I can’t claim much library-related activity today, apart from writing my latest CPD23 post, on Evernote and Google Calendar. On the career front, I ran my usual weekly web search. I have bookmarked in Delicious the jobs webpages of a series of organisations I’d like to work for, one set local to me, another set…

This is perhaps an unconventional library day in the life, in that I'm not working in a library. Indeed, I'm not working at all, and haven't since the end of my job with NHS Evidence Eyes and Vision, which disappeared in a reorganisation of NHSEvidence, in which the specialist collections were reorganised and large chunks…

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…

A while after the event, I come to write up the last day of the Library Day in the Life week, which was Friday 30th July. I’m not sure how this will help those thinking of a career in librarianship, or those seeking a better understanding of the profession, for I hope it is atypical.…

(Sorry if you came here earlier this evening to read this post. Internet gremlins stole my post) The main event of the day, which somewhat overshadows everything else, is that I’ve been made redundant. I hope this is the only time someone has to pass on this news during library day in the life. Contrast…

Now recalled by popular demand for a fifth session, Library Day in the Life is this week. The aim of the project is to give those outside the profession some idea of how we spend our days by blogging or tweeting. Predictably, the Twitter feed is more used than blogs, at least so far. Let…