The following post is written as part of round 5 of the Library Day in the Life project.
Morning soundtrack: This American Life
First thing this morning I had a meeting with the student from earlier in the week who is researching the relationship between optometrists and the NHS. We looked at search strategies, identified useful journals and databases and talked about applying for funding.
After this I spent a little time tidying the papers strewn across my desk. I always like to leave at the end of the week with a tidy desk, I find it makes Monday morning much more bearable.
Something I’ve been sitting on for a few weeks is writing a set of reading list guidelines for our procurement team. Previously the subject team had processed all reading lists and put in all book orders to procurement individually. This year this has been centralised through a newly created reading lists team. The idea is that they will process all the lists and follow guidelines set by the subject librarians for purchasing copies of core and additional readings. I submitted my guidelines today.
Straight after lunch I headed down to the basement with the library’s iPad to work through the last two shelves of business donations. It feels good to have finally cleared the backlog.
Over coffee I settled down to read CILIP’s Defining Our Professional Future Report.
I finished the day, and the week, with an interesting enquiry about oil companies and crisis management.
Evening soundtrack:Test Match Special, England vs Pakistan
