tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739658439722531615.post8625425259039327026..comments2023-10-26T11:41:04.922+01:00Comments on Head above the parapet: Cut to the quickLibby Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11503604094591310398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739658439722531615.post-16501312413757036462012-05-21T11:34:37.112+01:002012-05-21T11:34:37.112+01:00Marvelous! So glad to see someone has good sense t...Marvelous! So glad to see someone has good sense to point these things out. Commonsense is becoming alarmingly uncommon these days. Its hardly rocket-science to understand out that if you set Edward Scissorhands free in the library to slash some books, you better be damed sure he knows what he is cutting, and in some (and holistic) depth. - That would be nice!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119262642037608625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739658439722531615.post-89896102044558487112012-05-19T21:28:17.713+01:002012-05-19T21:28:17.713+01:00Thanks for this Suzan - good evidence that local k...Thanks for this Suzan - good evidence that local knowledge is so importantLibby Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503604094591310398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7739658439722531615.post-41232415791984633612012-05-14T08:14:45.017+01:002012-05-14T08:14:45.017+01:00I am seeing at first hand as a supply librarian th...I am seeing at first hand as a supply librarian the importance of subject specialists. Yes I know the proceedures, the software, the cataloguing standards (until they change) and can consult the staff manual (and there are some excellent ones out there) but to be an effective mediator between the library holdings and the students a librarian needs knowledge of the stock, the course demands and the teaching interests of the faculty, fellows and researchers.Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066625704609426804noreply@blogger.com