National Acquisitions Group (NAG)

Bookings are now closed for NAG Seminar & Forum 2026! As our flagship event is just around the corner, here are 5 excellent reasons to join & support NAG in doing its important work from @librarianth.bsky.social librarianth.home.blog/2026/04/30/5...

Book borrowing numbers have dropped dramatically across all sectors since 2020 - come and hear about Oldham Libraries' stock profiling project working with data to boost numbers. Tues 10 Nov, 11am FREE nag.org.uk/events/ #NAGWebinarWeek

Join us at NAG Webinar Week! Free sessions from across the sector including one on the future of NAG itself... 9th - 13th November nag.org.uk/events/ #NAGWebinarWeek

NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat! "Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement" What data drives your decisions and where does that come from? Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July) nag.org.uk/event/chatju...

NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat! "Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement" What data drives your decisions and where does that come from? Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July) nag.org.uk/event/chatju...

NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat! "Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement" What data drives your decisions and where does that come from? Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July) nag.org.uk/event/chatju...

Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you. More info: nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...

NAG Members only: Coffee and Chat! "Connecting the Dots: Acquisitions and Engagement" What data drives your decisions and where does that come from? Tues 24th Nov, 10am (postponed from July) nag.org.uk/event/chatju...

Tomorrow! NAG Members Coffee and Chat: Money Money Money! Come chat about budgets, systems, procurement and any other financial questions with other NAG members in this free, unrecorded session: Thur 24th Sept, 10:30am nag.org.uk/event/chatse...

Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you. More info: nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...

We are very pleased to announce that the #LILAC27 Call for Presentations is now open! Read about our refreshed presentation types & how you can get constructive feedback on your draft abstract on the #LILAC website. buff.ly/C6VJMvF #infolit #digilit

NAG Members Coffee and Chat: Money Money Money! Come chat about budgets, systems, procurement and any other financial questions with other NAG members in this free, unrecorded session: Thur 24th Sept, 10:30am nag.org.uk/event/chatse...

Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you. More info: nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...

NAG Members Coffee and Chat: Money Money Money! Come chat about budgets, systems, procurement and any other financial questions with other NAG members in this free, unrecorded session: Thur 24th Sept, 10:30am nag.org.uk/event/chatse...

Share your project at NAG Webinar Week! Call for submissions is open, no membership required. Running 9-13th November with flexible time slots to suit you. More info: nag.org.uk/nag-webinar-...

Academic librarians - how does your institution actually decide whether to fund collective, fee-free open access? What finally ends up moving the internal discussions from yes, or maybe to no? We're running a short, anonymous survey (10–15 mins) to find out. 📚

NAG Members Coffee and Chat: Money Money Money! Come chat about budgets, systems, procurement and any other financial questions with other NAG members in this free, unrecorded session: Thur 24th Sept, 10:30am nag.org.uk/event/chatse...

NAG Members Coffee and Chat: Money Money Money! Come chat about budgets, systems, procurement and any other financial questions with other NAG members in this free, unrecorded session: Thur 24th Sept, 10:30am nag.org.uk/event/chatse...

Old tapes, new life 🎞️ Introducing our new digitisation service where we can convert your home movies to digital formats! Details & fees here: buff.ly/QpVgVPP @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #archives #digitisation

It’s never too late to return a library book... even after 60 years. This book recently came back to the library after six decades out in the wild! Just graduated and forgotten to return a book? If you can’t make it back to Cambridge, use our freepost returns service: https://loom.ly/wf0LwIs

We are seeking an Archives & Special Collections Officer to join our team at the Penryn Campus! This is an exciting opportunity to support archives and special collections services across Falmouth University and @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk. Apply now via the link in our bio. Applications close 16 Aug.

Apologies but tomorrow's NAG Members Coffee and a Chat is postponed! We will be in touch with all ticket holders with a new date as soon as possible.

NAG Members - our next Coffee and Chat is Tues 28th July at 10:00 talking about "connecting the dots - acquisitions and engagement" How can data offer an insight into the engagement with the materials we acquire? nag.org.uk/event/chatju... Free but NAG Members only

Survey on digitising flap books, movable books, volvelles, that kind of thing! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GLAMS 📚

I'm working on an article about videogames in local libraries — if anyone's local carries games, or if any librarians on here work in libraries that have games, can get games, or host games programs, shoot me a dm! @uklibrariesnag.bsky.social

NAG Members - our next Coffee and Chat is Tues 28th July at 10:00 talking about "connecting the dots - acquisitions and engagement" How can data offer an insight into the engagement with the materials we acquire? nag.org.uk/event/chatju... Free but NAG Members only

NAG Members - our next Coffee and Chat is Tues 28th July at 10:00 talking about "connecting the dots - acquisitions and engagement" How can data offer an insight into the engagement with the materials we acquire? nag.org.uk/event/chatju... Free but NAG Members only

🗓️ What’s on at #CILIP? This week: sessions to support you with Professional Registration + events from CILIPSW/YLG Cymru, & CILIP LGBTQ+ Network 🔸Sign up for CPD 🔸Events are FREE or discounted for members 🔸See full listings and book today: https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/event_list.asp

#Free event on the 9th June 10-11am (UK time) Elizabeth Cardoso Fernandes will be discussing the needs and effects of masking and #disability disclosure at two Canadian #university #libraries www.eventbrite.com/e/i-the-mask... #librarian #libraryWorker #workplace #neurodivergent #neurodiversity

NAG Members - our next Coffee and Chat is Tues 28th July at 10:00 talking about "connecting the dots - acquisitions and engagement" How can data offer an insight into the engagement with the materials we acquire? nag.org.uk/event/chatju... Free but NAG Members only

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NAG Members - our next Coffee and Chat is Tues 28th July at 10:00 talking about "connecting the dots - acquisitions and engagement" How can data offer an insight into the engagement with the materials we acquire? nag.org.uk/event/chatju... Free but NAG Members only

If this time last week you were at NAG Seminar, please do remember to fill in a feedback form for us! tinyurl.com/nag2026

If you've been inspired by #NAGcd16, save the date for our Webinar Week 9-13th November! We'll be looking for presentations from across the library sector so please start thinking about your projects to share!

And that's a wrap! We had a fabulous time in Nottingham for #NAGcd16 and we hope you did too - please give us your delegate feedback at tinyurl.com/nag2026 to help us plan 2027

Over to our second Gold sponsor @vitalsource.bsky.social for their lightning talk: #NAGcd16