May 2009 - Posts

10 May 2009
Not our day

Inevitable really, given the laws of football - the laws that the real fans understand that is, not the laws of the game as written down. We had a one goal advantage, we were at home, we dominated the game, we made squillions of chances, so who's going to the playoff final? Of course - they are, not... Read More...

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09 May 2009
O, Vienna

I'm just back from Vienna having attended the EBLIDA/NAPLE/BVO/VOB conference on A Library Policy for Europe - see http://www.conference.bvoe.at/ for details. I'd never visited Vienna before so I had no preconceptions - yes, it meant nothing to me (sorry but it had to be done). But reading the guidebook... Read More...

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05 May 2009
One goal!

In football, unlike the rest of life, the glass is always half empty. In the eternal tussle between triumph and disaster, the world of football knows that, in the end, disaster will always prevail. Football fandom combined with reflective practice can be the best training there is for stoicism, fatalism... Read More...

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05 May 2009
More than magnolia

It was good to hear CILIP Vice President Biddy Fisher extolling the virtues of professionalism at the Joint Irish Conference in Belfast last week - and even better to hear the positive response from the floor of the conference. "What do we mean by professionalism?" asked Biddy. The answers came back... Read More...

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03 May 2009
not blogging

I wasn't blogging or tweeting during the social media session run by the CILIP Trustees last week. Instead I jotted down a few notes and reflections, wrote them up - and then turned them into a wordle for your delectation. Here it is; click on the blog pink tag to see the full picture: courtesy of http... Read More...

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