Friday 22 July 2016

Summer is a coming in...



Summer is a coming in…..


Well I don’t know about the rest of the country but, here in the South East of England, this week has been positively sweltering!


It’s time to dust off the bar-b-Que, put out the sun shades and curl up on a sun lounger with a good book and a glass of something cold.


I can remember when I was in primary school that we used to take our work outside on lovely sunny days, find a lovely shady spot under a tree, and we always did really cool activities like painting, drawing, activity quizzes or just listening to a good story.


Good things don’t have to be complicated to be good! In a former life when I was training to be a primary school teacher, I was observing in a local school with a teacher who received an award for excellence in teaching. He had a motto for his pupils – ‘Keep it simple, Do it well’. This sentiment is very easily transferable to all areas of life.


So…where does all this rambling fit with Interlibrary loans?


Well – as a consequence of one of the presentations from Interlend 2015 we decided to simplify our processes and procedures to try and produce a better, more effective, more efficient service. After Interlend 2016 we here at Essex University ILL are again going to implement some of the ideas and initiatives that we heard about to continue that move for improvement.


Summer is a great time here for these kinds of activities as the pace of life does get a little slower and there is more time for reflection and development.


If you would like some inspiration, motivation or just a distraction from the summer heat check out this year’s presentations from Interlend on the FIL website


Keep cool everyone and have a great summer!

Sandra (current Chair of FIL)



photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/105738673@N02/27693906183">Bee Dreams (Are Made of This)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">(license)</a>

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