July 2008 - Posts

23 July 2008
Enlightened or confused?

I'm a Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, see www.theRSA.org ) and I enjoy reading the RSA Journal - interesting, intelligent, illuminating writing on matters which matter. You can see most of the articles on the RSA website if you're interested. Read More...

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10 July 2008
Learning, in Salford

I'm learning a lot about higher education at the moment - the Cofhe/UC&R Conference in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago, a staff conference for Information and Learning Services at the University of Worcester on Monday this week - and then, on Tuesday, Read More...

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04 July 2008
More than just the Beatles

A long time ago there was a pamphlet called More than just books designed to promote all the other good stuff, beyond books, which you can get in libraries. I was reminded of this while I was in Liverpool (for most of last week) at the Cofhe/UC&R Read More...

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04 July 2008
Of mice and myth

To the British Library last week for one of the most enjoyable events in my annual calendar - the award ceremony for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. I've hosted the event for the past nine years and I love the "buzz" of the occasion. This Read More...

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04 July 2008
In praise of partnership

To the Royal Society of Arts earlier this week for a reception to celebrate the partnership agreement between the UK's public library services and the BBC - a real success story of joint working between two great national institutions with common values Read More...

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