Ni sa bula vinaka
Our quarterly Project Board meeting was held this morning, which is an important way to track progress and provide governance oversight of our many important Library projects underway.
On a related note, I had a meeting with Facilities Management (FM) colleagues today, to discuss and confirm lines of communication and ways of working in partnership together between the Library and FM. I look forward to continuing awesome progress on some of our afore-referenced keystone projects that relate to physical facilities and infrastructure, in an ongoing collaborative and communicative way.
Earlier this week, Fiona and I hosted Roger Dawson (University Librarian – Lincoln University) at our Macmillan Brown Library, to learn more about their cultural heritage digitisation work, plans for their 150th anniversary in 2028, building refurbishment and expansion work across their campus (including the Library), and areas in which we might collaborate more closely, including with our CONZUL colleagues throughout the motu.
Following my message to you all yesterday sharing the Library Review Report, engagement with a number of other key audiences, now commences. First is Library Committee, who received a copy of the report today, ahead of a planning workshop next Friday 20 October.
Also today, Academic Board has its monthly meeting (and I’ll be sharing the Review Report in that forum in their November meeting).
I had reason to pop into EPS in the evening one day this week, and just want to take this opportunity to do a shout-out to all staff, and how we work together to provide such a consistent, high level of warmth, welcome and manaaki to our library users (in-person and online) – all through the week, day and night. It’s a testament to your individual and collective focus on doing our best for our UC community, and I know it makes a huge difference. Ka pai!
Finally, I’d like to endorse the UC Pacific Talanoa Day for Library staff, coming up on Monday 13 November. This will be an interactive and fun opportunity for us all to enhance and strengthen our cultural responsiveness to Pacific students, families and communities. Please RSVP to the invitation that came out earlier this week, and please feel welcome to contact Caroline Syddall if you’d like any further information.
Bula vinaka,
Kat