Camden Council in north London, where I live, is considering changing the ethos of its libraries – to allow people to bring in food and drink and use their mobile phones. The intention is to make libraries more appealing to young people. As both a library user and the parent of a young person, this [...]
Libraries are needed now more than ever
October 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Zeitgeist
Tags: credit crunch·knowledge·learning·libraries·local government·public policy·public value·recession
Thoughts on getting through turbulent times
October 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Managing oneself
When I talk to people in the financial sector, I understand the meaning of the current turmoil being a crisis unprecedented in our lifetimes. The experience of redundancy is unlike that any of us are likely to have come across before. With banking institutions disappearing at a rate of knots, others laying off staff in [...]
Tags: banking·career change·credit crunch·recession·redundancy·transition