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CPD 23 Thing 7: real-life networks
My experiences of professional organisations have been akin to dipping my toe in water to jumping in the deep end. I’ve been a member of CILIP for a few years and found it has been a useful of finding...
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What is information or how the hippies gave raise to the Internet?
I went a talk last night about ‘What is information’ and the speaker presented their current research on the impact of computing and how it has shaped the concept of information. The ideas were pretty...
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CPD Thing 8: Google calendar
This seems like a useful tool and I can see how it would be great for libraries that have a lot of public engagement. At present I have no need to use this for work purposes as the calendar tools...
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CPD Thing 9: Evernote
The benefits of using this tool seem to come through when working on a collaborative project that involves conducting research online. I can also see how in some cases it would be better to use this in...
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CPD Thing 10: Qualifications
Graduate Traineeship I was able to do a traineeship straight after completing my first degree. It was at a law library. The role was a library assistant and I worked in a small team. This proved to be...
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CPD 23 Thing 11 Mentoring
I am a great believer in experienced professionals sharing knowledge and providing guidance to new professionals. Although I have not yet had an official mentor, I have thought about all the informal...
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Visit to the Museum of English Rural Life
Being an urbanite a visit to the Museum of English Rural Life was one where I found it difficult to form expectations. My experience of the country is one of simply passing through and a means of...
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CPD Thing 12: Putting the social into social media
Resuming 23 Things after a break it seems appropriate to pick with “Putting the social into social media” as this something I clearly need to work on. I social activity online is minimal with regards...
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CPD Thing 13: Google Docs, Wikis and Dropbox
Google Docs I like the ease of using Google Drive and I can see it being useful. However this is of course only good because I have Google account and therefore if I were collaborating with someone who...
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Lib Camp London 2013
This is my reflection on the Lib Camp in London held at Senate House Library on Saturday 2nd March 2013. Normally the idea of going to a conference fills me with the dread somehow the ‘unconference’...
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Thing 14: Zotero / Mendeley / CiteULike
Zotero and Mendeley From the video this has a great selling point. It seems to make managing and citing records seem effortless. In a time where information is so readily available it of course means...
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Holistic work and life development programme
I have begun a development programme at work which has taken me by surprise. It has reminded me just how important all aspects of my life are and not just the professional side. The initial workshop...
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Academic liaison and outreach
The CPD25 event “Supporting our users – Current trends in academic liaison and outreach” on 15th May aimed to provide an overall view about academic liaison including the techniques used and the...
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