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PAST EVENTS IN 2011
And the winner is...? Thinking about book awards in the Library
An evening with Erica Hateley
 We ventured over to Kelvin Grove Campus again in October for an evening with Erica Hateley. It was a fantastic event, and if you missed it we will have a podcast of Erica's talk available in six months.
Recent decades have seen a proliferation of book awards around the world. Awarded to authors, bodies of work, or individual texts, book prizes seem to mark out literary texts as “special”, “worthy”, or even “the best” of a year, a nation, a genre, etc. It makes sense that libraries and librarians come to depend on lists of prize-winners when performing the (often very difficult) balancing act of budgets versus desires. However, the allure of shiny medals and impressive straplines may mask some difficult realities. This presentation will consider some of the politics and effects of book awards in contemporary Australian culture, and will welcome lively conversation with librarians from all sectors!
Dr Erica Hateley teaches children's and adolescent literature at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her teaching and research interests include issues of gender, nation, intertextualities, canonicity, and cultural capital in children's literature and popular culture. She is the author of Shakespeare in Children's Literature: Gender and Cultural Capital. She is currently serving as President of the Australasian Children's Literature Association for Research (ACLAR).
An Evening with Marianne de Pierres and Chapter AGM
 In July we held the Information Professionals Alumni Chapter AGM and our biennial comittee elections. We are very happy to welcome several new members to the management committee, all bursting with fresh ideas for events and engagement. Julanne Neal stepped down as Chapter President, after holding the position for the past four years, however she will remain with the committee to assist us in our planning until the next election. We would also like to welcome Jennifer Thomas to the position of President, after serving as Vice-President for the past four years. The AGM and elections were finalised very quickly, and we were able to quickly move on to an exciting session with a very special guest:
Marianne de Pierres is the author of the acclaimed Parrish Plessis and Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into eight languages and adapted into a roleplaying game. Her novel Transformation Space won the 2011 Aurealis Award for Science Fiction.
Marianne is an active supporter of genre fiction and has mentored many writers. She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband, three sons and three galahs. In 2011 her first young adult dark fantasy novel will be published. Marianne is also an award winning crime author under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt. Visit her websites at www.mariannedepierres.com and www.tarasharp.com
An Evening with Dr Andrew Whitworth...
 Information Obesity
On Monday 16 May, Dr Andrew Whitworth presented to a full house of almost 60 guests.
He discussed how we are frequently informed that the rapid spread of information technologies such as the Internet, and the proliferation of TV and radio channels, have damaged our ability to find, process and use information. The metaphor of “information overload” brings to mind a circuit being fed with too much power, or a vehicle carrying too much weight - if we keep this up, fuses will blow or axles break. But is the problem really one of ‘having too much’? Why have we got to the stage of seeing the Internet as almost an enemy of learning, when potentially we might see it as a global learning environment, a rich, abundant and continuously evolving information resource?
This seminar will explore the notion of ‘information obesity’ as a contrast to ‘information overload’. As with physical obesity, quantity is a problem, but so is the quality of what we consume, the pressures we are placed under by advertising, a lack of awareness and fitness, and so on. What can we do to combat information obesity and help us process what we consume in a healthier and more sustainable way? How can we draw on the many resources available in the informational environment, such as technologies, colleagues, friends, and our own abilities, to ensure that the informational resources on which we depend are co-created and not left in the hands of a few limited, commercial interests?
Dr Andrew Whitworth is a lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Manchester, UK, and the Programme Director of the MA: Digital Technologies, Communication and Education. He is the author of Information Obesity (2009) as well as many other articles on information literacy and educational technology.
An evening with Dr Dianne Oberg
 The Role of the 21st Century Teacher Librarian in a Changing Society
On 31 March, Dr. Dianne Oberg argued that teacher librarians, like all librarians, need to work as change agents within the institutions in which they serve. Changing the organizational culture of the school constitutes the key role of the 21st century teacher-librarian and requires a deep knowledge of the particular culture of the school and the complexities of the change process.
Throughout her professional career, Dianne has been actively involved in school library association work and her current research focuses on online programs in school library education. In addition to sharing the research related to the role of the teacher librarian in a changing society, Dianne will share perspectives on school libraries in Canada.
PAST EVENTS IN 2010
GLAM! Different Sectors, Common Goals.
Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums
As our final event for the year, the GLAM event on November 17th offered something a little different – a barbecue! To celebrate the end of the year, network with fellow Information Professionals, and enjoy a pleasant evening with colleagues.
We also gave away some lucky door prizes including wine and QUT Merchandise.
Four representatives from the different sectors spoke about how we are seeking to achieve the same goals even though we come from different professional backgrounds.
Galleries -Vanessa Van Ooyen, Acting Senior Curator, William Robinson Gallery & QUT Art Museum
Libraries - Jeanette Clarkson, Manager, Library & Research Services, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI)
Archives - Christine Ianna, Manager, Publications Reformatting at State Library of Queensland
Museum - Lisa Jones, Curator, Queensland Police Museum
Speakers
Vanessa Van Ooyen
 Vanessa Van Ooyen (née McRae) is Acting Senior Curator of the QUT Art Museum and William Robinson Gallery and has worked as a curator and arts administrator for over thirteen years.
Prior to taking up the role at QUT early this year, Vanessa was Deputy Director at the Institute of Modern Art (IMA). Other professional roles include curator at Latrobe Regional Gallery, Program Manager for NETS Australia in the Northern Territory and Arts Advisor in remote Indigenous communities of Balgo Hills and Lajamanu. She has curated numerous exhibitions including the national touring show, supercharged the car in contemporary art, which included leading Australian artists such as Patricia Piccinini, Tracey Moffatt and Bill Henson. Recent projects include Zen to Kawaii at the QUT Art Museum. Vanessa has worked on projects with high profile international artists including Teresa Margolles (Mexico), Olaf Breuning (Switzerland) and Taryn Simon (United States) and managed major international exhibitions of Australian artists abroad.
In 2007, she undertook an Asialink residency at Videotage in Hong Kong where she curated Low Tec<>No Tec which included the work of six Australian and Hong Kong artists. She is currently working on a monograph and exhibition of the work of William Robinson, which will open in April 2011. Current professional associations include being a member of the industry experts’ advisory group to Arts Queensland.
Jeanette Clarkson
Jeanette Clarkson has worked with DEEDI/DPI since February 2000, where she commenced as an ‘Information Specialist’ at the Animal Research Institute at Yeerongpilly. In this role, she enjoyed travelling around the Qld from time to time training researchers, meeting staff, and promoting the library and its services.
Before joining the former Department of Primary Industries, Jeanette worked at Gold Coast and Southbank Institues of TAFE, and prior to that QUT at Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point.
These days Jeanette works part-time and job shares with Helen Macpherson, and seldom makes it further from her desk than the weekly Farmers' Market a few blocks away.
Christine Ianna
 Christine Ianna has worked in Materials Conservation in Queensland for the past twenty years. She has held varied positions in Conservation including Scientist (Materials Conservation) at the Queensland Museum; Manager, Preservation Services, Queensland State Archives; and Manager, Publications Reformatting at the State Library of Queensland. In addition, she has been involved in a variety of projects involving conservation including Expo 88 sculpture; the Big Rig, Roma; The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich; and the Bribie Island Precinct historical project. Her early work focussed on the conservation treatment of waterlogged objects and metals from maritime archaeological sites and historic shipwrecks off the Queensland coast. Christine is an active member of the Australian Society of Archivists (Qld Branch) and the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Material (AICCM) Inc., the peak body for Conservators in Australia.
Christine is an established and respected conservator who has developed considerable expertise in providing preventive conservation advice and training to a variety of differently resourced collections. Christine’s success in this area has largely been attributed to her thorough knowledge, her lateral thinking and the relevant and practical, cost conscious advice she provides.
In 2007, Christine was awarded a Special Commendation in M&GSQ's Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) in recognition of the generous contribution of her knowledge and skills to the museum community, and her significant long-term commitment to the sector.
Lisa Jones
 Lisa Jones has more than 25 years experience in the museum sector which began when she volunteered at the Queensland Museum (QM), packing dinosaur bones for the move to their new building at South Bank in late 1985. She then began working as a QM Guide and volunteered in both the Anthropology and Social History sections. In 1992 Lisa completed a Masters of Museum Studies at JCU. In 1994 she gained employment as Assistant Curator in the Social History Section of the QM and in 1994 travelled to Calgary and gained skills in collection management as an intern at the Glenbow Museum. Between 1995 and 1998 Lisa worked as a freelance Curator, writing collection policies and business plans for small regional museums. In 1997 she was lucky enough to gain employment as Curator of the Queensland Police Museum where she is currently employed.
Lisa enjoys being involved with, and remains connected to the broader museum industry, through her involvement with Museum and Gallery Services Queensland, Brisbane's Living Heritage Network, the Brisbane History Group and Museums Australia. Lisa also works as a Museum Consultant and since 2005 she has been a Peer Reviewer for the M&GSQ Museum Standards Program.
The Two Kerrys!
An Evening with Kerry Mallan and Kerry Kilner
On Thursday, 7 October around forty alumni and friends of the Information Professionals Chapter gathered for an Evening with Kerry Mallan and Kerry Kilner.
Kerry Mallan
The Book is [Not] Dead .... It's Waiting Online
Abstract
This presentation demonstrates how seemingly ‘dead’ books are being given a new lease of life through a digitization project entitled Children’s Literature Digital Resources (CLDR). The CLDR project is an innovative endeavour that is working towards a comprehensive and searchable collection of early Australian children’s literature and contemporary literary criticism. On completion, the project will provide a robust information source that will greatly enhance engagement by researchers, schools and communities in eResearch, teaching, and learning. The project has received significant funding by both the ARC LIEF program and QUT for the past three years and is part of the activities supported by AustLit (www.austlit.edu.au). AustLit is the leading research and information facility for many fields of Australian literary and narrative studies, print culture history, and Indigenous Australian writing and storytelling.
Bio
Kerry Mallan is a Professor in Faculty of Education at QUT. Her research and publications are primarily in literature and film for children and youth. Her most recent sole authored book is Gender Dilemmas in Children’s Fiction (2009) published by Palgrave Macmillan. Her forthcoming book is Theorising Children’s Literature and Film, co-edited with Clare Bradford.
Kerry Kilner
My talk will be a wider view to AustLit’s activities with the CLDR as a case study within that landscape. Here’s a paper outline:
The Australian Literature Resource (www.austlit.edu.au) and emerging digital research practices in the study of literary and print culture heritage
A nation-wide Australian collaboration of scholars has created a unique virtual research environment and information resource comprehensively mapping Australian literary cultures and story-making activities. With a development history of more than a decade, AustLit has become a central site of research activity, scholarly publication and resource provision. It has an active data development and digitisation program and supports researchers in the creation of datasets and subject specific research and teaching outcomes across a range of relevant fields.
AustLit is responsive to the changing needs of contemporary researchers and users. Our close connection to the disciplinary community ensures that we can build on our solid intellectual foundation of research-derived biographical, bibliographical and full text content and support the appropriate uptake of digital humanities research activities in our field. A suite of web-based research tools is currently being rolled out that provide users with enhanced search and discovery services alongside the ability to organise, annotate, describe, analyse, collaborate and communicate research data appearing in AustLit and other web-based sources. These tools and services address some of the issues facing contemporary researchers in the digital era. We are attempting to facilitate new forms of scholarly communication, data management, collaborative authorship and a growing engagement with text mining and data visualisation.
In this paper I will consider the conceptual, practical and technological challenges faced by AustLit as it moves towards an open access future and illuminate case-studies where traditional research in Australian literary studies is being enhanced by the uptake of digital humanities practices.
Bio
Kerry Kilner works in the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at The University of Queensland. She is the Director of AustLit’s Research and Publication activities and teaches a third year course in Research Methods. Her research interests are in the field of Digital Humanities and the challenges of the open access and free culture movements.
Book Swap
On Wednesday, 18 August over 200 lonely books and DVDs were swapped for something new at the Third Annual IP Alumni book swap.
All books went to a good home where they are now loved for a second time. It was a great way to get something new to read and get an instant review from those who had read them. An excellent book-worm networking evening. It was wonderful to see all of our regular book-swap attendees once again!
An Evening with QUT’s New Adjunct Professor Janet Prowse
“Informing an approach to the long-term management and preservation of digital records”
On Tuesday, the 29th of June, QUT welcomed Adjunct Professor Janet Prowse to speak on one of the key issues faced by organisations in the digital age.
The long-term management and preservation of digital information to support organisational sustainability and accountability. The preservation of digital information is not simply a technology issue but has wider business, policy and economic impacts for an organisation.
The Queensland Government, through Queensland State Archives, is currently reviewing the status of its investments in this area, with the desire to move to a more coordinated approach in identifying options and designing solutions.
This presentation will provide a brief overview of some of the current and future issues facing professionals working in this complex area.
Come along to welcome and celebrate this exciting new appointment.
Janet Prowse was appointed Executive Director and State Archivist, Queensland State Archives, in August 2001. She is responsible for administering the legislative and policy framework for the management of public records in all formats of more than 600 Queensland public authorities. As well, she oversees Queensland State Archives’ Runcorn operations and the provision of public access to government archival records.
Book Club: Speculate on Speculative Fiction
On Monday, 10 May a panel of talented Brisbane writers, editors and publishers working in the industry were on hand to guide, discuss and explore a selection of books and the Speculative Fiction genre overall.
Our panellists were Chris Lynch, Peter M. Ball and Trent Jamieson
Bios for our panellists can be seen below, or be sure to check out their blogs on the links above.
Four books were chosen for reading and to represent the genre. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, The City and the City by China Miéville, Black Juice by Margo Lanagan and Air by Geoff Ryman. Our panellists frantically finished reading the books over the weekend, and prepared some very insightful tales about their introduction to the genre, and some critical debate about the books. They have offered to recommend books to read if you liked or disliked any of these. To obtain a copy of the reading list, please contact the alumnni office.
Almost thirty alumni attended the event, and there was resounding praise for our panellists and their insight into writing, reading and Speculative Fiction.
 Peter M Ball lives in Brisbane, Australia, where he works on his fiction and a post-graduate thesis on the gothic. He has worked as a sessional tutor and lecturer at Griffith University and the Queensland University of Technology, took part in the organisation of the first Gen Con Australia, and occasionally breaks up the long stings of writing and research by playing role-playing games. Peter has been known to write poetry and role-playing products in addition to fiction, has done a short stint as a dramaturge, and once toured Australian writing festivals as part of the Post-Hoc Performing Word Company. Rumours of him wearing a feather boa and top-hat while performing rhyming couplets are, alas, not terribly exaggerated.
A more-or-less complete list of Peter's publications can be found here. This should cover the less part: over 2004 & 2005 he ran a small RPG e-publisher dubbed the Clockwork Golem Workshop, which involved a lot of editing and self-publishing, but he generally choose not to list that in my publications. Prior to 2004 Peter primarily wrote poetry, some of which was published in small-press anthologies that he doesn’t have records or copies of.
Peter doesn't keep cats. Or dogs. Or fish. As you can expect, this is a significant drawback when maintaining a blog in the SF community. He does have a stuffed bear named Fudge. He’s the cute one in the Ball household.
 Chris Lynch was born with six fingers on each hand in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. He has also lived in Australia, the USA, China, and Japan. Prone to crazy ideas, he has run off and joined the army, survived Clarion South 2007, walked the length of Japan on foot, and started a small press. His work appears in Dreaming Again and Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes, and his plays have been shortlisted twice for the International Student playscript Award. The Tangled Bank is his first time to edit an anthology.
Chris has worked as a freelance writer/editor, English teacher, examiner, Australian Army reservist, photographer, and college manager. He has degrees in journalism and ecology, and an MA in TESOL. A graduate of Clarion South 2007, he is currently writing short speculative fiction and a book about walking the length of Japan, and studying Writing, Editing, and Publishing at the University of Queensland. He is also the owner of Tangled Bank Press. You can find a list of Chris's published work in his bibliography.
 Trent Jamieson is a short story writer and novelist. He has published numerous short stories in Australia, the US, the UK and in Europe. His collection Reserved for Travelling Shows was published by Prime Books in 2005. His children's book The City and the Stony Stars - part of the Lost Shimmaron series - was published by ABC Books in 2007. Trent has won two prestigious Aurealis Awards for his work. He lives in Brisbane with his wife Diana.
Trent Jamieson should be 106 years old, but is only 36 on account of TEMPORAL RADIATION. He is currently writing a series of novels called Death Works, due to be published by Orbit in 2010-2011. They're about Death. He can be contacted at teacupthrenody at gmail dot com
An evening with Professor Anne Morris
Almost forty people came to share an Evening with Professor Anne Morris.
For many years, Anne has been the Director of Research in the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University. In addition, she is the Senior Academic Adviser for Information and Library Sector of the Information and Computing Science Subject Centre (Higher Education Academy) and is on the editorial board of several journals. Her main interests lie in the usability and evaluation of information systems, especially information retrieval aspects; and the economic value and impact of information services. She has taught research methods, statistics and human-computer-interface design for over 20 years, has written several books and published numerous journal articles on a variety of professional topics and delivered many international conference presentations and workshops.
 Abstract:
Impact and evaluation of public libraries
Measuring the efficiency, impact and value of libraries is not new but it has become more important in recent years because of the continuing economic pressure on library budgets and the need for public organisations to be ever more accountable to stakeholders. Evidence of impact can be obtained by making use of the statistical data collected routinely by libraries and/or by using a variety of qualitative techniques such as user questionnaire surveys; before and exit questionnaires (before and after service use); before and exit self assessment of skills; interviews; focus groups; observations; comment's books; competitions, such as Libraries Change Lives; performance monitoring to study users' behaviour; and "Mystery shoppers" who act as users and report back their experiences of using the service. The estimation of value, in monetary terms, is generally based on methodologies adapted from economics in conjunction with statistics provided by libraries, the most of which is
cost-benefit analysis. This involves assessing present value cost (PVC) and present value benefits (PVB) and expressing them in the form of a ratio: PVC:PVB. The cost of PVC or input is essentially the cost of creating and maintaining a service whereas the PVB or output is the value obtained from those services (user value + external benefit + option value). PVB is an expression in monetary terms of the value placed on the services. If the PVC is greater than PVB then the service is deemed to be uneconomic and inefficient, whereas if it is the other way round the service is thought to provide benefit and value. The difficulty with cost-benefit analysis when applied to libraries is giving a monetary value to services that are not necessarily exchanged in a free market. There are, however, techniques that do attempt to do this, for example, consumer surplus, willingness-to-pay (WTP), willingness-to-accept (WTA), proxy values; and time costing. This presentation explains the different techniques and compares the research results of studies investigating these factors in various countries.
PAST EVENTS IN 2009
What's in a Name? Career Options for Librarians!
Our last event for 2009 was something a little different - a sausage sizzle!
In November, our panel of employers and graduates offered their insights into some ‘non-traditional’ career options for Librarians. Finding jobs listed for ‘Librarians’ is relatively easy, but there are other career options where Librarian skills and abilities are valued, needed and sought, that you may not have considered.
Panel members included: Chris Harding, Kirsten Harte, Josephine Horner (QSA), Karen Norris (QSA) and Natalie Ryan.
Thank you for attending this event. We had a very impressive turnout and look forward to seeing you all again in 2010.
An Evening with Dr. Judith Broady-Preston!
 Over thirty-five people attended Dr Judith Broady-Preston's presentation on Monday, 19 October.
Dr Broady-Preston is a Senior Lecturer in LIS at Aberystwyth University and a Member of the Governing Council, UK Chartered Institute of Information Professionals (CILIP). Dr Broady-Preston’s research interests include the value, impact and Performance of information and information/library services, performance measurement, quality and lean management, and open and distance learning.
An international LIS educator, and member of the Governing Council of CILIP, Dr Broady-Preston discussed “Continuing Professional Development: its role in the changing education and qualification landscape of the information profession, a case study of the UK”.
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), which is the principal professional body for the information profession in the UK, is considering the introduction of a mandatory scheme for continuing professional development (CPD). Dr Broady-Preston will review the implications of this approach for professional practice, education, training and development. The relationship between CPD and work based learning, the role of mentors, and the place of CPD within the wider qualifications landscape of the information profession, including formal frameworks such as the CILIP Framework of Qualifications are all examined. More generic issues in relation to mandatory CPD are also assessed. Whilst Dr Broady-Preston presents a case study of the UK, nonetheless, there are implications within the context of the wider information profession that may stimulate discussion in Australia.
Alumni gathered in August for the Chapters Annual Book Swap Event - but it wasn't just books. Alumni swapped CDs and DVDs
too!
An Evening with Denise Rossetti
Ever wondered how an erotic novel is written?
Alumni and Guests discovered this from Brisbane author Denise Rossetti on Wednesday, 8 July 2009
 A little bit about Denise...
When I was very small, I had an aunt who would tell me the most wonderful fairy tales - all original. I grew up, as little girls do, but the magic of story still dazzles and enthrals me. On the good days, I like to think of myself as Scheherazade's sister. On the bad days - not so much.
I remain an incurable romantic who loves happy endings, heart-pounding adventure and the eventual triumph of good over evil. All hail the guys in the white hats - unless the ones wearing black are more...um...interesting?
I live in a comfortable, messy old house in the Australian suburbs. I'm small, noisy and tend to wave my hands around a lot, which can be unfortunate if the tale I'm telling happens to have explosions in it.
And I love, love, LOVE red shoes! Tarty, sex-on-wheels hussy heels!
Source: http://www.deniserossetti.com/bio.html
Book Launch
Over 20 alumni and guests enjoyed the book launch featuring books by: Dr Christine Tilley, Dr Mandy Lupton and Dr Christine Bruce in May.
Congratulations to our three lucky guests who won a copy of each book on the night!
 Dr Christine M. Tilley is an associate of Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She has lectured at QUT and other tertiary institutions for some two decades, and served as an adviser and board member for numerous library and informational technology committees. Additionally, she has served on a number of professional committees including the Australian Council of Libraries & Information Services (Queensland branch) and Early Imprints Project Queensland (EIPQ). She has extensive experience in disability issues, has been active in disability and other community organisations and continues to publish widely in this area. Her research work has included information and communications technology and disability, information literacy, community information use and the EIPQ.
Tilley, Christine. (2007). A sense of control : virtual communities for people with mobility impairments. Oxford, Chandos.
This work develops a theoretical framework for a virtual community for people with long-term, severe mobility disabilities. It proposes strategies for implementing a virtual community model based on user information needs. The central theme to emerge from their narratives is how the use of information and communications technology (ICT) allows them to regain a sense of control. The conclusion is that the technology provides strategies for independence and facilitates self-empowerment
Further information: http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/book.aspx?bookID=1874&ChandosTitle=1
 Dr Mandy Lupton is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, QUT, where she lecturers in teacher librarianship and higher education learning and teaching. Mandy's professional experience has spanned a range of educational sectors and fields. In the secondary sector she worked as a performing arts teacher and teacher librarian, while in the tertiary sector she has worked as an academic librarian, academic developer and lecturer. Mandy's research interests include information literacy, student learning in higher education, inquiry-based learning and music education. She is currently involved in an Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant investigating threshold concepts in first-year physics and law.
Lupton, Mandy. (2008). Information literacy and learning. Blackwood, S. Aust. : Auslib Press.
This work explores the relationship experienced between information literacy and learning by university students. In formal education students are frequently required to independently find and use information to learn about a topic, and information literacy is often claimed to be a generic skill and graduate attribute. This book explores the relationship between information literacy and learning.
Further information: http://www.auslib.com.au/index.htm
Dr Christine Bruce is Professor in the Information Science Research Group, in the School of IT QUT. Her research interests revolve around the perceptual worlds of information and technology users, including learning in the higher education context; especially, information literacy, IT learners’ experience of critical concepts, the pedagogy of research supervision, and IT researchers’ interpretation of their territory. Christine is presently an ALTC Associate Fellow.
Bruce, Christine. (2008). Informed Learning. Association of College and Research Libraries. Chicago.
This work considers the question: “What should we teach and how, so that our students will use information successfully, creatively, and responsibly in their journey as lifelong learners?” The work examines how information and disciplinary learning can coexist. The ‘informed learning’ framework will enable teachers, librarians, researchers to work together in a responsive way to help students use information to learn.
Further information: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2506
Evening with Professor Tom Cochrane!
High Order Literacy for the 21st Century - Improving the Quality of Library Engagement
It is not just universities that are changing rapidly in the 21st Century, but the very nature and fundamental techniques that research itself. In these circumstances there is a state of almost continual deficit in the skills and literacies needed to work with new data, new tools, and skills which can match unimaginable volumes of raw material with which to work. To the extent that universities libraries have seen information literacy as central to their mission, there is an urgent need to define what those literacies encompass, in order to make the necessary innovations in our approach to improve the quality of the libraries’ engagement with the Academy in this internationally recognised challenge.
Abstract
It is not just universities that are changing rapidly in the 21st Century, but the very nature and fundamental techniques that research itself. In these circumstances there is a state of almost continual deficit in the skills and literacies needed to work with new data, new tools, and skills which can match unimaginable volumes of raw material with which to work. To the extent that universities libraries have seen information literacy as central to their mission, there is an urgent need to define what those literacies encompass, in order to make the necessary innovations in our approach to improve the quality of the libraries’ engagement with the Academy in this internationally recognised challenge.
 Professor Tom Cochrane is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Technology, Information and Learning Support) at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. The position heads a Division which combines the services of the Libraries, Information Technology Services, Teaching and Learning Support Services, and a number of other areas in the one structure.
In his current role Professor Cochrane’s external duties include Chair, Australian eResearch Infrastructure Council; Chair, Australian Libraries’ Copyright Committee; Director, Australian Digital Alliance; Director, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation. He is also a member of the Publications Board of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Australia. Professor Cochrane is also a Director on the Board of the University’s commercialisation company, QUT bluebox.
PAST EVENTS IN 2008
December - End of year bash!
August - Book Swap with poetry reading by Ross Clark
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my book swap |
Maureen and Nicola |
Hilary and Ross |
July - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BURSARY
The Information Professionals QUT Alumni chapter offered one QUT Library and Information/Teacher-Librarian Studies graduate the opportunity to attend
Rethink. Reinvent. Rejuvenate. A visual merchandising and space management workshop for librarians.
Jam packed with practical ideas, this dynamic full-day workshop will showcase both innovations in library interior design and inspirational achievements in mini-makeovers at all budget levels. Join retail and library consultant Kevin Hennah as he explores strategies to maximise customer numbers and loans, while challenging traditional library display and presentation. With a strong emphasis on practical application, this fun and informative workshop explores innovative ways to bring new life to libraries.Further information on the workshop, and the presenter Kevin Hennah can be found at: http://www.kevinhennah.com.au
April - Members Dinner at COTAH Skyline Restaurant - Ernest Street, South Brisbane
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Fiona with her dessert |
Julanne and sorbet |
watch and learn |
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March - An Evening with Dr Louise Limberg
PAST EVENTS IN 2007
October - The Premiere of "The Librarians" - a new comedy series from the ABC
July - Travels with a Librarian & AGM
The Travelling Librarian is Lynn Evans who talked about the experience of a job swap with a colleague in Canada.
Lynn Evans currently works at QUT as a Liaison Librarian (Nursing & Public Health). Over 6 months in 2003, from 1st January to 30 June, Lynn undertook a job swap at the University of Windsor in Ontario. Learn about the formal arrangements needed, how their structure and work practices differ from ours, the benefits of a job swap in comparison to a PDP and what Lynn and Windsor got from the experience. Also on the night Deanna Pienaar winner of the IP bursary spoke about her experience at the New Librarians' Symposium 2006. Held on Tuesday, 24 July 2007.
PAST EVENT IN 2006
October - Copyright challenges and changes in the age of user generated technologies: Wikis, blogs, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and beyond.
Presented by QUT Law Alumni and Information Professionals Alumni
Chaired by Tom Cochrane – QUT Deputy Vice Chancellor, TILS
Panel Members
- Angela Beesley – Co-founder and vice president for community relations of Wikia
Brian Fitzgerald – Head, School of Law QUT
Paula Callan – eResearch Access Coordinator QUT
Cushla Kapitzke – Associate Professor, School of Cultural & Language Studies in Education, QUT.
Podcasts for each of the panel members are now available here.
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