CRIG Past Activites 2007
Meetings
CRIG Committee meetings were held at CAVAL on the following dates in 2007:
- 16th February
- 4th May
- 22nd June
- 12th October
(held at University of Ballarat, Mt Helen Campus)
Forums
Forums were held on the following dates in 2007:
CAVAL Reference Interest Group 2007 Seminar
"Bye, Bye Powerpoint:
New Approaches to Student Learning and Information Literacy"
Date: Tuesday, 20th November, 2007
Venue: Angliss Conference Centre,
William Angliss Institute of TAFE,
Building A, Level 5, 555 LaTrobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria
Cost: CAVAL member libraries = $77 pp
Non-members = $88 pp (including GST)
For updated details, check CAVAL website and register online via CAVAL
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
If you have special dietary requirements contact Lisa Donnelly via email l.donnelly@latrobe.edu.au
Provisional Program
8.45 - 9.15am: Registration and coffee
9.15am: Welcome and acknowledgement of traditional landowners
9.30am - 10.30am: Gregor Kennedy, University of Melbourne
The role of academic libraries in the Google age
This presentation will examine the technological experiences and preferences of the so-called 'Net Generation' of first year students coming into Australian higher education. It will also consider how these students are using search and information retrieval tools such as Google and Wikipedia in their studies at university. The implications these findings have for the role of academic libraries and information literacy in this context will be considered.
10.30am - 11.00am: Morning tea
11.00am - 11.30am: Mary Mavroudis, RMIT University
Googlesmart – student led learning in practice
11.30am - 12.00 noon: Fiona O’Donnell, Swinburne University
Peer support
12.00 noon - 12.30pm: TBA
12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch and networking
1.30pm - 3.30pm: Please register for one of these Practical workshops, otherwise the Committee will allocate you to one!
Workshop One
Kathleen Gray, University of Melbourne
Using Web 2 technologies in Higher Education
In this workshop participants will:
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review current educational uses of so-called Web 2.0 technologies such as blogging and wiki-writing, audio and video sharing, social bookmarking and networking;
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explore resources that support effective and efficient uses of various Web 2.0 technologies in university learning and teaching;
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share strategies for strengthening student engagement and academic integrity in the use of Web 2.0 technologies;
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plan a practical approach to incorporating Web 2.0 technologies into information literacy learning and teaching.
Workshop Two
Margaret Blackburn, Victoria University, Melbourne
Making Learning Student Centred
The workshop will be interactive and will identify the features of a student centred approach, why it is sound pedagogically and some strategies to make learning student centred rather than teacher dominated.
Workshop Three
Angela Nicolettou, RMIT University
Active Learning in Large Classes - is it possible?
Through demonstration, this ‘lecture-style’ workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to experience and reflect on the following aspects of large class teaching:
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Planning and class design
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The good and the bad of using PowerPoint
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Strategies for engaging students
3.30pm - 4.00pm: Summary, Presentations and Evaluation
CAVAL Reference Interest Group Forum, August 2007
Help or hinder:
usefulness of library help guides
Date & Time: Friday 17 August 2007 - 1.00 for 1.15pm start
Venue: Swanston Library, Seminar Room 1,
Level 5 RMIT University Library
Melways ref 579 J7 Building 8, entrance on level 5.
Online map http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/maps/city
RSVP by 14 August 07: Wendy Haszler,
RMIT University Library,
Wendy.haszler@rmit.edu Ph: 9925 7779
Note: Limit of 60 people, including presenters.
Program
1.15: Welcome and Introduction
Daryl Bailey, Australian Catholic University, Chair of CRIG
1.20: Evaluation of library help publications [PDF] 72KB
Stephanie Foott, Web Manager Monash University Library
In early July 2006, a consultant was commissioned by Monash University Library to undertake a research study into the effectiveness of the range of "self-help" publications offered to library users. This presentation will outline the process and discuss some of the key findings.
2.00: Questions to Stephanie
2.10: Online Subject Resources Pages – dinosaur or phoenix? [PDF] 204KB
Linda Sheridan, Albury Wodonga Campus Librarian LaTrobe University Library
In 2005/2006, as part of a revamp of the Library website, the Subject Resources Pages were reviewed. This presentation will share the outcome of the review and explain some of the challenges of producing collaborative pages that are manageable to maintain, relevant to a wide range of students across many locations, and with scope for Subject Librarians to share their expertise.
2.30: Designing from the users' perspective
[PDF] 1.48MB
Thomas Rutter, Library Web Coordinator, and Dana McKay, Usability Analyst, Online Projects Swinburne University of Technology Library
Redesign of the Swinburne Library website is very much a "work in progress". Tom and Dana will talk about the general approach being taken, the hows and whys of some of the recent changes implemented, and some of the background research on making navigating and searching easier.
2.50: Questions to all speakers
Comments about other libraries’ approaches welcome
Podcast [MP3] 14MB
CRIG Forum General Discussion and close
3.25: Close - Daryl Bailey
3.30: Afternoon Tea & Informal networking
4.00: Tours of the Swanston Library
Transport / Access
Note that street parking around Swanston, Cardigan and Queensbury Streets is usually only for 1 – 2 hours.
http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/
Trams to corner, Swanston and LaTrobe Streets
The Speakers
Stephanie Foott Linda Sheridan Thomas Rutter Dana McKay
Stephanie has worked at Monash University Library in various roles including Subject Librarian, Publicity and Publications Librarian and Information Literacy Librarian. She is currently Library Web Manager and has managed several projects.
Linda has worked as an English teacher, cataloguer, and reference librarian. After a few years juggling library work with working as a Research Officer with the Department of Human Services, Linda became Head of Reference Services at the Albury-Wodonga Campus of LaTrobe University and then in 2004, was appointed Campus Librarian.
Thomas manages content and design of the Swinburne Library website. He is currently implementing a new website design for the 2006-2007 Website Structure and Usability Project, which adopts a user-centric approach to improving access. Prior to Swinburne, Thomas worked for 4 years as a web developer at a Melbourne company.
Dana has completed a PhD in human information seeking, and has worked with the Usability Laboratory at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her experience in various usability techniques, and passion for providing the right information systems to information seekers, have proven useful to her current role of making usability improvements in the Swinburne Institutional Repository, Swinburne ImageBank, and the Library website.
Librarians in the Workforce:
the Big Picture and the Personal
CAVAL Reference Interest Group Forum May 2007 Date & Time: Friday 11th May 2007 - 1.00 for 1.15pm start Venue: Meeting Chamber,
John Scott Meeting House, La Trobe University
RSVP by 3rd May Kim Tairi, Victoria University
Kim.Tairi@vu.edu.au
Ph: 9919 2239
Program
1.15pm: Welcome and Introduction 1.20pm: The Big Picture Faculty of Information Technology, QUT 2.15pm: The Personal Encouraging Gen Y Staff (Manager's perspective): 2.45pm: Questions to all speakers 3.15pm: Close - Daryl Bailey 3.20pm: Walk to Library for Afternoon Tea & Informal networking 4.00pm: Tours of the Borchardt Library Access: Melways ref: 19 G7 Campus Map & Transport: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/bundoora/maps_transport.html Parking: $4.00 all day in Car Parks 7 & 8. Coin operated machines (takes all coins except 5c).
Daryl Bailey, Australian Catholic University , and Chair of CRIG
And tell me, do I fit in the big picture? Reference librarians as a key component of the LIS workforce
Assoc Prof Gillian Hallam - [PDF] 409KB
Drawing on the findings from the neXus research project which examined the characteristics of the LIS profession in Australia , Gillian will consider the personal and professional attributes required by reference librarians in the 21 st century.
2.00pm: Questions to Gillian & Open Discussion
Librarians at various stages of their careers will reflect on their own pathways and experiences within the librarianship workforce.
Early & mid-career perspectives:
Seminar Room (in Staff Area), La Trobe University Library.
See campus map for route from John Scott Meeting House to Library.
The Speakers
Gillian Hallam is Associate Professor in the School of Information Systems at the Queensland University of Technology, coordinating the library and information management courses. She teaches in the areas of information retrieval, reference and information services, collection and access management and professional practice. Gillian is also engaged in the area of teaching and learning research and has won a number of university teaching awards. She has a deep interest in professional development, mentoring and continuing education for information professionals. Prior to joining QUT, she worked as a librarian in the corporate sector, managing business and legal information. Gillian was CAVAL Visiting Scholar in 2006, coinciding with a sabbatical to research workforce planning issues in the LIS sector. Gillian is immediate past president of the ALIA and is a member of ALIA’s Education, Research and Workforce Planning Standing Committee. Gillian is also a member of CILIP and SLA and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Research & Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
neXus research project:
http://alia.org.au/employment/workforce/
Zaana Howard completed a Bachelor of Fine Art in 2002 at Monash University . She began her library career in 2003, working as a library officer with Glen Eira City Council and worked within public libraries for 2.5 years in a variety of positions before completing her Masters in Information Management and Systems at Monash University in 2005. Zaana commenced working at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) as a Campus Librarian in 2006. Her current position at NMIT is as the Teaching and Learning Librarian. This involves management responsibilities for a campus library, as well as coordinating and developing information literacy, and involvement in a number of Institute wide projects.
Jane Wilson has been a professional librarian since November 1977. She holds a BSc, Grad Dip Lib and MB (IT). She is currently undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (Higher Education). The number of librarians who have worked in local government, CSIRO, academic libraries, two dual sector universities and private enterprise is very small. Her workplaces have ranged from well supported collegiate environments to sole practice special librarian where networks had to be built outside of work for professional support, as well as and a stint as a Student Administration Officer. She has faced the daunting challenge of her role being made redundant and has rebuilt her career after a period of ill health. She was active in ALIA and other professional bodies until parenthood intervened. At this stage in her career she is pursuing, so called, work life balance.
Philip Kent , University Librarian at Victoria University , arrived at VU in April 2006 with 25 years of experience in higher education and research organisations. His early career was in university, technical and further education libraries in Queensland , followed by a variety of library, IT, knowledge and information management, risk and audit roles at CSIRO. Philip holds an MBA and has presented papers at national and international forums, been an active member of many professional associations and has published widely in a variety of disciplines.