travelling librarian 2013
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Objectives• Build relationships with colleagues in the Commonwealth of Australia and open up
channels for future collaboration
• Learn about the process of building and maintaining collections around an international sporting event
• Learn about using social media and crowd sourcing content to develop collections and encourage engagement
• Learn about using web archiving software to capture online contenthttp://pandora.nla.gov.au/about.html http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/
• Learn about managing digitization projects
• Finding out how libraries can contribute to the ongoing social legacy of the games
• Sharing ideas on how libraries can optimize opportunities for advocacy through the wider cultural programme and outreach projects associated with the event.
Itinerary
Brisbane
State Library of Queensland
Fryer Library, University of Queensland
Sydney
Mitchell Library
State Library of New South Wales
University of Technology, Sydney
Powerhouse Museum
Canberra
National Library of Australia
National Sports Information Centre
(Australian Sports Commission)
Melbourne
State Library of Victoria (2 days)
Melbourne Museum
Hume Global Learning Centres
(Broadmeadows and Craigieburn)
Collections
Official Documents (bid books, results books, post-
games reports)
Anti Games and Protest Collections
Ephemera
Oral Histories
Electronic Collections and Crowd Sourced Content
Main Reading Room, The Mitchell Library, Sydney
Items of Interest
* E.S Marks Collection (chairman of Australian Olympic Federation; vice chairman o0f the NSW Olympic Council and chairman of the British Empire Games Australian Division)
* Papers of Olympic athletes including Basil Dickinson (athletics) and Shane Gould (swimmer)
Off-piste
The Edge provides Queenslanders with the opportunity and inspiration to explore creativity across the arts, technology, science and enterprise.
http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/about-us/corporate/the-edge
The Edge is an initiative of State Library of Queensland, creatively engaging the next generation of library users and continuing State Library’s leadership in reimagining libraries for the 21st century.
3d Printing available to the general public, part financed through crowd funding at http://www.pozible.com/list/pop
• Candidates encouraged to take up hospitality with branches and attend local ESU events.- cut costs- social engagements
* Remember to leave time for yourself!
Queensland Parliament House, Brisbane
Otway National Park, Melbourne Sydney Mechanics School of Arts Library & Tom Keneally Centre, Sydney
http://www.cilip.org.uk/cilip/membership/membership-benefits/careers-advice-and-support/grants-and-bursaries/travelling
Travelling Librarian Award 2014
Outcomes and Applications
• Asked to establish and lead a cross-service CWG Collections Working Group (2 reps each from libraries, museums and arhives).
• Develop Glasgow Libraries CWG Action Plan
• Contribute to the Mitchell Library’s new collecting policy for major international events.
• Currently working on presenting a business case to senior managers seeking approval for a Wikimedian in Residence at the Mitchell Library.
Application Process• Cover Letter• - short personal profile and context of your application• - statement of objectives• - outline programme of institutions and collections• - intention to share experience and good practice (blog,
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr)• Interview• - specific projects you are working on • - demonstrate research and preparation for the scholarship• - define intended outcomes and application in your own
workplace• - reference letter from employer
Pre-Tour lunch in London
• Informal lunch with a Cilip and ESU representative, possible Guy Daines and Mary Greer
• Travel expenses will be paid
• Opportunity for visits elsewhere in London?