I think I've mentioned it before, but this morning my biggest dreadfear in this job came round again the committe that the faculty put together to keep an eye on library things.

First up my presentation rather fell apart as they'd asked so many questions earlier in the agenda that I'd pretty much covered everything I'd planned (with a really neat PowerPoint slide split into quarters and cleverly linking to web or file as necessary).

Next we got enormously bogged down in intricate details over budgets - which when things are going well I find difficult. Now one department had a particulary gripe about apportionment and just wouldn't let it go - even after the fourth lap.

Unfortunately the chairman possibly didn't keep as tight a rein on things as he might. On the upside, he did an excellent job of defending the library and bearing the brunt of the unhappiness. So things could have been worse.

But three hours later I emerged utterly wrung out and with a to do list longer than my arm. If only there were time!