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The Design Librarian: Graphic Design As An Essential Skill, Sarah-Anne Kennedy

Conference Papers

Developing the Library Workforce

Emerging and future skills required in the Library workforce.

The Design Librarian -graphic design as an essential skill.

In 2017 the Library carried out an audit of Library signage. In line with graphic design best practice, institute guidelines, the Official Languages Act 2003, branding and design guidelines were developed. Design guidelines for people with a disability were also incorporated. A team was established to look after all signage design, marketing, and social media. Over the last year, the team has developed a cohesive Library visual identity that promotes our services and resources across a range of …

Contemporary Shifts In Pilgrimage Practices And The Effects On Traditional Management Practices At Sacred Sites: An Irish Perspective, Vreny Enongene, Kevin Griffin

Conference papers

Despite growing interest in pilgrimage practices, scholars have argued that some changes in the traditional practice of pilgrimage are seen among modern pilgrims (Enongene & Griffin, 2017, p. 26), to include changes in the needs, expectations and purchasing behaviour of the typical faith-based visitor (Kartal et al., 2015). Likewise, the growing need for entertaining experiences and satisfaction from the spiritual renewal services as posited by Ambrose & Ovesenik (2011), is in stark contrast to traditional management practices at sacred sites. As well as pilgrimages, which involved leaving behind the pleasures of the earthly world and instead desiring the supernatural/heaven more …