From the Editor

Well I've done something sneaky this week.  I've actually invited Mike Metcalfe, our outgoing Communications Manager to write a piece for us this week, just before he departs from the LIANZA office.
 

I hope you will write many comments in response to his editorial.  On behalf of the LIANZA community I'd just like to say to Mike, thank you very much.
You've done a simply outstanding job!

Read Mike's words of wisdom here.

LIANZA Activity

The future of the NZLIMJ (New Zealand Library and Information Management Journal). The last issue of New Zealand’s print research journal the NZLIMJ, is to be published later this month. I for one would like to congratulate Alison Fields for being an excellent Editor and being a source of knowledge, support and guidance in my induction into this field and role.

The Professional Registration Board has recently completed a review of revalidation for the LIANZA National Council.
A copy of the review can be read here.  
Some new appointments have been made to the Professional Registration board also.

The judging panel for the Paul Reynold scholarship has been announced.
Check out the judges here.

Entries are open and being accepted for the 3M Excellence and Innovation Award!
Read more about how your innovative project work can gain national recognition here.

With the changes to National Library week, Mike has set up a new resource section on the website. Check out our new Promote Libraries Campaign page.

Fancy changing jobs? Always plenty of vacancies to be found here in LIANZA’s careers section.

Regional news

Waikato/Bay of Plenty [update from Stef Clark, regional councillor]

Waikato/BOP region announces its upcoming Weekend School to be held at Waitomo on the weekend of 6-8 May 2011.

The Weekend School is a well-established feature of our region, having begun in 2002 at Whakatane and this year it is to be held at Waitomo, the site of the famed Waitomo Caves.
The audience is usually around 50 people who range from library assistants to library managers from public, academic, health and special libraries. We aim to provide a wide range of professional development. LIANZA President Carolyn Robertson will speak on Saturday morning following registration.

The programme will run through Saturday, and Sunday morning, followed by time for sightseeing. On Friday evening there will be a welcoming function at the Waitomo District Library in Te Kuiti and there will be a cave tour on Saturday evening.

View the programme here!
See our community page for more info and to register.

Ikaroa [update from Heather Lammond, regional councillor]

It is with regret that we have received Jay Robinson's resignation from Ikaroa Chair and Committee (effective 4th April 2011). Jay is off to other pastures (not necessarily greener!) and we wish him all the best for the future...
Read more on our community page

Otago/Southland [update from Lorraine Johnston, regional chair]

We got the events calendar for the year off to a gentle start on 27th January with a tour of the recently renovated Robertson Library. We followed up on 24th March with a challenging address by the recently appointed (October 2010) University Librarian, Howard Amos. Howard shared his vision of the 21st Century Librarian, and some of the issues we need to grapple with in the next few years.

The programme laid out for the rest of the year is no less ambitious. On 24th May we are planning a talk by award-winning children’s illustrator David Elliott. 13th July sees us running an LA Day at Balclutha, planning for which is already well under way.

Mary Ronnie will be guest speaker at the AGM on 31st August, giving us a reprise of her ‘Pioneers, revolutionaries and the new guard’ presentation from the 2010 conference.

A Weekend School will be held in Wanaka on 12th and 13th November, and we top off the year with a Christmas function planned for 8th December. Rumour has it wine will be involved, and possibly also Rhubarb. If all this is not enough - we are working with Dunedin Public Libraries to run a Book Hospital in early May. It will be a busy year, but we hope a rewarding one!

Feature Articles

Sean the Storyteller
Tūrangawaewae

Sally Pewhairangi
The Library Leadership Manifesto

Robert Baigent
AnyQuestions : Question of the week

Of interest (internets - local)

From VUW School of Information Management:
The School of Information Management in Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Commerce and Administration invites all interested GLAM sector professionals to attend its symposium "Journeys Towards a New Paradigm: Exploring Collaboration and Access to Digital Artefacts in the GLAM Sector". The symposium is scheduled for Monday 18 April and will be held at the University's Pipitea Campus. Registration is free, but places are limited.

Have a look at their news and events for more details.
 

Storylines Notable Books List 2011
Check out the entries here
 
Maori Historians’ Symposium 2011
The call for papers is out now!

For you cat lovers out there:
"Building an Arduino-powered RFID cat door that tweets when your cat comes in" at GeekZone.co.nz.
Read the forum posting here!

Of interest (internets - wider)

"Technology skills library staff should have" - by Sarah Houghton-Jan the Librarian-in-Black.  Read her article here.

"Your 'Library' Doesn’t Participate in Social Media, But Your People Do"
- a Tame the Web guest post by Dr. Troy Swanson.  Read the article here.


Call for Abstracts for VALA 2012 are now open!  The deadline for abstract submissions close on April the 30th.  See here for more details.

A final giggle

And the moment you’ve all been waiting for...

We received quite a few entries for this section - good on ya!

• * Apparently, on the set of Paul in 2009, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost set out to create a shot-by-shot remake of the original Star Wars trilogy. ... See the video here
• * A little bit of Roald Dahl from “Unshelved”
• * A pretty interesting video of a flashmob that Mike found

Didn't like the giggles represented here?  Submit your own then!
Tell me something that made you laugh this week.

Library Life #355

6 April 2011

ISSN# 1176-8088

Please send any feedback to:
The Editor
hana.whaanga@gmail.com