Tour of Lewisham public library – extremely interesting to see behind the scenes of a library in a very different sector to that I’m used to. However, there are similarities; including how to attract library users, ensuring that stock purchased is of interest to the users of the service and enabling them to access a wide variety of media.
Action Point - to publicise local public library services to members, especially the People’s Network and free internet access.
Tour of Lewisham Public Library
March 6, 2007 by assistantlibrarianCareer Development Group Committee Meeting
March 6, 2007 by assistantlibrarianAttended London and South East Divisions CDG Committee Meeting.
“A Librarian’s Travels” Informal Talk
February 21, 2007 by assistantlibrarianEach year, the English-Speaking Union (ESU) and CILIP invite applications for the Travelling Librarian Award, from qualified librarians working in UK libraries or information centres who are members of CILIP. The Award is an opportunity to do a two-week study tour in the United States. It is intended to encourage US/UK contacts in the library world and the establishment of permanent links. Read the rest of this entry »
Career Development Group CSO and Support
January 29, 2007 by assistantlibrarianInformal meeting of London and South East Divisions CDG CSO’s and CSO Support to plan chartership, accreditation and revalidation events to be offered through the year.
Career Development Group Committee Meeting
January 16, 2007 by assistantlibrarianAttended London and South East Divisions CDG Committee Meeting.
Disaster Recovery Plan
January 11, 2007 by assistantlibrarianIn-house Information Centre familarisation session with Disaster Recovery Plan, including walk around building.
2nd Meeting with mentor
November 30, 2006 by assistantlibrarianMet my mentor at St George’s – University of London Library.
In this second meeting we discussed the example of work I had brought with me, the template for evaluating visits and courses that I am considering using in my portfolio and moved on to further discussion of how the portfolio can be written up. This was then followed by a tour around the library and a discussion of what services are offered. Read the rest of this entry »
Critical Appraisal Skills for Healthcare Librarians
November 28, 2006 by assistantlibrarianCourse on how to undertake a critical appraisal, including how to understand and judge statistics and other charts and diagrams commonly used in healthcare articles.
CDG Management Seminar – Managing a Library Building Project
November 15, 2006 by assistantlibrarianTalk followed by question and answer session on managing a library building project. Very informative and well presented.
Career Development Group Committee Meeting
October 25, 2006 by assistantlibrarianAttended London and South East Divisions CDG Committee Meeting. Later appointed in RLO (CSO as of 2007) support role.
