libday5

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 [...]

The following post is written as part of round 5 of the Library Day in the Life project. Morning soundtrack: A selection of TED Talks including Hillel Cooperman’s Legos for grownups (the video is at the end of this post) Today I spent a lot of time writing and responding to emails and consequently I didn’t get round to my donations again. Most of the emails were about setting up or feeding back from meetings. Added into the mix was finalising my induction timetable with the programme managers. I think I’ve just about managed to fit everyone into the slots [...]

The following post is written as part of round 5 of the Library Day in the Life project. Morning soundtrack: This American Life Today was all about suppliers and enquiries. I spent the first hour on the phone chasing up subscription costs for the next financial year to put into my budget. Mid-morning I had a meeting with a supplier who stopped by to show me some developments to their products and talk about possibilities for expanding the content in our subscription. No sooner was I back at my desk than I was called to another meeting with a database [...]