Well we pulled it off ~ and very successfully at that! It’s been a blast being part of the 6th New Librarians Symposium (NLS6) crew. Here we all are at the end of the symposium BBQ ~ all seemingly tired but very happy. I know it sounds corny but I really miss this great bunch of…
Category: Libraries
Smarty is on holidays
Well as you may have noticed I have been very quiet here as my family and I have been on the road for almost four weeks travelling on mainland Australia to attend my graduation. I completed my Master of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University earlier on this year and the graduation ceremony will be held on…
Pathfinders of chocolates
To pay homage to the American tradition of Halloween, I thought I’d write something about trick-or-treaters combined with finding the right path to information or in this case chocolates or lollies. I was on Twitter last night and one of my NLS6 committee colleagues posted something about getting 22 kids at her door trick-or-treating. Amazing!…
Serendipity
Last Sunday my partner and I took our 3 year old son to the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. As we were walking amongst the magnificent display of flowers, we noticed this marvellous place. It’s called The Burrow and it’s a little community library located underneath the restaurant/café. It’s full of donated books (including Braille) and…
Apps’solutely
This is how much I know about apps. I overheard at the library the other day about a new (I say new because I’ve never heard of such a wonderful thing) iPhone app especially for students. This app is used for referencing books that students have cited for their assignments or essays. If you’ve been…
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