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The March of Progress

Through the twentieth century, the Net Book Agreement in the UK had fixed book prices. Only books that were ‘remaindered’ by publishers (having failed to sell) were sold at reduced prices. This agreement between the Publishers Association and booksellers fell by the wayside in the 1990s. By the turn of the century, book prices could … Continue reading The March of Progress

The Small Dog Considers …

Originally posted on The Small Dog:
He’s bringing tea and coffee through, With toast and honey, biscuits too, To pick her up when she feels drained… And I thought I had got him trained! * I’m sort of glad, though, to be fair, ‘Cause, what with all the missing hair She’s not the way she…

Sunday funnies

Originally posted on bluebird of bitterness:
I’m all for believing the pearly gates have a dog flap. bluebird of bitterness View original post

The Leafy Groves of Academe

I whiled away a year as Head of Learning Resources at a new sixth form college, where we upgraded the provisional library the college had opened with (which I was around long enough to move into – I’d almost forgotten that one). Meanwhile, a post came up at a London university that I had applied … Continue reading The Leafy Groves of Academe

Moving On (librarywise)

From Centre Librarian in one Further Education college, I moved on to the post of Campus Learning Resources Manager (LRM) in a bigger college further into London. As one of three Campus Managers under a Head of Learning Resources, I supervised three sites around the Moorgate-Old Street area while functioning as Site Librarian to one … Continue reading Moving On (librarywise)

Libraries in UK Further Education: 1990s

From the Sixth Form Centre, I moved further afield into an East London Further Education (FE) college. Back then, FE colleges were engaged in merging many small local sites into larger, centralised colleges. I was Centre Librarian on a site that served A-level courses to students aged 16+ as well as adult education in a … Continue reading Libraries in UK Further Education: 1990s

Library Networking

I was appointed librarian to a new Sixth Form Centre. It took Sixth Form students (aged 16-18) from two of the borough’s secondary schools. The contract was for two years, while the schools in question expanded to accomodate their growing Sixth forms. The library boasted six networked RM Nimbus computers. My computing experience was limited … Continue reading Library Networking

The Dawn of Library Automation

I started work at a private school at the beginning of an Autumn term. My new position as Girls’ School Librarian was more about keeping an eye on the pupils than developing the collection. The library was located in the girls’ school building, but it served boys and girls in both primary and secondary schools … Continue reading The Dawn of Library Automation

Between Libraries

Between jobs.

Brunch with the Small Dog

Originally posted on The Small Dog:
Me and the dog had a sandwich for brunch (Well, for me it was breakfast, for her it was lunch.) She follows me into the kitchen like glue Just in case I might rustle up something to chew. You don’t eat alone with a small dog in tow And…