End of week blog

As it is Friday afternoon, a few more reflections.

I started the week by lecturing postgraduate students at Sheffield's Information School about branding.  They proved a great group to teach. They really responded well to the exercises I gave them (one admitted in a group discussion that she thought that marketing was 'sleazy' before we unpacked what it really means - I don't normally get that level of honesty) and I really feel that the profession is in safe hands with these guys.

That is assuming there is a profession left and libraries are not being run by volunteers who have nothing better to do on a wet Wednesday afternoon.  Good on the public librarian who wrote in The Guardian about why we still need what the students pointed called 'professionally-run' libraries.

Finally, a find to round off the week: a video that should make anyone smile...