A belated world book day post: 10 things to love about Zotero
If you like books, you'll love Zotero. And it's free. Here's a post about how I like using it most.
Varieties of reading: drawing in and pulling away
I’ve just finished reading Matthew Crawford’s The World Beyond Your Head, which I’d happily say is one of the best books I’ve read in the last year. I wonder when…
The problem with reading online
Four years ago, I started an MA in music education at the Institute of Education in London. The first module was on the philosophy and aesthetics of music, and included…
Happy National Libraries Day – especially to Tooting Library and the IOE
I’m no Luddite. I was an early-adopter of computers and the internet. I earn about 25% of my salary from playing the piano, and 75% from being a pretty expert…
Another group hit by library closures: the U3A
Education: The Age of Uncertainty is an impassioned but factual article in today’s Independent about the effect that library closures are having on the elderly, and in particular on members…