Day 1, third week.

Well, it's nearly all over.  This is my last week on Prac and then back to the real world. 

I'm at a new branch.  This is the newest library in the service.  It has the most new registrations and Wi-Fi users in the entire service and has approx 62 500 items in the branch.  This branches collection is bigger than our entire library services so this is quite interesting.  It is also the 3rd busiest branch regarding loans and visitors however often comes close to being the 2nd. 

This morning, I participated in the reference co-op meeting.  This was the last meeting of this group due to a restructure.  At this stage, they aren't really sure what will happen and where it will all go.  

A few things from the meeting that I was very interested in was a discussion regarding the collection of reference stats.  eg.  What to collect, what to count and how is it done.  Many libraries do daily stats and many only do the 4 weeks as required for the annual return.  I've been able to collect the various forms that are used and will consider them when I get home.

Another discussion took place regarding online databases.  This was quite interesting as the statewide access, consortia arrangement etc are different to what we do.

After lunch, I had a meeting to discuss adult services and the responsibilities of adult team members.  I then ran an unallocated and available list and will continue on with that tomorrow.

As I had been told, this branch is different to the other branches but as we are aware, all branches have an individual feel.