It’s a ‘thinky’ kind of Saturday morning. I’m doing some research assistant work and I can’t seem to get past a thought or rather, a brief interaction I had this week. The two are linked – in my research assistant work this morning I’m looking at literature around the practitioner experience...
It’s 1st of July and #blogjune is technically finished, but I really wanted to publish this post. Well, two actually. The last couple of days have been like the last few weeks. And things are not slowing down. Wednesday marked a very special anniversary. The anniversary of my hip replacement....
Seems like my days are running away from me. Last week flew by and I haven’t posted for #blogjune in six days. Whoopsie daisy. In my defence, here’s how last week went down…. Wednesday 22 June QUT project role – 8.30am to 4pm – catch ups, meetings, providing project updates,...
It’s about time I joined in the conversation about blogging. A colleague has called me out. And yes, I have a contribution. This isn’t the first time I’ve put thoughts down on this topic over this month. I’ve been scribbling almost daily. Only now I think I can put them...
So you’ve started a LIS (library and information science) Masters degree….or information, knowledge or data management, or records management, or archival studies, or information systems… (tick and apply relevant area) Essentially, you’ve entered the information professions. If memory serves me, you’ll be about halfway through your first semester. You may have...
Following last week’s ALIA Information Online, a task on my post-conferencing ‘to do’ list is to review my notes and pull out some key takeaways. I took notes on my iPad into Evernote in most sessions I attended. Some presentations however, I couldn’t quite articulate key points in 140 characters...
Why is ‘Flight Path’ called, well, Flight Path? Some will already know the answer to this question. Those who are relatively new to following my blog, Flight Path may not. So where did the name come from? I started Flight Path four years ago now. (Wow! *happy dance*) I had...
Today, 9th June, is International Archives Day. Around the world, archivists and those who appreciate the role of archives to society celebrate archival institutions and their collections. The International Council on Archives is calling for contributions to its celebration by bringing together photos of archival material linked to the local...
I’m sure the participants, Matthias and I could have chatted well into the afternoon at our workshop at the New Librarians Symposium last month about building and managing a professional identity. I would have happily done so. Of course, we couldn’t cover everything in three hours, but there is something...
…..awesome! I co-facilitated a workshop at NLS6 a couple of weeks ago titled ‘Building and managing your professional identity’, with nearly 40 participants. Surprising turnout, I must say. I thought, “People actually want to see me speak?…..Cool!” (…followed by, “Oh crap!”) I couldn’t be happier with how it went. For...
