Theresa Buller will be winging her way to Melbourne very early on Tuesday morning to present a paper at the Australian Law Librarians’ Association Conference thanks to a Vice Chancellor’s General Staff Development Award. Theresa’s paper – Successes, failures, resistance and lessons learnt from implementing a structured legal research skills programme at the University of Canterbury – describes the work of UC’s Law Subject Librarians to develop an integrated information literacy curriculum for the LLB. A recent employability survey of UC graduates provided evidence of the value of this Library programme.  Law students reported Research Skills to be the second most valuable skill that they had  gained from their degree in terms of usefulness in their work.  

Congratulations Theresa

Kia ora koutou,

Anne has the flu and is likely to be off work for another day or two. Helen is on leave and Jo is off sick too so I will Act as University Librarian in their absence. I’m in contact with Anne via email. Let me know if anything comes up that Anne would normally have been involved in.  Thanks to my digital coach I can check messages from my mobile phone and I’ve got my new Skype for Business number forwarded there too. Instant messages to ext. 93850 are probably best if you need a fairly quick response. With the support of the remaining Management Team we’ll keep things ticking along.

Nga mihi mahana

Alison McIntyre

Thanks to those who’ve contributed ideas. Keep them coming. You’ll find a link on Camelot under Projects and Planning for the Ideas Generator padlet

When you get your new phone number please add to the spread sheet here . Janette has added another column.

Your number will automatically update in the Outlook Directory but you’ll need to update your signature yourself.

Further to Tim’s post of 19th July Update on implementing ideas from organisational culture meetings I’ve set up “The UC Library Ideas Generator”

It’s an anonymous online brainstorming forum. Watch this Youtube clip for tips on brainstorming (2.23mins)

Check the Ideas Generator before your team meetings to spark new approaches to your discussions .

Thank you to everyone who responded to the Pānui survey.

The  monthly online format of Pānui was the most popular choice (44%) for Library communication amongst respondents. Follow up questions with staff from the group who favoured this format found that a whole of Library newsletter would be valued. Counterculture came a close second with nearly 30% of respondents preferring to read news from across the library as it happens.

Based on these findings it has been agreed that –

• Pānui should become a UC Library newsletter
• Counterculture should be used for timely communications
• A small editorial team should be formed to compile the Pānui
• Content should include – Monthly interview with the UL; Staffing kaupapa; Reo my world and profiling of new and interesting acquisitions
• Kaweroko was liked by all and should continue

Simon Cooke will follow up soon to set these recommendations in train.

The Kaitakawaenga Liaison Librarian role, most recently held by Aurelia, will be moved from the Academic Liaison Team structure into the Macmillan Brown Library Team.

This change is intended to achieve  improvements for Maori specialist staff in the library and to support  development to meet demand for specialist Maori knowledge and services. The role will retain the focus on service to the College of Education, Health and Human Development. The Kaitakawaenga will work regular hours in the Education Library and will work closely with Education subject librarians.

Thanks to Nekerangi, Caroline, Kathryn and Kim who have willingly picked up extra work while this position has been vacant. The recruitment process has been initiated and the role will be advertised soon.

Thanks to everyone who has informed this process –

Aurelia
Nekerangi
Education Subject Librarians
MB and ALT staff
Library Managers – especially Jo, Anne and Tim
Kaiarahi Maori – Ripeka Tamanui-Hurunui and Liz Brown
School of Teacher Education Executive, College of Education, Health and Human Development

Kia ora koutou,

 The latest issue of LT&R Pānui is now available –

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Take a minute to have your say. The Pānui online survey will help us evaluate how well Pānui is meeting  LT&R communication needs.

Kia ora,

I need help with my digital devices. If you are digitally savvy and a patient teacher I’d be very grateful for some coaching to get up to speed with apps and social media etc on my devices. I had in mind perhaps 4 half hour sessions (1 per week) over coffee at the Shilling Club – my shout. I have entry level equipment – a Sony Experia phone and an iPad (One of the old ones with the blue cover).

I’m interested in exploring BYOD issues. I use  Twitter, RSS etc on my PC and have done for a long time but not on my devices. I have questions about managing my data and downloading free apps from the iTunes store – that sort of thing. I live with teenagers but they don’t meet the “patient” criteria nor do they appreciate my professional interest in the digital space.

If you think you could help please get in touch.

Nāku i runga i aku mihi ki a koe

Alison McIntyre

The ALT are having a whole team, whole day meeting tomorrow to discuss – meetings! (Amongst other things)

If there’s an emergency and you need us we’ll be in DA01

Thanks to everyone who’s covering for us while we are out.