From the President

This weekend I have been in the snow clad hills of South Wairarapa north of Wellington.  I enjoyed a lively discussion last night with non-library  friends about the future of librarians and information professionals. I mentioned to them the planned LIANZA Council conference session "Building a stronger profession" ...

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From the Editor

Copy - Right?

It’s ok to copy, right?

I'm beginning to get the idea that the new law to come into effect on September the 1st will affect us in libraries, and I really need to do some thorough reading up on it.

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From Te Rōpū Whakahau Tūmuaki

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga karangatanga maha o nga hau e wha, tenei te mihi nunui rawa atu ki a koutou o Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa.  Ka hoki mahara ahau ki a ratou kua wehe atu i te po, e rau rangatira ma, moe i te moenga roa, hoki wairua mai, haere atu ra.  Ka rere te manu i te ao kikokiko nei, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

I would like to take this time to thank LIANZA, National Library and Te Ropu Whakahau for their support...

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News and Events

- Earlybird registrations for LIANZA Conference 2011 are closing soon!

- International Emerging Library Innovators project

- Revalidation extension offer to RLIANZA Cantabrians

- A new Chair has been appointed to the credentials committee for 2012

- Photos Of The 2011 LIANZA Children's Book Awards Ceremony

- Win A Trip To VALA2012 Courtesy Of 3M

- Meet Magalie Le Gac and Christine Busby, conference comms committee members

- LIANZA Executive Director attends poet laureate announcement

- Letter of Recognition to all Cantabrians
 

LIANZA Volunteer Award REMINDER

A volunteer award or “virtual bouquet”, to recognise (and validate) the contribution of our peers to the cause of LIANZA was announced in issue #363 27th July 2011 of Library Life with little fanfare.

I’d like to give that message a little more space in this issue so that you can take a moment to tally up the many LIANZA members that you know, that are deserving of this award.

If you have a colleague in mind that you feel is deserving of this award and would like to nominate, please contact me (Hana) and tell us who you’re nominating and what they’ve done for LIANZA, BIG or small.

2011 3M Award

LIANZA is disappointed to announce the 3M Award for Innovation in Libraries won’t be awarded this year.  For some time now there has been concern about the lack of applicants for the 3M Award and, at times, the truly innovative nature of applications.  In consultation with 3M we have decided to work together to review the award, which has been offered for the last 15 years.

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News from the Open Polytechnic

Information and Library Studies welcome Dr Peta Wellstead to the section, replacing Shannon Wellington who left earlier in the year.  Peta comes to us from Curtin University in Perth, and has experience teaching in both contact and distance modes. Her areas of research interest are...

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Community news

- Hikuwai regional committee needs you

- Aoraki branch gives us an update and invites Aoraki branch members to apply for a Hydestor Professional Development Award of $750 - closes Sunday 28 August

- Otago/Southland LIBROS newsletter latest edition is now available (past issues are available here)

- Otago/Southland asks you to submit your nominations for the Otago/Southland committee  (word doc.)

Community events coming up

- Hikuwai AGM and Annual Quiz Night - Thursday 25 August
- Otago/Southland AGM with Mary Ronnie speaking - Wednesday 31 August
- Otago/Southland Journal Club - Thursday 1 September

Feature articles

The Bougainville Library Project Update

Robert Baigent
The evolution of AnyQuestions.co.nz

Donna Watt
Update from SLANZA

Michelle Anderson
4 incorrect assumptions about working in Children’s and Teenager’s Services

Jacinta Paranihi
A tribute to a rare taonga – Rangiiria Hedley (1952-2011)

Bernice Gregan
The Impact Of An Earthquake On Christchurch Libraries

Of interest (Internets - local)

 - 3strikesNZ : a recently launched website run by InternetNZ with the help of volunteers, to provide people and organisations with the information and help they need to understand the new law, the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011

- The latest APNK newsletter (August) is available here

- Bookish inmates turn over a new leaf [from the Sunday Star Times]

Of interest (Internets - wider)

- Donna Watt has set up a news alert for those of us professionally registered, using a new tool (still in beta) for sharing content.  Check out Donna’s Scoop.it for Professional registration for NZ Librarians

- Why we need free public libraries more than ever: an article written by Keith Michael Fiels, the Executive Director of the American Library Association

- VALA2012 Conference: would you like to help review papers? Register your interest by Monday 5 September

Book Giveaway!

For this issue we have one copy of a gem titled, “Ka Taoka Hakena - Treasures from the Hocken Collections” to give away!

If you can name the year that this book was published and provide another well known te reo māori kupu for “Taoka” you are in the draw.

Send your entries (one per member please) to Megan at megan@lianza.org.nz.

Library Laughs

A random one for ya for all the snow (and Star Trek) lovers out there...
And Swear like a Librarian

Librarylife #365

24 August 2011

ISSN# 1176-8088
As always, I really appreciate any feedback about how LibraryLife is meeting your needs - good or bad, positive or negative, what you like and what you don't like.

Let me know your thoughts by e-mailing me, hana.whaanga@gmail.com.

Hana
LibraryLife Editor :)