Too Sexy For My Books

Library and Information week is one month away.
Its official - libraries are for everyone! Even children! Only if you are Australian though Sorry Cookie Monster …

“So Trishy, when are you coming home?”
This question is one that has been asked with increasing frequency over the past few months, it’s one to which there is only one answer – I’m not.
Most of you know by now that I am gearing up for yet another move. Yet again I am preparing to […]

One of the first acts of the new Australian federal government was to scrap the RQF (Research Quality Framework - similar to the UK’s RAE).  Yesterday its replacement process was announced - Excellence in Research for Australia:  ERA.
One of biggest issues concerning the defunct RQF was that of metrics - in particular citation analysis.  As […]

I am committed to my profession. I am a big supporter of ALIA. I am wondering though, is this really necessary??

Library Lovers - 14th of Feb
… For centuries February 14 has been known as Valentine’s Day, a time beloved of romantics. Now a new era has […]