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Shaddow Library

Jan 29, 2018
Looking Forward, Looking Back

In trying to figure out what I want to learn in 2018 I looked back at what I had learnt in 2017 and it turned out it was quite a...
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Apr 24, 2017
A State-Wide Koha ILS

This is a blog post I've been meaning to write for a long time now. For those who don't know, a lot of public libraries in WA are currently moving,...
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Jan 9, 2017
What I learned in 2016

This post is for the GLAM Blog Club set up by newCardigan. If you aren't in Melbourne check out CardiCast for some great GLAM talks. My professional ethics are something...
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Aug 30, 2016
Symposiums, Symposiums, Symposiums!

Last year I was asked to convene the ALIA WA Symposium 2016. I agreed, because, hey you’ve got to try these things out at least once. I also wanted...
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Apr 16, 2016
What If... Stargate SG-1 had a librarian?

Like Uatu I watch our universe and many alternative realities , and like the Watcher before me, I have decided to recount to you a tale of one of these worlds....
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Sep 15, 2015
Covert Censorship, Overt Libraries

“Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.” ― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta The Censorship is Coming From Inside the Library! When I...
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Aug 23, 2015
Let My Comics Go!

Comics for life, yo In case you didn’t know, I’m a bit of a comic nerd. Every public library I’ve worked in I’ve made it my...
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Jun 10, 2015
DIY Arcade Cabinet

It took a weekend of swearing but it’s alive! A while ago I got the wonderful idea to run an adults event teaching library clients how to turn a...
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Oct 17, 2014
DIY Workshop: Bright Bunnies

In my current job role I’ve been focusing a lot on events and initiatives to run in my small, one branch library and I thought it best to start...
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Feb 4, 2014
Libraries, Earl Grey, Hot

For those not familiar with Star Trek this post will look at my experiences purchasing and running a 3D printer in my public library. Back in July 2013 I acquired...
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Shaddow Library

Looking Forward, Looking Back

A State-Wide Koha ILS

What I learned in 2016

Symposiums, Symposiums, Symposiums!

What If... Stargate SG-1 had a librarian?

Covert Censorship, Overt Libraries

Let My Comics Go!

DIY Arcade Cabinet

DIY Workshop: Bright Bunnies

Libraries, Earl Grey, Hot

3D Printer

arcade

blogjune

censorship

Comics

digital

discfriends

DIY

eservices

ethics

events

goodreads

graphic novels

hack

Library

maker

Makerbot

makerspaces

OPAC

open access

open source

publishing

raspberry pi

reading

sewing

soldering

tai chi

technology

toast

Troubleshooting

wifi

workshops

what if

Stargate

personal

Symposium

professional development

GLAM Blog Club

Learning

2016

Trust

Libraries

Privacy

X-Files

podcasts

reviews

GLAM

koha ils

koha

SLWA

idea

Consortium

one library card

Hope

OotS

3017

Archives

sci-fi

optical data

fear

identity

me

edward shaddow

silence

AUSLAN

safe

How Did I Get Here

Biography

Self-indulgent