Tag Archives: librarianship

Counting books at the Pendlebury

Posted on 25 June 2021 by jamesluff

You’d be forgiven for wondering what everyone in the world of academic libraries are up to during the summer months. And while it is a quiet time when it comes to user numbers, there’s still always heaps to do, including … Continue reading →

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Musings on music resources

Posted on 1 May 2015 by AP

Once upon a time, when there were no online library catalogues or online library resources, music students and researchers would go to the library and browse through card catalogues and many printed reference works to find the answer to what … Continue reading →

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Meet….Diana Wood

Posted on 29 August 2014 by mj263

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? It was a short and uneventful, if rather serendipitous one. I’d just finished a music degree and PGCE, and knew I didn’t want to teach, but beyond that had no idea what I was … Continue reading →

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Meet… Sam Freeman

Posted on 13 December 2013 by musicb3

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Sam Freeman: When I left Cambridge Regional College with a BTEC National Diploma in Business & Finance, I didn’t know what I wanted to do; I had secretarial qualifications and a love … Continue reading →

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Meet… Clemens Gresser

Posted on 8 November 2013 by Clemens Gresser

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Clemens Gresser: As a student I found myself covering the Musicology Department’s library desk on a few occasions, but I didn’t feel any urge to become a librarian. Fast forward to having … Continue reading →

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Meet… Justin Burrows

Posted on 25 October 2013 by musicb3

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Justin Burrows: On the job training. Passed O levels and an A level at school and passed a library qualification while working at the UL. Joined the Library Association. Also passed O … Continue reading →

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Meet… Anna Pensaert

Posted on 11 October 2013 by AP

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Anna Pensaert: As a teenager I wanted to become a scientist and do research. Once I had realised this was not going to happen, I took a U-turn and decided to study … Continue reading →

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Meet… Sarah Chapman

Posted on 27 September 2013 by mj263

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Sarah Chapman: Finding myself working in a library doesn’t really surprise me. As a child I always enjoyed reading and was a librarian at secondary school. When I left Sixth form college I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Meet… Helen Snelling

Posted on 6 September 2013 by hrs38

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? HS: My journey to librarianship has taken me to places from Essex  to Zimbabwe! I used to be in and out of our public library in Upminster, Essex all the time as … Continue reading →

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Meet… Susi Woodhouse

Posted on 23 August 2013 by sw508

MusiCB3: What has your road to librarianship been? Susi Woodhouse: Goodness, that was light years ago, but like Margaret, it just sort of happened. I read music here (at Newnham) in the early seventies and then got a job in … Continue reading →

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