OCLC has recently introduced WorldShare Management Services into the Australia / New Zealand region. Come and hear how Australian libraries have been able to utilise a cooperative strategy, technology platform and management services that enable shared efficiencies and innovation.

OCLC WorldShare Applications and Services offer a new approach to managing library workflows cooperatively, including integrated acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, patron administration, resource sharing and e-resource management. OCLC WorldShare services and applications eliminate traditional operational silos and deliver new efficiencies in library management, freeing libraries from the restrictions of local hardware and software to provide more time to focus on serving users and communities. Included with every WorldShare implementation is the discovery layer, WorldCat Local, a patron interface that empowers patrons from a single search to discover the broad range of resources including physical resources, eBooks, online services and digital objects that libraries now provide.
OCLC staff presenting during the session included Chris Thewlis (Regional Manager, OCLC ANZ), Susie Thorpe (Senior Product Manager ANZ, OCLC WorldShare and Amlib) and Angus Cook (Sales Consultant, OCLC ANZ).

Nat torkington

He’s one of my favourite speakers – always entertaining, very smart and sharp on learning and information ideas. (Plus he’s not afraid to be a bit sweary.)

• When you see people who are doing things with tech, or their services “you don’t become like them by buying the artifacts. [there is] an ocean of possible artifacts and toys.“ What we don’t see is the pedagogy behind it which is how to understand how and why it’s being used. Laptops aren’t the answer. “The transformative power if that stuff is sweet fuck all, unless you change the thinking and attitudes of the teachers and students. Otherwise you only have a classroom with Macs in it.“
• To see something that you don’t understand and see it as a threat, that’s deadly.
• Teaching as inquiry – Hypothesis > Evidence> Research > Action > Evidence > Reflection > Hypothesis (repeat). This is a good model for a way to embrace learning for (and about) the future. (One school used an open Google doc for staff which included – this is the thing I’m doing, this is what I’ve learned. Public sharing of the individual learning which validates learning and experimentation. Staff only had to pick one thing to work on at a time.)
• Don’t make the mistake of doing the futuring TO something, do it WITH someone.

I haven’t been to a full LIANZA conference for a few years (small library, small staff) and this conference has convinced me more than ever of the importance of attending the full event. There are themes outside of the official conference theme which rise during the four days. There are so many people to continue building relationships with that it can’t all be done in a day or two days.

I’m finishing this reflection with something that Nat said. On the day I was so entertained by his presentation that I missed the care for learning, libraries, and librarians that permeated his words. I think this is simultaneously a challenge, and a hope for the future.

You can make your own damn future.

Professor Linda Smith

The first keynote was Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith from Waikato University. There was so much in her presentation that resonated with what I’m interested in.

• Maori staff (often) come into organisations with their iwi and hapu identities.  For those staff, it’s a responsibility to serve the bigger community – to serve the language, serve the culture. Therefore they are often looked to as exponents of the Maori language and tikanga. This can be part of a hidden workload – service to the organisation in powhiri, karakia, waiata, poroporoake, tangihanga etc.
• Many of our institutions try to absorb Maori into existing structures. The challenge for institutions is to engage with difference on the inside (of people), to recognise and reward (not punish) for the hidden workload.
• For institutions that want to build Maori capacity – build a long term agenda and commitment to build transformation within. Requires leadership. There is implicit knowledge that’s at work in those environments so share the values of the organisation and the people in it. Build structures for discussion – talk about the issue, then address it if reasonable. Institutional culture change can occur within a very small unit of staff. Institutions must see this as a learning journey. Figure it out together. Needs leadership which doesn’t go into panic mode when there’s a minor crisis.
• Don’t put the pressure on one Maori to carry the whole Maori world and the Pakeha world at the same time. Individuals are individuals.
• The more that Maori shape our future, the more we can determine it. Our aspirations are to engage in positive ways.

This is one of her aims for her life.

• Live a life that builds something so that other people don’t have to fight society – try and make society better.

I like it. I think Libraries can be great contributors to that idea.

Eli Nei Burger

Wow I dazzled by the bombardment of awesome from Eli Neiburger,  from Ann Arbor. His main points were about diversification of the library role – collections, production, and customer experience. He did this by using examples that illustrated what his library had been doing. The activities were exciting and inspiring, but it was the way they were thinking about the value of their services for their communities that I found the most exciting.  On a smaller more achievable scale, Matt is writing about the activities he’s been doing in Parkes in the Finding Library Futures series. Same philosophy – to steal a phrase from Matt – “that imaginative play is also the business of libraries.“)
There’s a real theme emerging about Playfulness.
It started in the presentation by Penny Hagen about using design frameworks to have a conversation with the community about their library – particularly useful for a new building or. – to start the conversation. From this another couple of themes are emerging – Just Start and Prototype/Test.
The themes of Context and Collaboration are also continuing through the presentations. I enjoyed the links that people made during their presentations with the effect that the research/initiatives/changes/ actions had on their communities.  It made their examples more concrete and made it easier for me to transfer some of that thinking to my situation. It feels like more sophisticated thinking than ‘how to do this thing’ or ‘how I did this thing’. That practical work is also important, but the examples about the difference it makes speaks to the Library’s purpose. I’m calling it next layer thinking – we’re getting beyond the objects/basic service and starting to dream and think about what could be done next. This was particularly evident for me in Tim Sherratt‘s presentation on the work Trove is doing to connect heritage collections with users. Their success is shown by the fact that users are spontaneously creating their own ways of sharing the things they find in the collection via #TroveTuesday and other ways. (Ravelry is apparently a great place for people to share the patterns they’ve found on Trove. We’re articulating value for the community rather than financial return or stuff based things. It’s really exciting.
Two practical things for me -
1. An idea that was inspired by Eli’s presentation is for APNK to expand into MakerSpaces in smaller towns. MakerSpaces (according to Eli) are extensions of what already happens at the library – photocopy, print, access to creation software. It feels like a great fit for APNK with their mission of “everyone can benefit from accessing, experiencing and creating digital content.”
2. Co-creation with our communities and APNK / Kete great places to host these co-creations.

Lorcan Depmsey OCLC Keynote Speaker

Lorcan Dempsey @lorcanD

The network repatterns the library: from infrastructure to engagement.

 

References Nanaia Mahuta’s opening keynote. Interest in the idea of culture. For him Ireland to US. As his kids gets older, raises interesting questions about the fabric of their identity. Their affiliation and freedom. Children will want to know where their parents are from. Relates to thinking about libraries and the

Main interest is in organisational terms. Contextualising and enriching network knowledge. Local stories through affiliation, pictures of local areas. Libraries will be creating spaces that allow local stories to be collected and shared.

 

Community and network interdependence. Libraries collaboration - must move from the margin to the fore. The collective resource is highly distributed.

 

WorldCat has good coverage for some places in the world, not so good in others, very light in others. Look at WorldCat as a proxy - NZ provides the best coverage of published records related to Maori (New Zealand people) culture. Not everything is in National  Library - the records are distributed. ‘Rareness is quite common.’ The types of things that relate to the texture of a place, Personal narratives --New Zealand. Spread is quite significant. To find things, “Prospect” it requires a way to think about and across many different libraries. Points to the need to think about libraries together.

 

Looks at the New Zealand presence in the published record. Venn diagram of In NZ; About NZ; By NZ authors. (Matched algorithmically from information in Wikipedia.) Most popular authors - Mahy, Cowley, Marsh, Partridge, Eden. Then looked at most popular title by holdings. (Lexicons.) Programmatically looking at holdings using subject headings to analyse. (This information will be published as a research report from OCLC.)

 

A reset moment for libraries. An opportunity what they do, where they’re directed, what’s important to them. Context of ‘Value’ discussion - ROI is the secondary question, should be asking - are you doing the right things?

 

Reconnect with host institution goals - a view that reconnect with host goals is important.

Libraries exist in the context of goals established by the organisation. Research libraries - a mission of deep exploration; Academic - student success, reputation; Publis - skills, learning, civic engagement; National - rich engagement with national identity and memory (in a new context of the networked environment,.) Changes in the parent institution is the most important driver of change, so libraries need to understand those changes so they can change to meet them.

 

Columbus Metropolitan Library - strategic plan. http://www.columbuslibrary.org/ Defining themselves in ways that support the values of their parent organisation. (rather than demonstrating their value.)

 

Shift to engagement - how to be an effective actor in research and learning environments of its users. Thinking about new services, how to engage and enable people to be successful in the way they want, in what they want to do, not how we want them to do it.

Rightscale infrastructure - rebalance in collections and systems between local, shared, and third party to improve impact and efficiency. Collaboration moves from margin to core. Thinking district/national for collections (especially print - which sometimes gets in the way of other areas we want to develop.)

Everybody can’t do everything. - consider is this going to add value for your local community - how do we share the cost of infrastructure? How are we active in our users lives in the changed way they want to do things? Focus on the success, make them work into the future, make them scalable and repeat where you can. Think about new ways of collaborating.

 

Visible expertise. Used to be invisible and neutral. If the library wishes to be seen as expert then its expertise must be seen. Library staff are absent from websites in comparison to e.g. dentists who are all over their websites and physical spaces. Databases come as lists, not as recommendations. People are entry points to the web. We’re used to valuing particular people as entry points, we rate, rank, and review things. Where is this on library sites? The expertise must be visible through its people, through its presence - you meet people in the network spaces - pull them towards yourself. ‘Need to have some gravitational attraction.’ U of Michigan indexes their librarians who appear in results as appropriate points of contact for more information. Search results include resources and services. “What people might be suitable content points?”

 

Collections: from curation to creation. Then - acquire external resources. Now - curation and creation : engage with creation, use and sharing of all information resources. People create in their work. Aim is to find the local stories and push them out so that other people can discover them. You want to disclose them into the world. You want to have discovered them. Advising, assisting, working with members of your community to create things, make them available, put them on the web. New goal to create a place where people and their research can be seen. Information activity is helping people share what they have done with the rest of the world in sensible and effective ways. Working with the information needs of their users. Exploring new scholarly forms. In the networked environment (some) people need help.

Chattanooga Public Library - 4th floor “unique because it supports the production, connection and sharing of knowledge.” http://chattlibrary.org/4th-floor

 

Space. Then: configured around collections. Now it’s configured around the user. Direct shift from infrastructure to engagement. Space is under pressure in busy libraries - collections vs. engagement with your community. NCSU Libraries - Hunt Library - space reconfigured around experience, expertise and communication rather than collections. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/huntlibrary

 

Decentered web presence - then - discovery happened at the library. Now - discovery happens outside. Decoupling their services and creation from their corporate website and are available in other environments. Think about the multiple places where you want people to encounter you. ‘Sleevefacing’ http://www.sleeveface.com/ Not just publishing but making that information discoverable.

 

Roles: means and ends. Then goals were stable. Now- goals are changing. Structured around meeting new goals. Roles change to address shifting goals > how do I reassign things? Roles shifting. Emergence of more enterprise role. what’s important are the goals rather than focusing on what the role is. Focus on ends. Ready to read corps - getting out into the community.

 

Do locally what creates the most distinctive value.

Share what makes sense for efficiency and impact. Buy the rest.

 

Shared print. Then - how big was your mountain of stuff? Now - value relates to system wide curation of and access to print collections.

 

Digital and systems infrastructure. Now: look for scale for efficiency and impact.

 

enterprise + insitutional innovation. how to create structures, trust, agreements etc for collaboration?

 

Welcome Drinks with the vendors

Welcome drinks with the vendors
A great evening great Kai and lots of networking, meeting the vendors catching up with colleagues
Chance to start working out who I wanted to see.

Nanaia Mahuta

Our first keynote, Nanaia Mahuta spoke.

These are the things that she said that resonated with me. (Paraphrased because my notetaking abilities were hampered by a dying phone battery.)

• The seen and the unseen make up the world of knowledge.
• Context is important. Place is important. Somewhere like this marae is timeless.
• Notice the powerful transformative nature of knowledge.
• Navigate through information then pause and reflect to create knowledge.

She also talked about individuals going out into the world, learning new things, then incorporating that back into their lives.

That got me thinking about the opportunities for LIANZA in the future. I’d really like to see LIANZA respond to the future from a uniquely NZ point of view which includes a Maori perspective. I’d like to see us hold our own powhiri as an expression of that. (‘Hold’ in a more holistic sense, a sort of mashup of ‘run the event, hold the line, look after everything’ sense.) I’d like to see us pay more than lip-service to the idea of biculturalism and I’d like to see libraries follow that. I’m not sure how realistic this is because it would mean a fundamental change to organisational culture which would be difficult. However, linking it back to the globalisation/localisation discussion, it’s a smart choice which preserves the uniqueness of our NZ philosophy towards information and knowledge while at the same time giving us a position on the global stage.

On a closer-to-home note, her keynote has given me some ideas about how to frame the changing position of the library (I work in) to the kura. The people who are not in the library are very focused on a library that provides access to resources which I feel is a very limited view of what the library could be in the school. It could be a place of turning information into knowledge, a still place (as Brendan described it) while at the same time still being exciting (in terms of learning) which is what I want it to be.

Obviously this all needs much more work. I hope that the next few days continue to change my perspective on libraries in New Zealand.

Powhiri

In the afternoon we were welcomed to the conference with a powhiri at Turangawaewae. I was impressed with the orientation to the powhiri process given by one of the committee members as we traveled to Ngaruawahia on the bus. It felt really special to be at Turangawaewae which is an important location (physical and symbolic) for the Waikato. We were treated to some delicious kai.

ALIA / LIANZA Futures workshop

I started the day with a workshop on the future of the profession based on the ALIAFutures discussion which has been going on over in the West Island. There were many interesting ideas floated by the participants in the workshop this morning. I appreciated the fact that they seemed to be very practical thoughts about the future and what we could do about it. One theme I noticed cropping up was an idea of groups at opposite ends of a given concept.

• The haves and the have nots.
• The digitally rich and the digitally poor.
• The educated and the uneducated.
• The urban and the country.
• The global and the local.

The last one in particular was one I got very excited about. As things (education, services, entertainment) get more global (or national) there’s an opportunity for libraries to be more local. To really focus in on their communities. To in fact be the institution that offers community events for the whole community. (I also went on a bit of a rant about changing the way we think so that instead of ‘demonstrating our value’ we are ‘providing value so that others make our argument for us'.

 

Eli, Ann Neiburger

DELTA AHEAD: Diversifying the Value of Libraries for the 21st Century

Neiburger, Eli, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

The information revolution is sweeping through every institution, disrupting and devaluing long-established systems and collections. As demand for some media falls and others rise, it might seem like a time of transition for libraries… but the change brought by ubiquitous networked information is more than a just a format shift. Libraries need new and expanded ways to provide value to the communities they serve, beyond a pass-through for published products. Libraries are poised to skip over the current dead-end, transitional formats and establish a new value proposition, based more on what our communities create for us than on what we procure for our communities.

Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT & Production at the Ann Arbor District Library in Michigan, where they’re building a future for their community through collaboration, content creation, and something that’s a lot like journalism. From circulating scopes and fossils, to podcasts and minecraft, to a digital licensing model that rooted in the future instead of the past, AADL is leading the way on many fronts, and maybe that’s the future of libraries; not to see the web as a bend in the river, but as a river delta, fanning out into a new sea of information.

Audience: Staff, Librarians, Managers, and Leaders at libraries of all types.

PUBSIG Meeting and Talks

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PUBSIG Meeting and Talks



Promoting Your Library for Free
 John P. Haines, Kaitaia Public Library



John will be talking about how in today's world of visual media and the internet we need to realise that, whether we like it or not, libraries now compete for the public's attention with smart phones and iPods, computers and tabloid-style news. Areas covered will include developing a relationship with your local media players, blogging and how to get a following, multiplying your efforts to reduce the time required to maximize media saturation and pacing yourself - tempering enthusiasm with realism so that what you do is sustainable.
 20 minute talk
  QR Codes – oh the possibilities!
 Kim Salamonson, Havelock North Library



QR codes are popping up everywhere, so as librarians could we make use of them? In this lightning session Kim will explore a range of options for using QR codes both in and out if the library environment, basing on observations in American and Denmark, and his own research. Have your eyes opened to possibilities....
 10 minute lightning session
  Are you my mentor? Identifying and cultivating mentoring relationships on Twitter
 Abigail Willemse, Open Polytechnic graduate

Traditionally a mentoring relationship is thought of as a hierarchal relationship between an experienced person and a novice over a set period of time, but how well does this concept transfer to social media in the 21st century? This talk expands on my research which investigates how librarians use Twitter to form and cultivate mentoring relationships. The results may surprise you!




10 minute lightning session
  Collaborative Youth Outreach Programmes
 Fiona Kerr, Waitaki District Libraries



Fiona will be sharing her experiences of collaborating on youth outreach programmes with North Otago Museum/ Archives and Forrester Gallery. What started off as an idea to help deal with large groups in small spaces has evolved into an exciting collaboration that is bringing in positive results. Although their situation may not be something that others can mirror, it can spark ideas for working with different group and organisations to make connections with children and young people.
 20 minute talk

Penny Hagen

Penny Hagen

Design offers a range of techniques for seeing from new perspectives, for doing things differently, for making change and even creating preferred futures. Traditionally the domain of objects and things, design techniques and practices are now being used to conceptualise and deliver new services and processes, as well as re-configure entire organisations and systems.

Design-led approaches provide us with ways for doing this collaboratively with our staff, our stakeholders, constituents, customers and users. This presentation explores the key principles and tools that underpin a design-led approach. It looks at how and why organisations, including libraries, are applying design tools and techniques to rethink services and identify new possibilities.

Design is concrete in nature. Before moving into the creation of new products and services, we first look to understand the role of the organisation within the broader context of people’s everyday lives. In this way design becomes a strategic lever, helping us to explore the impact of future possibilities in tangible ways and identify how we can deliver the greatest value.

Terms such as co-design and design thinking refer to enabling those who work outside of traditional design disciplines to adopt and adapt designerly techniques. These can be used to both disrupt and complement more traditional organisational tools such as business planning or community consultation approaches. This presentation aims to provide those already applying design approaches with a broader frame within which to reference and extend your work, whilst also offering tangible start points for those starting out.

LIANZA President : Laurinda Thomas

LIANZA President : Laurinda Thomas gives the Presidents Speech

Conference Gala Dinner (Wānanga Kaihakari)

Conference Gala Dinner (Wānanga Kaihakari)
Take Me to the River (Ko au te Awa Tuupuna, Ko te Awa Tuupuna ko au)

Our dinner is proudly sponsored by 3M

Tuesday 22 October

Venue: The Atrium, Wintec

Time: 7.00pm

Join your colleagues for an evening of subterranean fun! Allow us to create the place for you to start your evening journey. A journey into the heartland of the Waikato Region, a region that stretches from Coromandel Peninsula to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu.
Our evening on the river takes place in the spectacular Wintec Atrium with glowing walls washed with atmospheric  blue light, waiting for you to bring a touch of extra glam to the surroundings.
Put your best paddle, Irish tap shoe, fishing rod, inner tube or waka forward when designing your own river quest costume or just wear that touch of blue...fitness levels and no experience on water safety is necessary.
Come enjoy the fabulous atmosphere, food and entertainment. Dancing will be mandatory when the band takes the stage – they’re a well-kept secret at the moment but not for too much longer…
We look forward to seeing you there!

The LIANZA AGM

The LIANZA AGM is scheduled to take place on Monday the 21st October  at 4.30 pm

Library Tours

Library Tours

Waikato University
Visit our new Student Centre Te Manawa – a state-of-the-art multi-functional building at the heart of the University.
After a 3 year rebuilding project we have an exciting, modern library which the students have taken to their hearts. Come and see why.
www.waikato.ac.nz/library

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Hamilton City Libraries
‘Send Your Mind Somewhere’ with a look around the Garden Place Library located in the centre of town.
See and hear how we are working more closely with our communities as we rise to the challenge of keeping our libraries relevant and accessible to all.

www.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz

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Waikato District Health Board Library
Take the opportunity to visit one of the foremost Health & Medical Libraries in the country. Situated in the heart of a very busy hospital Library staff are reminded daily, as ambulances announce their presence and helicopters fly in and out, of the real life dramas that are playing out just metres from Waikato District Health Board Library doors. In this Library response times are critical and urgent requests mean just that.

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Wintec 
Come and have a look at a modern Tertiary provider, in the heart of Hamilton CBD. Explore the Gallagher Hub, which contains the  Library, Support Services, Information Commons and cafeterias.
Have a sneak peak at Wintec now.http://wintec.ac.nz/index.aspx

Afternoon tea sponsored by Swets

One of the cool things about conference, apart from the speakers? The yummy food! Did you know afternoon tea each day is being sponsored by http://www.swets.com/ - thanks guys! C

Content Management Services for Libraries and Publishers

www.swets.com

Swets is the global market leader in content management services for libraries & publishers.

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Conference Dinner, Name Badge, Pocket Programme, Sponsors

Conference Dinner, Name Badge, Pocket Programme,
Lanyard & Coffee Cart Sponsor

Fast Connect for New Commers

Fast Connect (Hononga Hihiko)
10.30am, Monday 21 October
A new take on the newcomers morning tea Fast Connect is a speed networking session that will help break the ice and introduce individuals who may never otherwise meet.  Run in the same format as a speed dating event this is meant to be a fun and non-threatening way to begin conversations amongst delegates.
 

LIANZA Conference Info and Contacts

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For enquiries about Conference please contact:
LIANZA Conference 2013
Wai-Ora, Wai-Māori, Waikato
20-23 October 2013, Hamilton
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Kaikōrero Matua ko Nanaia Mahuta

Our first keynote speaker at LIANZA 2013 will be Nanaia Mahuta, Labour MP for Hauraki Waikato. Spokesperson for Youth Affairs, Māori Development and Associate Spokesperson for Education (Māori).
Nanaia has strong family links to Te Kīngitanga, being the daughter of Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta (1939 – 2001) who was the adopted son of King Koroki and the elder brother of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931 - 2006).
The late Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta and Lady Raiha (nee Edmonds) Mahuta were integral to the negotiations that saw the settlement of Raupatu land and river grievances.  The work that Sir Robert and Lady Raiha did during this time was central to the eventual return of the Waikato Awa to the people of Tainui in 2010.
Nanaia grew up in Huntly at her Marae Waahi Pā, with her older brother Tukaroto and younger sister Tipa. She attended the local Rakaumangamanga School and Diocesan School in Hamilton and graduated with her BA and then MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology at Auckland University.
Nanaia’s father Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta had a vision to establish a college for Tainui students to live, learn and be mentored while working towards their post-graduate degree and also to undertake research for the development of the Tainui people.   Sir Robert’s dream was modelled on Wolfson College part of Oxford University in England where he studied in the 1970s. This dream was realised in 2000 when Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu opened the doors to Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development. Through her position as Associate Spokesperson for Education Māori, and the need to ensure quality education to her community, Nanaia has continued to support her fathers vision.

Preservation SIG AGM

Fri, 2013-10-11 08:50

Please join us at our Annual General Meeting, Monday 21 October 2013 at 12.30pm.

The AGM of the Preservation SIG will be held at the LIANZA Conference in Hamilton at the Claudelands Events Centre on Monday 21 October from 12.30pm to 1.30pm in meeting room “Brooklyn Three”. Grab a bite to eat from 12 noon, then come along.

Part A will start punctually at 12.30 and will comprise a short business meeting.

Part B involves what we hope will be an in-depth discussion on future directions for the Preservation SIG. (A preparatory paper on this was printed in the June 2013 issue of Preservation SIGnals, distributed to SIG members.) It is also on our pages at http://www.lianza.org.nz/community/preservation-sig/our-documents

Three members of the Committee are standing down: Theresa Graham, Convenor Kathryn Parsons and Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter- Editor Lance Kendrick.

We are seeking nominations and would be keen for other members to become involved with the Committee.  We're a small friendly group and this is a great chance for career development as well as something else to add your LIANZA Registration work.

Please consider allowing yourself to be nominated.

Kathryn Parsons

Convenor, Preservation SIG

Conference Powhiri and Welcome Function

Conference Powhiri and Welcome Function (Wānanga Pōwhiri me te Wā Aumihi)
Sunday 20th October (Rāhoroi 20th Whiringa-ā-nuku 2013)

The conference will be opened with the Powhiri and opening keynote speaker being held at the Tūrangawaewae Marae beginning from 2.30pm. We would advise arranging your travel to ensure you arrive in Hamilton by 12noon at the latest to meet the scheduled transport from Claudelands Events Centre to the Marae.
Delegates will then be transferred back to Claudelands Events Centre to collect their conference registration and attend the Welcome Function hosted amongst the exhibition.

Do you have the new conference App?

LIANZA have created a mobile web application to allow Conference delegates to find their way around, create personal programmes, network with other delegates and receive live announcements.

The application, called Crowdcomms, can be accessed via internet browser on smartphones, tablets and laptop computers.

New Zealand Micrographic Services (NZMS), sponsors of the application, will run a support service via phone and email  in the two weeks leading up to Conference and offer onsite help at their Conference stand.

“NZMS is all about community, information, access, technology and liquorice allsorts.

Are you ready to come to Hamilton LIANZA Conference 2013

The Conference App

Posted by: Sam Bennett | Posted on: 08 Oct 13

Once again NZMS have sponsored a mobile web application that will allow Conference delegates to find their way around, create personal programmes, receive live announcements, and post direct to social media.
The application – provided by CrowdCompass – will let you manage your conference attendance, track your programme, and also provides key exhibitor information.  Support for individuals struggling to use the app will be provided by NZMS at their stand.
Downloading the app is easy – go to Googleplay or the itunes store and search LIANZA Conference 2013.   Click on the app to begin downloading.
So – what does the app provide you with?
The Programme
You can view the programme by day speaker – whatever works for you.   You can bounce from here to the speaker information or to venue maps to ensure you are in the right place.
Exhibitors
Exhibitors can be listed by booth order, or alphabetically.   A brief blurb will include contact details so you can get in touch with key exhibitors post-conference.   Each exhibitor is also clearly signposted in the venue maps so that you can easily find them in the exhibition.
Speakers
Want to find out a little more about one of the speakers, or have someone you desperately want to here and don’t know when their session is?   Speakers are listed alphabetically with their bio info, links to their sessions, and to their  social media accounts.
Map
Use the map section to ensure you never get lost.  Maps available will include venue maps, exhibition floor plan, dinner maps, tours to name just a few.
Search
Delegates can use this search tool to find a company/speaker/session.  Key words can be entered and the app will search and show all sections where that particular word is listed
Social
Be social! Facebook, twitter and YouTube are all included in the app for easy conference commenting.
About
If there is something you want to know about conference this section will have it:
  -  IT
  -  Internet access
  -  Transport information
  -  Tours information
  -  Venue information
General Information
If there is something you want to know about conference this section will have it:
  - General Information
  - Internet access
  - Library Tours
  - Registration desk hours
  - Social Functions
  - Telephone directory
  - LIANZA Waiata
  - Powhiri Information
Sponsors
Sponsors are listed alphabetically.   A brief blurb will include contact details so you can get in touch with key sponsors  post-conference.
Attendees
Create your own profile to network with other delegates at conference.  Invite delegates to share information.  Add your photo and as much information about yourself as you like.
Delegates
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Digital Libraries UnConference 2013

Digital Libraries UnConference 2013
9.00 – 3.00pm, Thursday 24th October 2013  (the day after the LIANZA Conference)

Venue: Bill Gallagher Events Room One, Wintec
Cost: $30 for lunch and morning tea - pay DLSIG on the day.

After three days of Conference you will be energized and have questions and ideas. And this is an opportunity to share them with your colleagues in an open and exciting way. Building on the successful BarCamp style meetings held following the last two LIANZA Conferences  DLSIG are holding another UnConference. Come along and share challenges in solutions. Both small and large topics. Past topics have included eBooks, eResource promotion, discovery solutions, social media and more.

Note: you do not need to be an ITSIG or LIANZA Member nor do you need to have attended conference!

To register contact Paul or John:

Paul Sutherland, paul.sutherland@ccc.govt.nz
John Laurie j.laurie@auckland.ac.nz

2013 LIANZA Committee

Welcome to your Conference Committee

Dr. Michael Stephens

Tame the Web founder Dr. Michael Stephens is one of our Keynote speakers he is also one of the lectures of a SLSI MOOC.

Networking Opportunities At LIANZA#13

Networking Opportunities At LIANZA#13

Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 02 Oct 13

LIANZA Conference is a fantastic opportunity to network with library and information professionals from around the country. There are tonnes of great events to attend where you can mix and mingle with current, former and potential colleagues, industry suppliers and LIANZA representatives.
Conference Powhiri (Wānanga Pōwhiri)
Date:              Sunday 20th October
Time:              2:30pm
Venue:            Tūrangawaewae Marae
Dress Code:     smart/casual   
The conference will be opened with the Powhiri and opening keynote speaker being held at the Tūrangawaewae Marae. Buses will transport you from Claudelands Events Centre to the Marae at 1.45pm.
Delegates will then be transferred back to Claudelands Events Centre to collect their conference registration and attend the Welcome Function.

Welcome Function (He Wā Aumihi)
Date:              Sunday 20 October
Time:              5:15pm – 7:00pm
Venue:            Claudelands Events Centre
This is an opportunity to have a few relaxed drinks amongst the exhibition. Catch up with exhibitors and delegates before a full programme kicks off the following day.

Fast Connect (Hononga Hihiko) – Newcomers Morning Tea
Date:                Monday 21 October
Time:               10.30am – 11:00am
Venue:             Claudelands Events Centre
A new take on the newcomers morning tea Fast Connect is a speed networking session that will help break the ice and introduce individuals who may never otherwise meet.  Run in the same format as a speed dating event this is meant to be a fun and non-threatening way to begin conversations amongst delegates.

Meetings (Ngā Hui)
Date:              Monday 21 October
Time:             12:00pm
Te Rōpū Whakahau Meeting
Cat SIG Meeting
Preservation SIG Meeting

Conference Gala Dinner (Wānanga Kaihakari) Proudly sponsored by 3M
Take Me to the River (Ko au te Awa Tuupuna, Ko te Awa Tuupuna ko au)
Date:              Tuesday 22 October
Time:              7.00pm
Venue:            The Atrium, Wintec
Ticket Cost:     $80
Dress Code:     Take Me to the River themed or smart/casual                      
Join your colleagues for an evening of subterranean fun!  Come enjoy the fabulous atmosphere, food and entertainment. Dancing will be mandatory when the band takes the stage – they’re a well-kept secret at the moment but not for too much longer…

Library Tours
Date:              Wednesday 23 October
Time:              10:15am – 12:15pm
Cost:              $10
Depart:           from Claudelands Events Centre
Hamilton City Library
See and hear howthis public library is working more closely with their communities as they rise to the challenge of keeping our libraries relevant and accessible to all.
Wintec Library
Take a look at a modern Tertiary provider, in the heart of Hamilton CBD. Explore the Gallagher Hub, which contains the Library, Support Services, Information Commons and cafeterias.
Waikato District Health Board Library
This is an opportunity to visit one of the foremost Health & Medical Libraries in the country. Situated in the heart of a very busy hospital Library staff are reminded daily, as ambulances announce their presence and helicopters fly in and out, of the real life dramas that are playing out just metres from Waikato District Health Board Library doors. In this Library response times are critical and urgent requests mean just that. 
University of Waikato Student Centre and Library
Visit the new Student Centre Te Manawa – a state-of-the-art multi-functional building at the heart of the University. After a 3 year rebuilding project they have an exciting, modern library which the students have taken to their hearts.

Digital Libraries Unconference (other events around Conference)

Digital Libraries UnConference 2013
9.00 – 3.00pm, Thursday 24th October 2013  (the day after the LIANZA Conference)

Venue: Bill Gallagher Events Room One, Wintec
Cost: $30 for lunch and morning tea - pay DLSIG on the day.

After three days of Conference you will be energized and have questions and ideas. And this is an opportunity to share them with your colleagues in an open and exciting way. Building on the successful BarCamp style meetings held following the last two LIANZA Conferences  DLSIG are holding another UnConference. Come along and share challenges in solutions. Both small and large topics. Past topics have included eBooks, eResource promotion, discovery solutions, social media and more.

Note: you do not need to be an ITSIG or LIANZA Member nor do you need to have attended conference!

To register contact Paul or John:

Paul Sutherland, paul.sutherland@ccc.govt.nz
John Laurie j.laurie@auckland.ac.nz

OCLC at LIANZA: Libraries working at Webscale (other events around Conference)

OCLC at LIANZA: Libraries working at Webscale
7:00 am - 8:45 pm, Tuesday 22 October 2013

Location: Brooklyn One Meeting Room, Claudelands Events Centre
Cost: FREE. This is a breakfast meeting with food and beverages supplied.
OCLC has recently introduced WorldShare Management Services into the Australia / New Zealand region. Come and hear how Australian libraries have been able to utilise a cooperative strategy, technology platform and management services that enable shared efficiencies and innovation. During the presentation OCLC staff will talk about the experiences of delivering WorldShare into the region and will give a live presentation of WorldShare and WorldCat Local. Staff will also give an update on other OCLC initiatives and future developments.
This event is followed by a LIANZA keynote address by Lorcan Dempsey who oversees OCLC Research and participates in strategic planning at OCLC. Lorcans presentation 'The network reshapes the library' will consider how libraries and groups of libraries will change over the coming years. A focus will be on the shift from infrastructure to engagement, and on the types of innovation required to support this shift.
To register please visithttp://www.oclc.org/en-AU/events/2013/LIANZABreakfast.html

Future Of The Profession Workshop - 20 October, Hamilton

Future Of The Profession Workshop - 20 October, Hamilton

Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 26 Sep 13

LIANZA has been invited by ALIA to run a Future of the Profession workshop and feed into their vision (you can see their Wiki at The Future of the Profession).  This is a really great opportunity for the membership as the results of this session will also inform LIANZA’s Strengthening the Profession work.
If you want the chance to have your say about where you think the future of the profession lies, this is a can’t miss workshop at the University of Waikato Library.  Beginning at 11am immediately prior to conference on Sunday 20^th October and finishing at 1pm this is a great way to contribute to the LIANZA’s thinking about where we are headed. The workshop will be facilitated by Nicki Moen.
A picnic lunch will be provided and we will have you back to Claudelands Event Centre in time to catch the buses to the Powhiri.
If you are interested in attending please register with Alex (officeadmin@lianza.org.nz)
If you have any questions get in touch with Joanna (joanna@lianza.org.nz

Future of the Prfession

Future Of The Profession Workshop - 20 October, Hamilton

Posted by: Megan Button | Posted on: 24 Sep 13

LIANZA has been invited by ALIA to run a Future of the Profession workshop and feed into their vision (you can see their Wiki at The Future of the Profession).  This is a really great opportunity for the membership as the results of this session will also inform LIANZA’s Strengthening the Profession work.
If you want the chance to have your say about where you think the future of the profession lies, this is a can’t miss workshop at the University of Waikato Library.  Beginning at 11am immediately prior to conference on Sunday 20^th October and finishing at 1pm this is a great way to contribute to the LIANZA’s thinking about where we are headed. The workshop will be facilitated by Nicki Moen.
A picnic lunch will be provided and we will have you back to Claudelands Event Centre in time to catch the buses to the Powhiri.
If you are interested in attending please register with Alex (officeadmin@lianza.org.nz)
If you have any questions get in touch with Joanna (joanna@lianza.org.nz).

LIANZA

LIANZA are you a member? Why not we should be uniting together t strengthen our profession for the future.

From LIANZA website....

Purpose

LIANZA works
(i) for library and information professionals in New Zealand Aotearoa by building communities to represent their professional interests and provide professional development services to them;
(ii) with library and information organisations to support the delivery of library and information services that are vital  to the economic, social, and cultural wellbeing of New Zealand Aotearoa.
Membership of LIANZA is open to individuals and organisations alike: the only membership requirement is an interest in the sector. As of January 2013 LIANZA had 1,638 personal members and 324 institutional members for a total membership of 1,962. LIANZA’s membership reaches into every library sector including public, tertiary, business, health & medical, law, central government, school and theological libraries and their professional staff.
LIANZA is an incorporated society founded in 1910. It is governed by an elected National Council, chaired by the LIANZA President and administered through its National Office, who act in accordance with the association’s Rules and Code of Practice. The LIANZA Community comprises the national organisation, Regional Committees, and Special Interest Groups representing industry sectors, activities and sub-regions. The National Library and LIANZA together provide the libraries Interloan Services. LIANZA Members are free to join as many groups and associations within the community as they wish.
In 2007 LIANZA established a Profession Registration Scheme and provides a framework and programmes for the library and information professional to continue their professional development and to receive awards and recognition for professional attainment.
In addition LIANZA hosts an annual Conference which typically attracts in excess of 600 library and information professionals and includes a vendor exhibition of around 65 library suppliers.
LIANZA publishes a fortnightly magazine Library Life and twice annually its research publication The New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal
LIANZA has a formal partnership with Te Rōpū Whakahau (TRW), an organisation which unites Maori librarians and information specialists in Aotearoa New Zealand.
LIANZA is a member of IFLA - The International Federation of Library Associations.
Read the 2012-2015 LIANZA Strategic Plan

Librarians

Joanna Matthew LIANZA Executive Director

I am the recently appointed Executive Director of LIANZA and am excited to be a part of this organisation. I have a not for profit background although I have also worked in the manufacturing and health sectors. My library experience dates from my college days where I worked on the circulation desk. In my spare time I am an avid reader and enjoy spending time at the beach with my dogs.

Vendor, Sponsor, Keynote OCLC

OCLC connects libraries in a global network to manage and share the world’s knowledge and to form a community dedicated to the values of librarianship: cooperation, resource sharing and universal access. The network links members to a powerful, cloud-based infrastructure that provides the systemwide intelligence and cooperative platform needed to collectively innovate and drive operational efficiencies in metadata creation, interlibrary loan, digitization, discovery and delivery. It also provides opportunities for cooperation and resource sharing built around a worldwide community of users—working together at the scale of the Web.
The OCLC cooperative is member-owned and member-governed. Librarians guide and shape our direction through a 16-member Board of Trustees—more than half of whom are librarians—and a global council of librarians, who are elected by librarians from regional councils of member libraries.

EPIC

 Watch out for Paula Banks at Conference
Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration (EPIC) is a consortium of libraries that license packages of electronic resources to be used in New Zealand libraries.

What does Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration (EPIC) do?

EPIC’s vision is to provide access to high-quality electronic information for all New Zealanders.
EPIC is a New Zealand initiative that provides access to electronic resources (e-resources) through a consortium of member libraries.
The initiative enables member libraries to increase their purchasing power through collaborative purchasing. EPIC provides libraries with the advocacy and support to work with global information providers.
EPIC’s core strategies are to:

• procure sets of quality e-resources for all-of-country access and/or self selecting groups of libraries
• use New Zealand libraries across all sectors as the delivery agents
• guide development though a governance group that represents member libraries
• ensure a fair and affordable subscription cost model
• fund operations through a subscriptions component and host support from the Department of Internal Affairs acting through the National Library of New Zealand as the lead agency
• facilitate collaboration, within the consortia and with other agencies, to achieve affordable solutions to e-resource management
• adopt a partnering approach with e-resource providers.

EPIC acts to:

• enable collaborative and flexible procurement options for libraries
• provide a single point of billing, reducing costs for vendors and libraries
• support libraries to effectively access and use e-resources
• assist libraries to interpret and promote e-resources.

Ulverscroft

We offer a wide variety of large print titles in hard and soft cover formats as well as abridged and unabridged audio books. Many titles are written by the world's favourite authors and Ulverscroft is considered the leading world-wide publisher of large print and unabridged audio books.
This website is for public libraries only.

3M

We bring change through visionary leadershipSustaining innovation, growing business and building brands are no easy tasks, yet 3M has triumphed on all fronts for more than a century. 3M’s success is not accidental. Focussed leadership, discipline and trust have enabled a proven legacy over the years as we have continued to deliver upon a vision for unyielding innovation, uncompromised quality, and unparalleled progress for our customers and ourselves.
We have been a committed member of the New Zealand community since 1953, and our continued tradition of innovation has become a vision and self image of 3M, and has positioned the company well for sustainable growth in the future.
Operating sustainably
At 3M being environmentally sustainable is nothing new as we were one of the first companies Worldwide to introduce a formal environmental policy.
Globally we introduced the 3P (Pollution Prevention Pays) programme in 1975, and we have been operating by this policy ever since. 3P prevents pollution at the source in products and manufacturing, which back in 1975 was considered highly innovative thinking. To date, globally, 3P has resulted in the elimination of more than 3 billion pounds of pollution and saved us nearly $1.4 billion.

Dig-Lib SIG

DigLibSIG is the email discussion group for the Digital Library Special Interest Group of LIANZA. You don't have to be a member of the SIG or of LIANZA to subscribe (though it would be nice if you became a member of both!).

We are Sponsoring Nat Torkington

Pub-SIG Co-Chairs

Cath Sheard - South Taranaki District Libraries

Joanne Dillon - Te Takere, Levin

LIANZA Immediate Past President Heather Lamond

LIANZA President Laurinda Thomas

I have the privilege of being the current LIANZA President (from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014). Previously, I was the Regional Councillor for Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui (Wellington) from 2009-2012, and part of the 2011 LIANZA Conference committee.

In my day job I'm the Public Sector Digital Continuity Manger at Archives NZ, and am working on the Government Digital Archive Programme (GDAP), which will provide the capability for Archives to take transfers of digital transfers of records from Government agencies.

In my downtime I like to watch F1 and action movies (yes, really!), and have a long-time interest in leadership development.

Corin Haines President Elect

as LIANZA President Elect, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce myself and talk a bit about what motivates me to be involved in LIANZA in an active way and tell you a little about myself.
Hopefully by the end of this post, you will know me a little better and feel like we have sat around a fireplace drinking hot chocolate and talking.
I have been involved with LIANZA on and off since around 2003 when I was involved in the Ikaroa region during my time at Massey University.  I did a term as councilor before moving to Auckland in 2006.  I came onto the Hikuwai Committee after a few years in Auckland and am coming to the end of the 3^rd year as Hikuwai Chairperson.  I have always felt it is important to be actively involved in LIANZA as you only get out of your professional association what you put in.  Your local region is only vibrant if you make it so.  Your Council only reflects your needs and the needs of the profession if you ensure it does.  All this is easy to say I know when we have busy lives, but it is true nonetheless.
As the Manager Digital Services at Auckland Libraries I obviously have a strong technical/digital bent.  I spend a lot of my time online outside of work and can be found on Twitter as (corinh), and Instagram under this name as well.  I also use YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Vine and a few other platforms.  If something new appears digitally, it is a reasonable guarantee I will try it out.   My interest personally bubbles over into how we might use these within the library context, where I think social media offers huge opportunities for connection with our customers and within the profession.  This is why I started my Library Chat podcast.  I fall on the engagement side of the argument rather than the marketing one.  Confused?  Ask me about it sometime.
When I am not online, I am a singer in a band and also play the ukulele, which results in me posting videos of covers of songs on YouTube (you see more social media).  I also enjoy interview style broadcasting (hence the podcast).
I am very much looking forward to the next few years and my involvement on the LIANZA executive.  I will cherish the conversations, the opportunities and contributing to the health of the library profession within New Zealand.

Nanaia Mahuta

Nanaia Mahuta
Nanaia Mahuta, Labour MP for Hauraki Waikato, Spokesperson for Youth Affairs, Māori Development and Associate Spokesperson for Education (Māori).
Nanaia has strong family links to Te Kīngitanga, being the daughter of Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta (1939 – 2001) who was the adopted son of King Koroki and the elder brother of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (1931 - 2006).
The late Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta and Lady Raiha (nee Edmonds) Mahuta were integral to the negotiations that saw the settlement of Raupatu land and river grievances.  The work that Sir Robert and Lady Raiha did during this time was central to the eventual return of the Waikato Awa to the people of Tainui in 2010.
Nanaia grew up in Huntly at her Marae Waahi Pā, with her older brother Tukaroto and younger sister Tipa. She attended the local Rakaumangamanga School and Diocesan School in Hamilton and graduated with her BA and then MA (Hons) in Social Anthropology at Auckland University.
Nanaia’s father Sir Robert Te Kotahi Mahuta had a vision to establish a college for Tainui students to live, learn and be mentored while working towards their post-graduate degree and also to undertake research for the development of the Tainui people.   Sir Robert’s dream was modelled on Wolfson College part of Oxford University in England where he studied in the 1970s. This dream was realised in 2000 when Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu opened the doors to Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development. Through her position as Associate Spokesperson for Education Māori, and the need to ensure quality education to her community, Nanaia has continued to support her fathers vision.