Training
Introduction to Records and IM: Principles and Practice for Contemporary Business
Aug 7,8,
Melbourne-Saxons Training Facilities
Disaster Planning for Cultural Collections
Tue, Aug 12
National Archives of Australia Melbourne Repositor
Managing Disaster Response and Recovery in Cultural Collections
Wed, Aug 13
National Archives of Australia Melbourne Repositor
CRIG Upcoming Events
Forum Dates 2008
Upcoming Forum:
- Friday 15th August
Meeting Dates 2008
Upcoming CRIG committee meetings are scheduled to be held at CAVAL Collaborative Solutions on:
- Friday 20th June at 10.00am
Upcoming meeting to be held at a Member Library:
- Friday 10th October at 10.00am
Seminar Dates 2008
Upcoming Seminar:
Seminar 2008

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)
Provisional 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
Provisional Program
Mourning
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
- Julie Badger, Swinburne University Library,
a Liaison librarian perspective - Madeleine Shanahan & Wendy Forrest, RMIT Division of Medical Sciences, academics who have researched the effect of IL on their students
- Peter McCauley, RMIT Dept of Business Information Technology, an academic who teaches future librarians
- Zaana Howard, ex NMIT Library,
a TAFE librarian perspective
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
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]
TBA
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.
3.30pm - 4.00pm: Summary, Presentations and Evaluation
