#libday8 – last two student posts

Saturday #libday8 blog by @_cine on a week of work and studyblogs.ucl.ac.uk/dis-studentblo…

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A contemplative blog from Karina de la Garza Gil to end our #libday8 week. Thanks to all the students who have blogged. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/dis-studentblo…

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#libday8 – Reading the readers

Today I spent the morning trying to finish Facet’s marketing questionnaire. It’s something I find really difficult – I think mainly because it has the word “marketing” in it!

There are sections that are straightforward information – like which listservs might want to know about the book, and which journals’ book reviews editors would be appropriate – and then there are sections where you have to stop thinking like a librarian and think like a salesperson  - fortunately we’ve already sorted the back-cover blurb and the Facet catalogue entry, and, to be honest, the production team took the lead on that.

One question, though is terrifying: “Please describe in detail who the potential readers of your book are?”

#libday8 – Plantin-Moretus Museum

Answering proof queries at the hotel

The conference visits were today. I had reason to be doubly glad that I went to the Miraeus Lecture on Tuesday, as I had to miss the visit to the Hendrik Conscience Library in favour of answering proof queries.

I did make the visit to the wonderful Plantin-Moretus Museum, which was magical. It began to snow while we were inside, and the views of the garden were rendered even prettier as a result. Of course, our real interest was in the books and printing presses.

Click through for a slideshow of images, as well as links to what the students have been up to back home: