We have a number of casual staff hired to move book stock in the Central Library and in the Warehouse.
Kerry Gilmour is the Project Manager. The groups are working in teams either in the morning or afternoon.

Central Library Morning Team

Left to Right: Jonathan, Simon and Ken

Central Library Afternoon Team

Left to right: Edwin, Tim and filling in for Ben who is away today is Hugh. Hugh normally works afternoons in the Warehouse

Book processor – Nicole Anderson.
Nicole is workng with Vicki Clark and the Serials team in processing books for reshelving in the warehouse. She is working mornings in the CL level 4 seminar room. This room has been transformed into a housing area for material that requires processing and reshelving.

More photos of other team members will be posted when I have managed to catch up with everyone.

We have 3 other casual staff working in the warehouse reshelving material – Hamish and Finn in the morning and Ian with Hugh in the afternoon.

Cheers
Sharon

Hello my name is Heather and I have recently joined the University of Canterbury Library in the role of Associate University Librarian (Research and Learning).

My initial library qualification is from RMIT and I have worked in the library world for the last 25 years. My fascination with libraries began when I worked at the University of Otago Library as a shelver during my undergraduate years and received outstanding mentoring from a staff member named Cecily Buchanan.

I started my professional career in Melbourne working in a variety of special libraries and as a library consultant. Upon returning to New Zealand in 1987. I began working at Auckland Technical Institute (later to become the Auckland Institute of Technology and then AUT University) and completed a Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) as a distance student at Charles Sturt University. During this time I worked in a number of positions including Media Librarian, Queen Street Librarian (subject specialisation in Commerce), Technical Services Librarian and as the Associate University Librarian, Collection Services. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at AUT, however when the opportunity arose with this position at the University of Canterbury I was happy to become a Mainlander again, with the bonus of working in an established and long standing University Library.

I have two sons who over the years have taken up a variety of interests, many of them water based, and it is nice to know that I have passed on my love of swimming. I enjoy looking at and collecting antiques. I specialise in collecting Victorian and Edwardian enamelled glass, especially if it has a lily of the valley design. I am an avid reader of detective novels and am really looking forward to working my way through the collection held in the Law Library.

Library staff are invited to attend a 20 min HR Toolkit Demo session. Please check with your manager/supervisor beforehand to arrange the time.

The open sessions are being held in A3 Lecture Theatre on the following days at these times.

Friday 21 Nov at 9 am; 9:30am; 10am; 10:30.

Thursday 4 Dec at 9 am; 9:30am; 10am; 10:30.

Monday 8 Dec at 2pm: 2:30pm, 3pm; 3:30pm

The HR Toolkit is for employees so make a time to go along and learn about this resource.

It is now live on the intranet so make sometime to look at this resource which is designed for you to use. You will notice new Annual Leave and Sick Leave forms are now available.

Sharon

Margaret Howard Jewellery will be on sale in the Level 7 Seminar Room in the James Hight Building (12noon till 3.00pm) on Tuesday 18 November. (Some of you will remember Margaret visiting earlier this year and how popular her jewellery was.)

Margaret’s jewellery is sold in a number of upmarket and boutique-type stores (including The Hat Shop, Posh of Holmwood, Boxes and Tessa Mayes). Her range has pieces from the funky to the more formal and classical, and includes earrings, necklaces, bracelets, hat and sweater pins, and keyrings. Most pieces are one-offs and most are priced between $20 and $50. Margaret is happy to take cheques, but doesn’t have Eftpos facilities.

This is a great chance to do your Christmas shopping!

When: Tuesday 18 November any time between 12noon and 3.00pm
Where: Seminar Room, Level 7, James Hight (Central Library)

If you know someone in another part of the university who may be interested in looking at the jewellery, feel free to send on this information.

[If you can’t make it on Tuesday, Jocelyn Howard will have the jewellery on display at her house, 70 St Andrews Square, from 7.00pm till 9.30pm on Monday evening (17 Nov). You are welcome to drop in.]

Sharon

The Library is pleased to host Rachel McConnell on a summer scholarship project which involves cataloguing the John Macmillan print collection. Rachel will be in the Mcmillan Brown library 3 days a week until the end of January 2009.

Terri Elder,Art Collection Curator, is supervising Rachel’s work. Rachel has completed a B.A. Hons degree in Art History with an emphasis on European painters. Rachel is also interested in classical art. Her grandfather attended the University and as well as both her parents. Rachel also has a unique connection to the Library as her Uncle is a Library Manager – Philip Jane.

Rachel plans to continue her studies and complete a Masters in Art History but has yet to decide on the topic. Hopefully, she may find something of interest in the Library’s Art Collection.

Background to the project

“In October 2004 a number of prints were located amongst archival material held by the Macmillan Brown Library. Although there was no documentation attached to the works, it is believed that these works may have originated from the estate of Professor John Macmillan Brown, whose collection was bequeathed to the University in 1935.

The print collection is comprised of 65 works, mostly prints of classical, religious or landscape themes. Many of the works are by French, Italian and European artists, engravers or printers, such as Vernet, Vaccari, Bartolozzi, Piranesi, and Caracci. In amongst the European prints there are also a small number relating to early American settlement, and the exploration of the Pacific. The majority date to between 1600 to 1900.

The scope of the collection is such that it could provide an excellent teaching and learning resource for a number of disciplines offered at UC, such as art history, European history, religious studies, political studies, Pacific studies and sociology.”

Extract from the project proposal prepared by Terri Elder

Sharon

Bookmoving summer staff: Left to Right: Edwin, Jonthan, Hamish and Ken

The following young men are now working on the Central Library bookmoving project. They are the first group who have started working on moving “L” to the Warehouse. Next week more students will join this group in the relocation of P-PN on level 4; moving PQ from level 3 to level 4 and moving some of Q (level 2) to level 3. They will also be assisting Law with some book movement.

Kerry Gilmour is the project leader.

Sharon

If you have any queires about employment in the Library you can direct people to the following website.

http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/about/employment/

We have just completed a hiring round of casual staff for theCentral Library collection movement project that is
being managed by Kerry Gilmour.

If people stop by wanting to discuss employment opportunities you could direct them to contact
Sharon King in Library Administration, Ext 7897.

Thank you.

Sharon

It is time to stop and think about our December Annual Awards which will be presented at the Library Staff Christmas Breakfast on Friday 19 December.

The following categories exist – also please send any “special” one time suggestions you may have.

December Annual Awards –
Golden Tape Measure Award
Stirrer of the Year Award (you could nominate a person who makes the best goodies)
Volunteer of the Year
Versatility Award
Absolutely Positivity Award
Making Connections Award
The One Library Award

Please have your nominations with reasons for why you
feel this person(s) deserves recognition to Sharon King by Friday 5 December.

Thank you
Sharon

Violeta received flowers and a card from staff at her farewell. We all wish her and her family have a great time in Melbourne.

Sharon King

The Central Library will be moving bookstock on levels 3 and 4 prior to the Christmas break.

Four people are required to join the team to assist with the process.

We are currently looking for
one person for a morning shift (8:30am – 12:30)
and one for an afternoon shift (1pm – 5pm).

The work will commence Monday 17 November and is expected to run through to 23 December.

Please contact Sharon King, ext 7897 by Thursday 30 October, if you are interested in working on this project.
If you are interested and currently work in the library, you need to ensure that your current employment in the library does not conflict with the requirements for this project. A separate employment agreement will be established for this work.

Special Physical Requirements for this position are –

1. Must be able to stand for long periods of time
2. Must be able to physically handle doing repetitive tasks.
3. Must be able to lift over 25 kgs (crates) of books.
4. Must be able to push heavy trolley.
5. Must be able to retrieve and shelve items on high shelves.
6. Must be physically capable of standing on a step stool.