Friday, May 10, 2013

ALIA Sydney Event - Advocate, Promote, Brand. Your Profession, Your Organisation, Yourself


ALIA Sydney will be hosting an event in Western Sydney in May titled - Advocate, Promote, Brand. Your Profession, Your Organisation, Yourself. 


Confirmed Speakers:

  • Sue McKerracher (ALIA Executive Director) shares her tips on advocacy
  • Michael Gonzalez (Manager Digital Discovery & Services at UWS Library) talks to us about strategically promoting and rebranding your library and resources 
  • Cecilia Kluger (Principal and Founder of CK Design) discusses branding your library

Essential Information:
Date
27 May 2013
Time
6pm for a 6.15pm start
Location
Parramatta City Library (Darug Room)
Cost
$7 (members) $10 (non-members)


Places are limited. Register your interest at aliasydneygroup@gmail.com and join us on Monday 27 May 2013 at Parramatta City Library.
 Check out http://aliasydney.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/save-date-advocate-promote-brand-your.html for further info. 

Hiba

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Trivia Night - QLD

It's that time of year again - the best time - Library and Information Week. That means it's Trivia Night in Brisbane! ALIA QLD is putting on the annual trivia extravaganza and we would like to book a New Grads table.

This year is a little different. Each person will have to register themselves via the Eventbrite system. If you would like to come you can make your payment yourself but enter New Grads as your team name. Please email us with your details so we can meet you on the night at our table: newgradsqld.alia@gmail.com.

The details from ALIA QLD:

Trivia Night, Monday 20 May – Time to buy your tickets

The ALIA Qld Library and Information Week Trivia Night is on in less than 3 weeks

Where:  The Irish Club, 175 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
When:  Monday 20 May 2013
Time: Trivia starts at 6:30pm [arrive from 5:30pm for meals and drinks in the Bistro, or enjoy a select menu at your table during the Trivia]

Last year’s Trivia Master returns for more fun competitions and games!
As always, there will be lots of raffles and prizes, including cash (voucher) prizes for 1st and 2nd place. 

There is also a prize for the best themed table – Our theme is the Library and Information Week 2013 theme “Share your story”.

Register and pay now on our EventBrite site now - http://www.eventbrite.com.au/event/6317448659#

How it works
If you already have a team, come up with a name and each enter that name when you register on EventBrite.  The recommended number of members per team is 8.

If you don’t have a team yet – don’t worry, we’ll find you a team to join on the night.  It’s a great way to meet new library and information people!  Just write “No team yet” when you register on EventBrite.

Entry Fees
·        $15 per person for ALIA individual members, sponsors and affiliate associations [ALLA, PLAQ, SLAQ] – note you will need to enter your individual  membership number when you register on EventBrite

·        $20 per person if you are not in the above category

We look forward to seeing you there!

Monday, April 29, 2013

23 Moble Things - Starting really soon!




Have you heard of the 23 things?  How about the 23 Mobile things?  This updated course is a great way of learning new skills, and new things about old skills. 
So what is the NZ/Australian Cohort for 23 Mobile Things all about?  Read on.
What are the 23 Mobile Things?
  1. Twitter
  2. Taking a photo with a mobile device:  Instagram / Flickr app / Snapchat
  3. eMail on the move
  4. Maps and checking in: Foursquare
  5. Photos + Maps + Apps: Historypin / What was there / Sepia Town
  6. Video: YouTube and screencasts
  7. Communicate: Skype / Google Hangout
  8. Calendar
  9. QR codes
  10. Social reading: RSS / Flipboard / Feedly / Goodreads / Pocket
  11. Augmented reality: Layar
  12. Games: Angry Birds / Wordfeud
  13. Online identity: FaceBook and LinkedIn
  14. Curating: Pinterest / Scoop.it / Tumblr
  15. Adobe ID
  16. eBooks and eBook apps: Project Gutenberg / Kindle / Overdrive / Bluefire / Kobo, etc.
  17. Evernote and Zotero
  18. Productivity tools: Doodle / Remember the Milk / Hackpad / any.do /  30/30
  19. File sharing: Dropbox
  20. Music: last.fm / Spotify
  21. Voice interaction and recording
  22. eResources vendor apps
  23. Digital storytelling
You can view the 23 Mobile Things on the official blog here -http://23mobilethings.net/wpress/the-things/

What is this NZ/Australian cohort all about?
simple; it is just establishing a group of librarians in NZ and Australia who are keen to do the 23 Mobile Things at the same time. This cohort will give us mutual support and contact with each other so that we can learn together and keep each other motivated. Hopefully it will help you grow your own personal learning network (PLN) and have fun and great collaborations throughout the course!

Who can take part?


Anyone! This is not limited to New Professionals, but is open to anyone who would like to take part - whether newer or older to the profession. I have just put the contact form on the New Professionals blog as that is a place where I know many people will find it. We are creating another blog specifically for this NZ/Australian cohort that will be the hub of our conversations and connections. So please sign up and let's all learn from one another and have fun playing with mobile technologies! Over 250 people have signed up already; this is going to be such a fantastic group to be a part of :D  (It's mainly NZ'ers at the moment so come on Australian's sign up!)
What do I need to take part?
  • Access to a mobile device (e.g. iPad, tablet, smart-phone, etc...) - if you don't have one yourself, you could borrow one or use the PC applications to understand the general principles.
  • Time to dedicate to investigating the 23 things - it seems most people are keen to do 1 Thing a week so you can dedicate as much or as little time as you need to exploring that thing and engaging in chatting and collaborating with others on the course.
  • Willingness to collaborate, experiment, and support each other - it's going to be fun!
How do I sign up?
So you're keen? Great! Here's what you have to do to get involved:
·         follow our twitter account @anz23mthings or the hashtag #anz23mthings

I'll be in touch as we create a blog as a hub for the group, a Facebook group (if you are keen) and organize some online real-time events such as Twitter chats and Google+ hangouts so that we can chat and collaborate. It will also give us an opportunity to put into practice what we have been learning!
We are hoping to start with Thing 1 the first week of May. If the course runs for six months (approximately 1 Thing a week), it will finish at the end of November. 

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today and we will be in touch again a bit closer to the date.
If you want more information please don't hesitate to email me (Kate) atmailto:skeetakate@gmail.com.nospam (take off the no spam) or on twitter at@katejf.
Abigail Willemse (NZ) and Kate Freedman (NGAC) (AUS)

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

HOBART: Employability Seminar, 29 May 2013

Library jobs are far and few between in Tasmania. How can you transfer your library qualifications and skills into other employment sectors? Do you need help in preparing your resumes? How about answering those elusive selection criteria questions?


The ALIA New Grads Group (Tas) is proud to present two guest speakers from Tasmania's leading HR company - Searson Buck. We are fortunate to have their experienced career transition specialists Simone Ashby & Emma Ring to discuss career opportunities in the current job market and how you can transfer your array of skills to gain that perfect job!

Topic: Market Ready

The presentation components include:
•            Career reflections in a changing environment;
•            Resume preparation;
•            Addressing Selection Criteria. 

Market Ready is designed to give people the tools they need to get ready to enter the employment market, either for the first time or re-entering.

Numbers are limited so book now: we need a minimum of 10 people to make this event happen and a maximum of 25

Date: 29 May 2013
Time: 10 – 11.30am (please arrive at 9.30am for registration & refreshments)
Venue: Searson Buck, 183 Macquarie St, Hobart (easy parking at the Village Cinemas carpark on Collins St)
Cost: $5 (ALIA members); $10 (non-ALIA members)
Light refreshments provided
RSVP: by 17 May 2013 to alianewgradstas@gmail.com

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Library Folk in the Pub Event - Melbourne, May 7

Next month there will be another great opportunity for all Library Folk in Melbourne to catch up over dinner and drinks in the Melbourne CBD.

  • When: Tuesday 7th May, 2013 from 6pm
  • Where: Wood 'n Chimney pizza and pasta restaurant, shop 302/211 Latrobe St,  Melbourne Central (behind Hoyts box office, Level 3). The table has been booked for 'ALIA'.
  • Cost: at own expense
  • Vegetarian options available
Family and friends of Library Folk are very welcome!!!
Please RSVP Jenny Gibson via email: jenstudies@hotmail.com
or join our NewGrad Event on Facebook by midday Monday, 6th May so we can confirm numbers.



View Wood 'n Chimney in a larger map