This time last year I was working at the Sainsbury Library at the University of Oxford and was preparing for the launch of Oxford’s 23 Things programme. Right now I am experiencing a great sense of déjà vu. I work at the University of Warwick Library and earlier this week we launched 23 Things Warwick. by define23 At Oxford I was a member of the team running the programme, led by the inspiring Laura Wilkinson. For Warwick’s programme, as I have past experience, I have stepped into the role of team leader. We have revamped the programme a little bringing stuff [...]
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Thing 23 – The End
Thing 23: Summarise your thoughts on the 23 Things programme As one of the organisers of Oxford’s 23 Things programme I have had a very different experience from the majority of participants. For most this programme has only been running for 12 weeks but for us it started in November with the initial planning stages. The then Deputy Manager of Staff Development, Laura Wilkinson, was the mastermind behind the programme. She did the majority of the work planning the logistics of the programme and then the topics were split between the 23 Things Team (5 of us in total), each [...]
Things 21 & 22 – Widgets
Thing 21: Use a gadget to display your Flickr photostream on your blog Thing 22: Use a widget to put your Delicious bookmarks on your iGoogle page I already have my Flickr photostream displaying on my blog. For this I use Flickriver primarily because its simple style fits in better with my theme. I didn’t previously have my Delicious bookmarks on my iGoogle page, although they are in my blog’s sidebar, so I have now added them. I’m really pleased that this topic was chosen for the penultimate tasks of the 23 Things programme. For a couple of years now [...]
