Past Activities 2008

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Meetings


CRIG Committee meetings were held at CAVAL on the following dates in 2008:

  • Friday 15th February at 10.00am
  • Friday 18th April at 10.00am

A meeting was held at Swinburne University, Hawthorn Campus:

  • Friday 10th October at 10.00am

A meeting was held at La Trobe University Library, Bundoora Campus:

  • Friday 20th June at 10.00am

Seminar

A Seminar was held on the following date in 2008:

Information Literacy: Is the Grim Reaper knocking at the door? [PDF] 60KB

Forums

Forums were held on the following dates in 2008:

Web 2.0 – Let’s look at what we can do [PDF] 17KB

The Reference Collection - print, electronic, or the dumpster? [PDF] 25KB

Seminar 2008

 

CRIG2008

CAVAL REFERENCE INTEREST GROUP
Invites you to
The 2008 Seminar

Information Literacy:
Is the Grim Reaper knocking at the door?


Date: Wednesday, 26th November, 2008

Venue: Angliss Conference Centre,
William Angliss Institute of TAFE,
Building A, Level 5
555 La Trobe Street
Melbourne, Victoria

Cost: $88 per person for CAVAL member libraries
$99 for non-members
(including GST)

Program follows

For updated details and to register online, check CAVAL website
www.caval.edu.au/upcoming-events.html

If you have special dietary requirements contact Lisa Donnelly via email l.donnelly@latrobe.edu.au


Morning

8.45 - 9.15am: Registration and coffee

9.15am: Welcome and acknowledgement of traditional landowners

9.30am - 10.30am: Julie Badger, Swinburne University
Information Literacy: the four last things -
death, judgement, Heaven or Hell

10.30am - 11.00am: Morning tea

11.00am - 12.30pm: Panel and discussion

  • Frances O’Neil, Victoria University Library, report on VU’s recent review of IL
  • Gary Hardy, Swinburne University Library, senior management perspective on the value of IL [PPT] 1.49MB
  • Julie Badger, Swinburne University Library, a Liaison librarian perspective [PPT not supplied]
  • Madeleine Shanahan & Wendy Forrest, RMIT Division of Medical Sciences, academics who have researched the effect of IL on their students [PDF] 205Kb
  • Peter McCauley, RMIT Dept of Business Information Technology, an academic who teaches future librarians [PPT not supplied]
  • Zaana Howard, ex NMIT Library, a TAFE librarian perspective [PPT] 2.73MB


12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch and networking

The After (lunch) Life

1.30pm - 3.30pm: 3 Practical workshops


Workshop One
[CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP ONE]


Adam Le Good, Fundamental Training & Development Pty Ltd

Managing your enthusiasm
In the context of working as librarians negotiating and running information literacy programs, this workshop will cover:  

  • What causes burnout?
    The main reasons we lose our will to work
  • What to look for
    The early signs you are losing your enthusiasm
  • What you can do about it
    A range of strategies to help avoid the feelings and consequences of burnout


Workshop Two
[CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP TWO]


John Willison, University of Adelaide [PPT] 6.75MB

Getting under the Grim Reaper's Cloak: Scaffolding and assessing literature research skills across the years
This workshop presents a conceptual framework for scaffolding and assessing literature research skills and numerous specific examples. It provides participants time to discuss practical implementation issues and opportunity to plan specific action.

Workshop Three
[CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP THREE]


Valma Datson, RMIT Library and Peta Humphreys, University of Melbourne Library & virtual friends

Designing teaching spaces for Information Literacy
You CAN have influence over the design of physical spaces you use!
In this workshop you will examine what might be possible and be prepared for that tiny window of opportunity when you are asked what would work for you.

 

Workshop Four
[CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP FOUR]


Barbara de la Harpe, RMIT University, Design and Social Context Portfolio [PPT] 3.65MB


Information Literacy and the elephant in the room: A conversation
Information Literacy and the elephant in the room: A conversation
Participants will discuss how universities are positioned regarding graduate attributes. What has worked, ways for the future, and the role of information literacy.

3.30pm - 4.00pm: Summary, Presentations and Evaluation

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CAVAL Reference Interest Group Forum August 2008

The Reference Collection -
print, electronic, or the dumpster?


Date & Time: Friday 15th August 2008  
1.00 for 1.15pm start

Venue: Seminar Room 1,
Swanston Library, RMIT University 
Melway ref  879 J7  Building 8, entrance on level 5.
Online map at http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/maps/city
Parking and public transport details over.

RSVP by 13th August 2008


Program

1.15pm Welcome and Introduction
Daryl Bailey, Australian Catholic University, and Chair of CRIG
[MP3 Download] 2MB Duration 2.17

1.20-1.40 The practical experience at Swinburne University Library
Emilie Johnson, Support Librarian

Emilie will discuss the range of activities at Swinburne, with particular focus on the project at the Hawthorn campus library.
[MP3 Download] 25MB Duration 26.04

1.40-2.00  Writing the policy [PDF] 160KB
Annette Sullivan, Manager, RMIT Carlton Library
  
Annette and Lynn Murdoch are currently drafting the Reference Collection policy, to be applied to all 6 of the RMIT libraries.
[MP3 Download] 22MB Duration 46.10

2.00-2.20 Questions and discussion

2.20-2.50 Tea & coffee break

2.50-3.30 Panel and Discussion –
Around the traps … (5 minutes each)

  • Jane Miller, Electronic Information Systems & Services Librarian, VU, discussing VU Library's reference collection in light of their electronic format preference.
    [MP3 Download] 8MB Duration 8.16
  • Nicole Sackers, Subject Librarian, Faculty of Law and Management, LaTrobe University. [PDF] 632KB
    [MP3 Download] 6MB Duration 6.15
  • Colin Bates, Deakin University, discussing reducing the print components and trying to make them 'usable', while also putting the major electronic resources into the Springshare library guides environment. [PDF] 550KB
    [MP3 Download] 9MB Duration 9.24
  • Roy Kennaugh, University of Melbourne, Downsizing the Reference Collection in the Engineering Library. [PDF] 16.8KB 
    [MP3 Download] 5MB Duration 5.43
  • From the floor – feel free to contribute a 5 minute summary from your library.

3.30-3.55 Providing a Desert Island Reference Service –
What are your Top 3 General or Subject specialist Reference sources?
The Chair will call for volunteers from the floor to nominate their Top Picks, and to defend them. Come prepared to stimulate some discussion!

3.55-4.00 Close

4.00pm Tours of the Swanston Library

 

Transport

  • Parking: Commercial car parks in Cardigan Street, Carlton and LaTrobe Street.
    Note that street parking around Swanston Street, Cardigan Street and Queensbury Street is usually only for 1 – 2 hours. 
  • Public transport: Train to Melbourne Central Station
    http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/

 

The Speakers

Emilie Johnson
Em has been involved with Reference collection projects planned and undertaken at Swinburne Libraries, and will focus on the project at the Hawthorn campus library. She will touch upon the background/history of the project, planning and research phases, the process itself, and issues raised before, during and after the project.

Annette Sullivan
Annette is manager of the Carlton Library of RMIT. It caters for the TAFE sector of RMIT. She and the manager of the Swanston Library, Lynn Murdoch, are currently writing the policy to define and guide the development of the Reference Collections across all sites. Annette has worked at RMIT for over 20 years.

CRIG Forums provide an avenue for librarians and library technicians to share information and current practice with their colleagues, in the spirit of collaboration

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CAVAL Reference Interest Group Forum May 2008

Web 2.0 – Let’s look at what we can do… 

 

Date & Time: Friday 16th May 2008
1.00 for 1.15pm start

Venue: Lecture Theatre - H1.26,
Caulfield Campus, Monash University
Map and Transport details over page

RSVP: by 12th May 2008

 

Program

1.15pm Welcome and Introduction
Daryl Bailey, Australian Catholic University, and Chair of CRIG

1.20-1.40 23 Things – at Deakin University Library, 2007 [PDF] 814KB
Colin Bates, Manager, Faculty of Health Library Services, & Geelong Campus Library.
Deakin University Library

Deakin and Swinburne library staff completed the 23 Things discovery and learning program in 2007. Colin gives a brief overview of the program, the staff responses to it, and some of the ideas for web 2.0 initiatives for Deakin library.

1.40-2.00 Interacting with the client via web 2.0 technologies [PDF] 290KB
Kat Clancy, Library Web Developer. Deakin University Library.
The Deakin Library Face Book page and some other practical web 2.0 library applications introduced so far: meebo, polling, an experimental page. What's next....?

2.00-2.20 Questions and discussion.
Also, please be prepared to share what you are doing in your library.

2.20-3.00 Coffee break
Function space on Level 2, H building

3.00-3.20 LibGuides [PDF] 33KB
Gary Pearce, School Liaison Librarian, RMIT University Library
The LibGuides software is being adopted by a number of libraries.  Gary showcases what he has been doing.

3.20-3.40 Social Networking [PDF] 781KB
Susan Cowen, Web Strategist
Community building on the web.

3.40-3.55 Questions and discussion.
Also, please be prepared to share what you are doing in your library.

3.55-4.00 Close

4.00pm Tours of the Caulfield Library


Access

Melways ref: 68 F1
Caulfield campus map and contact information available at:
http://www.monash.edu.au/campuses/caulfield.html

PDF of campus map available at:
http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/maps/2-Caulfieldcolour.pdf

Both links include transport details


The Speakers

Colin Bates
Colin, as the Manager, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing & Behavioural Sciences Library Services and Geelong at Waurn Ponds Campus Library, is responsible for library services, programs and resources supporting the Faculty, and for local library operations at the Geelong at Waurn Ponds Campus. He also is responsible for online and off campus library services and support, and the coordination of the public web pages of the Library.

Kat Clancy
Kat is the Library Web Developer at Deakin University. In this position, Kat isresponsible for the technical development and maintenance of the Library websites, and for providing Web Manager services for the library. In 2007, Deakin was one of the first libraries in the world to allow clients to link the library catalogue to their Facebook profile.

Gary Pearce
Gary works as School Liaison Librarian for Education and Chancellery support at RMIT University. Along with other liaison librarians he has been transferring his online guides into the Libguides software. He will show-and-tell on the way Libguides allow us to incorporate a variety of web 2.0 applications and thereby give us a new take on the old subject guide.

Susan Cowen
Susan’s expertise is in community building, and she loves to help spread the word. Susan completed a Master of Arts in Virtual Communication, and her focus was and is on communities. Communities of interest, communities of practice – in fact all types of social networking.

CRIG Forums provide an avenue for librarians and library technicians to share information and current practice with their colleagues, in the spirit of collaboration

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