at Winchester school of Art
Library Project Two: The Dewey Decimal System
This rules.
The newest instalment in being my mother’s graphic design “servant,” I illustrated a series of posters that organise sections of the library according to the dewey decimal system.
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The design was originally based off a Dewey set made by Susanna Ryan but needing different colour co-ordination and some illustration changes, we got permission to remake it. The original:
(Source: mappleton)
23 Things - Thing 2: Other Blogs….
Although I am not a stranger to blogging, having kept a personal blog for a little while now, library blogs however are still quite new to me. Seeing how social media has played such a significant role in the library and information sector over the last few years, it is perhaps no surprise that there are so many library blogs in operation, alongside a dynamic and inclusive network of information professionals on twitter and other networking sites . Whilst my blog is largely a very visual homage to libraries (and books/reading more generally), as well as a tool for CPD, I found a variety of other blogs that are incredibly informative and offer a variety of links to resources that can be used vocationally. I don’t feel quite ready to begin networking and commenting on blogs, but just scrolling through them has given me a renewed motivation to pursue a library career. The library routes project for example, is one resource that has inspired me on a personal level and has helped to convince me that working as a Library Assistant is an entirely valid route into librarianship (through the recognition that many librarians have started their careers as LAs). Finding these blogs and networking sites has therefore been a very worthwhile experience. I have added a number to my blogroll as well as my RSS reader and will commit to reading them as regularly as possible.
Some of my favourites include:
Librarians on the Loose – a blog from two academic librarians at the University of Brighton.
The Wikiman - a good general site with ‘hot library topics’ and plenty of honest advice for new professionals.
Arlis Students and Trainees Blog – not a personal blog but very relevant to my own discipline and area of professional interest. Useful CPD links for art and design trainees and librarians.
I hope to add more to this list as I discover them….Any suggestions welcome!
Vintage library posters. Via Brainpickings.
Vintage ads for libraries.
“There Murphy lay, covered in blood and the card catalog. He hadn’t listened to the librarian—so he’d been shushed for the last time.”
(via libraryjournal)
23 Things for Professional Development - Thing 1
Blogs and Blogging
I have decided to take part in this CPD exercise as I am about to embark on a MSc in Library and Information Studies and feel I need to get to grips with a wide range of information resources. Some I am already familiar with, but there are those which this exercise will introduce me to that will come in very handy, both at Library school and at work. I am currently employed full-time as a Senior Library Assistant in an academic Art and Design library, where I am predominantly in charge of circulation. This is quite a varied role however and I am lucky enough to also have the opportunity to do some cataloguing and collections work, website editing, staff training and subject enquiry work. I hope that my undertaking 23 Things I will get a chance to enhance my current knowledge and skills and explore other aspects of information work that I have not had the opportunity to engage in during my paid work. So I have set up this Tumblr for this purpose, although I intend to also use it as a site to record library related finds and any images that float my boat.
So here goes!
