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Library day in the life 5: July 26 2010

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Despite this being the fifth in the series, today is the first Library day in the life I’ve blogged.  I have no idea why I haven’t done it before. I’m a Transformation Officer, working for the library service of a … Continue reading →

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LIS Research Coalition Conference 2010: not really a writeup, more a springboard for rambling

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

I should warn you: this post isn’t my write-up of the conference.  I’ll do that separately, but what follows will probably give you an idea of my thoughts.  Spoiler: I liked it. Like my favourite superheroes, I have many origin … Continue reading →

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Payment for success

Posted on June 8, 2010 by

Maybe it’s because I follow a lot of librarians, but today’s hot topic on Twitter has been KPMG’s report on UK public services. Payment for success (link opens a PDF) aims to highlight areas of inefficiency within public sector service … Continue reading →

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LIS Research Coalition Conference

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

One of the nice things about being me is that I sometimes get phone calls, seemingly out of the blue, which turn out to have very interesting effects. One of those calls was about the LIS Research Coalition Conference: http://lisresearch.org/conference-2010/ … Continue reading →

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iBooks FTW?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

I got an iPad on Thursday. Steve was right: it is a magical, revolutionary product. I’m writing this post on it, and its a doodle. The WordPress app gives me a nice, clear interface and the touchscreen keyboard is surprisingly … Continue reading →

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New job, new blog, same Michael

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

I started my new job last week: I’m now a Transformation Officer for Wigan Libraries. The first week has involved a lot of meetings, reading, thinking and drinking too much coffee. I decided that I needed a new blog to … Continue reading →

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