User Groups (also known as ‘LAUGs’) are groups of Libraries Australia users who attend meetings to share workflow advice and discuss issues about Libraries Australia and other issues which impact on the library community.
There are User Groups in every state and territory, some of which have sub-groups (or ‘special interest groups’) for cataloguing and/or document delivery.
The User Group meetings are fantastic opportunities for members across all library sectors to meet, both formally and informally, and are especially worthwhile for those who work in very small organisations.
Find out about the User Group/s (i.e. convenors, secretaries and meeting information) in your state or territory by clicking on the relevant link: ACT – NSW – NT – QLD – SA – TAS – VIC – WA
ACT User Groups
General User Group (ACT LAUG)
Jenny Wood (Convenor)
Library System Manager, AIATSIS Library
Email: Jenny.Wood@aiatsis.gov.au
Beverley Richards (Secretary)
Systems Librarian, DEEWR Library
Email: beverley.richards@deewr.gov.au
2013 meetings (Wednesdays):
- 27 February (Meeting Room 1, 4th floor, National Library of Australia)
- 29 May (Meeting Room 1, 4th floor, National Library of Australia)
- 28 August (Meeting Room 1, 4th floor, National Library of Australia)
- 27 November (Meeting Room 1, 4th floor, National Library of Australia)
Time: 9:30 – 11 am
Venue: various
LADD Special Interest Group
Hayward Maberley (Convenor)
Collection Services, Academy Library, UNSW Canberra Campus
Phone: (02) 6268 6158
Email: h.maberley@adfa.edu.au
2013 meetings (Wednesdays):
- TBA
Time: 9:30 – 11.30 am
Venue: Meeting Room 1, 4th Floor, National Library of Australia
NSW User Groups
General User Group (NSW LAUG, including Cataloguing Special Interest Group CATSIG)
Robert Deininger (Convenor)
Librarian, Collection Services, State Library of NSW
Phone: (02) 9273 1695
Email: rdeininger@sl.nsw.gov.au
2013 meetings (Fridays):
- 22 March
Time: 10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Note: Morning tea from 10:15 – 10:30.
Venue: Jean Garling Ante Room, First floor, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW
- 26 July
- 22 November
Time: 10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Note: Morning tea from 10:15 – 10:30.
Venue: Macquarie Room, Ground floor, State Library of NSW
NSW Resource Sharing Interest Group
Sharon Nicol (Convenor)
Librarian, University of Newcastle Library
Phone: (02) 4921 7147
Email: sharon.nicol@newcastle.edu.au
2013 meetings (Fridays):
- 22 March
- 26 July
- 22 November
Time: 1 – 4 pm
Venue: State Library of NSW
NT User Group
Marilyn Hawthorne (Convenor)
Assistant Director, Northern Territory Library
Phone: (08) 8922 0758
Email: marilyn.hawthorne@nt.gov.au
2013 meetings:
- 5 September
Time: Starting at 2.30 pm
Venue: Northern Territory Library, Winnellie Site, Darwin
QLD User Group (QULAG)
Margery Barnes (Convenor)
Coordinator, Interlibrary Loans Unit, Australian Catholic University
Phone: (07) 3623 7407
Email: mailto:margery.barnes@acu.edu.au
Deborah Smith (Secretary)
Document Delivery Supervisor, Queensland University of Technology
Phone: (07) 3138 3564
Email: d3.smith@qut.edu.au
2013 meetings (Tuesdays):
- 17 April (State Library of Queensland)
- 11 June (Workshop, QUT)
- 10 September (Department of Transport & Main Roads Library, Carseldine)
- 26 November (TBA)
Time: 9:15 for a 9:30 am start
Venue: various
SA User Group (LASA)
Chris Kennedy (Convenor)
Co-ordinator Public Library Support, Public Library Services, South Australia
Phone: (08) 8348 2347
Email: chris.kennedy@sa.gov.au
Chris Swadling (Secretary)
Cataloguing Team Leader, ALS Library Services Pty Ltd, SA
Phone: (08) 8276 5500
Email: chris.swadling@alslib.com.au
2013 meetings:
- 27 February 2013
- 8 May 2013
- 9 October 2013
- 11 December 2013
Time: 2:30 – 4 pm
Venue: various
TAS User Group (TLAUG)
Carmel Denholm (Convenor)
Senior Cataloguer (Metadata), Systems Support & Development, LINC Tasmania
Phone: (03) 6233 7586
Email: carmel.denholm@education.tas.gov.au
2013 meetings:
- 25 July
Time: TBC
Venue: LINC Tasmania, 3rd Floor 91 Murray Street, Hobart
VIC User Groups
General User Group (VIC LAUG)
Richard McCart (Convenor)
Information Systems Librarian, Library Resources & Access, RMIT University Library
Phone: (03) 9925 2064
Email: richard.mccart@rmit.edu.au
Lamis Sukkar (Secretary)
Email: lamis.sukkar@caval.edu.au
2013 meetings (Thursdays except August):
- 7 March 2013
- 24 July (Combined meeting)
- 5 December 2013
Time: 10:15 am
Venue: CARM Centre, 4 Park Drive, Bundoora
Cataloguing Special Interest Group (VIC CATSIG)
Lyn Wade (Convenor)
Victoria University
Phone: (03) 9919 2412
Email: lyn.wade@vu.edu.au
2013 meetings (Wednesdays):
- 20 February
- 24 April 2013
- 24 July (Combined meeting)
- 20 November
Time: 10:15 am
Venue: Leigh Scott Room, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
LADD Special Interest Group
Pauline Middleton (Convenor)
Monash University
Phone: (03) 9905 4800
Email: Pauline.Middleton@monash.edu
2013 meetings (Wednesdays):
- 27 February 2013
- 29 May 2013
- 24 July 2013 (Combined meeting)
- 27 November 2013
Time: 10.00 am
Venue: CARM Centre, 4 Park Drive, Bundoora
WA User Group
There is no current user group for WA
