I finished a few small jobs today, such as collating some of the information I’m required to send to the centre for the people who will take over our jobs in April. I finished doing my monthly scan of some information resources to see if there’s anything of interest to people interested in eye health.…

Some days at work form a harmonious whole. One leaves at the end of the day aware of concentrated and satisfying effort. There are others, and today was one of those. I had a team meeting with my delightful manager. I have been managed by various people over the years. Being managed by other librarians…

I took a day’s leave today to attend the first ever face-to-face meeting of the Voices for the Library team. VftL, as it is known to its intimates, is a group who came together to make the case for public libraries, as we face cuts which, at the lowest estimate, could result in the closure…

Today I went to work. It’s a strange time there; I work for one of the NHS Evidence Specialist Collections, and on 1st  April the collections transfer to new private-sector providers, whose identity was revealed yesterday. A lot will change and fit’s unclear how many of us will have jobs. Nevertheless, we bash on, and…

I’m Tom Roper, I’m the Information Specialist/Librarian for NHS Evidence – Eyes and Vision. Today is the first day of the sixth running of Library Day in the Life, a project in which librarians of all types describe their working days for a week, for the greater edification of each other, for people contemplating a…