A blogpost written for my own Teaching Artist blog a couple of days ago:- When my professional organisation forwarded a call for contributors to a new encyclopedia, I glanced very…
Do Blogs and Social Media Matter? What Makes a Good Blog?
This past week or so, blogs seem to be surrounding and enveloping me – and the ones I author have taken on a new importance. I decided to rationalise some…
Suddenly, there’s a lot to do!
I gave a presentation at the IAML (International Association of Music Libraries) conference in Antwerp last week. It was about the research project I’m currently seconded to on a part-time…
Reflective Journals and E-Portfolios
We Librarians aren’t the only ones to keep Reflective Journals! I’ve already mentioned the Teaching Artist short credit-rated course that I’ve been attending at evening classes since February. Well, this…
Teaching Artist?
You might wonder how a librarian can call themselves a teaching artist? Well, I’ve signed up to a short credit-rated course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – evening classes…
The E. T. Bryant Memorial Prize (IAML UK and Ireland)
Do you know any early career music librarians, or early career librarians who did a dissertation on music librarianship? The E. T. Bryant Memorial Prize is prestigious and valuable, but…
Reflective Writing about Libraries Fostering Creativity
The following paragraphs are a write-up I have written in response to last Saturday’s Library Camp in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. To those not working in libraries, I should explain…
Pirates Wright and Walsh: Under the Book Detective’s Magnifying Glass
I have a conundrum. And I can’t leave it alone. A very eminent Victorian music antiquarian called Frank Kidson wrote a book on British music publishers, and immeasurable paragraphs on…
Going Beyond the Comfort Zone
I have several comfort zones, actually. I expect everybody does. If I’m just peacefully cataloguing away, a couple of hours will see a good pile of music or books catalogued and…
The Devil in the Detail – What’s in a Name?
Sometimes I can see why people think librarians are pedantic: a bit like lawyers’ letters or accountants’ statements, things in Libraryland need to be “just right” – the completely accurate…