Thing 19 Podcasts


 Thing 19 - Podcasts
I listened to the Podcast Librarian with, Jenny Foster was being interviewed.  I enjoyed listening as Jenny came from an art background and I was a Textile Designer before I became a Library Assistant.  It was interesting listening about the various Libraries amongst them where Jenny had worked and hearing about her career development.  Jenny’s latest position sounds very exciting as she embarks on creating a Library in an innovative environment.
I then decided to listen to a Podcast from Librarian’s Aloud to experience a different style of Podcast. Laura was talking to Andy Tattersall and Jan Holmquist at the Internet Librarian International Conference in London.
The interview with Andy explained how he got into the Library Profession and then did a MSc in Information Management.  His previous career as a Journalist he has found useful for communication.  Andy talked about not over complicating the projects that we are involved in and he also talked about Open Access and the benefits of it to researchers.  Andy commented it was important we communicate with the right information especially in the era of fake news.
Next to be interviewed was Jan Holmquist, whom I follow on Twitter.  It was interesting to learn whilst doing his Library Degree he spent 6 months at UCD in the School of Information Services.  He has worked in Public Libraries in Denmark and has had various roles in the same Library for 13 years. He had chosen Public Libraries to working in as he found this is where he could make a real difference covering a wide range of ages.  Jan in his spare time looked at the global role of the Librarian and crowdfunded for a Library at a school in India and a Mobile Library in Africa.  He is a great advocate of all Libraries bringing information, culture and literature to your communities using different tools.  Jan said Libraries around the world can learn from each other.
I enjoyed listening to both Podcasts as they interviewed various Librarians’ on their careers and the roles they fulfil.  It was interesting to hear and get different perspectives on various issues in the Librarian’s Aloud Podcast. I thought it was a good balance of career development and the issues facing Libraries.

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