Why am I doing This?
I love the internet. It's a great research tool, incredibly useful etc, addictive and until now, anonymous. I have never got to grips with social networking. I can't see the point, I've been trying...
View Articlething 2 - prowling around
First I must say a big thank you to all you people who commented on my first blog. It was hugely encouraging to know that I am not the only novice blogger who finds the whole thing a bit intimidating....
View ArticlePersonal Branding? sounds painful!
I know having a positive online presence is what it is all about, but I do struggle with the notion of self promotion. I'm a bit too reserved English to feel comfortable with that. I did try to find...
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I was watching Murray and contemplating thing3. It occurred to me that my one line presence is not something I can manufacture. It will evolve along with my involvment and interactions with others on...
View ArticleWhy I am doing this
I have loved reading ever since I discovered that words in picture books could make sense and there was more to Janet and John than a series of nice pictures I could colour in or scribble on. I was...
View ArticleOff to Umbrella
I was fortunate enough to get a place at Umbrella sponsored by the Affiliates Group. I am a little nervous and excited, partly because it is my first library conference and partly because I can get...
View ArticleSilence in the Library...Stay out of the Shadows!
Spot the Dr Who reference, I am not that kind of librarian but I am feeling a bit disenchanted. Call it post conference blues. I had a fantastic time at umbrella, met some great people and came back...
View ArticleHow silently, how silently
Very short blog or rant about paralells between youth work cuts and library cuts.Youth work should be a statutory responsibility of the state, like libraries. I can see the parallels between the...
View ArticleSocial Media in Schools
Use of Social Media in SchoolsAt the Cilip Umbrella conference in June I attended the session on young people’s access to social media. The presentation was from Emma Hadfield, the Learning Resources...
View ArticleStill working at the 23 things
I started late and have really only dipped my toe in the water. Enough to irritate my teenage daughters who don't think people of my age should do facebook or twitter or any other social media. 23...
View ArticleHolocaust Memorial Day
This is the blog I wrote to go with our library display:It is Holocaust Memorial Day tomorrow and we have set up a display in the library to mark this. The theme this year is Speak Up, Speak Out and...
View ArticleDewey Mashup
Finding and Locating books in a sixth form college libraryCurrently in our library we have an "evolved" system. Basically we use Dewey but try to adapt to increase usability and access to resources....
View ArticleWhy Blog?
Why Blog? I started blogging last year as a result of CPD23. My experience over the last year has been mixed. My main problem has been trying to decide what I have to contribute? I am a lowly library...
View ArticleIdentity
Thing 3 It was interesting to revisit this area a year later. I Googled myself and found myself along with lots of other Pam Riley’s. I didn’t find anything too worrying fortunately; I haven’t had a...
View Articlerecent reads
I am currently reading les miserables. I started reading it after seeing the film because I realised how ignorant I was of the original. I am unexpectedly hooked, just making me realise what a...
View ArticleStarting a Book Club and Creative Writing Group
Starting a Reading and Writing Group in a Sixth form CollegeWhy do it in the first place? Was it:· Part of a well-planned literacy strategy based on research and well known educational values?·...
View ArticleThe Future of Libraries in an Electronic Age
Can libraries continue to function and serve their purpose as a repository of knowledge and a heart of research in a digital age? Why use books when you can Google it? Why come to a physical place...
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Mice or Lions?We are constantly being told that the library is the heart of the school, the key to learning, good qualified librarians are vital to the progress and advancement of the educational...
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