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A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies
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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Twine as teaching tool
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
Post-NLS9 Report
3 useful ideas I took home from #NLS9. And a wibble about the future of the planet. 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
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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
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The New Wave of Wunderkammers: the ‘Inside Out’ exhibition at the Melbourne Museum
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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