The position of Law Liaison Librarian in the Academic Liaison Team is currently advertised. Please see UC Vacancies position no. 2083 for details. This is a full time continuing liaison position. Applications close on Monday 13th January 2014.
Alison McIntyre
Academic Liaison Manager
The fulltime continuing Special Collections Librarian position based in the Macmillan Brown Library is currently advertised.
See UC Vacancies for details.
Applications close on Sunday 5th January 2014.
Alison McIntyre
Acting Macmillan Brown Library Manager
I’m delighted to announce that Jamie Hanton has accepted the position of Art Collections Curator. He will start work on Thursday 23rd January 2014.
He’ll be visiting for a handover on Wednesday and Thursday next week before Lydia goes on parental leave.
Jamie is a curator and critic with a BA (Hons) in Art History and Theory from University of Canterbury. He has been working in the visual arts for the last seven years – the last two and half years as Director of Blue Oyster Art Gallery in Dunedin. He is a regular contributor to many publications including The Christchurch Press, The Listener, Art NZ and Landfall Online. In November – December of this year Jamie was engaged by Creative New Zealand as an exhibition attendant for the New Zealand Pavilion representing Bill Culbert at the prestigious Venice Biennale.
Alison McIntyre
Macmillan Brown library Manager (Acting)
Bronwyn’s last day will be Friday 13th December. Staff are warmly invited to a farewell afternoon tea on the day before her last day – Thursday 12th December from 3.30pm.
Venue: Central Library Room 210
Time: 3.30 –
Date: Thursday 12th December 2013
Please bring a plate. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Alison McIntyre
Acting Macmillan Brown Library Manager
Lydia Baxendell is having a baby in January. She is taking a year of parental leave – her last day of work will be Friday 13th December. Staff are warmly invited to a morning tea to wish her well on the day before her last day – Thursday 12th December.
Venue: Pacifica Lali Room 208, Macmillan Brown Research Centre.
Time: 10.00 – 11.00
Date: Thursday 12th December 2013
Please bring a plate. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Alison McIntyre
Acting Macmillan Brown Library Manager
Please join me in congratulating Bronwyn Matthews on her appointment as Librarian for the Société Jersiaise.
While we will be very sad to see her go this is an exciting opportunity for Bronwyn and we can share in the glow of her success in securing this role.
Bronwyn’s last day at UC will be Friday 13th December. She will start her new job on the 2nd of January in Jersey where she will manage the Lord Coutanche Library and its collection.
Alison McIntyre
Macmillan Brown Library Manager (Acting)
It is with mixed feelings that I write to inform everyone of Sue Johnston’s decision to retire.
While it is sad to farewell such a well respected and long serving colleague Sue is leaving us for an exciting future with her new husband Dave on their property in Marlborough.
Sue’s last day of work will be Monday 20th January 2014.
A lot of work has gone on this year to improve online access for students to course reading materials. This post gives an update on this work and some context for the workshops that Liaison Librarians are delivering to academic staff during study week on Best practice for online access to course reading material. Workshops have been held for the College of Education this week and will be held next week for the other 4 colleges. Please encourage academic staff to come along – they can book online.
A paper was presented to the UC Learning and Teaching Committee in February outlining the high risk of copyright infringement that currently exists due to inappropriate linking to Library electronic resources in online courses and the need to improve online access to course readings for students. The paper made recommendations which emphasised the need to make it easier for academic staff to provide specific and detailed links to online course reading materials.
You can access the paper here
A paper summarising progress so far was presented at faculty board meetings in October. you can access that document here –
The final UCStaff Survey feedback session will be held in the Pacifica Lali Room – room 208 in the Macmillan Brown Centre tomorrow from 9.00 – 10.00.
Anyone who has not been able to attend one of the earlier sessions is welcome to come along – timetables permitting. Please note the change of time from that originally advertised.
Thank you
Alison McIntyre
I am delighted to announce that Swee Hoon Goh has accepted the position of fulltime Library Assistant in the Macmillan Brown Library. Swee Hoon will start in her new position on Monday 23rd September.
Alison McIntyre
Macmillan Brown Library Manager (Acting)