User Groups

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: ACTNSWNTQLDSATASVICWA

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