Interviews and presentations for the AUL Learning, Teaching and Research are happening over the next week. The Interviews will be Friday and Monday with the panel consisting of Anne, Helen, Andrew Bainbridge-Smith and Carolyn Robertson (Library Manager, Christchurch City Libraries)

Staff are most welcome to attend the presentations

Jo will be organizing the presentations including collating feedback from staff.

Each candidate will present for 20 minutes then there will be 5 minutes for questions.

“The Associate University Librarian, Learning, Teaching and Research will take a leadership role in the delivery and development of learning, teaching and research support services for the Library. In this context what are some of the issues or trends affecting tertiary institutions, how do they impact on academic libraries and what opportunities does this create for services.”

Four presentations will be in 210
Monday 4.30-5.15pm
Tuesday 8.00-9.00am
Tuesday 11.15-1.00pm

Anne

The AUL, Learning, Teaching and Research position is about to be advertised and the information on the position is now available on the HR vacancy website with a closing date of 26 April 2015. Feel free to forward the details on to anyone who may be interested. Anne

I am hoping to run staff forums at least twice a year. The first staff forum for 2015 will be

Thursday 16 April 2.00-3.00pm Level 3 Central Library
Monday 20 April 2.00-3.00pm Rm210 Central Library

All staff are encouraged to attend one session however please talk to your manager if there are issues with rosters or if you normally work at other times and you would like to attend.

Ngâ mihi, Anne

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Values Workshops and/or provided feedback through the postcards on what they want the library to be known for. The thoughtfulness of the input has been impressive. Library Managers met today with Andrea Bankier to review all the feedback from the postcards and sessions, and have begun working on drawing together the common themes. There is a bit more work to be done then a draft of the values will then go out to Library staff for further comment. Managers will also work with Andrea to plan how we implement and use the values including the ideas from the workshops. It is likely to include managers running sessions for staff. The aim currently is to have everything completed by the end of March.

The summary sheets from the value workshop sessions have been put up for staff to see in the corridor between Coral’s Office and Meeting Room 9 where they will remain until the end of next week. Photos of these will be available as well soon for those who are unable to come to Level 5.

Your continued feedback is most welcome.
Ngâ mihi, Anne

The interviews for the AUL Access and Collections position will be held on Tuesday 4 November. There are 4 candidates who will be interviewed. As part of this process each candidate has been asked to do a short presentation at the following times
Tuesday 4 November – 2.15-2.45pm
Wednesday 5 November 8.30-10.30am
Currently the presentations are in 210 but this may change if the AV is not fixed in time.

Staff are welcome to attend and ask appropriate questions on the presentation

Please note that I wish the presentations to be a positive experience for the candidates that will encourage them to want to work for this library and university. Cheers, Anne

I am hoping to run staff forums at least twice a year. The first will be held next week to set the scene for the planning for the 2015 operational plan

Wednesday 5 Nov 2.00-3.00pm Erskine 445
Thursday 6 November 2.00-3.00pm Rm210 (location may change)

All staff are encouraged to attend one session however please talk to your manager if there are issues with rosters or you normally work at other times and you would like to attend.

Ngâ mihi, Anne

Kia ora. There will be a morning tea 10-11am, Monday 4 August for Library staff. This is the day when the Library will officially become one department again. many of the changes in the Library structure will take affect and we have a number of people in new positions. Tea, coffee and juice will be provided but please bring a plate. I am aware that we need to keep services open and that it will be difficult for some staff to attend, so please talk to your manager first. Ngâ mihi, Anne

The 2014 Thesis in three will be held on Tuesday 19th August at 7pm, venue still to be determined. It is well worth attending to see the high quality of our postgraduate students and the breadth of research that is done at UC. If you would like a taste then see last year at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utbb567pQ7c. Cheers, Anne

A fixed term Library Project Coordinator position in LSS has been advertised. The successful candidate will work on a number of projects through until December, in particular running a project to review the Library business information on K: and other drives, SharePoint, wiki and in print (Operational Plan 4.16). They will also help with other Library Projects. Which ones will depending on time and skills. If you are interested in this position the closing date is 13 July. We will consider a secondment as it is a great opportunity for staff development. Cheers, Anne

Library managers have reviewed the following:

The 2014 Operational Plan has been updated. The traffic light system indicates progress on the various objectives. In some cases the dates have been changed to indicate a more likely completion date. Most areas are on track which is particularly pleasing given all the other things happening at the moment.

Managers have also been working on a Risk Register for the Library. This is a work in progress and will be shared with Learning Resources.

Comments on these documents are most welcome. Cheers, Anne