Do you keep a Reflective Practice Journal? This Guardian blogpost might interest you

Top tips for early career artists was posted on the Guardian's Culture Professionals Network a couple of days ago.  I thought it might interest anyone who has to keep a reflective journal about their development as a performer.  Do take a look.  

The Culture Professionals Network is a thoroughly worthwhile blog to keep on your radar - you never know what may pop up to pique your interest!

Conference First-Timer? Tips and Advice, Do's and Don'ts

Useful blogpost from the Journal of Victorian Culture Online -for any researcher just embarking on the conference circuit!

Four Things to Remember When Attending Conferences

How to Apply for an Academic Job - eBook from Jobs.ac.uk

This may be of interest to students about to enter the job market – or indeed, colleagues looking to move onward and upward!

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ is the place to look for academic jobs in the UK.

Get the eBook here.

(By the way, Jobs.ac.uk recently offered a free CV review with a partner agency.  You can read about this offer here.)

Award for Early Career Music Librarians - the E T Bryant Memorial Prize

E.T. Bryant Memorial Prize

From the IAML(UK & Irl) website:-

'The E.T. Bryant Memorial Prize is awarded to a student of Library and Information Science, or to a librarian in their first five years in music librarianship, for a significant contribution to the literature of music librarianship. Publication does not preclude entry. The prize is £250, awarded jointly by IAML(UK & Irl) and the Music Libraries Trust ...'