Since the CILIPS screening of the Hollywood Librarian, we’ve been somewhat preoccupied with the portrayal of libraries and librarians in TV and film. The most recent two-part instalment of Doctor Who, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead (Series 4, Episodes 8 and 9), were therefore an absolute treat. The Doctor and current [...]

It's funny how one little thing can throw a library into disorder. Throughout this month we've been having occasional problems with the lift. The Essex University library comes complete with an exciting paternoster: for those that haven't encountered one, this is a scary-sounding continuously moving lift where cars travel round in a circle. ...

Well, my portfolio is pretty much done. It’ll be sent off soon. This blog was started as part of the chartership process. Now it is nearly at an end, I think it’s time to put an end to the blog. I have said all I want to say on the issues I have covered. As a summary:- Above all [...]