Librarian. Researcher. Well-being advocate. Evidence-based practice is my jam.
Know your limits, know when to stop. This is a lesson I’ve learnt over the last few semesters of my LIS studies. I’ve found I cannot work into the wee hours of the morning doing assignment work. I honestly don’t know how people do it. When people say they…
I’m still finishing off my last assignment for the semester, so what little inspiration I have for today’s post (given that I’m so incredibly tired), I’ll draw from my work day as a Technical Librarian at an airline. 7.30am – arrive at work, check Twitter and log onto my computer.…
Over the last week or so, I’ve been so caught up in my studies – last minute panic and breakdown – my work, and life in general, my mind’s in a complete tizz right now. Last Friday I had a thought I hadn’t had in nearly 10 years. It came to…
Last Friday I started to review a work project I have been working on the past month (before I was interrupted by work mates (and supervisor) demanding that I stopped work for the day). The library collection I work with is entirely electronic, nearly all documents are in PDF format,…
Writing. One of my biggest fears. My problem: I expect way too much from myself. I have high expectations. I am highly critical of myself. I only expect the best. Nothing less. Right now I’m at a stage of (not) writing my last assessment piece for the semester. I’m paralysed.…
