Kia ora koutou,
There used to be two mobile whiteboards in The Den, but now there is one. Do you know where the other one went? We need two for teaching starting tomorrow morning at 10am, so would be most grateful if the other could be found.
ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
I am very happy to announce that Lisa Davies will be our Kaitakawaenga Ako while Waitangi is away on parental leave.
She will begin her transition from Customer Services on Monday 18 February, and will be fully in the role from the beginning of March.
We look forward to welcoming Lisa into the team.
ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
As student numbers increase and teaching spaces become more scarce, we have experienced an increasing number of people from outside the Library wanting to book The Den. We would like to accommodate these requests, as long as we retain the room for our own teaching when we need it.
If you have a request from someone outside the Library wishing to book the Den, could you please ask them to send an email with the details of their request to libraryteaching@canterbury.ac.nz. I will monitor the requests and make the bookings if the room is free.
And just a general reminder, if you have booked the Den and no longer need the booking, please cancel it in the system.
If you have any queries or comments about this new process, please let me know.
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
We are seeking to fill our Kaitakawaenga Ako role until the beginning of August 2019. We are looking for a person who can deliver library services that support the learning, teaching and research needs of Māori staff and students at the University of Canterbury.
The role of the Kaitakawaenga Ako is to:
Further details about the role are available in the position description:
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The role is currently full-time, but other alternatives may be considered. This position is fixed term for 5-6 months and will be filled internally.
If you would like to have a chat about this opportunity, please get in touch with Sara Roberts or Waitangi Teepa.
Expressions of interest (EoI) should be submitted to sara.roberts@canterbury.ac.nz by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February 2019.
The EoI should outline:
The submission of the EoI forms part of the recruitment process. This will be followed by a formal selection process and interview.
Ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
I am very pleased to announce that Caroline Anderson will be our Information Literacy Coordinator until the end of April next year. Caroline brings excellent skills to the role and she is also passionate about information literacy and student success.
She will officially start in the role on 7 January 2019.
Whakamihi i Caroline!
ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou
The Learning and Teaching team are seeking a motivated, friendly and organised person to join our team as the Information Literacy Coordinator until the end of April 2019.
The role of Information Literacy Coordinator is to coordinate the day to day delivery and administration of Library extra-curricular information literacy programmes, partner with colleagues to design and deliver face to face, blended and online workshops, provide information and enquiry services, and manage the posting of information literacy content on our social media platforms.
Further details about the role are available in the position description. The position description is here:
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(sorry I couldn’t get the link to work)
The position is fixed term until the end of April and will be filled internally. This to give an opportunity to Library staff to gain understanding and experience of a band 4 position in the Learning and Teaching team.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sara Roberts or Stuart Broughton. You are also welcome to contact Kiera, as she can give you the best information about what the role actually involves.
Expressions of Interest (EoI) should be submitted to sara.roberts@canterbury.ac.nz by 5.00pm on Monday 26 November 2018.
The EoI should outline:
The submission of the EoI forms part of the recruitment process. This will be followed a formal selection process and interview.
ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
It is with much pleasure that we welcome Kiera as the replacement Engineering Subject Librarian until the end of April 2019. Kiera brings excellent established skills to the role and will develop her expertise further in this time.
She will begin in her new role on Monday 19 November and will be based in the EPS Library. Stay tuned for developments around back-filling the Information Literacy Coordinator role.
ngā mihi,
Sara
Kia ora koutou
The Learning and Teaching team are seeking a motivated, friendly and confident person to join our team as an Engineering subject librarian for six months.
This role is multi-faceted and involves liaising with the College of Engineering academics, teaching information literacy and helping students with their information needs. The role requires someone who is not intimidated by a room full of engineering students and has an interest in the subject matter. Further details about the role are available in the position description (link works in IE only).
The position is fixed term for 6 months and will be filled internally. This to give an opportunity to Library staff to gain understanding and experience of a subject librarian position and develop their people and teaching skills. It might also be an opportunity for a current Subject Librarian to experience Engineering subjects for 6 months.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Sara Roberts or Stuart Broughton.
Expressions of Interest (EoI) should be submitted to sara.roberts@canterbury.ac.nz by 12pm on Friday 19 October 2018.
The EoI should outline:
The submission of the EoI forms part of the recruitment process. This will be followed a formal selection process and interview.
Kia ora koutou,
Significance:
“The degree to which jobs are viewed by members as having an important impact on other people (either inside or outside the organisation).”
In the most recent OEI/OCI survey results, the Library as a whole signaled that significance is an area that we would benefit from focusing on. Significance was one of the only causal factors that did not improve in the 2017 survey. In fact our score was lower this time.
In the survey, significance was associated with the following questions:
To what extent do you agree or disagree that each of the statements below describes your job?
It would be good to explore why we feel our jobs have little impact on others, and to decide on ways that we might change this perception.
I would like to put together a group of interested people from across the library to look into this issue and to come up with some concrete things we can do to improve our feelings of significance.
If you would like to be involved, could you please check with your manager and let me know? I think this would take about an hour a week, and the goal is to report to the Library Managers at the end of August, with an implementation of ideas period during September-November.
I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Ngā mihi nui,
Sara
Kia ora koutou,
It has been almost a year since Max passed away, and his widow Clare is raising funds for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand by walking the Camino in Max’s memory. A message from Clare below:
“Hi Everybody,
In September I am doing a fundraising walk in Spain on the Camino on behalf of The Leukaemia, Lymphoma and Blood Cancer NZ. I need your support!
As many of you will know, Max loved walking. One of his wishes was to return to Spain and walk the Camino with me, once we had settled into our new life in Waitati.
I am going on this walk in his memory, taking his new walking poles with me and raising funds before I go, for the LBC Foundation NZ.
Max had a CNS Lymphoma Brain Tumour. I see this as an opportunity to help other families who need support when given difficult diagnoses. None of us know when we might have to face abrupt changes in our circumstances. Part of my healing is to participate on this journey.
I appreciate any support you can give as well.”
If you would like to support Clare, you can donate here.
Ngā mihi,
Sara