Author Archives: davidwitteveen
Roundup: Teenagers and YA articles
A roundup of articles I’ve read recently about teenagers and YA. Only loosely related to libraries. Continue reading
Serendipity, synchronicity, and grief
Serendipity, synchronicity, and grief; a post only tangentially related to libraries and this week’s #GLAMBlogClub theme of ‘serendipity’ Continue reading
Learning Koha 02: Decisions
Learning Koha part 2: there’s some technical decisions you need to make before you can even start installing Koha. I walk you through my decision making process. Continue reading
Future Libraries, AI and other randomness
I’ve been describing 2018 as “hectic but good”. I made progress on my Masters. I did good work at my job. I travelled. 2019 looks like it will be an interesting year. The first month isn’t even over and there’s a … Continue reading
An employer’s guide to writing a cover letter
Your cover letter should give me clear, concise, compelling reasons to read the rest of your application. Here’s a sample format. Steal it. Please. Continue reading
Resumés and Reflections
There’s nothing like reading through resumés to make you polish up your own. Continue reading
Lest We Forget: GLAMR and ANZAC Day
What is being remembered by war memorials? And what is being forgotten? Continue reading
Libraries I would like to visit
I’ve been meaning to start a list of libraries that I would like to visit. A blog post seems as good a place as any to make it. I’ll be revisiting and updating this post as I find new libraries, … Continue reading
