Librarian props

Posted on July 29th, 2010 by Paul Stainthorp

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"At the very early stages, Paul Stainthorp from Lincoln University did tremendously wide literature searches for me and this work has been invaluable."

Taken from: Chapman, J. (2009) Issues in contemporary documentary (with additional research by Kate Allison). Cambridge: Polity Press [Google book preview]

And:

"Equally, the research on primary and secondary publications undertaken for me at Lincoln University by journalism subject librarian Paul Stainthorp continues to be extensive and far-reaching. I am constantly grateful for Paul's energy, application and thoroughness, [...]"

Taken from: Chapman, J. (2007) Documentary in practice: filmmakers and production choices. Cambridge: Polity Press [Google book preview]

The first six tools for practical Library 2.0

Posted on July 29th, 2010 by Paul Stainthorp

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A list of six free Web 2.0 tools and technologies that may be of use to libraries. Adapted from a post on the University of Lincoln’s library staff blog.

View this item on the University Repository: http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/2528/

UKCoRR committee website

Posted on July 27th, 2010 by Paul Stainthorp

Screenshot of the Committee page on the UKCoRR websiteMy face has appeared on the committee page of the UKCoRR website.

UKCoRR, the United Kingdom Council of Research Repositories, is an “independent body for repository managers, administrators and staff in the UK“.

Because I manage the Library’s work in supporting our own Lincoln Repository at the University, I’ve been a member of UKCoRR for several years: and since April 2010 I’ve been sitting on the 5-person UKCoRR committee as ‘External Liaison Officer’; my purpose being to “develop the relationship between UKCoRR and other organisations working in repository management & development, publishing & OA, research support, academia and librarianship”.

The UKCoRR website, including minutes of the committee’s meetings, is at: http://www.ukcorr.org/

Old site, new site

Posted on July 22nd, 2010 by Paul Stainthorp

Screenshot of a page from my old websiteI’ve decided to start maintaining again my personal website, mainly as a register of all the little bits of work I get involved in. This does mean it might not always make fascinating reading (unless you’re transfixed by digital library management and development…), but at least I’ll have a permanent record of things to refer back to.

My original website was a series of plain HTML documents; now instead of maintaining my own installation of WordPress I’m using the University of Lincoln’s (i.e. my employer’s) WordPress MU / BuddyPress server at blogs.lincoln.ac.uk, but mapped to my own domain. This way I can participate in the social-networking features of BuddyPress, while still maintaining my own, personal online presence outside the University.