Was sitting at my computer looking for a topic to blog about today, basically looking for inspiration, when I realised the irony, because that was to be my topic.
So where do you find your inspiration with your library work?
I find it in the most amazing places. In an offhand comment by a colleague at work, in the conversations and emails that I have with colleagues in other libraries. I have also found it in the expected places – conferences, journal articles, books (and not always library related ones) and book reviews, Twitter and Facebook.
But I also enjoy the unexpected delight of being inspired by something totally unrelated to libraries. For example, a brochure from Australia Post got me thinking about how we could make our online services more streamlined for library users (still thinking on that one). I love movies and more than one idea has come out of watching them.
What has been your most unusual source of inspiration for your library work and where do you find regular inspiration?