Well, a few weeks ago I re-joined CILIP; and as an extra, joined BIALL. I have to admit, I did leave CILIP at the beginning of year due to lack of money:- as much as I fully support CILIP and think it is, and can be, a fantastic resource for librarians and for us to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘personal reflection’
Professional Memberships: CILIP and BIALL
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged biall, cilip, personal reflection, professional memberships on October 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Starting Library School
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged induction day, library school, personal reflection on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, induction day was last week, and a part of me just wants get on with it now. My lectures are on a Monday and Wednesday; so the first lessons are tomorrow! The induction day had a lot of introductory information (re. the university, the courses and the modules) but also information about work placements [...]
Library school, here I come!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging, library school, personal reflection on September 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Hello; it has been a long time since I posted here, and I have no excuse other than I am not entirely sure where 2011 has gone… Anyway, I finally got around to changing the blog title (seeing as a) I am no longer a library trainee, and b) I am no longer in Oxford). [...]
Session on Presentation Skills
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged library trainee, personal reflection, Public speaking, trainee project on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week we had a ‘Presentation skills’ training session. I wasn’t particularly sure how to approach and/or feel about this session. On the one hand, I could really use the help and practice as I am pretty sure a stuffed monkey has more presentational skills and confidence than me. On the other, I was nervous [...]
Trainee visit to the Cairns Library
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Annual Evidence Updates, Cairns Library, library trainee, medical library, personal reflection on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week all the library trainees had a visit to the Cairns Library. I went along partly to see how the tour would be given (as opposed to me shadowing other librarians) and partly to see how the other trainees would respond to a medical library. There was a brief tour round the library, before [...]
