It's that time of year again and I'm utterly exhausted.

Started the day moving the Red Dalek over to a marquee not far from the Library. Couple of hours promoting the Library to freshmen and women. I've probably said this before but how many other jobs pay you hand out candy to young ladies (and men too it must be said)?

Then a talk to all the PHD students in the Technology Faculty. [1]

Then back to play Dr Who some more. The hat and scarf and coat did make me feel the part. I believe there'll be photos on facebook this evening for anyone who cares to look.

I can't help feeling TheOldPlace misses a trick by not participating in this yearly event. It's a great way to be made to feel enthusiastic about what you're doing again, great way to meet students and find out what they're up to and interested in, and a great way to promote the Library in a really positive and imaginative way that the students really respond to. (Once they're worked out what's going on!)

One more day tomorrow and then I really will be ready for a sit down.


[1] I sat through the presentations that went before me and revised my presentation to suit and follow up some of the things they said. For example, the Dean, welcoming and introducing the induction event mentioned an inspirational book, so as I sat there with laptop and a live internet connection I was able to check it was in the Library, grab a picture of the cover, and as the last presenter refer back to it at the end and 'bookend' as it were the whole 'inspirational' bit. Not to mention bung in some images and screenshots that had not occurred to me before. Am I maybe going to far? Or is that helpful to people? Kept me occupied at any rate.