Tag Archives: Library of Doom

Wild flowers

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

I took this photo a few months before we moved to the Shiny New Learning Centre from the campus. The gardens at the campus are definitely what I miss most about the old library. There were (and still are, we … Continue reading →

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PhotoHunt: 247 (free week)

Posted on January 8, 2011 by
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My library roots and routes

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

I thought I would join with other people in the library world and write about my library roots/routes for the The Library Routes Project. So, here I am, a library assistant in the shiny new library (I will have to … Continue reading →

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Value

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

On Wednesday, three members of our team in the SNLeC, had a joint leaving party. A goodly number of people attended, and copious amounts of cake, tea, coffee and juice were provided and consumed. The Big Boss gave a nice … Continue reading →

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Some things I learned

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

So, my time as an assistant librarian is over. I wonder whether I’ll ever be one again in another place and time. At the moment I’m not sure that I want to stay working in libraries for ever, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Leave your feelings at the door

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

I would like to know how to leave my feelings outside of work. I have been asked to do this by my line manager. She says I have to be “Bookmouse” out of work, but when I come into work … Continue reading →

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From fox to teddy bear

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

When I first started at my current workplace, I did the Mouton-Blake Conflict Management Style Assessment, the animal version (but we used ostrich instead of turtle). I was a fox: Foxes use a compromising conflict management style; concern is for … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve been doing

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

I’ve mainly been at work, or at least that’s what it feels like! Not only has it been the beginning of the new academic year, but we have also moved into the Shiny New Learning Centre. The SNLC (or SNeLC  … Continue reading →

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Flowers

Posted on July 3, 2009 by

The other morning I took some photos of the wild flowers growing on a bit of ground on campus. I don’t know whether they are truly wild or whether someone once planted the seeds there, but anyway, they are very … Continue reading →

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Nothing to say?

Posted on June 21, 2009 by

Despite the fact that things are happening in my life (obviously, but you know what I mean) I find that I have little or nothing to say about them, so I will just make a brief annotated list to keep … Continue reading →

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