When there is an opportunity available, just go for it.... In this case, the mentioned opportunity was to attend a talk by Dame Lynne Brindley (Master of Pembroke College Oxford). She was a CEO of the British Library from 2000 - 2012 and was from the University of Leed where she was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor. The talk focused on the following:
Throughout the 1-hour talk, she touched on issues such as the changing communications and use of technologies, particularly by children and reflects on the enduring values and purpose of libraries. She also discussed on digital publishing trends and how it affects the future of the physical library. An interesting point she made was about how children of today no longer watch linear TV programme but more towards on-demand contents where you could catch-up on some shows. Another point was also brought up was that a bookless library would be a reality and as a librarian it is up to us to reinvent and recreate the use of library space. With the wide use of technology, not only the libraries have suffered but the publishing houses as well. The trend in the publishing sector showed that there was a rise of sales for ejournals and ebooks. Prints and ebook reader was a declining trend. So if you still have an ebook reader now, make full use of it and cherish the moments together. It might not be around in the distant future. Thus the experience with an ebook reader might be a thing of the past. Though it was a short talk, it packed with valuable insights. which I've brought away. Reference libraries:
Therefore, the role of research libraries and librarians would still be around for another 15 to 20 years. It will take a while for the video to upload from OII. But I've found a friendly link from the YouTube (watch the above). Otherwise, you might want to visit OII to watch other webcasts pertaining to the same topic..
PS: Didn't manage to take any photos - I realised that my camera is fond of making a loud 'clicking sound'. There is no way to switch it off, my bad!
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Time just seemed to have passed by rather quickly this month (the fact that we only enjoyed 28 days in February this year). I have to say that it had been a very productive month throughout for me. Getting older, getting bigger and becoming more hungrier all rolled into one, didn't stop me from multi-tasking and juggling tasks efficiently - some people said that it might be because of the raging hormones of pregnancy. Well, it might be true - nonetheless, I felt very accomplished this month with the following tasks:
It has been a long time since... Today was the first time in weeks since I last created a libguide for the library (Science Fiction). The topic for the month was the Arts Festival which would be held in our school from 20 - 23 February. I was given the opportunity to create a welcome page for the guide. And tada... created a simple straight to the point welcome note. Well, there is no secret on how to create one. I have been following my 'own' (ahem) work principle which I always use for all my displays... A clean look, clutter free, make it simple and straight to the point. If you find it messy and confusing -> REVIEW IT! Though I could not say the same for the state of my work desk. It's almost embarrassing to actually admit that it is mine. Nonetheless, this welcome page has been reviewed 3 times before its final look. I might be putting some more stuff on along the way. Can't wait for the next topic... |
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