Thing 2: Explore other blogs and get to know some of the other cpd23-ers

For my own personal reflection I have been writing a blog for my Chartership, through this I have looked at many different blogs to see what is happening in the library world.  However I have never had the courage to leave a comment on any of the posts.  Completing this part of the 23 Things has given me the push to be able to leave a comment.  (Though the ones I have left could be better!!).

Hopefully as I progress through the course I will become more confident in using the different types of social media, also leaving comments and helping people out of the different areas.

Lets wait and see!!!

Why I am taking part in 23 Things

My job role is Team Librarian for Telford & Wrekin Libraries as part of the Learning and Information Services (LIS) Team. Within this I am conducting IT Tasters using the First Click course and helping with Ancestry Tasters.  I also help select the stock for the reference section in all 9 libraries in the authority. 

I am currently working towards my Chartership and I hope to complete this by Christmas.

In the future I would like to become a Senior Librarian, in Children’s Librarianship. 

Through the cpd23 I am hoping to learn about the different tools that are available that can promote the library to staff and customers. 

Telford & Wrekin Libraries are starting to create an online presence using social media but there is a lack of understanding about what is available and how it can help the libraries.  I am hoping cpd23 will help me understand aspects of social media which I can the cascade to colleagues.

I am most looking forward to Thing 7: National/Regional groups, Special Interest Groups and looking outside the library sphere, as this will help me with my personal cpd and my Chartership.

I am also looking forward to Thing 8: Google Calendar, as this could help with sharing information between teams and frontline staff, one place to look at all the events that are happening in the libraries.  This would help with booking the libraries and planning over the months as there would be one place to look instead of 2 or 3 places.

I have one blog already which I used to chart my daily work life for my Chartership so that I can easily see when I have completed things.  However I would like to improve my blogging technique by making the post flow better both within the same post and between the different posts.