I am pleased to advise that Nicola Hanlon is the second Information Resource Assistant to start work with the Library Support Servicesteam. Nicola’s first day will be Monday 9 July.

Nicola has been living in Nelson and is in the process of moving down to Christchurch.

Nicola worked as a Library Assistant and then Assistant Librarian from 2003-2011 at the Library of Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dundalk, Ireland.
During this time Nicola completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Studies. Nicola has work within a similar team to ours learning the wide range of tasks associated with acquisition, cataloguing, serials and a research repository.

Nicola will be based with the Interloans team for the duration of her contract and Sue Thompson will be guiding her through our interloans processes.

I will be bringing Ali Beken and Nicola to the libraries on Monday 9 July in the afternoon to ensure they know where all of our library spaces are what services are available to them on the Ilam campus.

Joan Simpson

I am pleased to announce that Ali has accepted one of the fixed term Information Resource Assistant positions and will be working with the Library Support Services team until 21 December. I will announce the other appointments as soon as the offers are signed etc. Ali commences in her new role from Monday 2 July.
Joan Simpson

A full time, fixed term vacancy is being advertised with the Library E-Services team. Please check the UC Vacancies website for the advertisement and position description for an E-Services Assistant. End date March 2013. Applications close on Wednesdsy 4 July. Secondments from your current position will be considered. If you have any queries regarding the position please contact Anne Scott.

Joan Simpson

The Resource Discovery Team are taking over the responsibility for the Monograph and Serial repairs being sent offsite. The new process has been added to the Wiki “How To” pages under the Lending heading. As this is a new process I would appreciate feedback over the next couple of months. Edits to the wiki will then be made and the process will be confirmed.

Please take the time to read the new process. The main change is that a new item status of X has been created and is to be used for all repairs.

The budget allocation for this year is being spent mainly on repairs instead of binding as there were many items damaged in the earthquakes. Later in the year the binding will be completed for the high priority items which have been identified by Coral and Jill. Please do not send any serials which requiuire binding to LSS at this time.

Please direct any questions or feedback to Joan Simpson.

The morning tea to farewell Grant is on Friday 18 May at 10.15 in Otakaro 117.
Joan Simpson

Approval has been given to recruit two full time Information Resources Assistants (Band 2) on fixed term contracts until 22 Decmeber 2012. Applications for these vacancies will close on Tuesday 29 May. These staff will report to me and will be based at the Dovedale campus. The new staff are required to assist with the additional work created by the CONZUL Storage project and the clearing of Level 3 in the Central Library. An IRA position would be an opportunity for you to gain professional development with the Library Support Services team. If you are interested in one of these vacancies please discuss the idea with your Manager before applying. The vacancies will be advertised on the UC Website (by the end of the week), Jobseek and LIANZA.
Joan Simpson
Resource Discovery Team Leader

There is a meeting for any qualified librarians who are still considering completing the professional registration process.

This is an opportunity to discuss what the benefits are to you and to clarify the process.
LIANZA Professional Registration

When: Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 6 pm.

Where: Upper Riccarton Library Community Room, 71 Main South Road, Christchurch

Programme: 6:00 Meet and mingle

6:30 LIANZA professional registration seminar

7:30 Questions and discussion

RSVP to leonie.miller@ccc.govt.nz by 20 May 2012

I will be at this meeting in my role as Chair of the Aoraki Region so if you have any queries before hand – please do not hesitae to get in touch.

Joan Simpson

Unfortunately for the Library Support Services teams Grant has resigned from his position of Institutional Repository Co-ordinator. His last day with the team will be on Friday 18 May and he will be on annual leave from 7-11 May.

The Library Support Services teams will be hosting a morning tea to farewell Grant in Otakaro 117 at 10.15am on 18 May. Please RSVP to Joan Simpson if you plan to attend.

Anne and Heather are working with Alex Hanlon to determine how the tasks of this position will be coverd in the future. I will update when further details are known.

Joan Simpson

Please note that it has taken the contractors longer than first estimated to complete the work on level 11. They are now not expecting to hand the level back to the library until June. The additional planning, drawings and sourcing of materials for level 11 should not mean that the rest of the timeframe is delayed as the majority of the planning work for level 11 is now duplicated for each level below and all ordering of parts etc ha

Staff are still collecting requests on a twice daily basis.
Access to Levels in Central Library

Joan Simpson

Wednesday 11 April, from 5.30 pm, Sydenham Room, South Library, Colombo Street

I would like to encourage LIANZA or Te Roopu Whakahua members to attend this meeting

Programme
5.30 Nibbles and mingling – Finger food provided
6.00 Report on sessions from Te Roopu Whakahau Hui-a-Tau and 20th anniversary celebrations (January, 2012)
7.00 In the wake of Rauamoko, Otautahi
Following the Christchurch earthquakes many existing library routines were thrown into disarray. This presentation highlights new opportunities for people, places and spaces; focusing on the collections of:
1. Lincoln University
2. Christchurch City Libraries Maori Services
3. Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
7.40 Questions and discussion

This address was originally delivered at the recent Te Roopu Whakahau Hui-a-Tau held at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland.
Aurelia Arona, Carol Brandenburg, Haneta Pierce, Tania Nutira and Terrisa Goldsmith look forward to sharing their presentation with LIANZA colleagues.

NB. Carol Brandenburg will be presenting at the 2012 ALA Conference in Anaheim, California, USA in June.
For those of you working on your LIANZA registration, attendance may help with BOK 5, 6 and 11.

I look forward to seeing you there.
Joan Simpson