From the Editor...

For this editorial, I thought I'd highlight a snippet of what's in my peripheral vision in the world of libraries at the moment and pay homage to my writing peers.
I'm so glad I've chosen this profession :-)

Where else can you get your colleagues sending you things to post, titled, "Be the first penguin" …

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From the Comms Manager

The LIANZA National office has moved to fantastic new premises on Victoria Street, Wellington with APLM and the NZ Book Council. The Boulcott Street lease expired in early June and as the offices were no longer meeting our needs, we had to find new premises. The office space although smaller has much more usable space. It is very light and airy

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LIANZA Activity and News

The latest from LIANZA in the last two weeks:

- Canterbury update

- To our Christchurch colleagues

- Shake, Rattle and Roll: Canterbury Librarian’s earthquake recovery party

- First two conference keynote speakers announced!

- Personal membership fee increase

- Strategic Advisory Forum: Communiquē from their May 2011 meeting

- 2012 Access to Learning Award: Call for applications

- LIANZA announces the Children’s Book Award finalists for 2011  

REMINDERS

- LIANZA Partnered Awards (3M Innovation and YBP Collection Management) - deadline for applications is 30 June

- LIANZA Study and Professional Development Awards: I'm sure each and every one of you wouldn't mind some financial assistance with your professional development, yes? - deadline for applications has been kindly extended to 30 June

- Win a trip to VALA2012 courtesy of 3M!

- We’ve got a poll going! - “Do you have an iPhone, Blackberry or Android?”

Forum and Conference proposal deadlines

- National Digital Forum 2011 Conference: Call for presenters - deadline for proposals is 20 June

- Shar-E-Fest 2011: an ongoing forum where those engaged in e-activities can share their innovations and experiences. This is being held at Wintec in Hamilton from the 11th - 12th of July. Any questions, please contact Sarah-Jane Saravani.  The deadline for accepting presentation submissions is 20 June 

Feature Articles

Sally Pewhairangi
“Be the first penguin"

Robert Baigent
“AnyQuestions: Question of the week”

Sean Murgatroyd
“Spinal tapped out”

Wendy Duff (School of Information Management VUW)
“Visiting Professor”

Of interest (Internets - local)

- Working in a Library that Rocks - Deborah Fitchett gives us a recount of the personal affects of the Canterbury quakes (written after the latest June 13 quakes).

- The Blog-every-day-of-June Challenge is going smoothly after I let the team down within the first 4 days...check our progress at Diligent Room - http://diligentroom.wordpress.com/, and more expeditiously at Libraries Interact, the Australian equivalent.

- Research or paid homework service?: Seonaid Lewis poses some food for thought on ethical dilemmas in librarianship

- The June edition of APNK’s newsletter is out [cheers Moata!]

- Government refuses to budge on Copyright Law - from the NZ Herald (Wednesday 8th June)

Of interest (Internets - wider)

- CILIP chief executive Annie Mauger lets us know that People Matter.

- Oxfordshire cuts test ‘big society’ as librarians are replaced with volunteeers - an article from the Guardian.

- 10 (techy) blogs every librarian should follow [via Sally, cheers!]

- Moving on: debate about the future of the book - a publishers focus

ANOTHER Book Giveaway!

This week it’s Sam Hunt’s latest collection, titled “Chords and other poems” and we have 5 copies to give away! But hey, this time we’re not just giving them away, we’re going to make you do some information sleuthing for them, that’s right.

To enter the draw to win you need to name a print title authored by Sam Hunt and published in 1970 by Bottle Press in Paremata.  

Enter now

LibraryLaughs

A couple of entries this week for you guys:
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/jokes/read/80962515/

I think we’re going to have to drop this section, who’s with me? Humour is just too subjective to share with 2000 librarian’s...

LibraryLife #360

14 June 2011

ISSN# 1176-8088
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