I’ve decided to call it a day with this blog. It’s been going for almost 7 years, and has seen me through four jobs, two countries, my wedding, lots of changes in focus, and many many holidays. I started it when I had no idea how to get involved in the profession, and through times […]
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Blisspix.net will be taking a short hiatus while I reevaluate the blog. My interests have taken a major shift lately and I want to take some time out to plan posts for the next few months.
Semantic Library is being updated regularly at the moment, feel free to take a look!
Alyson over at Chapter Two has a great post on managing professional development. We all know we should do it, but for some of us managing all the things we want to do that fall into that category can quickly spiral out of control. She writes,
“Something that I’ve always struggled with, personally and professionally, is […]
Exploring Open Source in Libraries and Non-Profits
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Technology. 0 CommentsLately more and more of the subscriptions in my feed reader are about Open Source software, design, and non-profit technology. I haven’t seen many librarians (except Jessamyn, as it’s a big part of her work) talk about what they’ve learned from the nptech sector which surprises me as they seem to be a good source […]
Take a look at the fun and engaging way that Les bibliothèques de l’université d’Angers are promoting their LIBQUAL+ survey this year (via Marlene’s Corner).
LIBQUAL+ often comes across as being a bit, well… dry, but this is a great example of the library not taking itself too seriously and having fun.
Libraries are fun! Visiting the DOK
Published by February 23rd, 2008 in Public libraries and Technology. 0 CommentsThis afternoon I went to Delft and met Erik Boekesteijn and Jaap Van De Geer from the DOK (and the Shanachie Tour) and had a really fun library afternoon.
We started with a tour of the staff backroom. In many libraries, backroom areas are sadly neglected and overrun with stock and stuff. At the DOK they’ve […]
The session that Alyson, Andrew and I will be presenting about NLS along with Loida Garcia-Febo about IFLA’s New Professionals Discussion Group is in the ALA Annual early bird programme [DOC] -
NMRT President’s Program/Membership Meeting: International Insights for New Librarians
Thanks to technology, people around the world are becoming more connected. How can new librarians take […]
I’m on holidays in China this week, and we visited the Shanghai Library located near the French Concession. Check out their online new titles display. The library is enormous and in addition to Chinese titles is a UN depository library, and a number of friendship collections. Definitely worth visiting in Shanghai.
Apart from the library, we have […]
Announcing the Semantic Library
Published by November 27th, 2007 in General and Site updates. 1 CommentTaking the wraps off: Semantic Library is a new blog and wiki project I’ve started looking at what the semantic web and ‘web 3.0′ might mean for libraries. The site will include news and discussion as well as concept overviews (eg the first is about the mobile web) which anyone can add to and expand. Further […]
