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19 June 2008 05:37

How to use the web

Charles Arthur wrote on the Guardian tech blog about a new code for civil servants interacting on the web: Principles for participation online 1. Be credible Be accurate, fair, thorough and transparent. 2. Be consistent Encourage constructive criticism Read More...
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28 April 2008 04:39

Kitchen classification

Having seen this in G2 last week, I knew I had to visit Kendals when I was in Manchester on Saturday. Here's the result: Yes, my chopping boards are indexed. £40 well spent (or so I keep telling myself), although hacking up a shoulder of lamb on an A4-sized Read More...
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22 April 2008 08:34

Full of BS

We're having a let's-promote-our-online-resources day on Thursday. You know the drill: we pay for all of this stuff, but it doesn't get used particularly well, so maybe if we tell people about it we'll see usage go up... We used AviScreen Portable to Read More...
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11 April 2008 03:38

On one's value within an organisation

Picture the scene: your Chief Librarian tells you she needs you to deliver a Big Lottery bid to Birmingham on Monday, instead of coming to work and doing what you would normally be doing on a Monday (reference and being sleepy, in my case). There are Read More...
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07 April 2008 05:45

Spirals and whatnot

Welcome to yet another typical half-formed ramble! This morning's Team Meeting (a fortnightly event) raised an interesting issue imo: the library is getting more involved in promoting other Council departments' services, as part of a national drive to Read More...
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