Latest review from our Virtual Wellbeing Reading Group Well they say reading broadens the mind but with The Time Machine we were flung further than any of us had every travelled before into the future, first to the year 802,701, and then another 30 million years. For some of us it was their first H.G. […]
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A very different Health Information Week
A very different Health Information Week The idea Back in January (which now feels like an eternity ago) we were happily planning Health Information Week (HIW) (#HIW2020) activities for the 6-12th July with our Warwickshire Libraries and Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust colleagues, blissfully unaware of what the next few months would throw at us […]
The Underwhelming Gatsby…
Instead of the Great American novel we expected from our second virtual reading group choice The Great Gatsby we were all left feeling rather underwhelmed and pondering why it ever became a classic. We expected to be able to escape from current events into the glitz and glamour of 1920s Long Island but the lavish […]
Going virtual and a date for your diary
Well this novel virus is bringing many changes to our working and personal lives, so it was time for yet another new experience with our GEH Wellbeing Reading Group going virtual. Our group has been growing steadily and meeting monthly for just over a year so to maintain momentum and meet safely we thought a […]
Clinical Librarian blog: Working from home
I felt the need to write a post today. I’m not sure what about, or why, but I felt the need, so here it is. I suppose what’s on my mind at the moment is keeping mentally healthy. I’ve very aware of my colleagues on the front line and their need for self-care to stay […]
Clinical librarian blog- Pandemic
So this is different then. Remember how things were a month ago? Or even 3 weeks ago? Or even a fortnight… Welcome to the new normal. Life at William Harvey Library has changed but also some things remain the same. We’re still open, but we’re operating with a reduced staff, and I’m working virtually. Which […]
Clinical librarian blog- 18 months
18 months since I started my clinical librarian role. 18 months of using my brain, being challenged, and rising to the challenge. 18 months of feeling welcomed, valued, and useful. 18 months of literature searches, critical appraisal, and journal clubs. 18 months of long commutes, travel mugs, and crumbs in the car. 18 months of […]
Clinical librarian blog- “we couldn’t do it without you!”
Happy new year! Can I still say that? Well I have, so…. I hope the new year is treating you gently. Here in the Midlands, it’s foggy, foggy, foggy, so who knows what January looks like at the moment. You find me in the last throes of chartership portfolio production. It’s currently with my mentor, […]
Clinical librarian blog- Season’s reflections
Felicitations of the season to you, dear readers. I hope you’re looking forward to some well-earned r&r. I’ve just scheduled my email out of office, always a highlight! I wanted to do a bit of a round-up of my year, but I find I’m not in a reflective mood- I’m looking forward to my Christmas […]
Clinical Librarian blog- on the cusp
Today feels like a day on the cusp. On the cusp of the election, on the cusp of Christmas, on the cusp of the year. I’m on the cusp of sending through my first chartership portfolio draft, and it’s been a long time coming. I think I’ve procrastinated far too much with it, but in […]