Category Archives: ideas worth stealing

A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies

Posted on August 4, 2019 by davidwitteveen

I read this short story about libraries, and reading, and escape last year. It came across my Twitter feed again, so I reread it. “He reached towards the book and the book reached back towards him, because books need to … Continue reading →

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Metadata and User Experience

Posted on August 1, 2019 by davidwitteveen

Is cataloguing separate from customer service in libraries? Or is it fundamental? My awesome friend @lissertations has written an excellent blog post about this… Continue reading →

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Twine as teaching tool

Posted on July 13, 2019 by davidwitteveen

A friend linked my to Victoria Parkinson’s fun Twine introduction to cataloguing, so article about using Twine in the classroom, and a link to (recreational) Twine games I enjoy. Continue reading →

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Post-NLS9 Report

Posted on July 10, 2019 by davidwitteveen

3 useful ideas I took home from #NLS9. And a wibble about the future of the planet. Continue reading →

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Community

Posted on February 10, 2019 by davidwitteveen

The theme for my weekend seems to be “community”: Incendium Radical Library, the Festival of the Photocopier ZIne Fair, and roleplaying games. Continue reading →

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Future Libraries, AI and other randomness

Posted on January 22, 2019 by davidwitteveen

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 →

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An employer’s guide to writing a cover letter

Posted on November 23, 2018 by davidwitteveen

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 →

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Resumés and Reflections

Posted on November 11, 2018 by davidwitteveen

There’s nothing like reading through resumés to make you polish up your own. Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget: GLAMR and ANZAC Day

Posted on April 25, 2018 by davidwitteveen

What is being remembered by war memorials? And what is being forgotten? Continue reading →

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The New Wave of Wunderkammers: the ‘Inside Out’ exhibition at the Melbourne Museum

Posted on February 4, 2018 by davidwitteveen

We went to the Inside Out exhibition at Melbourne Museum. It’s dreamlike and theatrical and slightly creepy. And I mean that as a compliment. Continue reading →

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