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
What's New: June - January 2007
Open Day 2007
18th May 2007
This year CAVAL is holding its inaugural Open Day on 1st October 2007
9.30am - 4.00pm, at our Centre in Bundoora.
Programme
CAVAL Open Day is a great opportunity for our colleagues to come along and see a showcase of how CAVAL operates, meet our staff, and network with other colleagues. Enjoy some food and drink whilst you explore CAVAL at your leisure!
This year, our Keynote Speaker for the day, is Stephen Abram, Vice President of SirsiDynix, Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto, and author. Amongst his many other accolades, Stephen has been listed by Library Journal as one of their "Mover and Shakers", the key people influencing the future of libraries and librarianship
We will be sending out a finalized programme of the day closer to the day, so mark your diaries - we'd love to see you!
Why attend?
CAVAL exists to continually increase excellence in libraries, and we're always keen to hear what's important to you. Open Day gives YOU that opportunity, helping CAVAL shape future services and developments for the benefit of all in the library and information sector industry
This is also an opportunity for staff from non-member institutions to see what CAVAL has to offer through membership and its commercial products and services.
Who should attend?
Attendance is open to all Member and Associate Member institutions. Staffs from non-member institutions are also invited to attend. Post the invitation on your staff noticeboards, or group email lists!
Cost
CAVAL Collaborative Solutions will sponsor this very special day. All refreshments will be provided for the day.
Registration
Registration will close on September 20th, 2007.
Email wendyf@caval.edu.au to register.
Watch this space for more updates!
Presentations from the CAVAL Collection Management Seminar
10th May 2007
Presentations are now available from the CAVAL Collection Management Seminar, "Wagging the long tail: Managing print collections in a digital age" held on 3 May 2007.
To view presentations visit http://www.caval.edu.au/carm/pst/cmseminar2007.shtml
CAVAL Newsletter April 2007
12th April 2007
April newsletter includes:
- Business As Usual
- Wagging the long tail
- Training Features Web 2.0
CAVAL April Newsletter - [PDF] 161 KB
2 Million CLIC Milestone
29th March 2007
The CLIC system recorded its 2 millionth transaction at 9.34am on the 22nd of March 2007
Congratulations CLIC. All the best for the 3 millionth transaction.
TRAINING FEATURES WEB 2.0
20th March 2007
Coming to CAVAL Training in April-May, Max Anderson of SOLINET presenting two exciting new workshops:
"Web 2.0: Social Software Applications for Libraries"
and
"Promoting Library Services Using Blogs and RSS".
Both workshops will be of immediate value to anyone interested in exploring new ways to reach clients using Web 2.0 applications. Workshops will be presented in Australia in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and across the Tasman in Auckland and Christchurch.
Since 2003, Max Anderson has worked at SOLINET in Atlanta GA as an Educational Services Instructor. He writes and teaches classes on various OCLC services, web design, and general technology to librarians around the Southeastern United States. Prior to joining SOLINET, Max worked as a trainer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, delivering training and installing computers in rural libraries across the United States. While working with the Gates Foundation, Max became involved with the creation of what became WebJunction, an online portal for libraries.
For more information and to register online, visit http://www.caval.edu.au/calendar-courses.html
Web 2.0: Social Software Applications for Libraries
http://www.caval.edu.au/course-description.html?CID=247
Web 2.0 is the name for the new online trend towards social networking. The use of social networking applications in the library has come to be called Library 2.0. In this one-day face- to-face class, Max will take a look at various tools that are available right now as well as those that will be available in the near future. The focus of the class will be on how these tools will affect how we serve our patrons. Topics will include: Flickr, Google Documents and Spreadsheets, MySpace, and any other tool that falls under the umbrella term of Web 2.0.
You will learn how to: successfully use resources that are considered part of Web 2.0; recognize feature differences among available tools; discern how these tools may be integrated into the library workplace and how patrons might benefit from them. This class includes hands-on activities.
Topics covered:
- Evaluation of different tools available
- Discover how libraries are using these tools
- Understand feature differences among various tools
- Look at the future of Web 2.0
Promoting Library Services Using Blogs and RSS
http://www.caval.edu.au/course-description.html?CID=248
Blog? What is a blog!? You may have heard clients or co-workers mentioning this term and wondered what they were talking about. A blog is a web page made up of usually short, frequently updated posts that are arranged in reverse chronological order like a "what's new"
page or an online journal. Libraries are using blogs to keep patrons up to date on library events, staff picks, and news. Over the course of the day, you will be introduced to a FUN and EASY way to create a blog for your library using one of the free services available. You will also learn to jazz up your new blog with a little XHTML, and explore other technologies such as news/information syndicators (RSS), wikis and podcasting. After this face-to-face class, not only will you know what your patrons and co-workers are talking about, but you will have the knowledge and ability to create a blog, read RSS feeds and use both to promote your library services.
Topics covered:
- Blog Basics
- Blogging for Libraries
- Creation of a Blog
- Brief HTML/CSS review
- RSS Basics
- New/Emerging Technologies coming your way (including Wikis)
CAVAL Current Employment Opportunities
20th March 2007
CAVAL is currently seeking:
Follow the links for application instructions and more information.
Sit back and RELAX with CAVAL!
24th January 2007
Tired, stressed … worried about the future?
Sit back and RELAX with CAVAL!
Enjoy a complimentary soothing head and shoulders massage by 3 Minute Angels (http://www.3minuteangels.com/) when you visit the CAVAL stand at Information Online 2007.
CAVAL staff will be on hand to discuss a range of services:
- Acquisitions, Cataloguing and Metadata
- Advice and Consultancy
- Collection Management
- Information Systems Management and Support
- Inter-library Loans and Document Delivery
- Multi-lingual Solutions
- Online Statistics
- Preservation and Storage
- Training and Professional Development
While you’re visiting the stand, ask us about membership and CAVAL’s exciting range of new strategic initiatives for 2007 and beyond:
- Planning and development of the CARM2 high-density storage facility
- Implementation of an e-learning system
- Development of vernacular script cataloguing capability
- Further development of Online Statistics services
- Scoping study for an executive leadership program for library and information managers
Stand Number 19
Information Online 2007: 13th Exhibition and Conference
30th January – 1st February 2007
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
CAVAL staff in attendance at Information Online 2007:
- Sue Henczel, Business Development Manager
- Cathie Jilovsky, Information Services Manager
- Richard Sayers, Training Manager
- Jaime McCowan, Administration Manager
- George Panagiotidis, Information Systems Specialist
Email caval@caval.edu.au or telephone 0438 459 271 to make an appointment.
http://www.caval.edu.au/ – “Collaborative solutions since 1978”