Initial Thoughts I have been pondering involvement with professional bodies for some time now, and thought I would muse via a blog post to force me to pin some thoughts down. I also wanted to think about those with time constraints and those that do not belong to a professional body, and the challenges that [...]
Archive for October, 2011
24 Oct
Developing the Profession
Posted by LibWig in Uncategorized. Tagged: BIALL, CILIP, cpd, professional development, SLA. 4 Comments
20 Oct
The ‘Next’ Generation
Posted by LibWig in Uncategorized. Tagged: digital native, generation y, information literacy, information skills, next generation, stereotype. 2 Comments
*Disclaimer* *Not a post about Star Trek, sorry to disappoint* This evening, I attended a talk by James Mullen on “Emerging Technologies”, however it was a conversation after the seminar that prompted this post. In a passing comment, ‘generations’ were mentioned with reference to using technologies, and younger users’ proficiencies. I felt slightly odd, and [...]
11 Oct
LibCamp – a quick summary
Posted by LibWig in Uncategorized. Tagged: #libcampuk11, cross-sector, embedded librarianship, unconference. Leave a Comment
I recently attended the first “Library Camp“, an unconference that brought together 175 enthusiastic librarians. There will be a great many blogs outlining the day, and details of sessions that took place are being compiled on the Library Camp Wiki so I shall not go into great detail about the sessions I attended, but rather the [...]
