Good intentions
I am full of good intentions. As an electronic resources library minion, I know I should embrace virtual social networking, but the truth is that I find it quite tricky. I'm not the kind of person who...
View ArticleCreation and the inner editor
I can't say that I find the creative process easy, and writing a blog definitely falls into that category. While I have never had a problem getting my message across, I'm always hyper critical of...
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The invisible woman and her three heads
Slightly skipping over Thing 2 (though will return to it, honestly) to take a quick look at my personal brand. Knowing how hyper critical I am, I knew it would take me a while to decide on colour...
View Article3/23. Must try harder
Have signed up for CPD23 and all the associated things again. I was disappointed not to be able to find the time to continue with this last year, but hopefully this year will be a little easier. It's...
View ArticleEverything today is thoroughly modern...
Thing #1. "Thoroughly Modern Millie"Why am I doing this? That is a very good question. I do consider myself to be quite shy, but shyness appears to be quite relative. Apparently singing to an audience...
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Thing #2. "Carousel"So, Thing #2. Looking at and commenting on other people's blogs. Somehow scarier than writing my own blog. I know this is something I need to get over - an important aspect of...
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That's entertainment!
"The Bandwagon"Slightly less thing-y than I'd hoped, but wanted to hopefully pick some brains. I've volunteered (such a dirty word!) to host a staff coffee morning on the theme of the olympics. Staff...
View ArticleThose Magic Changes
Thing #3. "Grease"I'm not quite sure how I managed to set myself up with a theme before I'd even started doing this. I knew I wanted to link all my posts together with a common thread, and the notion...
View ArticleEncore: You'll never blog alone
Thing #2 (again). "Carousel" (though I should have gone for Cats, really)Having been through more library blogs to pinch everyone's good ideas seek out inspiration, I have discovered that a rather high...
View ArticleEncore: Those Magic Changes
Thing #3 (again). "Grease" (again)(looks around). Hmm, much better. Looks a lot more library-ey. We have a standing joke in our department that we run the invisible literature and floating journals...
View ArticleConsider Yourself
Thing #5. "Oliver"Just a quick aside before I properly consider what I've learned so far. One thing I need to reflect on is how I ask questions. Twice today I've asked colleagues if they are in on...
View ArticleHappy Talk
Thing #4. "South Pacific"It seems somehow ironic to be writing about current awareness when I'm weeks behind everyone else, but I'm nothing if not dogged, or goal-focussed if I'm in CV writing mode....
View ArticleEncore: Happy Talk
Thing #4 (again) "South Pacific" (again)Out of my comfort zone, into the mire. I was blithely confident investigating Twitter, cause that's something I know about, but even though I've seen the cheery...
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