Category Archives: professional involvement
Backdating evidence for your #chartership portfolio
Depending on which stage in your career you are at you might want to consider backdating evidence when working on your chartership portfolio. I get the impression that a lot of people do their chartership early on in their career … Continue reading
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I am now a chartered librarian. Worth it?
Chartership
It’s only been a few weeks since I submitted my chartership portfolio and there is no way of knowing whether it was good enough to be accepted. I am already bored with waiting, so here are some further thoughts on … Continue reading
It’s done!
First thoughts on the #chartership process Now that I have sent my portfolio off for assessment (and can’t do anything but wait), I want to share a few thoughts on the chartership process so far… What went well? I quite … Continue reading
Writing tool. And kittens :)
I was going to spend an hour before bedtime writing part of the personal evaluative statement for my chartership portfolio, and despite not having to worry that I won’t fill the 1,000 words I love the Written? Kitten! tool I … Continue reading
#Chartership update: Plans for next week and after
We’ll see if I achieve this much…. The main thing I’m waiting for this week for my friend to read my complete-ish portfolio and voice opinions. Then I know how much more work there is to do (hopefully). Rough plans for next week and the … Continue reading
AULC National Conference 2013 #AULC2013
I have spent the last two days at the 2013 National Conference of the Association of University Language Centres, which took place at Durham University. I took most of my notes using Twitter, i.e. sharing them straight away. I have … Continue reading
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#Chartership update
My plan from the week beginning 7 January: re-read what I’ve written so far. Get someone else (non-library) to read it too and be honest about it. write (or re-write) two pieces of evidence update mentor on progress update PPDP and … Continue reading
#Chartership update: latest plan & execution
By 2 December 12: finish at least the two pieces of evidence from previous week (write more if time), plus re-read what I have written so far – done the two, not started any new ones I have created a … Continue reading
Conferences
The past couple of weeks have been full of conference talk. Library camps plans are being discussed, and several other events have come up in conversations and emails. Here’s a selection of the ones I am involved with on some … Continue reading
