John Garrould

Norwich based Enterprise Architect TOGAF,ITIL,PRINCE2,Agile SCRUM, Java, Unix, Python, Gardening, Food & family.

[John Garrould @jgarrould]

@Sat_and_Sun @HiltonHotels Yes, 90 minutes late but eventually into my room. Last thing I needed after an early start and long drive.

[John Garrould @jgarrould]

@HiltonHotels I’ve been waiting to check in now for over 90 minutes at your Reading hotel.

[Greg Jackson @g__j]

It's a scandal that Scotland has abundant cheap energy generation but instead of selling it cheaply, windfarms get paid London prices to turn off.

As a result Scotland has the most expensive electricity in the world.

Our screwed up system is unjustifiable, and easy to fix...

[Jamie Oliver @jamieoliver]

It’s Dyslexia Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is ‘What’s Your Story?’, so I wanted to give you a little bit of an insight into how I overcome my own struggles on a daily basis. It’s all about finding your own path, your own way of solving a problem.

📚Reading and writing have always been a challenge for me, but they’re a massive part of what I do. I actually dictated my first cookbook 25 years ago, and that’s also how Billy and the Giant Adventure was born – me recording stories that then got transcribed for me to edit from. I now work with some brilliant editors, people who understand how my brain works and are great at helping me get things down on paper.

📚With the Billy books, I’ll work in a room with pictures and Post-It notes all over the wall to help me see the story come to life, and with recipes I’m there in the kitchen cooking, while my editor captures the words. I think it’s about finding someone you can pair up with who is good at the thing you’re not, and seeing if you can swap talents.

I like to say ‘Always forward, never straight’, to remind me that as long as you're progressing, it doesn’t matter how you’re doing it. So what’s your way? I’d love to hear your stories so let me know in the comments! Big love xxxx

[Startup Archive @StartupArchive_]

Steve Jobs explains the importance of both thinking and doing

“The doers are the major thinkers. The people who really create the things that change this industry are both the thinker-doer in one person.”

This is applicable outside of tech too, and he uses Leonardo da Vinci as an example:

“Did Leonardo have a guy off to the side that was thinking five years into the future about what he would paint or the technology he would use to paint it? Of course not. Leonardo was the artist, but he also mixed his own paints. He also was a fairly good chemist and knew about pigments and human anatomy. Combining all of those skills together—the art and the science, the thinking and the doing—is what resulted in the exceptional result… There is no difference in our industry. The people that have really made the contributions have been the thinkers and the doers.”

Jobs speculates that one of the reasons people mix this up is because it’s easy to take credit for the thinking:

“It’s very easy for someone to say ‘I thought of this three years ago.’ But usually when you dig a little deeper you find that the people who really did it were also the people who worked through the hard intellectual problems.”

[Book Industry Communication (BIC) @BIC1UK]

Books with complete metadata sell on average 110% more copies than those with incomplete data.

Our next instalment of "BIC: In Practice" is your one-stop, free guide to how BIC can help you optimise title #metadata to create your next bestseller: https://t.co/BnA3tF58x3

[Kortext @Kortext]

We had a packed house for our session at the @Wonkhe and @LondonU #FestivalofHE today.

To find out more about Kortext's innovative digital learning and student engagement solutions, visit https://t.co/uJQtfTOWcp

[Kortext @Kortext]

For our latest Meet the Librarian blog, we spoke to Pete Bowles Barrett, the Kortext Librarian. Find out about Pete's career in HE and what his current role involves!

https://t.co/yKi5rv7znn

#meetthelibrarian #highereducation #librarians

[Kortext @Kortext]

How do you support students around the world who are studying online? We spoke to Sarah Ison, Online Distance Learning Librarian at @SussexUni, to find out!

https://t.co/Zd6GuD3OWr

#meetthelibrarian #highereducation #librarians

[Book Industry Communication (BIC) @BIC1UK]

Here's how BIC can help you stay up to date with book-industry best practices this autumn:

✨ Expert-led training and events
✨ Free downloadable resources
✨Updates on vital industry projects

Sign up to the BIC Mailing List here: https://t.co/EVBWIdU0Yf

[Kortext @Kortext]

Today, we officially turn 10 🎉🔟

Thank you to everyone who has supported our journey over the past decade.

On to the next one!

#highereducation #edtech #teamkortext

[The Yorkshireman @They0rkshireman]

Whitby Abbey ruins completed by drone lighting 😮

📷 Drift/ Cyberdrone

[John Garrould @jgarrould]

@ScottishPower is there a problem with your App today? I’ve been unable to login so far today but haven’t seen any outages notification posted your Twitter account?

[Kortext @Kortext]

Every voice matters, which is why we need yours!

We’ve had a fantastic response to our survey, and we’d love to hear from YOU!

The deadline to complete Kortext’s Annual Librarian Survey has been extended to 17:30 on 31st May. It takes just 10 minutes to complete. Have you had your say?

https://t.co/lzNKA1d3IH

[Book Industry Communication (BIC) @BIC1UK]

Congratulations to all 26 of the newly accredited organisations who have received BIC's Metadata Excellence Award (MEA) this quarter. 🌟

See this thread for newly accredited organisations. 👇🧵

[The Food Programme @BBCFoodProg]

“Suffolk is full of secrets” says @FenFarmDairy’s Jonny Crickmore. And as @SheilaDillon finds at 1230, the same could be said for Norwich, Norfolk & Suffolk where @DeliaOnline has called home for half a decade. Delia Country: https://t.co/oFDlraBn3Z

[Linda Garrould @linda_garrould]

Norwich during Christmas #norwich #norwichmarket #royalarcadenorwich

[Kortext @Kortext]

Social media is a big part of our lives, as individuals and professionals, so how can it be used in a library setting to ensure libraries get the love they deserve? Hit the link below to find out!

https://t.co/ISX0xfjmPG

[Kortext @Kortext]

Digital learning resources are now more prevalent than ever in the world of Higher Education, but how do students feel about them?

Join us next Wednesday at our webinar, in partnership with @HEPI_news to explore the latest research!

Sign up now!

https://t.co/AbfnWfvAl5

[Kortext @Kortext]

Data doesn’t lie, nor does the need for reliable data to help serve students better. Read the latest from @Wonkhe to find out how data can support the improvement of learning outcomes.

https://t.co/Sq0U8ahdtw