tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127513418645731305.post5405617394019432337..comments2013-03-07T05:17:40.540-08:00Comments on CPD 23 Things: Thing 5: reflecting makes me think of NarcissusBookslingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14907666714283753928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127513418645731305.post-15283393261026136532012-07-02T10:28:18.835-07:002012-07-02T10:28:18.835-07:00I got into cataloguing after mentioning at a month...I got into cataloguing after mentioning at a monthly "brown bag lunch" that I didn't get a chance to catalogue. Like Katie I then got a couple of hours a week helping on a retrospective project. Although it was voluntary, in return I was being trained and helped every week, so it felt more like an apprenticeship. This later led onto some work on rare books at a different library... then an opportunity for a part-time secondment with more responsibility and a chance to catalogue at my current place of work on the back of the experience gained. <br />Keep going - it is worth the effort :)libchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351077196965048433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127513418645731305.post-10542315744188949542012-05-30T06:02:49.824-07:002012-05-30T06:02:49.824-07:00Hi, I happened to bump into someone I used to work...Hi, I happened to bump into someone I used to work with in a bookshop at a libraries conference, and she mentioned she was looking for assistance. My MSc doesn't include cataloguing, yet we need it for the work we'd be doing after!<br /><br />I see you're in Oxford (stalky stalky!) - perhaps ask around in the departments or colleges to see if there's some retrospective work going on somewhere. If there's a liblist email there like there is here, you could even send a message round. Its amazing how much experience one can get if one doesn't expect to get paid!<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />KatieBookslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907666714283753928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127513418645731305.post-2434201212954667892012-05-29T09:33:17.784-07:002012-05-29T09:33:17.784-07:00Hello,
I will be starting an MA in September and...Hello, <br /><br />I will be starting an MA in September and am starting to consider how I might go about getting experience cataloguing as I think it would be a really useful skill to have. I was wondering, how did you get your voluntary position? <br /><br />LizzieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com