3. The World of Librarianship according to Frankie Boyle: Boyle, F. (2010). "My shit life so far". Harper Collins: London. P97. “The summer I left school I got a job as a library assistant, my first opportunity to really bond with homosexual men and women going through the menopause.”
4. What do you think of when you think of a librarian?
5. What do you think of when you think of a librarian?
8. “Google can bring you back... 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.” Gaiman, N. (2010). Neil Gaiman on Libraries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-sR1uCQ6g
10. Public Libraries Law Firms NHS Businesses Schools & Colleges Prison Libraries Archives Government The Guardian Charities Trade Unions The BBC Universities Where will you find librarians?
29. Where can I study? University of Sheffield University College London University of Aberystwyth Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen University of West of England, Bristol City University London Loughborough University Manchester Metropolitan University Northumbria University Brighton Liverpool John Moores Or abroad.
32. Read all about it Librarianship: an introduction - G.G. Chowdhury You don't look like a librarian: shattering stereotypes and creating positive new images in the Internet age - Ruth Kneale This book is overdue!: how librarians and cybrarians can save us all - Marilyn Johnson
What activities do librarians. Knowledge manager includes current awareness
What activities do librarians. Knowledge manager includes current awareness
Acquisitions: cataloguing and classifying. You can be a specialist or in a smaller library you may be doing everything. E-books – making sure links work, copyright adherence,
Graduate trainee schemes, volunteering (library, ukonline, paired reading, visits, uni helper thing)MA – accredited by cilip important Post-16 librarian, Carly talk about role – not just about books, mention of variety of responsibilities will haveChartership – way to increase pay
Part time, full time, or at a distance. So long as it’s accredited, you’re qualified abroadResearch course to ensure matches interests.Sheffield top of list. Not an exhaustive list, but most of them. UCL traditional, Sheffield and Loughborough more community and modern focus
Variety of modules, pick and choose to match your own interests and ambitions. Discuss our different interests (still doing same ma)
