Kathryn Greenhill has a solid post over at Librarians Matter on getting the most out of in-person conferences. To my mind, there’s a need and space for big conferences (which help sustain organisations, and which provide publishing opportunities for professionals), and room for a myriad of other professional events. In librarianship, there are a already [...]
Earlier today, I asked on Twitter whether other librarians considered Project Management certifications (eg, PRINCE2) worthwile, or if knowledge of frameworks was sufficient. I received a number of great responses from @sallyheroes, @janholmquist, @ahornby, @ellyob, @damyantipatel, @camcd, @aekins (thank you all!). In summary, some had been on training courses, but found certification quality to be [...]
Last night I attended the CILIP ILIG and CILIP in London AGMs which were followed by an entertaining talk by Phil Bradley on traveling for librarianship and social media. The talk brought back memories of a talk I gave four years ago at ALA about making the most of working overseas, secondments, conferences, and if [...]
Last weekend, I read The Information Diet by Clay Johnson. These days before I buy almost anything from a book to a vacuum cleaner I check online reviews. Reviews for this book were mixed, but positive enough for me to buy it. I needed something new on media bias and a reminder to not be [...]