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The diary of a Cambridge graduate trainee librarian

Apologies and two month summary

Hello! I want to start by saying I’m very sorry it’s been so long since I updated, but as I go on you’ll see why! I’ve been ridiculously busy with … Continue reading

July 5, 2014 · Leave a comment

Leaving dos and Reading Room don’ts

This week has once again been a bit slow on the news front! The library is steadily getting busier, but the students are mostly concentrating on revising, so they don’t … Continue reading

May 3, 2014 · 1 Comment

Christ’s College Magazine and the start of term

It’s actually been a pretty quiet week, considering it was the first week of Easter term. Everyone’s been talking about it in such hushed tones for the last few months … Continue reading

April 26, 2014 · Leave a comment

St. John’s, Trinity and Easter

So it’s Easter week, but I’ve decided to work both Bank Holidays to get on with my exhibition research, so no long weekend for me, unfortunately. It was a good … Continue reading

April 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

Corpus Christi and Christ’s

It’s been back to work this week after my holiday last week, and it took me a little while to get back into the swing of things! The library’s still … Continue reading

April 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

The London Library and ICAEW trips

Second week of the Easter holidays, and consequently a little less busy in the library, as students presumably depart for the holidays. Means less shelving and fewer enquiries, which means … Continue reading

April 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Trainee trips and Science Festival talks

It’s been another very packed week, due to the Science Festival having so many events to do with the technical side of books. On Monday I and some of the … Continue reading

March 23, 2014 · Leave a comment

End of term and the Science Festival

And finally it’s the end of term! It’s felt like a long one, and it’s been much busier than Michaelmas Term, what with the graduate trainee interviews and my library … Continue reading

March 16, 2014 · Leave a comment

Genizahs, GT interviews and dinosaurs

It’s been rather a full week this week – no time to relax! On Monday afternoon I went to the University Library with the other graduate trainees to see some … Continue reading

March 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interviews and educators, part 2

Apologies for not posting last week – I spent the weekend in Birmingham for my friend’s birthday so didn’t have chance to blog! I did have a great time in … Continue reading

March 2, 2014 · 1 Comment
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