Tag Archives: librarian

Guest post #10 – Publishers and libraries must work together, by Emma House

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Having launched the Digital Skills Sharing initiative between publishers and librarians two weeks ago – one of the Library Development Initiative projectsfunded by the Arts Council –  it was evident to us and our partners in the project, The Reading … Continue reading →

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Guest post #9 – Library services: Library buildings, by Kate Millin

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

I will start by looking at how online services will be provided. None of us know how far technology will have moved in 10 years, but it is a certainty that it will be even more embedded into our lives … Continue reading →

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Guest post #8 – Are eBooks a Byway on the Virtual Highway? by Barbara Scott

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

I would suggest that eBooks are a significant part of a digital revolution which has been underway since the 1990s but it is the recent technological developments in digital and social media which have led to an explosion of the … Continue reading →

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Guest post #7 – The library unchained, by Chris Meade

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

At the weekend I met a man who is restoring a Wurlitzer juke box, recreating a beautiful device, fascinating to old music lovers like me, but clearly redundant as a means to deliver tunes to the populace. if:book UK has … Continue reading →

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Guest post #6 – Social media is becoming vital to real-world relationships, by Mandeep Hothi

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Discounting the instances that I have been to my local library to collect parking permits, the last meaningful time I was in a library was about five months ago. I was there to talk to librarians about social media. Despite … Continue reading →

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Guest post #4 – Creating curiosity for young and old alike, by Richard Veevers, Library Camp

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I’ve worked with scores of people in our library who’ve never used a computer. Whilst the majority are retired, we see an encouraging number of younger folk. Scared or brave enough, they ask for help. Some we’ll see once, some … Continue reading →

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