:: Jun-Jan 2006 ::

The Second Annual CAVAL Member’s Day was held May 26th this year at the CARM Centre. There were over 30 participants who attended throughout the day. As well as providing an opportunity for CAVAL Members and Associate Members to meet and discuss current issues in their libraries, the participants enjoyed presentations, workshops and discussions of interest to library professionals.

If you have any comments or would like any information on this year’s Member’s Day please contact Jaime McCowan at jaimem@caval.edu.au or on 03 94505528. Any comments or feedback would be much appreciated.

Dr. Gillian Hallam, recent President of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), was the featured guest speaker for the day. She opened Member's day with her presentation "We can work it out: workforce planning for the LIS sector". To view Gill Hallam's presentation please follow the link here.

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Guy St Clair Master Class Competition - Results

1st June 2006

Thank you to everyone who registered for CAVAL Training courses in Library and Information Week 2006.

CAVAL congratulates Karin Medew, QUT Caboolture Campus (Queensland) and Aaron Tunn, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Victoria) as our two lucky winners of the Guy St Clair Master Class Competition.

Karin and Aaron will each receive a free guest place at a Guy St Clair "Knowledge Services Master Class" in September.

New York based Guy St. Clair is acknowledged as a leader in the field of Knowledge Services - the convergence of information management, knowledge management and strategic learning.

"Knowledge Services Master Classes" with Guy St. Clair will provide Australian information and knowledge professionals with unique opportunities for learning first-hand about this critical new management methodology.

Leadership and Knowledge Services: Developing the Management Framework for Enterprise-Wide Success
Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Perth (Click 06 satellite), Brisbane and Melbourne

Power and Influence: Cultivating Champions and Advocates for Knowledge Services
Sydney and Melbourne

For further information, please email Eve or Nicole at training@caval.edu.au or telephone 03 9450 5508.

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Guy St Clair Master Class Competition

10th May 2006

CAVAL is proud to mark Library and Information Week 2006 by recognising the exciting range of professional development opportunities available to Australian library and information professionals.

This Library and Information Week, register for any CAVAL training course and automatically enter the draw to win one of two guest registrations to the Guy St Clair "Knowledge Services Master Class" of your choice in September!

Winners will be announced on the CAV-TRAIN e-list and in aliaNEWS.

Leadership and Knowledge Services: Developing the Management Framework for Enterprise-Wide Success
Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Perth (Click 06 satellite), Brisbane and Melbourne

Power and Influence: Cultivating Champions and Advocates for Knowledge Services
– Sydney and Melbourne

New York based Guy St. Clair is acknowledged as a leader in the field of Knowledge Services - the convergence of information management, knowledge management and strategic learning.

"Knowledge Services Master Classes" with Guy St. Clair will provide Australian information and knowledge professionals with unique opportunities for learning first-hand about this critical new management methodology.

For further information, please email Eve or Nicole at training@caval.edu.au or telephone 03 9450 5508.

http://www.caval.edu.au/ – Proudly supporting Library and Information Week 2006

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CAVAL Collaborative Solutions Second Member Meeting

26th May 2006

On May 26th 2006 staff from CAVAL Member and Associate Member institutions, as well as any prospective members interested in joining CAVAL, are invited to attend the CAVAL Collaborative Solutions Second Annual Member Meeting. This is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding and knowledge of the varied activities of the CAVAL committees and groups. At the same time, we would invite Members and Associates to discuss the issues that are important to them, helping CAVAL shape future services and developments.

Register Now

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CAVAL March Newsletter

16th March 2006

March newsletter includes:

Shanghai International Library Forum
CAVAL Governanace
Cataloguing Highlights
CAVAL Training
VDX CLIC Practioners Workshop
Training Features

CAVAL March Newsletter - [PDF] 166KB

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CAVAL welcomes Professor Nick Moore to Australia in February

18th January 2006

CAVAL is pleased to welcome respected UK academic and information management consultant Professor Nick Moore to Australia in February. Professor Moore will present two timely half day workshops on Designing and Managing Research Projects and Information Policy – Implications for Australia.

Perth Friday February 24th, 2006 – CAVAL Monday February 27th, 2006 – Canberra Thursday March 2nd, 2006 – Sydney Monday March 6th, 2006 – Brisbane Wednesday March 8th, 2006

For course details and to register online, visit http://www.caval.edu.au/calendar-courses.html

Professor Nick Moore is the Managing Director of Acumen Research and Consultancy Ltd (UK) where he has undertaken nearly 100 research and consultancy projects for a wide range of organisations in the UK, Europe and East Asia. He is also the author of How to do research (Library Association Publishing, 2000), now into its fourth edition. Professor Moore has been researching the development of information policies since the late 1980s at the Policy Studies Institute in London. He has just completed a major study of information policies in Asia, commissioned by UNESCO.

For further information, please email Nicole Sinclair or Eve Cornish at training@caval.edu.au or telephone 03 9450 5508

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