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Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer has different lyrics these days | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. December 7, 2009. Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer has different lyrics these days. There aren’t many workplaces where local school children come in and sing you carols before morning break. And three soloists, a clarinet and a saxophone, not to mention the stereotypical warbling conductor. Great stuff. I wonder if the parents have been subjected to practice at home? Laquo; What you share with the world is what it keeps of you. Phil Bradley...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. November 16, 2009. Everyone likes to think they leave a job older and wiser. So, on my last day I thought I’d blog what I’ve learned from Nottinghamshire Libraries, after 4 years and 3 jobs with them. 1 Remember what your service does well, and shout about it. Regularly. 2 Never get complacent in your job. Restructure, and therefore the need for new skills and ideas, could be just around the corner. 4 Look after your customers. Just heard abo...
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An introduction to Staffordshire | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. November 19, 2009. An introduction to Staffordshire. Laquo; Farewell to Nottinghamshire. Tovell’s Law of Booksales. Wow, that’s some serious travel! Will you always be this untethered, or is it just because you are in your first week? On November 20, 2009. Ha, I like the idea of being “untethered” – that should be in the job description somewhere! On November 27, 2009. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Me and my big mouth.
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Borrowers without boundaries | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. January 21, 2010. I have known a borrower travel thirty miles to access a better library service because they are appalled at the stock where they live. Doesn’t sound like the fair and inclusive service promised in 1964. And just look at the freedom they have across the Irish Sea to consult the public about what they really want. Http:/ www.ni-libraries.net/news/meeting-the-demands-for-a-modern-public-library-service/. Enter your comment here.
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The Reading Cafe | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. January 27, 2010. And say what my favourite book was. The next person to speak couldn’t be heard by everyone, people started their own conversations, and 2 hours later they left (when we did). Simple. The chairs were arranged around tables, next to sofas – all over the place, but not in a circle facing each other, which helped those casual chats to start. Finally, it was brilliant for us as library staff to talk casually with readers about wh...
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Tovell’s Law of Booksales | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. November 26, 2009. Tovell’s Law of Booksales. Surely, this proves once and for all that customers look at books differently depending on their context. Faced with several bays and hundreds of books, not much looks appealing. Yet select twenty, put them somewhere else and. Something happens inside the customer’s head and they start ranking them. I can’t decide – I’ll take both. 8221; sign. Where’s. Kind of promotion gone off to? Perhaps we nee...
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Meeting Mr Have-It-Now | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. January 2, 2010. The usual New Year paradox. I would like to try and be more customer-focussed this year, but if I make a resolution about it, I’ll just be miserable if I break it! I may try it again some time, just to stay in touch with our readers – it strikes me that I’m missing a whole lot while I’m sat at my desk in the back office. Laquo; Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer has different lyrics these days. My week in the bargain basement.
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Will's Whispers: New Newcastle...!
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An overview of things web 2.0, training and mobile related from a wandering librarian's viewpoint. Saturday, 20 June 2009. Anna and I visited the new £42m Newcastle Central Library last week. We had been to a wedding on the saturday near Ponteland and I couldn't resist a visit to where it all began for me as a librarian 22 years ago. However, given the after effetcs of the wedding it was touch and go whether I would get there! There was also the unique idea of 24 hour a hole-in-the-wall library! M-Learni...
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What you share with the world is what it keeps of you | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. December 4, 2009. What you share with the world is what it keeps of you. So – do I go with something relatively simple like organising an event for the National Year of Music (yes, that’s 2010, apparently), a promotional drive like promoting reading to train commuters (at least I’ve done that before), or how about developing links with our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) communities in Burton? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You ar...
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RFID comes to Burton | No Librarian is an Island...
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No Librarian is an Island…. Paul Tovell's Public Library Blog. March 6, 2010. RFID comes to Burton. After a very busy week which has been a long time coming, we now have self service kiosks fully installed and operational. The first three days have gone largely without hitch, although clearly some things will take time to get used to. But for the record, here are the good points about it:. 8221; It’s certainly making the library look more up with the times. People are paying their fines! The stock is tid...
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