Category: libraries (page 5)

Tom Roper links to a couple of interesting online debates concerning CILIP and its purpose, particular one on Freepint. I’m playing with weblog setup, in particular tags, so if this post keeps reappearing and changing I apologise.

The Times reports some research that has been done… …which suggests that being a librarian induces more stress than working for the emergency services, driving a 125mph express, or teaching a class of ill-behaved children. I offer no comment except…

CILIP are offering £20 Amazon vouchers to those who recruit new members. It doesn’t strike me as the best of reasons to join: ME: Why should I join? CILIP MEMBER: I get 20 quid I appreciate they have to market…

CILIP recently revamped Lisjobnet, its job advertisement site. You can now search by keyword, location, or secor, which is welcome if overdue. It would be nice to have definitions of their geographical areas. I live in Bedfordshire, for which it…

It seems a number of people are making a point of leaving the ALA (via and including Dorothea Salo). I have compiled a summary of the reasons why below. Apologies for any unintentional misrepresentation: Michael Gorman and the anti-technology, anti-progress…

I saw the following job advertised by Bedfordshire County Council: Ref: EBCC940/EB/int Vacancy: Resources Assistant (Cataloguing) – Library Resources, County Hall Scale 1/2 �10,872 – �14,106 pa (provisional grade) Job Description: Bedfordshire Libraries Required to work 37 hours per week…

It seems the CILIP RSS feed is working, although it seems this has been said before.

CILIP has a new RSS feed (via Library Stuff). It seems to be for news, although it is hard to tell as i) it isn’t working and ii) there is no link from the news pages. For an organisation whose…

I’ve just read Mr Quiet by Roger Hargreaves. The plot goes as follows (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS.): Mr Quiet lives in Loudland, where everyone shouts and bangs and no-one can hear Mr Quiet’s whispers. The unhappy Mr Quiet is invited to…