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Library Life, Issue 330 — November 2008 1

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Last week (just before coming up to Auckland for the LIANZA Conference) the District Council, for which I manage some libraries, ratified our Strategic Plan for the next ten years, effectively endors-ing a wide range of changes to

what we do and how we do it. The process of creating a Plan (capital P because it is so important - to me anyway) has in many ways been enjoyable – analysing the current state of affairs, looking at best practice across the wide range of similar libraries, coming up with a reasonable proposal of what we could achieve and how to get there – but the difficult part has been convincing others (the bill payers..) to share this vision and commit to it.

Initial responses were all positive (well almost all…) but then the process of consultation began; negotiation, suggestion, coercion, inspiration, proposal and counter proposal. It has taken ten months of back and forth with the customers, public at large and the District Council to finally get to this point. I’ve been delighted and frustrated in equal measure in that time but what I’ve learnt is that no matter how worthy the battle there will always be people asking ‘why?’, saying ‘no’ or suggest-ing ‘pull that back a bit...’ and the important thing is to have faith in your ideas and confidence that you are promoting them for the right reasons.

In New Zealand libraries I feel that we are forever fighting for resources to achieve what we want and what we believe will be for the good of our service but it seems that no sooner is one battle won than another begins. Why don’t the powers that be learn and just commit to supporting library ideas without making us jump through so many hoops? The answer probably lies with money (how does it always come back to that?).

I was intending to try writing a rousing encouragement to all librarians to fight for what they believe in, to continue suggesting ‘crazy’ things because one day they will be standard and their adoption depends upon having advocates now. However, I then realised that I’d be preaching to the converted; some of the most resilient, impressive, inspirational and argumentative

people I know are library (and/or) information people – I’m only just beginning to catch up.

My point - no really, bear with me… - is that libraries are critically important in our organisations and in society and although we seem to forever be battling, we fight on the side of principle. We seek to be responsible with our resources (of course) but still keep thinking of how things can be better, bigger, more successful, more engaging and always think first of our customers, and seldom enough of ourselves.

I’m proud to be part of a profession that wants to improve the world, to make systems better and help people (to help themselves) – you people keep on surprising and impressing me and that’s wonderful. Don’t stop, don’t ever stop thinking about the next thing you want to do. “Cry havoc….”

in this issue President’s Column ……………………………………...1 Te Roopu Whakahau Tumuaki Column……………….2 Editorial …………………………….……………………..3 LIANZA Conference 2008 Update ……………………..3 Notes from the Office…………..…………. .……………4 LIANZA Remuneration Survey………………………….4 Updates from Regions & SIGs.…………………………5 National Library Updates.….…………………………....7 News from the LIM Programmes..……………………..9 The Open Polytechnic Column.………………………...9 Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act........10 National Digital Forum Update………………………...10 From the Marketing Desk ………………...……….......11 Information Online 2009 Advertorial…………..……...12 Mentoring & Professional Registration……………….13 Christchurch City Library Celebrates 150yrs………...14 AUT Library Farewells Staff……………….....…….....14 New VUW Professor of Information Management…..14 After the Flood ………………...………………………..15 Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards..…..……….16 A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library……..18 4th ALIA New Librarians Symposium……….…....…..18 Angus & Robertson launches print on demand machine………….…………………………………....18

Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa http://www.lianza.org.nz

Issue 330—Nov 2008 ISSN 1176-8088


PS: Last month I mused upon the Mission: Impossible style destructing message. Our super web-savvy colleague Deborah Fitchett emailed me a link to the a n o n y m o u s s e r v i c e h t t p : / /www.destructingmessage.com/ – brilliant! Must try not to use it for evil… - Thanks Deborah!

Glen Walker LIANZA President [email protected]

TE KŌRERO Ā TE TŪMUAKI E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga karangatangamaha tena koutou katoa

Ka hokinga mahara ki a ratau ma a o Matua Tupuna, moe mai i te moengaroa

A, ka huri ake ki a tatau te kanohi ora no reira tena koutou, tena koutou tena, koutou katoa!

Authorities, to the voices and extended affiliates greetings to you all

We remember those who have gone before us, may they’re souls rest in peace,

Now we turn to the living and say greetings!!!

Kia ora mai ano tatau,

I thought I would start this column with some feedback about some changes within Te Roopu Whakahau/ LIANZA structure. Share some information about the LIANZA Partnership. Meetings attended in the last month with a view of what’s happening.

Te Roopu Whakahau Representation on the LIANZA National Council Normally Te Roopu Whakahau has two representatives on the LIANZA National Council. These representatives provide guidance to the LIANZA council relating to the Bi-cultural development and a Maori perspective on the Associations general business.

It is unfortunate that Eddie Neha (our Past Tumuaki) has had to resign because of current commitments with youth mentorship/ Iwi/ hapu & whanau. At this moment I would like to acknowledge his contribution and to say that his leadership has been very inspiring. But also to highlight his contribution and some those outcomes

For commitment/ passion in strengthening the relationship with Te Roopu Whakahau and LIANZA Instrumental for developing a career promotion plan for Maori working in Libraries For providing clear guidelines as the new Tumuaki and how to administer those aspirations at a National level

No reira e te whanaunga tenei te mihi atu ki a koe, ki o mahi rangatira i roto o te Kaunihera o Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa; ka mihi, ka mihi, ka mihi!!!

The Te Roopu Whakahau executive committee are currently looking at other membership to fulfil this role we will keep you posted on future developments.

Building Relationships Last month Te Roopu Whakahau & LIANZA attended the Strategic Advisory Forum hosted by the National Library in Wellington. This meeting was a great opportunity to network with the library sectors throughout Aotearoa and to discuss current issues. It also gave time to familiarise and meet the heads of each Sector and share points of view. This was a great exercise that provided an overview of how all Library sectors could maintain strong working relationships, and to seek ways to overcome any differences each sector represents.

National Digital Forum (NDF) On relationship building, over the last couple of years Te Roopu Whakahau were successful in maintaining a strong relationship with the Forum. One of their roles was to provide advice about best practice for the Digitisation of Maori material. Through guidance from Te Roopu Whakahau membership there has been good progress in establishing policy around the digitisation of Maori material i.e. best practice. But more importantly a permanent position has been established, (Kaihautu Maori) to ensure Maori are comfortable about the digitisation of intellectual cultural property.

It is unfortunate that I have had to resign from the NDF Board as Kaihautu Maori (acting), due to growing work commitments. However in saying that I feel confident that the Forum board have enough information to make some informed decision without our presence (Te Roopu Whakahau). At this time I would like to acknowledge the NDF Forum for their support and guidance over the past couple of years and to say that Te Roopu Whakahau are only an email away should our assistance be required.

LIANZA Conference I’m sure everyone is getting geared up for the Conference this upcoming week so what can we expect to see. The theme is another interesting one ‘Poropitia’ thinking outside of the box’, and looking at the program this kaupapa has provided some interesting discus-sions/ workshops and presentations.

I would encourage everyone to attend the Pohiri (welcome) by the host Iwi, a very important moment no to be missed; this will be held at Sky City on Sunday. There will be the LIANZA Fellowship awards and at the AGM meeting also a special treat for all LIANZA members with Dr Loriene Roy’ Presidential Citation for International Innovation by the American Library Association. Last but not least the re-signing of the Partnership between Te Roopu Whakahau and LIANZA, an opportunity for both parties to review future commitments.

I would like to give a big shout out to the Organising Committee for their tremendous efforts. To give a big mihi to the Bicultural Convenors for ensuring that our Maori cultural practices have been followed accordingly.


Well that it’s for me again folks, I hope all those people attending the Conference have a good one and will looking forward to seeing you all. For those unable to attend I hope to see you in the future somewhere and our next column should fill you all in about the happenings in your absence.

No reira koutou ma “Waiho i te toipoto kaua i te toiroa, Let us be close together not wide apart”

Naku noa

Na

Haki Tahana Tumuaki Te Roopu Whakhau [email protected]

EDITORIAL In this month’s Library Life you can read about two visitors from the Czech Republic whose library building was built in 1556 and about Christchurch City Libraries who will be celebrating their 150th birthday next year. We may only be in our infancy compared to the venerable institutions of Europe

but hey! look how far we have come in such a short time. We can be justly proud of our libraries and of the part that our librarians play in a number of international initiatives. Ainslie Dewe, until recently University Librar-ian and Director of Knowledge Management at AUT, is one of many such librarians who you can read about in this newsletter.

The controversy in the USA over Sarah Palin’s alleged banning of books in the Wasilla library when she was mayor gave me cause to reflect on how fortunate we are not to have this kind of censorship in New Zealand. This is reflected in the title of Mary Ronnie’s recently published book Freedom to Read, a history of the Dunedin Public Library, the country's first free public library. I will be interested to read about its development and have no doubt that it has had its share of struggles and controversies along the way.

In November all eyes in the New Zealand library world will of course be on Conference 2008, Poropitia Outside the Box. Those of us who are fortunate enough to attend will be looking forward to this great opportunity to hear inspirational speakers, catch up with colleagues, add new members to our networks, and to learn about and celebrate the many achievements of New Zealand libraries and librarians.

And don’t forget, if you feel inspired to write about your experiences at conference we would love to hear from you.

Jo Beck [email protected]

LIANZA CONFERENCE 2008: POROPITIA OUTSIDE THE BOX See you at conference! I’m very excited that LIANZA Conference 2008 is starting in only a few days time. We’ve spent so much time on planning that it seems slightly unreal to have it almost upon us. The Programme is looking polished and sharp. There are some excellent sessions on offer with a variety of challenging views and what promises to be a lively learning environment. My problem now will be narrowing it down to just the one presentation per session time.

The Powhiri starts at 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon. All manuhiri will gather on the bridge between the Sky City Casino and the Sky City Convention Centre. Conference sessions start soon after with two keynote addresses in the main room.

This year we’re trialling a new Exhibitor Passport. Visit all the vendor stands and get your passport squares stamped. Nominate your favourite stand for the competition then hand your completed passport back to the Registration Desk by Wednesday morning. There is a prize draw for a delegate with a fully completed passport, and a second draw for a delegate who nominated the "Best Stand" winner.

Datacom will once again provide an Internet Café for the duration of the LIANZA conference. Stay in touch while at Conference and visit them on Level 5 – New Zealand Promenade. Should you wish to purchase wireless access please see the team at the Registration Desk, next to the Datacom Internet Café. (If you have any questions at all about anything then go to the Registration Desk – they know everything!)

The big social event is the Poropitia Masquerade Ball. Attendees will be elegantly casual or gorgeous and mysterious in their finest outfit. A mask is their only must-have accessory. (Apart from a ticket!) They will be able to lounge around on ottomans and couches or stand at bar-leaner style tables. The main dance band is ‘Betty-Anne Monga and Friends’, a five piece band with live musicians and a set list of songs with a mellow groove through to up-tempo-hit-the-dance-floor numbers. There will be a chill-out zone outside the main area in the promenade.

If you’re not coming to conference then you can stay in touch online.

Blog http://poropitia.blogspot.com/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/lianza2008/ Tweets http://twemes.com/LIANZA2008

If you’re creating your own content please tag it with LIANZA2008.


Thank you to our Conference sponsors –

• Datacom • National Library of New Zealand • The Architecture Office • Architectus • Hikuwai Region Kris Wehipeihana LIANZA Conference 2008 Communications [email protected]

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE

Waikato Bay of Plenty - Regional Representative on LIANZA Council Please note due to unexpected work commitments Carol Spanhake has resigned her position as Regional Councillor of the LIANZA Waikato Bay of Plenty Region. Joan Gibbons who also put herself up for election has kindly agreed to step in and her appointment has been confirmed by Council.

Council welcomes Joan who will attend her first meeting in November.

LIANZA Conference Goes Green! Will your bag win the LIANZA Competition? A reminder to Conference Delegates that 2008 LIANZA Conference will be a green conference and one initiative is to do away with the conference satchel.

LIANZA encourages you to recycle an old conference bag or create your own unique bag from recycled materials. We will be awarding 2 LIANZA memberships as prizes for the oldest LIANZA Conference bag and the most interesting creation so come by the LIANZA stand #46 from Monday until Tuesday afternoon and lodge your entry.

If we have more than one bag of the same year entered which is deemed to be the oldest we will draw a winner.

Library Week 2009 – Mark Your Calendars Library Week 2009 will be held from 10-16 August 2009 so please mark your diaries and calendars now and stay tuned for further Library Week announcements in the New Year.

Expressions of Interest for LIANZA CBA Judges LIANZA is calling for Expressions of Interest for the 2009 LIANZA Children's Book Awards Judging Panels.

LIANZA is seeking expressions of Interests for the following appointments:

Judging Panel Convenor Esther Glen, Russell Clark and Elsie Locke Judging Panel Members (2) Esther Glen, Russell Clark and Elsie Locke

Judging Panel Convenor Te Kura Pounamu Judging Panel Members (2) Te Kura Pounamu

Key Responsibilities:

To manage the judging and provision of the shortlist for the set category as allocated within the Judging Panel;

To provide communications, shortlist reports and final judging of the Awards to the set program deadlines set in collaboration with the Children's Book Awards Coordinator;

LIANZA will cover the cost of a judge for each award to present at the 2009 Children's Book Awards Presenta-tion to be held in Wellington, August 2009.

Expressions of interest are sought from LIANZA members. The final decision will be made by the LIANZA National Council in consultation with the Children's Book Awards Coordinator.

Please apply to Wendy Walker – [email protected]

Applications close 14th November 2008.

LIANZA ANNUAL REMUNERATION SURVEY 2008 Thanks to all the Library and Information Managers who responded to the 2008 LIANZA Remuneration Survey which closed on Friday 24th October. We are pleased to report that the data pool is significantly greater than last year which will provide an excellent basis for analysis. The 2008 Survey saw changes based upon the recommendations of the 2007 Remuneration Survey Committee. The survey is now an annual survey and to make the survey results more robust from an HR perspective and also to simplify the process and reduce the costs to LIANZA we asked Library and Information Managers to provide the remuneration information. The survey is more narrowly focussed upon remuneration information so that the demographic information gathered last year was not collected in this survey. The Remuneration Survey gathers information about what librarians are paid across the country and across the various library sectors. This information is used by library managers, HR staff and individual librarians to benchmark librarians pay. LIANZA uses the survey to inform other initiatives such as the pay equity work. The LIANZA Remuneration Survey is supported by National Library, APLM, SLIS, CONZUL, SLANZA, ITPNZ, NZLLA. We are using the same research company as last year, MM Research, to conduct the survey. We use a research company to ensure that the highly confidential salary information is secured by a neutral third party. The final results of the survey will be freely available on the LIANZA website in early December 2008. Moira Fraser Chair, LIANZA Remuneration Survey Committee [email protected]


Please contact Charlotte or any of the members if you have ideas, comments and questions or would like to join the group.

Charlotte Clements Regional Chair [email protected]

WAIKATO / BAY OF PLENTY UPDATE A small group of five attended the first LIANZA Access Grid meeting at the University of Waikato on Tuesday 14th October. We had been advised that the room, KB15, was best suited for only eight people! Hopefully the new and larger SG15, for 20-30 people, will be ready for the next one and, with wider publicity, we will be able to have a larger group. The topic was mentoring and it was interesting to hear first hand how this had worked for MLIS students. The Mentoring Manual by Sally Angus was recommended for mentors, and anyone thinking of becoming a mentor. The LIANZA website, too, contains guidelines for mentoring, within the registration pages that include forms and FAQs.

The Region’s Committee have the first of our planned informal gatherings at The Furnace, in Hamilton from 5:50pm on Thursday 30th October. Members and colleagues are invited to take advantage of an opportu-nity to make friends, share ideas and generally network informally. We hope that people from libraries outside Hamilton will be able to come along too, particularly in the daylight saving months. Please keep an eye on the region’s page, in the LIANZA website (under Community), for further events as details are confirmed.

Jenny Kelly RLIANZA Chair: Waikato / Bay of Plenty Region [email protected]

ITSIG WORKSHOP AT LIANZA CONFERENCE ITSIG will be holding a workshop at 12:30–1:30pm Monday 3 November 2008 in Marlborough Room 1&2.

We have four topics planned. For each there will be a short presentation followed by open discussion from the floor.

1. Implementing LibGuides software from Springshare with presentation by Amanda Cole, AUT.

2. Redevelopment of Auckland Public Library website with presentation by Sam Minchin, Auckland Public.

3. Text digitisation (possible topics: OCR, PDF, TEI, platforms, interfaces) with presentation by John Lau-rie, University of Auckland.

4. Current trends in libraries (possible topics: resource discovery, next-generation ILS, aggregation/federation, open source) with presentation by Brian Flaherty, University of Auckland.

This annual session is currently ITSIG's only activity (apart from the mailing list and the ITSIG wiki provided, respectively, by the good offices of Alastair Smith and

IKAROA UPDATE

People: Heather Lamond (Ikaroa Councillor) has been appointed to the position of Head of Distance Library Service at Massey University Library, based in Palmerston North at the Turitea Campus Library. Heather has been at Massey since April 2005 where she was appointed as one of the Business Liaison Librarians, and was seconded to be Acting Head of Distance over the past year.

Barbara Rainier has been appointed to the position of College Liaison/Information Services librarian at Massey University’s Hokowhitu Library (College of Education). Barbara had been seconded half-time to that position for the past year, whilst still maintaining a half-time role as a Collection Services Librarian at the Turitea Campus Library.

Upcoming Events: Friends of the City Library – Friday 31 October – Palmerston North City Library – 6 p.m. – Guest speaker: Sharon Crosbie

PN City Library, in response to public demand, is restarting the “Friends of the City Library” group. Retired broadcaster extraordinaire, Sharon Crosbie, will be speaking on the importance of public libraries and of Friends of the Library.

Conference Feedback Evening – Thursday 27 November 2008 – Palmerston North City Library – 5.30 p.m. onwards (light refreshments provided)

Full details to be advised by listservs and LIANZA Ikaroa web site

Jane Brooker Ikaroa Committee (Communications) [email protected]

TE UPOKO O TE IKA A MAIU UPDATE The 2008/9 LIANZA regional committee for Te Upoko o te Ika a Maiu region is:

Charlotte Clements - [email protected] Anne Thompson - [email protected] Fiona Rigby - [email protected] Gael Lamont - [email protected] Gabrielle Hikaka - [email protected] Trish Beamsley - [email protected] Timothy Greig - [email protected] Meg Cordes - [email protected] Hana Whaanga - [email protected]

The committee was elected unanimously at the regional AGM on August 27, 2008. Three members are continuing and everyone else is starting this year. We are keen to co-opt at least one person from the public library sector and we are also keen to be joined by (or visited by) library assistants. Our region has a blog on Bloglines and we use a group space hosted by Google where we post our messages and documents.


Brenda Chawner of VUW). So come along if you are in Auckland on 3 November. If you think ITSIG could be doing more, bring your thoughts along and get involved. Lunchtime starts at noon but there is no need to rush lunch - bring it to the workshop.

The workshop will conclude with the ITSIG AGM which is expected to be brief.

The workshop is open to all: ITSIG membership is not necessary; and you do not need to be registered for the conference to attend the SIG session (however, if not registered, you may not attend other conference sessions, social events or the exhibition area).

Bob Pearson ITSIG Convenor [email protected]

PUBSIG AGM The Minutes from the 2007 AGM and the Working Party Report will also be available on the LIANZA website.

The Annual General Meeting of the Public Libraries Special Interest Group will be held on Tuesday 4 November at 7.30 am; if you wish to attend and have not already registered for breakfast - please contact Barbara Whitton.

The main agenda item will be the Report and Presenta-tion of Recommendations following the Working Party Review of the Pubsig; a vote on recommendations will be taken at the meeting and proxy votes will be accepted using the methods described below. Only egistered members will be eligible to vote.

The Minutes from the 2007 AGM and the Working Party Report are available on the LIANZA website - http://www.lianza.org.nz/community/pub-sig/index.html

PROXY VOTING 34 Any member wishing to vote at a general meeting, but unable to attend that meeting, shall be able to record a proxy vote by – EITHER

(i) authorising, in writing, another named member to vote on their behalf using the following form, which shall be handed to the Council Secretary before the meeting.

I............................... being a member of the New Zealand Library Association Inc. hereby appoint .................................as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the General Meeting of the Association to be held on the ........day of .......20.. or at any adjournment thereof.

Date............... Signature........................................

OR

(ii) authorising, in writing, the 'Chair of the meeting' to vote on their behalf using the following form which must be received by the Council Secretary, at the Registered Office of the Association, at least seven days prior to the date of the meeting. This form must indicate the voting intentions of the member for each motion before the meeting. The Chair may not exercise any proxy vote where the proxy giver's intention is not shown or is unclear.

I ........................... being a member of the New Zealand Library Association Inc. hereby appoint the Chair of the meeting as my proxy to vote for me and on my behalf at the General Meeting of the Association to be held on the ....... day of ..........20.. or at any adjournment thereof.

Date............... Signature........................................

For Against Abstain

1. [Motion no. 1]

2. [Motion no. 2]

3. etc.

35. There shall be no limit on the number of proxies a member may carry, but each proxy must be on a separate form.

Barbara Whitton [email protected]

SLIS BREAKFAST Dear SLIS and SLA members

A warm welcome to Auckland to those coming for the LIANZA Conference! Come and meet your colleagues from all over New Zealand at the SLIS breakfast.

All SLIS members are welcome - you do not have to be attending the Conference to come along.

SLIS Breakfast Where: Fortuna Buffet Restaurant, Level 2, Sky City Convention Centre

When: Tuesday 4 November 7.30 - 8.45 am.

Cost: Please pay $15 on arrival. SLIS North are very generously subsidising this buffet-style breakfast.

RSVP: Please help with planning and reply by Friday 31st October to Diane Gordon [email protected], phone 3090443 ext 681

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Julie Sibthorpe Convenor, SLIS North [email protected]

CATSIG UPDATE Sponsorship The CatSIG Committee is pleased to announce that the successful applicant for this year's Conference Sponsor-ship is Karen Tobin from the Hawke's Bay District Libraries. Congratulations Karen, we are looking forward to your report on the conference experience in a forthcoming issue of the Catapult.


Notice of the AGM CatSIG AGM will be held at the LIANZA conference on Tuesday, 4 November, 12.30-1.30 at the Marlborough 3 Room.

Chris Todd will be our guest speaker. She will talk about RDA, the new cataloguing rules due for release in 2009, and issues surrounding its implementation in NZ libraries. She will also report from her trip to Australia on ACOC activities.

Ksenija Obradovic [email protected]

UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NEW ZEALAND

National Library at LIANZA 08. We’re thinking OUTSIDE the box to get you INSIDE the National Library at the LIANZA Conference, starting November 2.

www.natlib.govt.nz/lianza

Learn how you can be involved with the Aotearoa People's Network, which provides people with free access to broadband internet through their local public libraries.

Get a sneak preview our new Manuscripts and Pictorial website, featuring the recently digitised papers of New Zealand’s first Native Affairs Minister, Sir Donald McLean (1820-1877).

Ask questions about the New Generation National Library, and meet the people behind initiatives like the National Digital Heritage Archive.

Play games designed especially for the conference, like National Library BibLib and PicPick, and be in to win loads of prizes.

Visit Stand 52 to pick up your ToyBox!

Not going to the conference, but want more information about these things? Send us an email.

International Visitors In October the National Library in Wellington hosted two visitors from the National Library of the Czech Republic - Bohdana Stoklasováis, the Acting Director of Library Collections and Service, and Pavel Krbec, director at Charlers University in Prague.

Bohdana and Pavel spoke to NLNZ staff about digital developments at the Czech National Library, and their new building in Prague.

Like NLNZ, the Czech National Library grows from Legal Deposit – although deposit practice far exceeds

ours, beginning in 1807.

The CNL receives over 100,000 items a year, and have outgrown their current building. Not surprising, since it was built in 1556! The core of their Manuscripts Collection was donated by King Charles IV in 1336.

Bohdana and Pavel spoke to the National Library about three sites that are a large part of their National Digital Library development.

www.manuscriptorium.com - a system for collecting and making accessible online information about historical books.

www.kramerius.nkp.cz - for the preservation of newspapers, books, and periodicals that are in danger in their current state.

http://en.web.archiv.cz - Archiving of the Czech web, a digital archive of Czech web resources.

Their visit was thoroughly interesting, and we wish them all the best in their digital endeavours.

upcoming events november ALIA Biennial Conference - Dreaming08 2 - 5 Nov 2008 Auckland http://www.lianza.org.nz/events/conference2008/index.html Book Blitz 3 6—7 Nov Auckland [email protected] Copyright for Librarians 10 Nov—Palmerston North 11 Nov—Christchurch 12 Nov —Dunedin 13 Nov —Nelson 14 Nov —Wellington 18 Nov— New Plymouth 19 Nov — Auckland

december Pacific History Association Conference 8 - 12 Nov 2008 Fiji [email protected]

january Information Online 2009 20—22 Jan 2009 Sydney, Australia http://www.information-online.com.au

To view more events or to add a listing to the LIANZA calendar go to: http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.pl


Annual Report Our 2007/2008 Annual Report is now online. Highlights include:

The Aotearoa People's Network, a nation-wide project that is enabling New Zealanders to tell our nation's stories through equitable access to the internet • Digital New Zealand, an initiative that will join up

digital content from a wide range of communities and sectors, into an experience for New Zealanders to use, share and interact with

• National Digital Heritage Archive, the initiative to preserve and protect New Zealand's digital heritage in perpetuity

• Boosting Māori content and te reo Māori abstracts in Index New Zealand

• The New Generation National Library, creating the workplace and the culture we need to lead us forward

• The Wellington building redevelopment, which will see the National Library re-imagined as a public civic space.

Exhibitions Don’t miss your last chance to see our current exhibitions!

6 Nov 2008: Lunchtime tour of 'Cautionary Tales' Join curator Aaron Lister for a tour of this exhibition of the work of William Hogarth and contemporary New Zealand cartoonists.

12:10 PM to 01:00 PM National Library Gallery More information about our exhibitions.

Aotearoa People's Network Report The Aotearoa People's Network (APN) provides free access to broadband internet services in public libraries so that all New Zealanders can benefit from creating, accessing and experiencing digital content.

58 libraries across New Zealand are hooked up, mostly in smaller, rural communities, with another 28 libraries in the pipeline.

In April and May 2008, evaluation firm Research First undertook an evaluation of the APN, which demon-strates the nation-wide popularity of the Network.

Check out the Report.

National Preservation Office - Preserving 145 years of news Salme Kortet, the recently appointed Preservation Technician at the National Preservation Office, is quickly getting familiar with 145 years’ worth of newspapers. As part of a consultancy project between the National Library of New Zealand and the Auckland City Libraries, Salme will be assisting Copying & Digital Services staff to assess the master microfilm negative copies of the New Zealand Herald and Auckland Star newspapers held at Auckland City Libraries.

The newspapers date from 1863 to the present and the collection is a significant part of New Zealand’s documen-tary heritage. “It’s an amazing col lect ion to examine, in particular the news coverage from WW1 has significant social and historical importance” Salme Kortet

The first stage of the project, carried out by Auckland City Libraries, determined the condition of the master microfilms and their expected longevity. A second stage of assessment is underway of a sample of 100 microfilms, which will determine how well the newspapers were microfilmed and whether the microfilms are suitable for digitisation.

The National Preservation Office (NPO) helps New Zealanders look after their precious items and assists members of the public, community groups, libraries, museums and archives caring for documentary heritage collections. The microfilm project for Auckland City Libraries is an example of the type of preservation consultancy projects that the National Preservation Office undertakes. The NPO also offers advice on preservation issues. Some of the enquiries answered on a day-to-day basis might include:

• How do I look after my family bible? • How should I store important documents? • What sort of photo album should I use for my

precious photographs? • Help! Bugs are eating my books! What should I do?

The NPO works closely with Library Preservation Services staff to offer this specialist advice, and provide preservation workshops, training and consultancy services. Mark Strange, the Library’s Senior Photograph Conservator, will hold an upcoming workshop called ‘Care of Photographs’ in early 2009 at the request of LIANZA Preservation and Conservation Special Interest Group.

For more information, visit our website http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/preservation


NEWS FROM THE LIM PROGRAMMES

Professor Rowena Cullen As noted elsewhere in this issue of Library Life, Rowena Cullen has been promoted to the rank of professor. Many LIANZA members will have been students of Rowena, and she is of course a Fellow of LIANZA. This promotion is great recognition of Rowena’s teaching, research (into health information, e-government and service evaluation) and administration. The LIM group now has two professors, Rowena Cullen and Gary Gorman.

“Button us” at the LIANZA Conference Programme Di rec tor Brenda Chawner, along with Professor Rowena Cullen and lecturer Alastair Smith, will be attending the LIANZA conference in Auckland. We are looking forward to catching up with past, present, and future students. To help graduates and students recognise each other, we’re giving away a limited number of attractive button badges (illustrated) – so if you’re a graduate or student, make sure you approach us to say hullo and get your badge.

Christchurch Professional Development Day Alastair Smith attended LIANZA Aoraki sections’ Professional Development Day in Christchurch on 9 October. This was a great opportunity to talk to people interested in undertaking study in library and information management, and also to catch up with some of our southern students.

Mentoring meeting “on the grid” Brenda Chawner chaired the 14 October LIANZA videoconference on mentoring, with MLIS graduate Brent McIntyre talking about the VUW mentoring scheme, and Allison Dobbie of the LIANZA Professional Registration Board discussing mentoring for registration. The session used access grid technology and the KAREN advanced research network, and allowed a large number of librarians around the country to interact. We recognised the faces of several graduates and students of the LIM programmes at the different sites around the country!

Library visits Wellington MLIS student Meg Cordes has taken the initiative of organising a series of visits to libraries and other information related organisations. So far visits

have been made to the Office of Film and Literature Classification Library, the Parliamentary Library, and Weltec’s Learning Commons. Meg writes:

The idea for this current series of visits began forming at the beginning of 2008, after a visit to the National Library’s Directory of New Zealand Libraries http://directory.natlib.govt.nz/library-symbols-web/ Wellington was a sea of over a hundred libraries, each with a different focus and different clients, and I was curious to see how they operated. Some libraries would be too small to visit, or otherwise inaccessible for groups, but the rest would hopefully be interesting and varied.

The group visits I’ve arranged are intended to introduce any MLIS student in Wellington (and VUW library staff) to a variety of libraries, archives and other information management roles and workplaces in Wellington city; to the diverse and interesting jobs they may not be aware of. Newer professionals may also develop an idea of the professional interests and practical problems faced by the libraries they visit and by the other librarians taking part in the tour; which can be very useful if these haven’t been covered by the MLIS course.

There have been three visits so far, and three more are in the planning stages. The first of these is to Archives New Zealand on Thursday October 30th. Writeups or comments from previous visits are posted on my blog http://techiegood.blogspot.com/. Notice of upcoming visits is sent by email to VUW staff and to the LIM-students list.

Applications for 2009 library, archives, and records programmes If you’re planning to apply for next year’s MLIS or Dip/Cert ArcRec programmes, aim to have your applica-tion in by 21 November – applications received by then will be given preference for places in the 2009 intake. Application has become more streamlined with VUW’s new online enrolment system. For more details, go to http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/.

Alastair Smith School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington Ph 04 463 5785 [email protected]

NEWS FROM INFORMATION AND LIBRARY STUDIES AT THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC

Welcome Shannon! Shannon Wellington has joined the Information & Library Studies team as a Lecturer and she is already involved with our Information Access summer course which begins this week and has a record number of

School of Information Management, Te Kura Tiaki, Whakawhiti Korero


students. Shannon was formerly the Senior Tutor for the Library and Information Management programmes at Victoria. She has worked in the IT sector and as a Subject Librarian at the University of Auckland. She is currently writing a research proposal for a PhD focusing on models of collaborative practice between New Zealand social memory institutions, and her other research interests include the historical foundations of New Zealand’s libraries, archives and museums and the marketing of library and information services.

Research on ILS graduates’ employment outcomes Amanda Cossham and Jan Irvine are conducting research into what happens to students in terms of their employment once they have graduated with an Information and Library Studies qualification. Currently there is no information available on graduate outcomes from these programmes. Results of the research will be used to help inform the structure and content of the information and library studies programme. The first stage of the research will be a survey focusing on diploma and degree programmes.

A questionnaire will be sent out shortly to all students who graduated from 2002 to 2007. Participation is voluntary. The survey will focus on the diploma and degree programmes OP5205 Diploma of Information and Library Studies (Level 5), OP6208 Diploma of Information and Library Studies (Level 6), Information and Library studies major in the Bachelor of Applied Science (OP7010), and Information and Library Studies major and double majors in the Bachelor of Arts (OP7020). Participants who complete the survey will be eligible to enter a draw for one of three book tokens.

LIANZA Conference Alison Fields will be attending the Conference and would love to meet any former, current, or prospective students who are also there. Please make yourselves known to Alison. At the Awards ceremony, she will be going up to collect her Fellowship, so do look out for her and give her a cheer.

Christchurch Education Day I enjoyed meeting staff from many of the Christchurch libraries on October 9. It was a glorious spring day during the school holidays and I had some time to wander round the Central Library and admire the changes, the collection, and the wonderful busyness of it all.

Mary Innes Programme Leader, Information and Library Studies School of Information and Social Sciences The Open Polytechnic [email protected]

COPYRIGHT (NEW TECHNOLOGIES) AMENDMENT ACT 2008 The Ministry of Economic Development has advised

that almost all of the provisions of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 came into force on Friday 31 October. Since these provisions impact on libraries making or supplying digital copies, all librarians need to be aware of and comply with the new requirements.

The new provisions were covered in copyright presentations held in Tauranga, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington, New Plymouth and Auckland in September and November. For those who were unable to attend any of these presentations, information is included in LIANZA's The Copyright Act 1994 and Amendments: Guidelines for Librarians at http://www.lianza.org.nz/about/governance/copyrightact.html and the JSCI's Implications for Interloan of the Copyright Act 1998 and Amendments at http://www.lianza.org.nz/about/profile/interloan/copyright_implications.html I am very happy for queries about copyright to be sent to me, and I will do my best to answer these. Tony Millett [email protected]

NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL DIGITAL FORUM Are You Coming To This Year’s Forum? The 2008 NDF Conference Creating Value in a digital New Zealand is shaping up to be an exciting and stimulating event with over 200 people already registered to attend. You can still register for the conference which will be held at the University of Auckland’s Owen Glenn Business School on November 27-28. Online registration is available at http://ndf.natlib.govt.nz/about/2008-conference.htm

This year’s forum will have a much stronger focus on your participation, requiring your input into discussion of opportunities and barriers related to digitisation, to inform priorities for the NDF in 2009. Review the mini forum topics in the programme, and come prepared to contribute your organisation’s perspective on what’s important for them and how the NDF can collaboratively facilitate or influence outcomes.

The conference has some outstanding international commentators as well who will help set the context for this year’s forum. And we will celebrate the launch of Coming Home, the NDF’s collaborative digital initiative powered by Digital New Zealand, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Armistice at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Coming Home powered by Digital New Zealand The response from NDF partners to this initiative was fantastic with many great examples of the richness of our collections related to the Armistice theme.

The Digital NZ team has been working very hard, using one of its unique applications, to produce a special Coming Home search widget that can be added to any website. The widget can be used to discover Coming Home content across all participating NDF partners.


All NDF partners are being invited to embed the Coming Home search widget on their sites in time for Armistice Day on 11 November 2008 to promote the NDF collaboration and showcase digital content commemo-rating the 90th Anniversary of the Armistice. More information and simple instructions on how to embed the widget will be sent to NDF partners very soon.

Digital Development Council and Forum The NDF Chair recently attended the first Digital Development Forum in Wellington on 23 September. This Forum is intended to be an “Association of Associations” setting the work plan for and electing the Digital Development Council, set up by David Cunliffe, to work with central government to achieve outcomes of the Digital Strategy 2.0. For more information see h t t p : / / d d c . o r g . n z / a n d h t t p : / /www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz/Digital-Strategy-2/

Approximately 170 participants from Education, Business, Community & Voluntary, Creative and Cultural, and ICT sectors work shopped barriers and opportunities which could inform priorities for the inaugural council’s work plan. The NDF Board passed a resolution that the NDF should become a foundation member of the Digital Development Forum and the Chair should continue to attend these forums.

John Garraway Chair, National Digital Forum Board [email protected]

FROM THE MARKETING DESK

Back to the Drawing Board or is That the Driving Range I’ve just finished a fabulous project – investigating the oppor-tunity for Wellington to become a

UNESCO City of Literature. I’m sad to say that the current financial situation has seen the Council withdraw from this. It has meant I’ve been a bit distracted from the day to day mechanisms of our marketing projects since about February.

My ‘return to the fold’ seems a prime opportunity for a fresh look at the role of marketing in a public library. You know, the big picture question. I thought I’d share some of my thoughts with you.

A review of marketing at Wellington City Libraries, marketing principles actually, how the key resources of thinking, knowing and acting in marketing ways might serve us and our customers better.

I’m re-examining what a modern public library needs from the set of principles which looks at customers and what they want. This is in the public library environment of course. This is an environment that encompasses a large and varied customer base, public ownership, regulation, technology, buildings, products and services, staffing, training etc and how to satisfy customers better than our competitors.

I have to admit though; I am trying to simplify this right down to 1, 2, 3.

I firmly believe that the path to our ‘marketing emerald city’ needs to be a simple one for management, staff and even customers to understand. Our current percep-tion of marketing seems to be that it is too complicated and over-analysed to be easily made the most of by non-marketers. So I’m looking for a state of mind really, where customers know us and understand our offering.

If everyone associated with our organisation fully understood two things I think we’d get more from marketing.

Firstly, we are market-led whether we believe it or not or if we are in control or not.

Secondly, to be in control of our market, we need to know how to think in marketing terms and master only a few basic tools to be much better at marketing.

The first point first.

For each customer transaction or experience, our operating environment is controlled by three key conditions (Market Context Diagram 1), they are:

1. our customer’s need (or want or goal) 2. our capability to meet that need, and 3. our competitor’s capability to meet that need

According to Diagram 1 (I must credit the original to HBR) shows that our marketing objective is to control the ‘sweet spot’ between our customer need and our capability to serve it.

Diagram 1.

The way to achieve this control is to master the blue zone which involves knowing the relative relationships between customers and competitors and ourselves and the relative advantage or disadvantage (competitive advantage) we hold over our competitor’s offer to the customer. This gives us the market knowledge to base good service delivery and product decisions on.

Think of this market knowledge as a key resource.

The second point.

Our planning process needs to consider marketing principles in the same way that we consider other resources like risk planning tools, finance, HR etc. Using market knowledge and marketing principles at an


early stage of planning helps good decisions later when choosing promotional messages and carriers for the products and service we’ve designed.

Think of marketing principles as a key resource.

In terms of Market Context (above), I plan any project based on what I want to achieve from the project for customer advantage as well as business return. To do this, I want to be able to measure performance and learn from the experience in marketing terms.

Diagram 2 (below) outlines four steps to get a project into a plan with good marketing judgement behind it. As well, there are three easy steps to deliver a market-led project after it has been given the green light. I have called this diagram The Marketing Elements because it contains prompts for thinking about a particular approach against another, guides and check-lists for asking specific questions.

I am testing this on my colleagues as a proposed approach. I am hoping that a major benefit of using these tools is to create a set of key attributes where marketing performance (soft and hard measures) can be measured for individual projects and a project’s per-formance next to another. Just like finance or training.

I expect that using a set of marketing based elements consistently across project plans will result in higher performance and help us choose the best things to do into the future.

Think of marketing elements as a key resource.

Diagram 2

The diagram shows that our ideas, then plans, then projects can start with marketing thinking. Our assump-tions about what we might do can be targeted at market trends, research or direct feedback and our ideas about delivery usage etc have to begin with ideas, assump-tions, previous experiences, conversations and the like.

It is vital that those assumptions are proven and the scope or scale of the opportunity being considered is assessed against other options. Then we need to be able to articulate all of the key factors and present them to whoever is the decision-maker. To do this credibly means knowing all the salient facts as well as the best general approach and, if a project is a customer promo-tion, a Hook and follow-up well defined and backed up.

Everyone wants their project to be the stunningly successful, stand-out one, so my aim is to come up with

a way for everyone, all our staff, colleagues and even customers to fully understand our aspirations to deliver better experiences and benefits to customers - and here’s the big one - for them to be highly motivated to help us get there.

For staff, I want to make it easier not harder for them to perform exceptionally well within our market context. As outlined in Diagram 1, I want to help them find the ‘sweet spot’ and stay in it. They can do this by finding simple ways to understand and master the blue zone.

For customers, I want them to choose us as a desired option against our competitors, to have better experiences when they’re here, come back more often and gain more benefit from using us – all because our staff are operating in the ‘sweet spot’.

Having a range of marketing elements to measure and understanding how to master the blue zone and sweet spot will be fundamental to our aspirations for being truly market-led.

Here’s the objective of my review – Everyone knows our market context and we hit our marketing sweet spot. My next objective will be to stay there.

Duncan McLachlan [email protected]

INFORMATION ONLINE 2009 ADVERTORIAL

The event will be attended by over 1,500 delegates and visitors. Information Online 2009 is the leading conference and exhibition for the online information industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Information Online will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney Australia from Tuesday 20th to Thursday 22nd of January 2009. Put this must attend event in your diaries now!

Not going to IFLA? If not, then Information Online 2009 is the only other major information industry conference of this size in 2009. Don’t miss out on this networking and professional development opportunity.

Registrations are open To register for Information Online go to: http://www.information-online.com.au.

You can also download the full Information Online 09 e-brochure now.

What, no hard copy? Being a little ‘greener’ has also allowed us to put more into the conference.

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The program includes over 65 presentations A number of engaging speakers and papers have been lined up for the event. We will be presenting a range of experts from around the globe and locally to engage, stimulate and challenge you on a range of topics. Topics include: gaming, visual literacy, information architecture and security, disruptive technologies, repositories, and communities of best practice. To see some of the key sessions at a glance check out Online Bytes or view the full program available now on our website http://www.information-online.com.au.

The trade exhibition features products and services from over 80 industry suppliers The trade exhibition has grown to become the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region and showcases a diverse range of exhibitors. Ranging from e-publishing services to e-records management, from business information to scientific and legal information, from library management systems to online databases and from knowledge management to content management.

2009 Keynote Speakers Mal Booth is the Head of Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial. Mal will be presenting Digital convergence at the Australian War Memorial.

Laura Campbell is the Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress. Laura will be presenting Strategic directions and initiatives at the Library of Congress.

Justin Harness is the Head of Intranet and Information Services at Macquarie Bank. Justin will be presenting KM – new frontiers, new opportunities.

Andy Hines is Managing the consulting practice of Social Technologies. Andy will be presenting Anticipating the future of librarians: understanding trends and staying relevant in the digital age.

Liz Lawley is the Director of the Lab for Social Computing and Associate Professor, Information Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology. Liz will be presenting Libraries as happiness engines.

Michael Ossipoff is the Director of Capability and Innovation at Telstra. Michael will be presenting Staff and customer engagement, our hybrid lives, and innovation.

To find out more about our keynote speakers read their biographies on our website http://www.information-online.com.au.

Stay up to date To stay up to day with all the Information Online 2009 news subscribe to our News & Updates service, available now at http://www.information-online.com.au. Just enter your email address and click Subscribe.

MENTORING & PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION – AN NZ WIDE EVENT ON THE ACCESS GRID Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui LIANZA Region recently hosted a professional development event in conjunction with four other regions. The event was delivered simultaneously using video-conferencing technology across six nodes of the Access Grid. More on that below. The topic of this event was Mentoring & Professional Registration, and we were fortunate to have Brent McIntyre from the Parliamentary Library and Allison Dobbie, who is on the LIANZA Registration Board.

The programme was chaired by Brenda Chawner from the School of Information Management at VUW, and Gail Pattie facilitated at the Canterbury node.

Brent gave a concise overview of the mentoring scheme set in conjunction with the Library and Information Management programme at VUW for MLIS students. He went over what mentoring is, what it isn’t, types of mentoring schemes and relationship progression. His talk was accompanied by slides, many of which illustrated the points with guest star Tallulah the two year old, Barney and ET.

Brent explained that the scheme was set up as an informal scheme, with the organisers simply providing a list of mentors to the student group and leaving it to individuals to make contact and their own arrangements. The main role of the scheme is to provide facilitation across the links. The six month review showed that students were aware of the scheme and that people were participating right across the country. It also became clear that people wanted more guidelines, particularly around getting started in the mentoring relationship and what things to talk about.

Allison Dobbie from the Registration Board outlined the mentoring process within the LIANZA registration scheme. The great news is that the guidelines are now complete and the scheme is ready for action. Mentors are listed on the LIANZA web site and people can start using the scheme. This is a formal mentoring scheme, and at this stage is focused on new professionals who want to gain professional registration with LIANZA. There is a practical guide for mentors and mentorees on how to manage the relationship.

One of the questions asked was about starting with a mentor. Allison explained that the initial contact is made by the mentoree. Mentorees (or mentees) are able to contact any mentor they feel would be suitable and discuss the possibility of working together. There is no obligation on either side at this early stage.

Allison also informed us that LIANZA is working with international organisations, such as CILIP, to set up reciprocal registration schemes.

Both presenters were enthusiastic about the potential of mentoring schemes, formal and informal. Both mentors and mentees report they learn a great deal and mentors have consistently expressed how much they appreciate being able to ‘give back’ to the profession.


Thanks to all the regional committees who made this happen across the country. There were about 25 people at the Wellington site, and it looked as if quite a few people turned up in Auckland and Christchurch. There were several people at Waikato and Otago, and 3 at Lincoln.

The Access Grid is enabled by the KAREN Network. Partners in the network include the National Library, all NZ Universities and some research organisations. Although the Access Grid enables virtual meetings, the rooms (nodes) are controlled by the organisation, so use of the Access Grid is limited in some places. At Victoria University of Wellington, and some of the other universities, the room has to be booked by a staff member. Fortunately librarians are everywhere and we were able to book most university nodes. The Massey facilities are unfortunately only available for the Humanities faculty.

Although participating in such a session means you have to be in a particular room at a particular time, and this means people in outlying areas (or Palmerston North) are not yet able to easily participate in events using the Access Grid, the fab thing is that sessions are easily recorded. Post-production for an AV recording was too tricky because of the number of sites, but the VUW technician has made a sound recording of the session and Brent generously gave us his presentation slides. If you want a copy for your group, let me know and I’ll send you one.

Charlotte Clements Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui LIANZA regional chair [email protected]

CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES 150TH BIRTHDAY Christchurch City Libraries celebrates 150 years in 2009. This milestone presents an opportunity to reflect on our special place in the community - then, now and into the future.

We are currently planning an exciting year of celebrations, stories and displays. To capture all the wonderful stories and images we are creating a special 150th Anniversary website, to be launched in early 2009.

Former staff members can receive information about the activities planned for the 150th anniversary by sending your name, email address and the years you were associated with the library to: [email protected]

We have created a blog as a way of giving all Christchurch City Libraries staff and ex-staff a place to share their memories and experiences. We encourage everyone to contribute. For more information please visit: http://150years.wordpress.com/

Please forward this to anyone who would like to contribute, or be kept informed about what is happening.

Erin Kimber [email protected]

AUT LIBRARY BIDS FAREWELL TO … Ainslie Dewe, University Librarian and Director of Knowledge Management Ainslie joined AUT as University Librarian in September 2002 and later also took on the role of Director of Knowledge Management.

Ainslie's work at AUT has been transformational, and the Library’s increasingly extensive collections, particularly, the electronic collections reflect this. She always pointed out that “the electronic age has been a boon for AUT where we are not burdened with decisions about how to preserve acres of books that are rarely used but can provide for most of our users’ needs in the virtual rather than physical space.”

Knowledge Management has also grown and developed at AUT under her guidance and direction. Ainslie chaired the Knowledge Exchange Steering Group..

Ainslie has been very active regionally, nationally and internationally which has helped put AUT and the Library, in particular, on the map. She chaired the Governance Group of KRIS (Kiwi Research Information Service) a New Zealand harvesting initiative and served on the Board of LCoNZ (Library Consortium of New Zealand).

Ainslie was the founding Chair of the LIAC (Library and Information Advisory Commission) which is an advisory body on the role of library and information services in the social, cultural and economic life, including Matauranga Maori, of Aotearoa New Zealand.

On the international front Ainslie is on the Board of IATUL (International Association of Technological University Libraries), and was the Convenor of the very successful IATUL 2008 Conference hosted at AUT in April 2008.

Ainslie took up the position of University Librarian at La Trobe University in Melbourne at the beginning of August.

Heather Jenks, Associate University Librarian, Collection Services Heather joined ATI as a part-time Library Assistant in 1987 and has moved through the ranks as ATI became AIT and then AUT to the position of Associate University Librarian, Collection Services.

In 1992 Heather was the recipient of an ASB Staff Development Grant which enabled her to travel to USA and Canada and research trends in academic business libraries.

Heather played a lead role in the transition from polytechnic to university status which included planning for new Library infrastructure (the Learning Centre concept) and a major organisational restructure. She also made a significant contribution to the early planning and development of the virtual library concept and the delivery of information services via the web. She was instrumental in AUT's adoption of the ANZIIL (Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy) framework and standards.


On the national library front, Heather is currently Chair of the EPIC governance Group.

Heather took up the position of Associate University Librarian, Research and Learning at the University of Canterbury in October.

Gillian Barthorpe, Acting Associate University Librarian, Collection Services AUT University Library [email protected]

NEW VUW PROFESSOR OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT I am very pleased to let you know that from 1 January 2009, Rowena Cullen will hold the position of Professor of Informa-tion Management at Victoria University of Wellington. This promotion recognises her contribution to library and in format ion management education in New Zealand, as well as her extensive research outputs and her international reputation, outlined below.

Rowena is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington, and teaches in the Master of Library and Information Studies and Master of Information Management programmes. She joined the Department of Library and Information Studies in 1990, and was Chairperson of the Department before becoming the founding Head of the School of Information Management in 1997. As well as being a committed and effective teacher Rowena has supervised the research of a large number of students at both Masters and PhD level, and has an international reputation as an author and keynote speaker at conferences around the world. She is on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Academic Librarianship, Performance Measurement and Metrics, Health Information and Libraries Journal, Education for Information, and LibRes, has published over 100 articles, book chapters and conference papers, as wellas Health Information on the Internet (Praeger, 2006), and Comparative Perspectives on E-government (Scarecrow, 2006). Throughout this time Rowena has continued an active involvement in the work of the university, serving on a variety of university committees and review panels. In 2007 Rowena was the recipient of a VUW Research Excellence Award, and also named as a Fellow of the Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA).

If you would like to contact Rowena directly, her email address is [email protected]; she will also be at the LIANZA conference next week if you'd like to congratulate her in person.

Brenda Chawner Senior Lecturer & LIM Programmes Director School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington [email protected]

AND AFTER THE FLOOD …….. Just as I arrived at work, early-ish on the morning of Wednesday September 17th, I received a phone call from the Council’s After Hours service to say that there appeared to be some water lapping the front doors at the Te Anau Library.

As the Library is situated some distance from the lake front and there hadn’t been a significant cloud burst, or similar, it did seem that there may be an internal problem. As Sod’s Law would have it, this happening coincided with the Otago/Southland Library Assistants’ Day being held in Invercargill so the regular Library staff were already away to that which left a reasonably inexperienced reliever to get out the mops and buckets.

Being based about an hour and half away meant that some damage control was in action by the time I arrived. However, the comment “some water lapping at the doors” was no exaggeration. It appeared that the toilet cistern had jammed overnight and many litres of water had continued to pour out from the public toilet and was indeed centimeters deep through almost the entire library.

(Some years ago we had had a much smaller flood when a backpacker washed their undies in the toilet and blocked the outlet. However, this was on a much larger scale and appeared to be without significant human intervention.)

Lisa Millar sorting through the children’s books Photo by Bruce Fraser


Fortunately the shelves are well off floor level but some magazines and books returned through the after hours slot were saturated, and of course in the workroom and other interesting places there were cartons of bits and pieces stored which didn’t fare well.

The local nurserymen soon arrived with suckers and blowers but it became obvious that we were not going to do a bit of mopping and reopen next day. Closure was advertised for the remainder of the week but that soon appeared to be somewhat optimistic. The carpet needed to be lifted, and was then condemned and all stock and shelving moved out before the real drying process could begin.

Fortunately, there was a vacant shop nearby and with the help of volunteers from Fiordland College all books were quickly whisked from the building and stacked on the floor, not in any particular order. Freestanding walls were dismantled and, most distressing of all, the Aotearoa People’s Network machines had to be disconnected.

Drying out the building, procuring new carpet and getting it laid took the best part of three weeks and then all stock had to be moved back in and re-shelved – an operation not too many people would volunteer for a second time. With a scheduled refurbishment the stock can be stored in a controlled fashion but unfortunately we had neither the time nor the resources to do this without the fear of greater damage.

The Te Anau community are very active library users and they were greatly disadvantaged by the five week closure. However, we did offer “grab bags” from the District collections which could be picked up from the local Council Office and also our usual highly efficient request service was available through an 0800 number.

Although the residents were without their usual high level of service the amount of support offered, and indeed given, was incredible. Without exception, community groups, Friends of the Library, school and sporting clubs and youth groups were willing to assist with any requested task and without their help restoration of service would have been much more difficult.

The Library Staff themselves have also worked above and beyond the call of duty in organising and coordinat-ing volunteers, carting boxes, dealing with tetchy customers and working in cold wet premises. Lisa Millar had only been in the position of Te Anau Librarian for four weeks before having this “baptism by water” and her assistant Angela Bell certainly hadn’t signed on for this experience.

Not something you would ever wish upon any Library but certainly cemented the value of our service in people’s minds when they had to make-do without books and services for many weeks. It also highlighted the strong community spirit and reinforced what practical and hardworking people our library staff are.

Lynda Hodge [email protected]

RONALD HUGH MORRIESON LITERARY AWARDS With the many talented writers emerging from the region, South Taranaki is looking set to be the birth place for some stunning New Zealand literary talent.

During Labour Weekend South Taranaki District Libraries celebrated the life and works of renowned local author Ronald Hugh Morrieson, with the annual RHM Literary Awards. It is 21 years since the inaugural awards and the celebrations combined this year with a special festival organised by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery – Came a Hot Sundae, which ensured locals and visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in RHM folklore for 24 hours.

Past winners of the Awards, include 2008 Magazine Journalist of the Year Aroha Awarau and the current editor of the national School Journal Publication, Susan Paris. The very first winner 21 years ago was Chris Pigott, presently living in Bangkok and months away from completing his Master of Information and Library Studies from Victoria University.

The Awards are special to South Taranaki. Despite schools from as far away as Whangarei requesting to take part, the awards are only open to Secondary

Lisa Millar returns books to the shelves. Photo by Bruce Fraser

Judge James Norcliffe with Hawera CSL Kaye Lally at the awards


School students whose parents or guardians are residents or ratepayers of the South Taranaki District. The work also needed to reflect aspects of present day life in the local area or a revealing description of a local person, rather than science fiction, futuristic or foreign settings.

The entire contest, which includes attendance at free writing workshops with the judge prior to entry, is funded from the library budget.

“Hopefully this reflects the flavour characteristic to Morrieson’s own work. Morrieson often found his characters from observing people in and around his home town”, says Pam Jones, South Taranaki District Libraries Children’s & YA Librarian.

A record 75 entries were received in the Secondary School competition and the winner this year was 14 year old Hawera High School student, Danelle Walker for her story Innocence. In his judges comments James Norcliffe of Christchurch wrote, “This is an original and beautifully sustained piece.”

Despite her age this is not Danelle’s first success with story writing. She has been recognized over the years in other writing competitions including on national radio. As a Hawera Library Book Club member she has written numerous book reviews for the local newspaper, participated in local radio book reviews and is a member of the Random House Publishers ‘Book Buddies’ group writing reviews for upcoming books.

In further comments about the entries Norcliffe says, “Perhaps the spirit of RHM pervaded these stories, or perhaps there was something in the Hawera water

supply. Whatever the reason, the best of these entries were almost universally dark. There were dysfunctional relationships, dread disease, road deaths, and murder-ous botched up robberies. The strength in these stories lay in their emotional intensity more than plot.”

To celebrate the awards running for 21 years, a special ‘Open Division’ was included. The ‘Open Division’ al-lowed for past place getters as well as resident adults and ratepayers to ‘have another go’ and submit an en-try. The uptake was very pleasing for a first time event. Thirty eight entries were received with the first place going to Susan Paris for her story No Hands. Susan won the secondary school competition twice while she lived in Hawera and as Editor of the School Journal it is obvious that her talent has not left her.

“There was a very high standard established in this divi-sion and a wide range of styles and approaches. In No Hands the story’s power is in what is between the lines and what the reader must surmise. The story’s charm is in the wonderful way it captures that world of children before adult awareness,” said Norcliffe.

One hundred and fifty people turned out for the awards ceremony. Biographer Julia Millen spoke about her work – Ronald Hugh Morrieson-A Biography and Nicola Ka-wana (best known as the actress Huia in Shortland Street) spoke of her early life in Hawera and how Morri-eson had impacted upon her.

Pamela Jones Children's and Young Adult Librarian South Taranaki District Council [email protected]

Winner of the 2008 Secondary School competition Danelle Walker, with MC for the awards evening, South Taranaki District Librarian, Lynne Walker.

Photo above: Pam Jones & son Samuel drinking in the atmosphere in the attic where Morrieson penned his work. The attic was rescued by a local builder when the house was being demolished to make way for KFC. It languishes in a paddock on the builder’s farm. The attic was open to visitors for the Came a Hot Sundae Festival.


FREEDOM TO READ: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF DUNEDIN PUBLIC LIBRARY Freedom to Read: A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library, by Mary Ronnie, is now available for purchase.

Former Dunedin City Librarian Mary Ronnie is one of New Zealand's most distinguished librarians. Her history of the country's first free public library traces its development from intense civic agitation in the 1890s to the Library's opening in 1908, and its century of growth and innovation since then.

Authoritative and engaging, Freedom to Read takes us through the buildings, the personalities and the dedication that, from its earliest days, have made Dunedin Public Library one of New Zealand's most respected. There is also coverage of the Library's role in the development of national associations and other mechanisms for library cooperation.

Generously illustrated in colour and black and white, 245mm x 185mm, xiv, 412p, Freedom to Read is available at $49.95 plus $7.00 packing and postage.

Please send your order number to [email protected], stating the number of copies required and your postal address.

Barbara Frame Centenary Coordinator, Dunedin Public Libraries Dunedin City Council [email protected]

4TH ALIA NEW LIBRARIANS SYMPOSIUM 5-6 December, 2008 – CQ Functions, Melbourne In December 2008, over 200 delegates from around Australia and beyond will converge onto Melbourne for a 2-day symposium addressing the challenges that new library and information professionals encounter. An ongoing biennial event since its inception in 2002, the symposium is aimed at library and information professionals who are in the early years of their career, with an inspirational program, and a chance to meet fellow colleagues across the industry.

This year’s theme: Breaking Barriers – from the barriers of outdated stereotypes, gaining employment, progress-ing one’s career, and keeping your organisation on the leading edge of the information industry. As with any industry, new librarians are faced with a range of barri-ers, and the focus of the symposium is to equip delegates with ideas, strategies, and support networks that will allow them to succeed in overcoming these

barriers.

The symposium features an inspiring program of high-profile keynote speakers, including Mark Pesce, Elaina Norlin, Erik Boekesteijn & Jaap Van De Geer, Sherman Young, and Janette Wright. These industry leaders and innovators will present on topics relevant to all information professionals, in identifying best practice in libraries, and embracing emerging trends for the future. The academic program will also feature papers from many emerging professionals, sharing their ideas and successes in breaking barriers across the library and information industry.

The symposium also provides excellent professional development and networking opportunities, with a satellite program of professional development sessions and library tours. Furthermore, the program provides the opportunity to dress up and socialise, with a cocktail party at the State Library of Victoria, and the Confer-ence Dinner held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

With so many exciting opportunities, the 4th ALIA New Librarians Symposium is the must-attend event for all emerging library and information professionals!

For more information, see the website at http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2008/

ANGUS & ROBERTSON LAUNCHES FIRST IN-STORE PRINT ON DEMAND BOOK MACHINE IN AUSTRALIA Book retail chain Angus & Robertson has announced the launch of the first Espresso Book Machine (EBM) in a retail environment in Australia. The EBM will be housed in their Bourke Street store in Melbourne.

Described as the “ATM of books” the Espresso Book Machine gives customers immediate access to a large selection of previously out-of-print or difficult to get hold of books. With the touch of a button, the EBM automati-cally prints and perfectly binds paperback books within minutes.

In 2007 the revolutionary machine was named by Time Magazine as one of the “Best Inventions of the Year”.

Angus & Robertson plans to have up to 50 machines installed throughout their Australian and New Zealand network within a year in order to greatly increase the range of books available to customers.

Today, Angus & Robertson has several thousand books available through the EBM and this range is expected to grow daily. By 2010 the EBM will allow Angus & Robertson to increase their in-store offering by up to 100,000 books to ensure their customers have an increased selection of books readily available to choose from.

Angus & Robertson Managing Director, David Fenlon, said “the aim is to make as many out-of-print books available as possible; to provide access to an enormous range of books that could not physically be carried in a book store; and to provide customised, personalised and unique books to customers.


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“There are more Australian books out of print than currently in print and using the Espresso Book Machine will offer opportunities for authors to have their books back in production.

“This technology has a groundswell of support throughout the publishing industry,” said Mr Fenlon. “Authors, publishers and distributors will work with Angus & Robertson to explore how the Espresso Book Machine can enhance the availability of books for our customers.

“We are proud to be leading the book industry with the latest technology, not only in Australia, but worldwide. We want to work with authors and publishers to resurrect as many books as possible that have been out of print and unavailable to booklovers around Australia.

“Angus & Robertson has a long history of supporting local talent and we see this as another opportunity to showcase the high quality of Australian literature by making more and more titles available.

“The Espresso Book Machine will significantly increase the in-store range of books available to customers at the push of a button. Angus & Robertson currently stocks up to 20,000 books in each shop.”

“With the growth of the internet, readers are able to draw on a wider range of content and reference material than ever before. This has resulted in a thirst for books, many of which are out of print, or difficult and costly for the consumer to access.

“While Angus & Robertson’s initial focus will be on out-of-print and exclusive books, there is a great opportunity to offer customers a wider variety of titles and niche genres. We believe that the Espresso Book Machine can achieve this at lower cost and higher convenience than ordering from offshore providers.”

Central Books Services, the Australian book wholesaler and supplier of the Espresso Book Machine in Australia identified the opportunity to collaborate with Angus & Robertson. Richard Siegersma, Central Book Services Executive Chairman said this was the first of a number innovative supply chain solutions to the book industry.

Kate Jones Angus & Roberston [email protected]

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