NUDLL welcomed another Guest Speaker this month, Luke Burton, Service Manager, Community Hubs and Libraries at Newcastle City Council (NCC) gave us an overview of the collaborative research the Council and in particular the Library Service, have done, and continue to do with us here at Northumbria and wider afield. Our REF 2021 Impact Case Study included much of the outreach work done by NCC and Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) in support of digital citizenship. Luke talked about how it is possible to grow something as impactful and sustainable as this long term initiative from a relatively modest, successful collaborative funding bid. He also encouraged us to keep sharing ideas and reaching out with our emerging research ideas as they are very receptive to innovation and research in general.
“Fascinating to hear about the extended role of the library and library staff”