Being useful: services for researchers at the University of Northampton
by Miggie Pickton Print Version In June 2007 the Library and IT departments at the University of Northampton converged into a single Department of Information Services (INS). During the restructuring a...
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by David Clover Print Version In the current financial and political environment opportunities to further library and information careers by changing jobs are limited, and workplace training and...
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by Emily Hopkins, Tracey Pratchett and Gil Young Print Version “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Introduction The library profession is undergoing a period...
View ArticleIt’s that time of year again: training the new trainee lawyers in a...
by Bev Woolfson Print Version Every September, the City law firms take a collective deep breath as they prepare themselves for the arrival of the next set of trainee lawyers. The preparation and...
View ArticleKnowledge management for librarians: how to become one and why you probably...
by Katharine Schopflin Print Version Introduction I joined the information profession in 1996 as a Document Management Assistant, classifying, indexing and filing documents. I switched to librarianship...
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by Julie Hoskins Print Version This is the first year that I have attended this conference, so I was not sure what to expect. I am a sole librarian at a small independent girls school in Somerset and...
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by Laura Ashford Print Version On a rainy Monday morning in November Library and Information Professionals flocked to Bristol to attend the CDG 2011 National Conference “The Practical Professional”....
View ArticleCompromise versus integrity: practical tips on how to be a career chameleon
by Katie Burn and Kirsty Whitehead Print Version Introduction Competition amongst peers for vacancies within all sectors of the Library profession has always been strong, and that has become even more...
View ArticleEditorial: Being a career chameleon
This edition of Impact is another conference issue, this time featuring a number of the papers presented at this year’s CDG National Conference. The theme covered a huge range of ways to adapt to...
View ArticleImpact: Winter 2011
Print Version Contents: Editorial: Being a career chameleon Katie Burn and Kirsty Whitehead: Compromise versus integrity: practical tips on how to be a career chameleon Laura Ashford: Conference Report...
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