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