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ALIA National Library and Information Technicians Conference 2007

Conference Papers

9–12 October 2007
Grand Hyatt Melbourne
www.alia07.com

Wednesday 10 October - Conference Day 1

7.30am Registration opens

9–10.30am Welcome session (OT01)

9am Welcome - Gail Schmidt, Conference Convenor

9.10am Welcome to Country

9.25am Welcome to Melbourne and Victoria

9.35am Short address by ALIA president
Roxanne Missingham

9.45am Keynote address: Future directions for libraries
Anne Beaumont, State Library of Victoria

10.25am Announcements

10.30am Morning tea (trade exhibition area)

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 1 (CS01)

11am Loud @ Pathways Library: a youth engagement initiative
Margot Keane and Cherie Goldsmith, Pathways Library, Pine Rivers Shire Council
[ paper 115kb pdf ]

11.15am One desk + one stop = one solution
Pauline Lister, University of Queensland Library
[ paper 167kb pdf ]

11.30am Interlibrary loans: The changing face of service
delivery – Thanh Luu and Lynette Davison, Leichardt Library
[ paper 897kb pdf ]

12pm How four became one, or when twelve becomes six:
Amalgamating technical services, Peta Shine, Southbank Institute of Technology
[ paper 161kb pdf ]

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 2 (CS02)

11am Obtaining library qualifications via workplace certification: An innovative professional development program
Carolyn Werner, University of Wollongong Library
[ paper 16kb pdf ]

11.15am Don't judge a book by its cover: Lismore's living library
Louise Somerville, Richmond-Tweed Regional Library
[ paper 179kb pdf ]

11.30am Redesigning the floor plan of a secondary school library
Sue O'Shea and Anne-Maree Noonan, Siena College
[ paper 72kb pdf ]

12pm The LIS Training Library at Canberra Institute of Technology
Andrew Shiells, Jaci Ganendran and Judi Martin, Canberra Institute of Technology
[ paper 177kb pdf ]

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 3 (CS03)

11am The virtual mobile library: Reaching your community
Rachel Johnson, Vision Australia Information Library Service
[ paper 117kb pdf ]

11.30am Books behind Bars II
Kevin Dudeney, NSW Department of Corrective Services
[ paper 45kb pdf ]

12pm Just like a gentleman's club: Club libraries in the 21st century
e Lisa Sukkel, RACV Club Library
[ paper 134kb pdf ]

12.30pm Lunch (trade exhibition area)

1.40–3pm Plenary session (PL01)

1.40pm Keynote address: The connected library: Engaging users
Suzette Boyd, Scotch College

2.20pm Interior design for libraries
Kevin Hennah, retail consultant

3pm Afternoon tea (trade exhibition area)

3.30–4.30pm Paper presentations (CS07)

3.30pm Engaging in learning: A social networking experiment
Lynette Lewis and Denise McLarty, Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service
[ paper 127kb pdf ]

4pm A training framework for the library industry
Tim Harrington, Jobs Plus; Genevieve Wearne, Verve – knowledge & skills

3.30–5pm Workshop 1 (CS04)

Shoestring makeovers – Kevin Hennah, retail consultant

3.30–5pm Workshop 2 (CS05)

iPods and the library – Megan Iemma,
Heathdale Christian College

3.30–5pm Workshop 3 (CS06)

Internet access and participation for people with a disability: More than just the equipment
Colleen McCombe, Vicnet, State Library of Victoria, with representatives from ComTEC (Yooralla), Scope and Vision Australia

Thursday 11 October - Conference Day 2

9am Dunn and Wilson Oration (PL02)

Multi-skill us: Library technician national secondment opportunities
Sharon Uthmann, Ipswich Library and Information Service
[ report 428kb pdf ]

10am Award presentations and report (OT02)

10am Presentation of the Dunn and Wilson Scholarship,
and the ALIA Library Technician of the Year award

10.15am ALIA National Library Technicians Group Report
Kevin Dudeney, President, ALIA National LT Group

10.25am Announcements

10.30am Morning tea (trade exhibition area)

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 4 (CS08)

11am From illuminated manuscript to iPod: Copyright solutions for the digital age
Moyra McAllister, ALIA
[ paper 119kb pdf ]

11.30am Redefining the role of library and information technicians in an age of free online statistics
Robert Letheby and Heather Burns, Australian Bureau of Statistics

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 5 (CS09)

11am Copyright database and digitisation: Friend or foe?
Janette Telford, Australian Catholic University
[ paper 887kb pdf ]

11.30am All change: The ever-evolving Institutional Repository at the University of Melbourne
Bernadine Fernando and Daina Gibson, University of Melbourne
[ paper 140kb pdf ]

12pm Spoilt for choice: A comparison of two aggregations and the use of ScholarlyStats and Ulrich's Serials Analysis System
Jenifer A McMeekin, University of Melbourne
[ paper 101kb pdf ]

11am–12.30pm Concurrent session 6 (CS10)

11am The time was right
Wendy Palmer, Macquarie University Library

11.30am Current and emerging trends in cataloguing
Helen Gourkova, CAVAL Collaborative Solutions
[ paper 118kb pdf ]

12 noon Where am I today?: From cataloguing to manuscripts to technology services
Mary Azzarito, State Library of Victoria
[ paper 108kb pdf ]

12.30pm Lunch (trade exhibition area)

1.30–2.20pm Plenary session (PL03)

1.30pm Keynote address: Crossed wires: Management, communication and culture in public libraries
Bob Pymm and Damian Lodge, Charles Sturt University
[ paper 304kb pdf ]

2.20pm Announcements

2.30–3pm Concurrent session 7 (CS11)

Why does e-learning suit library techs?
Josie Gaylor, Swinburne University of Technology
[ paper 126kb pdf ]

2.30–3pm Concurrent session 8 (CS12)

Are we meeting the changing expectations of our users and delivering the right services?
Roxanne Missingham, Australian Parliamentary Library
[ paper 347kb pdf ]

2.30–3pm Concurrent session 9 (CS13)

Taking Picture Queensland to the world
Cheryl Rodgers, State Library of Queensland
[ paper 128kb pdf ]

3pm Afternoon tea (trade exhibition area)

3.30–5pm Workshop 4 (CS14)

What's in it for me?: The Advanced Diploma of Library/Information Services
Trish Dally, Jay Lamont, Jane Davidson, Loris Sanderson, Debra Hardy, Kay Cole and Monique Den Holder, Box Hill Institute

3.30–5pm Workshop 5 (CS15)

Skills required for the 21st century
Cindy Tschernitz, Verve – knowledge and skills

3.30–4.30pm Brief presentations (CS16)

3.30pm Unlocking the Vault: An experience of oral history digitising
Peter McGrath, State Library of Victoria
[ paper 28kb pdf ]

3.45pm The existing employee program: An incentive scheme for skill recognition, staff development and qualifications
Julian Witek and Debbie Ploughman, University of Tasmania
[ paper 87kb pdf ]

4pm Investigate, innovate and implement: A case study of OHS at RMIT University Library
Robyn Phillips, RMIT University

4.15pm The history wars: Customer service in multicultural Australia
Lois Roberts, RMIT University Library
[ paper 69kb pdf ]

Conference dinner

Enjoy a festive evening of fine food and wine at the fascinating Melbourne Aquarium. Guests can view giant sharks and stingrays in the Oceanarium, experience the Coral Atoll and be treated to free adrenaline-pumping rides. With music from The Melody Line (dancing encouraged), it will be the social event of 2007 – don't miss out!

Friday 12 October - Conference Day 3

9.20am Plenary session (PL04)

Keynote address: Reaching beyond the library walls: Empowering workers through information literacy practice
Dr Annemaree Lloyd, Charles Sturt University

10am Panel discussion (OT03)

10:00am In 2017, libraries will be…. – a panel of speakers, moderated by Margie Anderson

10.25am Announcements

10.30am Morning tea (trade exhibition area)

11am–1pm Concurrent session 10 (CS17)

11am Planning a Research Project
Judy Clayden, Edith Cowan University

11.30am Building learning bridges: Innovative partnerships in TAFE
Kerrie Blyth, TAFE Tasmania

12pm Inspiring customer service in the 21st century library
Emma Datson, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
[ paper 570kb pdf ]

12.30pm Libraries as a training nexus
Andrew Thurley, Vision Australia Information Library Service
[ paper 77kb pdf ]

11am–1pm Concurrent session 11 (CS18)

11am Promoting information literacy in higher education in India: The responsibility of teachers, librarians and administrators
Dinesh Gupta, Kota Open University, India

11.30am New approaches to student training at University of Canberra Library
Beryl Pedvin, University of Canberra
[ paper 154kb pdf ]

12pm Made in Moreland: A local music collection
Barbara Johnson, Moreland City Libraries

12.30pm The Sound of Music at 780
Jennifer Willis, University of Melbourne
[ paper 119kb pdf ]

1pm Lunch (trade exhibition area)

2.10–2.45pm Plenary session (PL05)

Who do you think you are?
Mary Carroll, Victoria University
[ paper 219kb pdf ]

2.50pm Keynote address (PL06)

Our future: The 21st century library and information workforce
Dr Gillian Hallam, Queensland University of Technology
[ paper 301kb pdf ]

3.30pm Closing remarks (OT04)

Derek Whitehead, President-elect, ALIA
3.40pm ALIA 2009 conference promotion

Farewell drinks

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