Category Archives: Teaching & Learning

I don’t stamp books!

What, people ask, does a music librarian do? I suppose you lend music. You must play a lot of music. Do you read a lot of books, too? Just supposing you were contemplating a career in music librarianship, let me … Read More »

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Freshers Weeks (past and present)

I feel like Methuselah when I confess that this is my twenty-fifth fresher’s week in my present job.  When I started here, I would smile fondly at all the bright young things just a decade or so younger than myself, … Read More »

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Web 2.0 : the perils of social media

I truly didn’t intend to spend my week’s leave entangled in social media!  But I’m a compulsive blogger.  In my own defence, I don’t blog about my private life – this is all work-related.  But – just as some people … Read More »

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A Lesson in Being Prepared

I was determined to provide audio clips for my Minstrels and Metaphors paper at IAML 2011 in Dublin this week.  I engaged a thoroughly modern minstrel (one of our students). We rehearsed, and I booked the studio.  Unfortunately, even modern … Read More »

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To Post-doc or not to Post-doc: is this a question?

As a doctoral student the first time round, I struggled to imagine myself conducting a seminar or giving a lecture.  This struggle, allied to the knowledge that postdoctoral positions were thin on the ground, certainly influenced my decision to pursue … Read More »

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