This is the first time I’ve read a comic (now known as a graphic novel) since my teenage years. Back then I was into Richie Rich, Casper, Asterix, all the super heroes comics and MAD magazines. As I was trying to pick something for this comic review at the library, I noticed that the super…
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!…
Magazine review: Mother and baby + toddler
What I normally do with magazines is flick through the pages, check if something catches my eyes then start reading that particular article. Well not this time! I had to read every single word of Mother & Baby from pages 1-162 even the ads. Speaking of which there are hundreds of ads in this issue…
Marketing a symposium
I have been ecstatic since I received the news in April this year of becoming a member of the marketing sub-committee for the upcoming ALIA New Librarians Symposium (no.6) – NLS6. Not only have I become part of a dedicated, fun and passionate group of info professionals but I have just landed a voluntary job…
Book review: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
So as part of my reading project – here is my first book review. I finished the book ‘The Sense of an Ending‘ by Julian Barnes a couple of weeks ago but just never had the chance to review it. So here it is! By the way, this is a non-spoiler version just in case…
SMARTY SQUID 