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And the award goes to…

(This is a draft post from about two months ago) I received a large envelope in the post last week, marked “Do Not Bend”. It was propped against my door as our letterbox is too small for it to have … Continue reading

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“Libraries Hire Learners, not the Learned”*

The head librarian at MPOW is very keen on professional development. We have a learning and development committee (of which I’m a part) which conducts an annual survey of our training needs. The committee encourages using inhouse expertise to facilitate … Continue reading

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I don’t mind (really!)

I have a number of people express sympathy at the amount of time I spend in travelling to work- about 90 minutes one way. While I do sometimes harbour a fantasy of living in Richmond should I win tattslotto, in … Continue reading

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Tweet, Tweet!

A bit has happened since I last blogged about the joys of my existence:). I finished my assignment- yay! I started boot camp- yeah I know, I’m a glutton for punishment… The library is thinking of using Twitter to reach … Continue reading

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So much fun to be had

I have an assignment for my web operations and publishing subject, in which I have to come up with a site proposal for a website. I have done this before, but largely focusing on the front-end, such as the design … Continue reading

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Homework

When I get home tonight, I will 1. Bake yet another cake for Miss BG- playgroup are coming to our house for fun, frivolity and lots of processed sugar. 2. Look through this list of User Experience Publications and resources … Continue reading

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Good Vibrations

Today has been a day where I have been very aware of sound, in both good and bad ways. Being woken up by my the cries of my daughter at 5.45am (on a Saturday! Obviously not aware of sleep-ins) set … Continue reading

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Is this the real life is this just fantasy?

I have an exam on Monday, and have been reading, reading, making notes and reading some more. At the moment I am hanging out for this studying malarkey to be behind me. Right now I am focussing on Monday afternoon, … Continue reading

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Burning the midnight oil

No post yesterday, as I am rushing to meet a deadline for uni. For those interested I have to annotate a bibliography, and discuss the role of information professionals in knowledge management. Luckily for me, I can lodge it electronically, … Continue reading

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it is all quiet, it is so quiet at work

A day at work, and half of it spent at the reference desk. There was the odd flurry of requests for information, then a lot of time where I was able to work on my other work, namely developing a … Continue reading

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