Monthly Archives: September 2011
Thing 17 (on hold), but a look at HILT
Thing 17 is all about Prezi, and I have been looking forward to this for weeks, its all so exciting, but, but, but…I will have to contain myself, as I don’t want to emerse myself in the delights of Prezi, … Continue reading
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Conversations with Cataloguers in Wales
I’ve been meaning to try and organise this event for well over a year; thanks to cpd23 I’m pushng ahead with it now! So, are you a cataloguer, or someone who works with metadata, in Wales? Would you like to … Continue reading
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Here are a few of my favourite Things! (Thing 19)
Thing 19 already (ahem, yes I haven’t actually done Thing 18 yet…), it doesn’t seem that long since we embarked upon the whole 23 Things journey, and look we are nearly at our destination. I’m feeling quite sad, I enjoy … Continue reading
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Advocacy (Thing 16)
Advocacy for libraries is something I hope that most of us (library staff) do all the time, albeit mostly on a small scale, and it was interesting to read Johanna’s blog post about Activism, Advocacy and Professional Identity. I’m not … Continue reading
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…and Doctors will wear scarlet
I contribute to another blog at work which showcases the rare books and archives held by SCOLAR (Special collections and archives) at Cardiff University. At the moment I am mainly posting about the Human Genetics Historical Library, a project I … Continue reading
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Conferences a-go-go (Thing 15) – or how to evoke the sympathy vote…
I’ve been attending conferences and seminars ever since I was a postgraduate student doing research in Ancient History/Classics, even at that early stage I started co-organising seminar series and a conference that resulted in a book. Taking a leap from … Continue reading
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