Bibliocycle

Today was a whirlwind of visits to the three schools with whom I will be working.  I met all of the librarians, two of the principals, and the division heads, and saw all of the facilities.

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Dubai The second leg of the trip was London to Dubai, Saudi Arabia.  On the flight monitor I watched as we flew over many places that are frequently in the news because of  the war. It was disconcerting.  From the air, you can see little but sand.  The flight is long—nearly seven hours, and by [...]

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I am relaxing in the Heathrow airport, having completed the first part of the journey to Karachi.  The flight was relatively uneventful, although there was a soccer team of twelve year olds heading to a tournament in London that kept things lively.  The most exciting part of the day actually happened in Logan.  The British [...]

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This blog is intended to record my experiences and insights during a two-week Library Consultancy with AKES-Pakistan under the auspices of the International Academic Partnership.  As the Library Director of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library at Phillips Academy, I am traveling to Karachi to collaborate with colleagues in library and instructional technology.  The focus of [...]

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Today is Wednesday, July 26th, and it is my last day in the library before my trip to Karachi.  I have spent time over the past few weeks preparing materials to bring, and setting up a blog (Collaboratory) to use with my library colleagues in Karachi.  Thanks to the wonderful staff at AV, I am [...]

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