My first 23 things blog post! I'm taking part in the 23 Things for Professional Development course, so am taking the plunge here.
A brief introduction, then. I'm a 'Cataloguing and Metadata Librarian', and have worked in my current library since 1999. Which seems a really long time now that I've put it down in black and white. I really enjoy the library I work in, which I suppose is one of the reasons I have been here so long. I work in higher education, and have previously worked in a government library and a different uni.
I really wanted to start the cpd23 as its the sort of thing that I always take a look at and think, wow, great idea, I wish I had the time/commitment/technological knowhow for that...., and then promptly forget about it. So this time, I put a note in my calendar and am following it through. Well, through to the first week anyway - but you have to start somewhere.
Also, I wanted to take the initiative with this. When you work somewhere for a number of years, its easy to become stuck in your way of doing things, even if you are constantly dealing with change to processes and technology in your day job. So, it's a chance to spend some time focussing on myself and my skills too.
I'm hoping to use this blog to reflect on what I learn over the coming weeks, and want to use the programme in general to become more familiar with some of the current techno tools that are out there. I am pretty familiar with the blogging world in general, as my rss reader will attest (!), but only ever on the lurking, looking-in side. It's quite exciting to actually be creating one. I'm not sure if I will continue long-term, but am looking forward to the journey of trying it out.
Hi, great to know that I'm not the only one who feels a bit like this - I share many of your points above, it will be interesting to see how the course goes - good luck :-)
ReplyDeleteHello fellow cataloguer - its nice to see there are a few of us taking the plunge with cpd23 - I am sure we will be able to share quite a few experiences, and maybe ideas (from the 'back-room' so to speak). Interesting to hear you worked at Cardiff at one point too!
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