Maiden voyage, first post!

This is the first time I have ever blogged. It does seem a little strange, and I am wondering who would be interested in actually reading this, but here goes. I have decided to be part of the cpd23 things programme, as I am currently unemployed. Due to the moratorium in the public sector, my contract was not renewed. I live in the West of Ireland (at the moment) and feel a bit cut of from the cut and thrust of the library world, so I thought this would be an interesting way of keeping up with developments. I am hoping it will introduce me to all the new and innovative developments in the information sphere. I have worked in a variety of libraries, from academic to specialist libraries. I am particularly interested in the move to provision of virtual libraries and digitization projects relating to special collections. I feel this will be a strong element of the information professional role in the future, and the onus is on me to upskill, so here I am!