January 2008 - Posts

30 January 2008
Serious?

And so, dipping my toes a little further into the swirling waters of social media, I've done my first podcast - courtesy of Talis and their "Technology Evangelist" Richard Wallis. You can find the result at http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/01/cilip_chief_exe.php Read More...

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28 January 2008
Saints shaken

Ah well, it wasn't to be. We "gave a tremendous performance" (newspaper reporter) and "controlled the game for long periods" (television reporter) but it's the Saints not the Shakers in the hat for the Fifth Round. We're proud of the lads and let's hope Read More...

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28 January 2008
In praise of activism

Much of last week was taken up with CILIP's new governance arrangements - and the first meeting of the new Council of 12 directly-elected Trustees. The process already feels different (more like a continuous conversation and less like an occasional drama) Read More...

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22 January 2008
Erratum

Apologies to all you Rams fans out there for denying your team its share of FA Cup history in my previous blog posting - it was, of course, Derby County who were humbled 6-0 by the Mighty Shakers in the 1903 Final. The thrashing of Southampton was in Read More...

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17 January 2008
When Saturday came ....

My professional meetings in Newcastle were followed by a feast of football at the weekend - Sunderland v Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light on the Sunday preceded by Darlington v Bury at the Darlington Arena on the Saturday. Why Darlo and Sunderland, Read More...

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16 January 2008
Gathering at Gosforth

Last Friday afternoon I visited the new Gosforth Library in Newcastle for a gathering of Public Library Heads of Service and other colleagues brought together from across the North East region by Jane Hall, City Librarian of Sunderland (see point about Read More...

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16 January 2008
Riveting

Last Friday morning I was in Newcastle discussing the new Central Library with City Librarian, Tony Durcan (I know Tony's actual job title will be more "corporate" than that but the reality of the job certainly incorporates the responsibilities that used Read More...

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11 January 2008
When tomorrow comes

I like to slip quietly into the New Year without too much fuss. A nice glass of red, a good book, and some mellow music. Since you ask, this year it was a decent bottle of Chianti, Pies and prejudice; in search of the North by Stuart Maconie (Ebury Press Read More...

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10 January 2008
A passion for equity and excellence

After all that food and wine it was time for something more ascetic. So last weekend, I turned to a book which had been lying on my desk at home for sometime - Bob Usherwood's Equity and Excellence in the Public Library (Ashgate 2007). Bob has always Read More...

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09 January 2008
Times, past

How was 2007 for you? Making a list seems to be a requisite part of closing down the Old Year so, here, in no particular order, are my Top Twenty Times of last year. Meeting the Love Libraries new professionals who inspired me with their confidence and Read More...

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