The Library are looking for a colleague who is interested in being the contact person for any enquiries regarding opportunities for colleagues to come to Canterbury or for UC library staff to visit libraries within the Aoraki region. All PURR arrangements must be agreed to by the Library Managers.

Please discuss with your manager or team leader if you are interested in being involved with the co-ordination of this programme and if they support your involvement then please let me know.

I attended a meeting regarding PURR on 17 January however it would be good to hand this task on to someone else. Erin Kimber has previously taken on this role.

Professionals Unleashed for Refreshment and Reflection

What is PURR?
PURR is not an exchange programme, rather a partnership between the participant, their employing organisation, and the hosting organisation that gives individuals an opportunity to participate in a professional development and learning activity.

Originally, it was established as a programme of short-term visits between Christchurch libraries but now has been extended to all library professionals in the Aoraki region. The length of the visit is flexible and should be designed to suit individual and library needs; the visits can be for just one day or a week up to a maximum of two weeks. The idea is that length of the visit should provide the best opportunity for a range of library professionals including school librarians to participate in the programme.

Please get in touch with me if you have any queries. My first post on this in December noted the contact person needed to be a LIANZA member but this was incorrect. LIANZA hosts the information about PURR on the Aoraki page but the PURR scheme is separate from LIANZA.

Joan Simpson

FYI the LSS team are meeting in Rm 210, James Hight from 1.30 pm

For urgent assistance please ring Anne on 027 450 4216 or Peter Kennedy on 027 609 7444

The Library are looking for a LIANZA member who is interested in being the contact point for any enquiries regarding opportunities for colleagues to come to Canterbury or for UC LIANZA members to visit libraries within the Aoraki region. All PURR arrangements must be agreed to by the Library Managers.

Please discuss with your manager or team leader if you are interested in being involved with the co-ordination of this programme and if they support your involvement then please let me know.

I will be attending a meeting regarding PURR on 17 January and it would be good to have the new contact person with me.

Professionals Unleashed for Refreshment and Reflection

What is PURR?
PURR is not an exchange programme, rather a partnership between the participant, their employing organisation, and the hosting organisation that gives individuals an opportunity to participate in a professional development and learning activity.

Originally, it was established as a programme of short-term visits between Christchurch libraries but now has been extended to all library professionals in the Aoraki region. The length of the visit is flexible and should be designed to suit individual and library needs; the visits can be for just one day or a week up to a maximum of two weeks. The idea is that length of the visit should provide the best opportunity for a range of library professionals including school librarians to participate in the programme.

Joan Simpson

The recent return of cartons from Crown Storage marked the end of offsite storage for UC Library items. Shuffling of resources in the Library Warehouse (Store A) and UC Warehouse (Store E) is required before all resources will be available through the catalogue.

The Law Basement (Store B) is still a construction site. When the remaining cartons from DA3 can be moved into the Law Basement they will be shelved and become available.

By late January all items should be in their final location.

An inventory of Bay 26 also known as Store E and the Law Basement (Store B) will be carried out as soon as staffing permits in the New Year.

We have attempted to reduce the number of split serial runs but this is not always possible.

Any queries please get in touch. Joan Simpson

The LSS team are meeting in rm 210 from 9-10 am.
For urgent matters please contact Joan on 021 179 1234 or come to room 210.

The project to reinstate the Law Basement has been brought forward to start on 14 October. Online Security will start collating the cartons from Monday 7 October. Therefore we will make all items in Store B temporarily unavailable from Sunday 6 October at 9 pm. The last request for Retrieval by Online Security will be completed on Monday 7 October. After this date if items are required an Interloans request will be required.
We will hold items at EPS which are currently out of the store B collection but have been returned to the Library. We will supply Online Security with a final list of these barcodes at the end of the project. The project is expected to take 15-19 working days. Please get in touch if you have any queries regarding this project. Joan Simpson

We wanted to remind you about the Staff Tertiary Study Assistance Policy and application form. Please discuss with your Manager or Team Leader if there is a subject you would like to study over this summer or in 2014.
Check the Policy before completing the application form.

One course we would like to draw your attention to is:
MAOR165-13SU2 (C) Summer Nov 2013 start
15 points, 0.1250 EFTS
11 Nov 2013 – 22 Dec 2013
This course provides a comprehensive introductory range of skills and understandings to people who may work, research or otherwise engage with Maori communities. Topics include: basic Maori language including pronunciation, greetings, introducing oneself and asking questions; formal and informal marae protocols and customs; traditional and contemporary values and beliefs, social rankings, structures and organizations; the Treaty of Waitangi; the practical application of the Principles of the Treaty.

Joan Simpson

Currently 6 staff within the LSS team have been collating data related to the use of copyright material within LEARN. To date the team have completed the data for 31 courses with another 98 courses still to complete. I would like to provide some additional resource to this project. Please let me know by email if you are interested in between 12-15 additional hrs per week. You will be working at a computer either in your existing workroom or within LSS. You will be paid at your current LA hrly rate. I will meet with those interested to outline the work and skills required and then confirm who is still interested. The LSS staff find the work interesting but extremely time consuming. I have linked the memo which was sent to SMT regarding this work for your information. The work will continue until the project is finished. Maybe 3-4 weeks. I would like responses by 5 pm Thursday 22 August.
Copyright Survey.
If you have any queries, please email me. Joan Simpson

The LSS team will be in rm 210 from 2 pm on Tuesay 13 August. The team will be back in the office from 3.30 pm. For urgent E-Services assistance contact call Peter Kennedy 027 609 7444. Joan Simpson

Guest speakers: Sally Thompson and Nicki Moen. Sally and Nicki attended the Next Library Conference 2013 in Aarhus.
When: Wednesday 7th August, 2013
Where: University of Canterbury. Shilling Club. Level 1 James Hight building.
Time: Networking from 5:45 then guest speakers and AGM from 6:15pm.
Light refreshments will be served in the interval. LIANZA Aoraki is looking for nominations for the roles of Chairperson, Treasurer, and Committee members.
It would be good to see you there. Please RSVP to: Leonie Miller. leonie.miller@ccc.govt.nz for catering purposes.
Joan Simpson