On a gorgeous Derby Day, I commend to you Henry Cecil's Bullet Train. My selections in full, all at Epsom: 140: Dr Zhivago 240: Reggane 315: Oldjoesaid 400: Bullet Train Tom Roper

I still follow the discussions on the health librarians' Jiscmail list lis-medical. I do this largely for nostalgic reasons, though I would not rule out a return to health librarianship at some point in the future, despite the fact that... Tom Roper

200 Haydock: Inxile 215 Newmarket: Alrasm 230 Haydock: Bewitched 300 Haydock: Les Fazzani 320 Newmarket: Jack My Boy 330 Haydock: Lord Shanakill 355 Newmarket: Red Jazz Tom Roper

I gained new insights into the collections of the National Trust and rare books cataloguing as it is practised today, as well as a hint of a way to pass my retirement,when I heard Stephen Massil speak at a seminar... Tom Roper

I've missed some interesting racing: one of the most controversial Guineas meetings for years, and the Chester Vase meeting. I return to the fray on an indifferent day, but have chosen the following. Lingfield 210: Pyrrha Ascot 220: Barshiba Ascot... Tom Roper

I rarely sing the praises of iPhone apps, but City Poems is well worth the money will cost you in the apps store. Compiled by Victor Keegan, it mashes-up a map of London with poems about different parts of the... Tom Roper

It's the Scottish Grand National today and a good flat meeting at Newbury, a fine example of the mixed flat and jumps economy that pertains at this time of year. So I choose: 200 Newbury: Buxted 245 Ayr: Arcalis 305... Tom Roper

Le Monde des Livres, which comes out on a Friday, is much better than the British press at covering library stories. I've made this point before about their articles on Google, and in today's there's a front-page article on the... Tom Roper