May 2007 - Posts - Catalogue & Index Blog

May 2007 - Posts

09 May 2007
LIS Curricula: Have Your Say!
Now that our online presence is established, we're keen to use the blog to find out your views. Each issue of C&I will be accompanied by a discussion point, sparked by one of the articles in the journal. Issue 155's discussion point is simply what do you think about the LIS curriculum for cat &... Read More...
09 May 2007
CIG Event: Booking Form and Wiki Live
Thanks to UKOLN's events and web team, the booking form for our Blogging from the Backroom event has gone live, and is available here . Our course wiki is also starting to take shape, with details about the presentations and links to other sites of interest. You don't need to take part in the course... Read More...
08 May 2007
Out Now: Issue 155
After a number of delays, some of them my fault as I have suffered a lot of ill-health this Spring, an online version of Issue 155 is available for members to download from our website . You will need to be logging onto the Cilip website in order to download the pdf (or even to see that it is there)... Read More...
04 May 2007
Book Indexing and the Limits of Classification
Members may well have comments to add to Ken Bakewell's letter in Update this month, which asserts the importance of book indexing: I used to teach classification with Eric [Hunter], so I obviously agree with him about the importance of classificatory technique. Many years ago, however, I gave a paper... Read More...
01 May 2007
CIG Event: Wiki Giveaway
Thanks to PBwiki , we'll be able to give away a year's Gold upgrade at our event on 8 June, Blogging from the Backroom. As this is a small event, the odds of your being the lucky recipient of this opportunity are quite high, so, if you're keen to get into wikis for free, this could be an ideal opportunity... Read More...