I am really pleased to announce that Fiona Tyson has accepted the position of Kaiwhakahaere Taonga Tuku Iho | Manager, Cultural Heritage and Macmillan Brown Library.

Fiona first came in contact with Macmillan Brown Library as a student when she spent a lot of time studying in MB during her Arts degree. She has since spent 14 years working for UC Puna in various roles in Customer Services before becoming a Subject Librarian in 2016 focusing on supporting education and sports coaching. She is currently on the Information Resources Working Group for the Library and has an interest in marketing library services, playing a leading part in our Twitter. She has been leading some innovative projects including setting up and running Visualise your Thesis and a project on Open Textbooks for CONZUL, and is on the CAUL Open Access Textbooks Group. Fiona likes helping people, and is good at listening and connecting.

Fiona has been working on her te reo Māori and bicultural understanding. She is on the College of Education, Health and Human Development Pasifika Success Group and has been working with a number of staff supporting our Māori and Pasifika students.

Fiona will start in Macmillan Brown Library on 18 October. She will be easing into the position as she completes existing commitments in Learning, Teaching and Research. We will begin some of her induction over the next few weeks. As Rā’s final day is on Friday, Caroline and Helen will continue to support MB in the interim. Fiona will report to me and Helen will also continue to also provide support.

I would like you to join with me in wishing Fiona well in her new position.

Ngā mihi nui
Anne