Staff from the AV team have replaced cords for the AV equipment in the Totara meeting room. So it is now functioning again.
Joan

The Library is running a Staff Development Programme for all Library staff 22 June – 3 July. Once again there is a great range of topics, with a lot of interesting tips to be learnt. Please check with your Coordinator/Manager before making your bookings.

Please note that as these courses are staff only you will need to use the following link:

Booking Lists
or http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/webapps/public/course.php?group=library&staff=1

You will need to log in with your user name and password. If you have any problems with the booking system please contact Romy Forrer.

Brief outlines only are given for the courses on the bookings page – for more detailed information see the Programme
Joan and Megan

Elizabeth Cooke has kindly shared a guide to assist you with the naming of files following the new guidelines for K Drive.Guide. Please use this guide if you are saving files to the K Drive. Joan

Before 10 am on Wed 20 May I would like to hear your thoughts on the retail options on campus. I am representing the library at a one on one meeting with staff from a company called Brain & Poulter. The company has been employed to undertake a campus wide retail review. They want to hear what the issues, concerns and or benefits with the current campus retail are. I would appreciate receiving your thoughts so that I can incorporate them. They have noted some areas of interest: user groups represented, location, quality, price, brands, what is missing, the importance and use of the library, student kitchens, collaborative spaces.
Bullet points in an email would be good or you can try and find a time to talk with me. Thanks Joan

I would like to encourage LIANZA members to vote for our next Aoraki Rep on LIANZA Council. If your membership is current you will have received the election forms. Voting closes next Wednesday 20 May at 5 pm. The two candidates are Paula Eskett and Kim Slack. You will have received information on both candidates with your ballot paper. Regards Joan

The photos from Coral’s last day are in K:\LIBR-Library\photos-Staff-leaving-functions\Coral-Black. The contributions towards Coral’s gift purchased a cast glass bird for on her wall. We didn’t manage to get good photos of Coral with the bird but there are some in the folder. Nicky Ross kindly shared her photos of the stair race. We know Coral appreciated the effort so many people made to make her last day memorable. Joan

This will be a smaller event than other giveaways but we will proceed. It will still be held on Level 3 but only half the area will be cordoned off on the Thursday evening.
Call ranges
PC (French, German, Spanish – Grammar topics, dictionaries),
PT German Literature
Miscellaneous

We would like to hear your suggestions for the next staff development programme between semester 1 and 2. We are happy to repeat sessions from previous programmes.

Dates are yet to be confirmed however 22 June – 3 July would avoid school holidays and most of the exams.
Please email Joan Simpson with your suggestions of a session you want to deliver or attend by 5 pm, Thursday 7 May.

Thanks – Library Managers

Further to the post on 13 April – we will be sharing Paramanawa – morning tea at 10.30am in Room 210 before the discussion on the access and description of resources starts. Joan

Staff are invited to attend an open forum being organized by the Access and Collections team on Wednesday 22 April in PJH 210 at 10.30 am. In February 2015 the LAC team responded to a discussion paper prepared by Aurelia Arona and Caroline Syddall “Nga Kohikohinga Maori ki Te Puna Ako – Improving access to the Maori Collections in the Education Library. The response is available here.

At the forum we would like to
– report back on the progress to date
– discuss the steps taken to achieve the accessibility we are striving for
– hear from you regarding other ideas or concerns

Please get in touch with Joan if you have any queries regarding this session. The team look forward to the opportunity to meet with you.