Tonight’s event is a report back from me and other Chch people who attended VALA in Melbourne and the M-Libraries Symposium here in Christchurch. It would be good to see some other UC people there.

Venue: Meeting Room at the back of the Papanui Library and Service Centre

Entrance from the carpark at the back of the library building.

Address: Cnr Langdons Rd and Restell St, Papanui

Time: 6 pm

Let me know if you plan on attending, or would like a ride.

Erin
MB Library

A reminder about the LIANZA meeting tomorrow night. It’s an opportunity to offer your opinions on the relevance of LIANZA and the membership rates. Special guest is LIANZA President Barbara Garriock (NLNZ).

Where – South Library, 66 Colombo Street (cnr Hunter Tce and Colombo St)
When – Thursday 21 January, 6.30 p.m.

The meeting will be followed by pizza and drinks at Filadelfio’s.

A huge thanks to those who have emailed me their thoughts and suggestions.

Erin
MB Library

I am leading a small team looking at the current LIANZA personal membership fee structure. As part of this review, we would like to gather feedback from the library community on the current member rates.

There are several ways you could let me know your thoughts –

Email me any comments or suggestions.

Come along to a meeting to share your views. Barbara Garriock (LIANZA President) will also be present.

Where – South Library, 66 Colombo Street (cnr Hunter Tce and Colombo St)
When – Thursday 21 January, 6.30 p.m.

There will also be an opportunity to comment on membership rates via an online survey, which will be distributed soon.

I’d like to hear anything, but here are some questions to get you started –
What do you think of the current membership categories (is the criteria clear)? Are they necessary, should there be more/less?
Is LIANZA membership value for money? Why did/didn’t you join?
Should membership rates be standard for all, or based on income?

Please let me know any thoughts/questions.

Cheers
Erin
MB Library

Don’t forget about the LIANZA get together at the Dux from 6 tonight. All welcome – you don’t have to be a member. Come along and catch up with colleagues and friends.

Let me know if you plan on coming, so I know to look out for you.

Erin

The Aoraki regional committee would like to invite you to an informal soiree on Thursday night (3 December).

Come along for a drink with the committee at the Dux de Lux from 6pm to at least 8pm.

There is no fee to attend, but LIANZA will not be providing any catering for this function so be prepared to buy your own drinks and nibbles.

Let me know if you plan on coming along.

See you there!

Erin Kimber
MB Library

Radio New Zealand’s Checkpoint programme featured Jeff Palmer, George Fudge and Jill Durney on Tuesday evening. The interview lasts just over 3 minutes, and discusses the archives collection, with a focus on the J.K. Baxter poems that were unearthed during last year’s archives cataloguing project. You can listen to the interview here

If students ask about the HIST 129 Tutorial Kit, they mean the course reader available from CourseMart.

Erin

The Aoraki Regional Council invites you to the LIANZA Aoraki Region AGM.

When – Friday 3 July 2009, from 6.30pm (doors open at 6).

Where – The Whare Kai at CPIT (in the Te Puna Wanaka building behind the library, access off Coventry Street).

Nominations are called for positions on the 2009/2010 LIANZA Aoraki Regional Committee. The committee period is one year.

Nominations are sought for all positions: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer,and up to 10 other committee members.

Nomination forms are available on the LIANZA website –

Nominations close 4:00pm 1st July, 2009.

Any enquiries and to RSVP, email me.

Erin