Category: UK

Any UK public librarians feeling helpful?

Sarah Hammond, an MA student, is researching the world of UK library blogging, and is trying to compile a comprehensive list of UK public library blogs.
She’s going to post the results on Delicious, with the username Public_biblioglogosphere, and has kindly agreed to allow me to add the results of her work into the overall UK library bloggers wiki.



She’s also doing her dissertation on the UK biblioblogosphere, and has set up a survey for UK public librarians to fill in here, if they’re feeling  nice. It should only take 10 minutes, and will give you an inner glow of happiness for being so lovely 😀

	


	





	

		
		
Phormless
	


	
	
	

		
After some checks by someone who’s much more technical than me, it appears the invite for the survey was for a BT telephone directory.
Glad of that – the less I have to do with Phorm the better (although as a Virgin Media customer, I wonder if that decision’s always going to be mine to make)

	


	





	

		
		
Phorm-filling
	


	
	
	

		
I participate in various online surveys, getting pennies, or prize draw entries in return.
Last night, I got sent the following invite – hands up who thinks it’s in some way linked to BTs Phorm experiment?


Hi Jennie,


We have a new survey available for you to take. You will also be asked if you would like to take part in an ongoing program run by BT in which you will be asked to take part in online activities. You will need to provide your e-mail address and register on the website so that you can be sent the details of how to take part. In exchange for taking part you will be entered into weekly prize draws. If you complete the survey but do not register to take part in the rest of the online program you will be rewarded 25p if you register to take part in BT’s online activities you will receive £1.00. You will also be redirected straight to a BT site at the end of the survey. Please be assured that your e-mail address will only be used to contact you about this study.


Or maybe I just have a mind that sees devious information-stealing software around every corner….

	


	





	

		
		
Has Harriet given up on blogging?
	


	
	
	

		
Since Gordon Brown’s gone on holiday, that leaves the country under the watchful eye of his co-pilots.While looking at this BBC News article about deputies, I had a little moment when I wondered whether Harriet Harman (one of the 3 grown-ups currently in charge) had ever got back to her blog. she had a little incident in April when it was hacked, and her ‘resignation letter’ was posted.


It would appear she’s not gone back to it since…although there is a spoof blog that’s quite entertaining! Actually, I think I prefer the spoof one to the real one…