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March 2009 - Lyndsay's CILIP blog

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  • It's not necessarily IT's fault

    The Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust report published yesterday advises ministers: "If you think IT is the solution to your problem, then you don't understand IT, and you don't understand your problem either." As reported in the Guardian the report,called Database State , says that more than half of Whitehall's 46 databases and systems have significant problems with privacy or effectiveness, and could...

  • next generation 'librarians'..... all things seem possible when the sun shines

    It may nearly be officially spring but it's felt like it for a few days. Kathy (Ennis) and I have just been visiting a second set of Universities, talking to students about their future lives as library/information professionals. Monday we were at Loughborough Uni: Tuesday we visited Liverpool Joh Moores Uni; and Wednesday we were at Sheffield Uni. This follows our visit in January to Manchester Metropolitan...

  • clearing out ...

    Slightly late into the year maybe but I've been having a clear out. A physical clear out to rid myself of the paper files that have been lingering around for far too long. The physical process usually helps any mental clear out. I spent an enjoyable couple of evenings clearing out my home office recently, and decided to finish the job properly by clearing out in the ‘office' office too. Mostly I am...
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