All entries for January 2009

Support our public libraries!

Writing about web page http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/mps_contact.cfm

In Update Jan/Feb issue, which came through my door yesterday there is a brief piece on page 6 talking about CILIP Councillor Bruce Royan's support for Early Day Motion 248 which states, amongst other things, that the house:

"therefore welcomes the launch of UNISON's report Taking Stock: The Future of our UK Library Service; supports the report's five point plan for a revitalised public library service maintained and improved by adequate resourcing and public funding, including empowered staff-shaping services in partnership with their local community, partnership working between libraries and councils across the UK, responsiveness to library users from all backgrounds and the provision of staff training and professional development".

Bruce Royan is urging us to contact our MPs and request that they sign the motion.

You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them at:
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/members/mps_contact.cfm

I will be doing this later today, I hope others will too.

Katharine Widdows : 30 Jan 2009 09:40 |  Tags: Government Mp Publiclibraries |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Excellent – we need more of this. . .

Writing about web page http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/24/study-post-graduate-librarianship

Check out the recent Guardian piece on studying for Librarianship.

Katharine Widdows : 24 Jan 2009 20:07 |  Tags: Communication Libraryprofile Press Stereotypes |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Reflection question

Hi All,

As a lot of my evidence is not really reflective enough I am considering adding a reflective piece to the end of each section of the portfolio to bring it all together and add in something about my professional development etc. This would mean I had 6 refection pieces included as evidence that would all be written together at the end of the evidence collection period (next month).

Do you think this makes sense or do you think it will detract from the value of the personal/evaluative statement at the beginning?

Any ideas?

Katharine Widdows : 24 Jan 2009 17:41 |  Tags: Chartership Evidence Portfolio |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Ace!

Writing about web page http://www.slough.gov.uk/news/articles/archive/9242.aspx

I just saw thisand it really made me smile.

I wonder if Libraries could do more of this stuff - get kis in right from the start to show how varied and exciting library jobs can be.

The program of things for this kid to do during her day in the library looks perfect - I wonder what she made of it all, and I wonder if she will grow up to be a librarian?

Katharine Widdows : 11 Jan 2009 11:47 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem