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helenleech

  1. Dementia sufferers: 15000 in Surrey now, 18500 by 2021. We need to get better at supporting them. #surreycountycouncil 8:44 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  2. Restorative youth justice: making sure that young people's youthful transgressions don't blight later life. #surreycountycouncil 8:31 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  3. SE7: Surrey working with six other authorities reducing costs of waste, ICT, SEN, and highways #surreycountycouncil 8:16 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  4. We need to get better at change. We need to become a change organisation. #surreycountycouncil 8:10 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  5. What's the single biggest change we need to make? #surreycountycouncil 7:49 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  6. Strengthening the organisation: If we're going to face huge change, everybody needs to feel part of what's going on. #surreycountycouncil 7:09 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  7. I never quote figures right, but only 6% of local authority cuts have actually happened. Scary. #surreycountycouncil 7:05 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  8. Gloomy times...30% reduction in GDP predicted by 2016 #surreycountycouncil 6:57 AM May 28th via Mobile Web
  9. #Overdrive - two thirds of library Overdrive users are browsing, not searching 3:08 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  10. #Overdrive "library websites have seen exponential growth in traffic"- 1.6bn page views per year, 12.6 m visits in March 3:05 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  11. #Overdrive are holding 150 publishers meetings during London Book Fair 2:39 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  12. #Overdrive say they are "advocating for integration with Kindle / Amazon at the earliest opportunity" - no dates 2:19 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  13. #Overdrive say ebooks are a way for libraries to "break out our brand" 2:06 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  14. #overdrive say some English authorities have 300% ebook growth last year. I need their stock policy... 2:02 AM Apr 17th via Mobile Web
  15. Historypin.com is worth a look 11:24 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web
  16. paper.li/karenblakeman/ 11:23 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web
  17. From 30 March, timeline will be the default home page for all business Facebook accounts 11:19 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web
  18. @rcdl @karenblakeman no hash tag. Not that kind of event! 11:15 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web in reply to rcdl
  19. Www.sitemeter.com looks useful for monitoring use of our Wordpress account 11:11 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web
  20. Namechk.com sounds like a good way to track down lost accounts 10:52 AM Mar 22nd via Mobile Web
  • Name Helen Leech
  • Location Surrey
  • Bio Librarian with an interest in all things online
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