I recently delivered a presentation discussing my perceptions of ‘What Constitutes Excellence in the Library Profession’. The presentation consisted of two halves. The first, was my own musings and ideas discussing the interrelationships of an information professional and their materials. The second half was the results of a poll distributed via Twitter and JISC’s LIS-LINK [...]
Archive for June, 2011
21 Jun
What Makes an Information ‘Professional’?
On Monday 20th June 2011, Laura Williams and I myself presented the following slides at the CILIP CDG New Professionals Conference. If you have any questions regarding the presentation, please get in touch with us; our contact details are available on the final slide (Twitter or drop a line via the comments on our blog). [...]
18 Jun
What’s In A Name?
Whilst at SLA 2011 (noticing a theme with how the recent blog entries are beginning?!) I gradually became more confident at introducing myself, and often ended a conversation by enquiring if the other party was on Twitter or had a blog – cue business card swap. One problem I quickly realised, and was accentuated by [...]
17 Jun
Interview Extraordinaire
Whilst at SLA 2011, two of my ‘first’ experiences were rolled into one – I have now been interviewed for media purposes (as opposed to job roles) and feature in a podcast! Natalia and I have talked to Geraldine Clement-Stoneham of SLA Europe about our experiences. For a great understanding of how the conference has [...]
17 Jun
SLA 2011 – First Reactions
I’ve just returned from SLA 2011 having won an Early Career Conference Award generously sponsored by SLA Europe and SLA Legal Division. Having slept off the majority of jet lag, I am feel in a slightly better position to blog a few of my initial reactions to the conference. The thing I want to convey [...]
14 Jun
Library Advocacy and Our Library Backgrounds
I’ve written two new pieces, but similar to before, they won’t feature on here. Instead, if you are interested in issues surrounding library advocacy in the academic environment, or intrigued by when and why people write about their library career background then I encourage you to head on over to read the June 2011 edition [...]
9 Jun
Conference Preparations
On Saturday, I’m off to SLA 2011 in Philadelphia courtesy of SLA Europe and SLA Legal Division (thank you!). Not only will this be my first time in America, but also my first conference. A big double, and needless to say, I’m very excited. In an attempt to make use of my excess nervous energy [...]
