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Library day in the life, Spring 2022 (part 2)

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Frank Norman

This post is an account of what I did at work for four days in Mar/Apr 2022. The idea is to give an impression of the range of tasks I engage in during my work as librarian at the Francis … Continue reading →

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Library day in the life, Spring 2022 (part 1)

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Frank Norman

This post is an account of what I did at work for four days in Feb 2022. The idea is to give an impression of the range of tasks I engage in during my work as librarian at the Francis … Continue reading →

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Library day in the life 2018

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Frank Norman

This post is an account of what I did at work each day from Monday 17 September 2018 through to Friday 21 September 2018. The idea is to give an impression of the range of tasks I engage in. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life – July 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Frank Norman

The Library day in the life project was a great way to let people know what librarians do. It was an excuse for us to document a day or week in our working life in excruciating detail and, in my case, to inflict … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Friday

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Frank Norman

My last daily report (for Friday 26 July, but written on the following Monday). See previous reports for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I didn’t have time to do my daily blog report on Thursday night so I came in early and posted it … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Thursday (Wikipedia edit-a-thon)

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Frank Norman

My latest daily report. See previous reports for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Today’s the day it’s all happening. Fingers crossed. I am hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in the Library and there also be a talk/discussion about women in science (not in the … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Wednesday

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Frank Norman

Here is my third Day in the Life post this week (see Tuesday’s post, and Monday’s post for some background). I came in first thing to find a few emails from my boss in my inbox.  One was a reply to my request for … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Tuesday

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Frank Norman

Here goes with my second Day in the Life post this week (see Monday’s post for some background). I had planned to get in super-early this morning, but a disturbed night thanks to the thunderstorms put paid to that. I arrived … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Monday

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Frank Norman

Sadly the Library Day in the Life project has ended. It provided a chance twice a year for librarians round the world to explain what they did each working day for a week.  I took part twice, in 2011 and … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life – weekly round up

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Frank Norman

Last year I took part in Library Day in the Life (#libday7). For one week I wrote a daily post on Google+ about what I had done during the day, and an end-of-week round-up. I enjoyed the experience and the … Continue reading →

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