uk/publications/update-magazine/update-digital/pages/digital.aspx (Members access only)
“New podcast: Early Career Conference Award Winners”. SLA Europe Podcast, Thursday 16 June 2011. Geraldine Clement-Stoneham talks to Samuel Wiggins and Natalia Madjarevic. http://www.sla-europe.org/2011/06/16/new-podcast-early-career-conference-awards-winners/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sla-europe%2FAEYb+%28SLA+Europe%29
“On the Spot” BIALL Newsletter, March 2011. http://www.biall.org.uk/data/files/Publications/Newsletter/12_03_Newsletter.pdf (accessible only to BIALL members via login)
“Profiles in Law Librarianship”. SLA Legal Blog, Monday 17 October 2011. http://legal.sla.org/2011/10/profiles-in-law-librarianship-sam-wiggins/
“Putting theory into practice”. SLA Europe’s blog, Friday 8 July 2011. http://www.sla-europe.org/2011/07/08/putting-theory-into-practice-sam-wiggins-sla2011/. Cross posted to the SLA Future Ready 365 blog, Saturday 16 July 2011. http://futureready365.sla.org/07/16/putting-theory-into-practice/
“SLA 2011: Sam Wiggins’ Reflections”. Legal Division Quarterly, 18 (3) 2011. http://legal.sla.org/newsletter/ldqv18n3/samwigginsreflections/
“#UkLibChat – Tweet all about it”. CILIP Update , February 2012. http://www.cilip.org.uk/publications/update-magazine/update-digital/pages/digital.aspx (Members access only)
“Twitter chat: instant ideas and collaboration”. Information Today Europe, Friday 8 July 2011. http://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Twitter-Chat-instant-ideas-and-collaboration-76503.aspx
“Why do we tell of our library backgrounds?”. The Regent Librarian, June 2011, pp 13. http://issuu.com/theregentlibrarian/docs/the_regent_librarian__june2011
“Work experience and the future of librarianship”. Legal Division Docket, 1 (1) 2011. http://legal.sla.org/newsletter/lddv1n1/work-experience/
Projects
I am involved with #UKLibChat, a fortnightly Twitter discussion based on library topics. Summaries of past discussions, agendas for future discussions and further information regarding the #UKLibChat initiative can be found on the project’s website.
Presentations
“What constitutes excellence in the library profession”. First presented in London, 29 June 2011.
