The Library is hosting Susan Arrow from CPIT where she works as a Liaison Librarian. She is responsible for the Commerce Faculty (including Business, Computing, Food and Hospitality, and Outdoor Recreation)

Alison McIntyre has arranged her schedule for the next two days. Susan as part of her visit here would like to examine the responsibilities of an Information Librarian. Including time management, level of service to academic staff and students. Also of interest to her are the systems and processes in place for collection development, user education and staff research.

Please welcome Susan to the Library.

To learn more about participating in this programme visit

http://www.lianza.org.nz/about/profile/regions/aoraki/purr/index.html

Sharon

Visiting the Library this week is Morgan Waru of Rudolf Steiner School.
Morgan is interested in learning more about the work that Library’s and Librarians do.
She is considering Librarianship as a possible career. Please make her welcome.

Many thanks to all the library staff who have made this visit possible.

Sharon

Library Administration will be closed from Noon – approx 3:30pm today. Access to the area by staff will be possible through the
Special Collections Reading Room.

Sharon

Many happy returns to Robin Stevens who is celebrating his 65th Birthday today.

Sharon

Great progress is being made on reshelving parts of the Central Library.

Here are photos of the last few casual staff working on the project.

Hamish and Finn – work mornings in the warehouse.

Ian works with Hugh in the afternoons in the warehouse.

Sharon

Over the weekend work began on digging the hole for the Central Library Lift. Staff reported very little noise or disturbance.

The result of the weekend work is evident in this photo take on Monday morning.

Sharon

On Thursday 27th November Nekerangi Paul and Ariana Tikao were involved with a marae visit by the National Librarians of Australia and New Zealand. It was a beautiful day in Akaroa when the manuhiri arrived to Onuku (10 mins from Akaroa). Nekerangi spoke on behalf of the visitors during the powhiri, and Ariana was on the takata whenua side supporting Onuku, where her father is the chairman of the marae. After the powhiri the visitors received a tour of the whare, and a history talk by Henare Robinson and George Tikao. Then Penny Carnaby (the National Librarian of NZ) presented a lovely framed picture of Onuku, by French artist, Charles Meryon. This was followed by afternoon tea, and a visit to the historic church at the marae.

Pictures taken outside the wharenui, Karaweko.

Sharon King on behalf of Ariana Tikao

Most of you know by now that I am the new Central Library Manager. For the past 6 years I was employed by Christchurch City Libraries (CCL). Most recently being the Community Librarian responsible for the Halswell Community Library and the Upper Riccarton and Akaroa joint use libraries.

Up until 2002 I had been employed as an Academic Staff Member at CPIT – teaching within the Faculty of Commerce. My main areas of teaching were software packages of Microsoft and general business administration courses. For a time I was the Programmes Co-ordinator for all of the Office Technology programmes.

My move to libraries was prompted by the completion of the MLIS and my interest to work with managing electronic information. However, opportunities came up within the community libraries network and I changed my focus.

I have had a varied working background starting out as a secondary school teacher; then a PA/Administrator for TVNZ here in Christchurch; an Academic Staff Member at CPIT; Community Librarian for CCL and now the move to Canterbury University.

With help from you all I will become familiar with the processes and practices both of the library and the university. In return you get to have my opinions and ideas whenever I can get people to listen.

On the personal side, I am single with no children of my own. Thankfully, I have been able to share the children of my brothers and sisters and those of my friends. I grew up in Invercargill and despite the fact that I have not lived there for about 30 years I sometimes roll my R in conversation.

I enjoy the outdoors and have tramped on many of the easy to moderate walks in the South Island. I am a regular member of the audience at movies, plays, dance performances, operas etc.

I have had a good first week and I look forward to the months and years ahead as Central Library Manager.

Joan

Starts Tuesday, 25 November at 9am Location: Central Library Level 2

Come along and help the Library find a home for books no longer needed in the collection. We need your help to ReUse and ReRead these books. All books cost $2.00. You can use your Canterbury Card or EFTPOS, and pay for the items at the Copy Centre.

If you have a Library Red T Shirt, could you please return to Sharon King, Library Admin by 28 November

Thanks

Sharon