Made it! So, in the end, what do I think?
I did this as a way of trying to stay connected with my library, its collections and its people.
Maybe for a handful of the posts - let's not forget, this was an archive prompt list originally, so some of the posts worked better than others. I enjoyed the library people one, although I spent far too long on Canva trying to design a tree and not enough time actually thinking about the people I'm currently not seeing. And it was fun to rifle through a few of the items I'd brought home with me, trying to find something to match each prompt.
I definitely feel that I lost momentum towards the end, whether it was lockdown fatigue, prompt fatigue or a combination of the two I don't know. But I'm pleased that I still stuck it out - even on weekends! Hopefully I'll feel it has more value when I return to work (which I hope will be in a few months).
I thought it was quite interesting though that I didn't see many people share their own responses to the prompt list. I'm not an archivist, and don't follow huge numbers of archivists on Twitter, but I did expect to see a bit more takeup - though I guess lockdown has affected us all, and certainly not all equally. It must be pretty hard trying to share magnificent pieces in your collections if they've not already been digitised or available on the web before lockdown.
I do like prompt lists, whether I decide to stick with the prompt or not (see Something Scary). I need a breather from posting every day though! Give it a year and we'll see. Or maybe less time, but definitely let's have the weekends off in the future.
Woohoo, and Phew, in that order. And give me a beer.
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Did it work?
Maybe for a handful of the posts - let's not forget, this was an archive prompt list originally, so some of the posts worked better than others. I enjoyed the library people one, although I spent far too long on Canva trying to design a tree and not enough time actually thinking about the people I'm currently not seeing. And it was fun to rifle through a few of the items I'd brought home with me, trying to find something to match each prompt.
I definitely feel that I lost momentum towards the end, whether it was lockdown fatigue, prompt fatigue or a combination of the two I don't know. But I'm pleased that I still stuck it out - even on weekends! Hopefully I'll feel it has more value when I return to work (which I hope will be in a few months).
Communication and sharing
I thought it was quite interesting though that I didn't see many people share their own responses to the prompt list. I'm not an archivist, and don't follow huge numbers of archivists on Twitter, but I did expect to see a bit more takeup - though I guess lockdown has affected us all, and certainly not all equally. It must be pretty hard trying to share magnificent pieces in your collections if they've not already been digitised or available on the web before lockdown.
Would I do it again?
I do like prompt lists, whether I decide to stick with the prompt or not (see Something Scary). I need a breather from posting every day though! Give it a year and we'll see. Or maybe less time, but definitely let's have the weekends off in the future.
Verdict
Woohoo, and Phew, in that order. And give me a beer.
