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 …

Another lazy-lady post. Pinky Beecroft is the Man in the Library, with an interesting approach to copyright.

“Take it Slow”, MGF

In a fit of procrastination at work I’ve been cleaning up my drafts folder when amongst all the random oddities I found I had saved this link – Are SEOs Better Searchers?, Discuss.  For the life of me I couldn’t remember why I had thought such a thread worth saving until I found this comment:
Are […]

Now who wouldn’t want to be a librarian

“Tiptoe, Goldfrapp”

Turns out the current downturn in the economy is doing wonders for libraries.  No, not because more people are seeking out the borrowing of books as opposed to purchasing them but rather due to the cosy carrells and steamy stacks.  Coming in at #4 on Scanner’s ‘10 Reasons the Recession Will Rock Your Love Life’ […]

Week before last I was given a new (and very unexpected) project at work. I was asked to adjust the relevance ranking on the OPAC. My eyes lit up and in the inside I was bouncing around doing my little woo-hoo dance. Of course I jumped at the chance and said ‘oooh! […]

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 […]

Lured by the promise of chocolate I attended the SEOLondon pissup following SES London on Thursday night. If it wasn’t for the said chocolate (I’m a simple creature really, just give me tea, chocolate and a foot rub and I’m a happy little bunny) I would not have had the courage to gatecrash go […]

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 […]