Claire Stokoe


Claire's latest writings
Self Cleaning Glass – the Ecological Solution

Typically when you think of cleaning the windows of your flat or house, it probably fills you with dread, because; (1) it means getting the ladders out of garage without scratching the car, (2) standing six foot from the ground with only a squeegee and a bucket for support, and (3) around 40mins of back breaking work. When you first hear of self cleaning glass' it conjures up all kinds of ideas from the... (posted by Claire 3 years 253 days ago.)
Procurement Strategy - Evaluating Library Software (the Bulleted Version)

Professionals may undertake the task of choosing an integrated library management system (ILMS) only once or twice in their career (unless they are a consultant). When I was at library school this was not specifically covered in the cur­riculum. When I worked as a consultant I used to ask people how they would buy a system, and most people said they would ask a friend'.... (posted by Claire 3 years 287 days ago.)
With 0.15% of the entire UK population behind bars, could Restorative Justice be the answer?

The number of prisoners detained in UK prisons has reached an epic of 82,000, which is around 0.15% of the UK population. 3% of these prisoners are children under the age of 18. A BBC article on the 22nd of February 2008 reported that UK prisons were about 92 prisoner's overcapacity' and around 8,000 over what the Prison Service said to be "a good, decent... (posted by Claire 3 years 310 days ago.)