For those interested in libraries and their future, there is a supplement in this issue entitled 'Topic for discussion: the librarians and their future...text of the discussion in Congregation..13 November', 2012. It is very informative, insightful and sometimes entertaining, taking into account perspectives of librarians, academics and students. Professor Susan Cooper comes up with an excellent and most amusing one-liner: 'There is something about being on a committee that puts people to sleep'. She also states in similar vein that 'our Gazette could win a prize for the most boring format'.