Month: February 2013

Join in with the Twitterati Tonight!

Just a quick post to let you know about tonight’s UKLibChat – the topic is ‘Librarians and Personality’, and the chat will take place between 18:30 and 20:30 this evening, Thursday 21st February. The idea is simple: the organisers will tweet questions from their account, @uklibchat, and everyone joins in with answers and conversation using…Continue Reading Join in with the Twitterati Tonight!

Email and RSS: subscribe to the blog

Everyone loves a good blog, but constantly having to go back and check for updates is a bit of a bore.  Luckily there’s a couple of ways that you can have the blog content pushed out to you without you having to remember to come back here and look at the time. Email The first…Continue Reading Email and RSS: subscribe to the blog

Professional Reads: ‘The Library Marketing Toolkit’

Didn’t think marketing applies to you? Think again! In ‘The Library Marketing Toolkit’ Ned Potter describes the vital role that library staff play in creating and maintaining a positive experience for   library users.   We all think we know how to promote services – “We have X number of databases!”  “We have tons of E-books!” “We…Continue Reading Professional Reads: ‘The Library Marketing Toolkit’

Day in the Life: Systems Librarian

Editor’s note: here’s the first in an occasional series of Day In The Life posts – thanks Lucy!  If you’d like to contribute, contact one of the Staff Development Group – Paul, Chris, Suzi, Verena, Clare and Samantha. Wed 9th Jan Today the Law Library re-opens in its new home so I start the day…Continue Reading Day in the Life: Systems Librarian