Jan Rivers, customer services librarian for Mt Albert Libraries attended the Waikato/Bay of Plenty weekend school in Whitianga on 30 April - 2 May 2010.
Attendees were from libraries including Taupo, Otorohanga, Tauranga, Whakatane, Te Kauwhata and Hamilton and they gathered together for a packed programme. The programme was divded into short segments (30 mins) for each presentation which showed how much could be learned in such a compact timeframe, a high energy mini conference.
I was invited to talk for Auckland City Libraries about Developing a Search Strategy. This search strategy is the same that is delivered as part of the reference interview training.
Rodney libraries also presented a paper on Value Managmeent of Volunteers. I was impressed by the demonstrations by librarians of freeware to create a virtual library tour (Wintec Library), online user education (Tauranga Public Library) and a kete for getting your local history and communities online. The kete included audio and video stream input from participants.
Thames library gave a great example of experiences running incentive based reading programmes for adults. Joan Gibbons from Wintec talked to us of the need to take our own responsibility for including Maori content, rahter than always depending on our Maori colleagues, illustrated by children's picture books with Maori knolwedge concepts as a vehicle for understanding.
Phillippa McKeown Green from the University of Auckland shared a great cheat sheet for finding free music, particularly sheet music, on the internet.
A LIANZA professional registration journal workshop captured participant's learnings from the weekend.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Te Rōpū Whakahau hui ā tau
From 17-20 March 2010 Judith Waaka and Anahera Sadler attended the Te Ropu Whakahau hui a tau at Onuku marae in Akaroa.
The venue was stunning and the manaakitanga of the home people were amazing!. One of the unique things about TRW hui a taui is that they are hosted on marae and we get to experience the culture, stories and history of the local iwi. All of the sessions were delivered in the whare nui "Karaweko".
The conference theme Te Pataka o Rakaihautu - Nga hua o te whenua - Nga hua o Tae me nga uri o Tangaroa, was about presenting traditional knowedge and values in a modern setting. This is the major conference in the area of Maori and information management, and the learning's from the hui will assist us in implementing practical and productive service enhancements for our customers.
I was interested in the Kai Tahu Reo Revitalisation session as it provided some background into the decline of te reo Maori in the South island and suggested ways of increasing te reo Maori. In terms of ACL's Pumanawa project I learned that te reo Maori revitalisation is best achieved by targeting families and not individuals.
The cultural mapping project was about the identification and recording of cultural resources and activities of Maori communities. I was particularly interested in this session as it used traditional knowledge with modern techology to create a valuable resource for both the iwi and the government.
He mihi miharo tenei ki nga whanau me nga hapu o Ngai Tarewa me Ngati Irakehu. Ka Mau te wehi.
The venue was stunning and the manaakitanga of the home people were amazing!. One of the unique things about TRW hui a taui is that they are hosted on marae and we get to experience the culture, stories and history of the local iwi. All of the sessions were delivered in the whare nui "Karaweko".
The conference theme Te Pataka o Rakaihautu - Nga hua o te whenua - Nga hua o Tae me nga uri o Tangaroa, was about presenting traditional knowedge and values in a modern setting. This is the major conference in the area of Maori and information management, and the learning's from the hui will assist us in implementing practical and productive service enhancements for our customers.
I was interested in the Kai Tahu Reo Revitalisation session as it provided some background into the decline of te reo Maori in the South island and suggested ways of increasing te reo Maori. In terms of ACL's Pumanawa project I learned that te reo Maori revitalisation is best achieved by targeting families and not individuals.
The cultural mapping project was about the identification and recording of cultural resources and activities of Maori communities. I was particularly interested in this session as it used traditional knowledge with modern techology to create a valuable resource for both the iwi and the government.
He mihi miharo tenei ki nga whanau me nga hapu o Ngai Tarewa me Ngati Irakehu. Ka Mau te wehi.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Somerset International conference for librarians and teachers 2010
Andrew J Stark, Head of library services and conference director for Somerset College writes an overview of the 2010 Somerset internatioanl conference for librarians and teachers, held recently on Queensland's Gold Coast.
The conference was, again, a tremendously successful two day event with activities and presentation on both days receiving extremely positive feedback. With Somerset International Conference being the academic precursor to the Somerset College Celebration of Literature Writers' Festival, it made March 15 - 19 a truly literary experience for everyone involved.
Conference Monday brought together 7 international recognised presentations who provided an inspirational insight into their areas of expertise. While all quite different in their areas of speciality, each presenter's paper resulted in delegates receiving a highly informative and global exploration of issues related to literacy, literature, research and the role of libraries in the 21st century. All presenters complemented the 2010 conference theme Reading Locally, Learning Globally: creating a universal experience and highlighted to those in attendance the need to understand the gloval implications of our profession, but no at the expense of local knowledge and resources.
Workshop Tuesday exceeded all expectation with the event being completed booked out. These informal sessions reflected the conference theme exceptionally well and I offer sincere thanks to all involved. Clearly, there is a real need for such workshops and networking opportunities being made available for librarians and teachers.
For your interest and reference, the conference presenters' papers are available for you to read online. I would like to extend to you an invitation to refer to these professionally challenging documents, to share their ideas with your colleagues and to consider and reflect upon teh issues raised by these experts in their fields.
Andrew J Stark
Head of Library services and conference director
Somerset College
The conference was, again, a tremendously successful two day event with activities and presentation on both days receiving extremely positive feedback. With Somerset International Conference being the academic precursor to the Somerset College Celebration of Literature Writers' Festival, it made March 15 - 19 a truly literary experience for everyone involved.
Conference Monday brought together 7 international recognised presentations who provided an inspirational insight into their areas of expertise. While all quite different in their areas of speciality, each presenter's paper resulted in delegates receiving a highly informative and global exploration of issues related to literacy, literature, research and the role of libraries in the 21st century. All presenters complemented the 2010 conference theme Reading Locally, Learning Globally: creating a universal experience and highlighted to those in attendance the need to understand the gloval implications of our profession, but no at the expense of local knowledge and resources.
Workshop Tuesday exceeded all expectation with the event being completed booked out. These informal sessions reflected the conference theme exceptionally well and I offer sincere thanks to all involved. Clearly, there is a real need for such workshops and networking opportunities being made available for librarians and teachers.
For your interest and reference, the conference presenters' papers are available for you to read online. I would like to extend to you an invitation to refer to these professionally challenging documents, to share their ideas with your colleagues and to consider and reflect upon teh issues raised by these experts in their fields.
Andrew J Stark
Head of Library services and conference director
Somerset College
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Webstock 2010 conference
Ben Yuan, web publisher from digital publishing team attended the "Webstock 2010" conference at the Town Hall, Wellington 18-19 February 2010.
Webstock is a premier web conference in NZ. In 2010, this two-day conference featured 24 internationally recognised key speakers. Topics were across today's web industry, focusing on web design, mobile application, web usability and open data. Attendees included web developers, user interface (UI) designers, user experience (UX) experts and project managers. Each presentation was about 40 minutes.
A number of presentation were worthwhile and beneficial undertaking for me. The following highlights a few:
Web design that grabs people - Scott Thomas
The first day started with Scott Thomas, Design Director of Obama Presidential campaign 2008. He emphasised the importance of simplified design to improve user experience and showcased the methodology for building website informaiton structure based on mission's architecture. Scott talked about creating designs that deliver clear and consistent messaging and elements between web and print channels. After Obama's success, Newsweek said "Obama is the first presendential candidate to be marketed like a high-end consumer brand"
Brian does the Andrew Sisters - Brian Fling
Brian Fling, mobile design expert, talked about mobile web development. The presentaiton gave some useful indications of the future web applicaiton on mobile devices. Brian listed that 56% generation Y (people born 1976 to 2000) own iPOD in US and mobile is atrillion dollar industry which equals the grocery industry. His talk also painted a bright picture for mobile web applications that looik great on iPhone/iPod and other devices. Follow Brian Fling on Twitter.
Security-centered design: exploring the impact of human behaviour
Chris Shiflett, a founding member of Analog, gave a fresh view of creating secure online user experience. IN this presentation, security was not just referring ot programming security, it's really about to understand how people think, so the production won't let people feel unsafe. Chris showed some real world examples to demonstrate meeting expectations is a fundamental of good security. Also this is an interesting example to show off the social media security issues. Follow Chris Shiflett on Twitter or take a look at his blog.
Continuous refinement and data driven dynamic personas - Sebastian Chan
Sebastian Chan, the head of digital at the Powerhouse Museum, presented how Poerhouse Museum tweaked content production on the fly based on web analytics and custom metrics. This presentation is my personal favourite and a number of tips could be applied to ACL website. Seb walked through a real cultural website and demonstrated how Google Analytics data was used to identify main target audience. The segmentation of visitors data then became the driver to continuous refine the content of the website. Follow Sebastian Chan on Twitter or follow his Powerhouse Museum blog.
More information about the conference is on the official website
Amazingly, instead of showing email contacts at the end of their presentation, all key speakers are having Twitter accounts. So, we can see how widely social media is being used in today's life.
Webstock is a premier web conference in NZ. In 2010, this two-day conference featured 24 internationally recognised key speakers. Topics were across today's web industry, focusing on web design, mobile application, web usability and open data. Attendees included web developers, user interface (UI) designers, user experience (UX) experts and project managers. Each presentation was about 40 minutes.
A number of presentation were worthwhile and beneficial undertaking for me. The following highlights a few:
Web design that grabs people - Scott Thomas
The first day started with Scott Thomas, Design Director of Obama Presidential campaign 2008. He emphasised the importance of simplified design to improve user experience and showcased the methodology for building website informaiton structure based on mission's architecture. Scott talked about creating designs that deliver clear and consistent messaging and elements between web and print channels. After Obama's success, Newsweek said "Obama is the first presendential candidate to be marketed like a high-end consumer brand"
Brian does the Andrew Sisters - Brian Fling
Brian Fling, mobile design expert, talked about mobile web development. The presentaiton gave some useful indications of the future web applicaiton on mobile devices. Brian listed that 56% generation Y (people born 1976 to 2000) own iPOD in US and mobile is atrillion dollar industry which equals the grocery industry. His talk also painted a bright picture for mobile web applications that looik great on iPhone/iPod and other devices. Follow Brian Fling on Twitter.
Security-centered design: exploring the impact of human behaviour
Chris Shiflett, a founding member of Analog, gave a fresh view of creating secure online user experience. IN this presentation, security was not just referring ot programming security, it's really about to understand how people think, so the production won't let people feel unsafe. Chris showed some real world examples to demonstrate meeting expectations is a fundamental of good security. Also this is an interesting example to show off the social media security issues. Follow Chris Shiflett on Twitter or take a look at his blog.
Continuous refinement and data driven dynamic personas - Sebastian Chan
Sebastian Chan, the head of digital at the Powerhouse Museum, presented how Poerhouse Museum tweaked content production on the fly based on web analytics and custom metrics. This presentation is my personal favourite and a number of tips could be applied to ACL website. Seb walked through a real cultural website and demonstrated how Google Analytics data was used to identify main target audience. The segmentation of visitors data then became the driver to continuous refine the content of the website. Follow Sebastian Chan on Twitter or follow his Powerhouse Museum blog.
More information about the conference is on the official website
Amazingly, instead of showing email contacts at the end of their presentation, all key speakers are having Twitter accounts. So, we can see how widely social media is being used in today's life.
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