Monthly Archives: June 2011

CPD23 Thing 3: Consider Your Personal Brand

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

I first started considering my online personal brand about a year ago after I attended the CILIP New Professionals Information Day in 2010. During a presentation at the event, Phil Bradley emphasised the importance of googling yourself from time to … Continue reading →

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End of Term Reflections

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The last term of the year has finally come to an end, the students have finished their exams and the library is empty – literally empty. All the books have either been removed or covered with plastic sheeting, the furniture … Continue reading →

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CPD23 Thing 2: Investigate some other blogs (and make comments!)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

I actually found this exercise quite challenging, as although I do read a lot of library-related blogs, I very rarely leave comments on them. I’ll admit to being more of a lurker than a contributor within the blogosphere, but I … Continue reading →

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CPD23 – 23 Things for Professional Development

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

It’s all about 23 Things programmes for me at the moment! I am currently contributing blog posts to Cam23 2.0 and CPD23, and both of these excellent programmes kick off today.  In addition to writing for both programmes, I have … Continue reading →

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Cambridge 23 Things

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Last year a group of librarians in Cambridge got together and organised a very successful 23 Things programme for library staff who work for Cambridge University, Faculty and College libraries. This year, myself and some other Cambridge library people have … Continue reading →

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