Libraries Australia Forum 2006

University of Melbourne

Law Faculty
University Square
185 Pelham Street
Carlton 3053

AGENDA

Friday 3 November 2006

Chair: Anne-Marie Schwirtlich
CEO and State Librarian
State Library of Victoria

 

 

9.00

Opening

Video

Peter McPhee

University of Melbourne Deputy Vice Chancellor

9.15

Introduction

Video

Jan Fullerton
Director-General

9.20

Libraries Australia Report and Strategic Directions

Powerpoint Presentation
Video

Tony Boston
Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing

9.45

The Future of the catalogue

Powerpoint Presentation (as presented at the Forum)
Powerpoint Updated Presentation
Video

Warwick Cathro
Assistant Director-General, Innovation

10.00

A New paradigm for  “getting”

Powerpoint Presentation
Video

Kent Fitch, IT

National Library

10.20 Morning sessions: Questions  

10.30

Morning Tea

11:00

Parallel sessions

Cataloguing Workshop

Reference & End User Access Workshop

Interlibrary Lending Workshop

Facilitators:
Rob Walls & Bemal Rajapatirana

Maximising the potential of Libraries Australia Cataloguing

 

Facilitators:

Fran Wilson/Jane Jones(SLWA)

A workshop on Libraries Australia.

  • free vs subscription access
  • end user access
  • personalisation and alerts

Will include case studies.

 

Facilitators:

Margaret Kennedy/David Ong

What of the future?

New models for delivery to patrons

 

Powerpoint Presentation Powerpoint Presentation Powerpoint Presentation

12.30

Lunch

1.30

Opening up access to Libraries Australia for end users – Case study

Powerpoint Presentation

Lynnette Lewis (Yarra Plenty Library, Victoria)

1.50

User Survey of Libraries Australia

Powerpoint Presentation

Fran Wilson
Director, Resource Sharing

2.10

People Australia project

Powerpoint Presentation

Basil Dewhurst
Manager: People Australia Project

2.25

Engaging with new audiences for library services

Powerpoint Presentation

Tony Boston
Assistant Director-General, Resource Sharing

2.45

Afternoon tea

3.15

Newspaper Digitisation Project

Powerpoint Presentation

Warwick Cathro
Assistant Director-General, Innovation


3.25 Afternoon sessions: Questions  

3.35

Review, Questions without notice


4.00

Close

Useful Documentation

Libraries Australia Annual Report

PDF documentPDF

Libraries Australia State User Groups Report
PDF documentPDF
Libraries Australia Advisory Committee Report
PDF documentPDF

 

Video Presentations

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Presenters
Length
Size
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Libraries Australia forum Opening and Introduction

Anne-Marie Schwirtlich,
Peter McPhee,
Jan Fullerton

12 minutes
72mb
MOV
Report and Directions
Tony Boston
27 minutes
81mb
MOV
The Future of the catalogue
Warwick Cathro
15 minutes
51mb
MOV
A New paradigm for  “getting”
Kent Fitch
22 minutes
65mb
MOV
 
 

25th Birthday Celebration

Jan Fullerton,
Eric Wainwright,
Hans Groenewegen
31 minutes
191mb
MOV