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On Monday 6th February 2012, VALA presented the VALA2012 L-Plate Series. This series of introductory sessions focused on the technologies that were discussed during the VALA2012 conference. Designed to help delegates brush up their knowledge and enhance their Conference experience the VALA2012 L-Plate Series was held on the Monday afternoon preceeding the conference. This series was free to all registered VALA2012 Conference delegates.
If the VALA L-Plate Series is a fun way to brush up on your knowledge, the RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp is a series of day and half-day high-end technical and practical sessions. Book into these interactive sessions (no passive participation here) and expand your knowledge of some of the key and emerging technologies used today. As a high-end practical stream, a core level of technical knowledge is required. Participants are also asked to bring their notebooks / netbooks. The RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp is free to delegates and spaces are strictly limited. The RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp runs from Monday 6 – Thursday 9 February 2012.
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Tuesday 7 February 2012 |
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| 0900 - 0905 | Opening Address and Welcome Bart Rutherford, VALA2012 Conference Committee Chair |
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| 1015 - 1050 | Morning Tea and Exhibition Viewing - Exhibition Area | |||
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CONCURRENT SESSION 1: |
CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Discovery Room: Plenary Hall Chair: Karen Kealy |
CONCURRENT SESSION 3: Mobile Room: 219 - 220 Chair: Victoria Mathews |
RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session C Room: 218 |
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| 1050 - 1120 | Austin McLean,ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Global discoverability of graduate research: challenges and opportunities for researchers and librarians (Presenter: Keith Furniss) #VALA2012 #S1AM |
Alison Dellit and Sarah Schindeler,National Library of Australia, ACT Trove: the terrors and triumphs of service-based social media #VALA2012 #S2AD |
Annie Yee,RMIT University Library, Vic Mobile technology: academic libraries in Australia and beyond. #VALA2012 #S3AY |
Drupal Basics Facilitator: Brian Gilbert, Realityloop
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| 1125 - 1155 | Rebecca Parker, Swinburne University of Technology, Vic What the library did next: strengthening our visibility in research support #VALA2012 #S1RP |
Tim Sherratt,University of Canberra, ACT Mining the treasures of Trove: new approaches and new tools #VALA2012 #S2TS |
Jeremy Taylor,St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Vic, Jay Glaisyer,EBSCO Australia, Sydney, NSWand Julia Ryan, State Library of New South Wales Mobilising patient care and research: remote and mobile access to clinical information resources via a state government portal #VALA2012 #S3JT |
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| 1200 - 1230 | Toby Burrows and Kate Croker, University of Western Australia Supporting research in an era of data deluge: developing a new service portfolio within Information Services at the University of Western Australia #VALA2012 #S1TB |
Philip Minchin,Port Phillip Library Service, Vic Stacks of fun: games, community, libraries, technology #VALA2012 #S2PM |
Felicity Gilbert, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Vic From Aristotle to Siri: the augmented face of the library #VALA2012 #S3FG |
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| 1230 - 1405 | Lunch, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area | |||
| CONCURRENT SESSION 4: The Next Generation Room: Plenary Hall Chair: Ailsa Dott |
CONCURRENT SESSION 5: metaFutures Room: 212 - 213 Chair: Jan Weaver |
CONCURRENT SESSION 6: Big Ideas Room: 219 - 220 Chair: Lynette Lewis |
RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session D Room: 218 |
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| 1405 - 1435 | Ursula Henderson and Simon Pyke,University of Adelaide, SA 100% iPad guaranteed: information skills, the Library and an invigorated science programme #VALA2012 #S4UH |
Monika Szunejko, Barbara Patison and Sarah McQuade,State Library of Western Australia If SLURP is the answer... what's the question? #VALA2012 #S5MS |
Chris Kelly,Brimbank City Council, Vic Repositioning Brimbank Libraries for 21st century service delivery (Co-presenter: Jarrod Coyles) #VALA2012 #S6CK |
Drupal Advanced #VALA2012 #BCD
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| 1440 - 1510 | Shaun O'Dwyer and Kylie Bailin,University of New South Wales Imagine there's no desk #VALA2012 #S4SO |
Stephen Pugh, Oranjarra Partners, USA Harvesting relevant content: developing and applying new digital profiling methodologies and the evolution of commercial discovery, acquisition and access services #VALA2012 #S5SP |
Laurie Atkinson and Bernie Lewin,Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria The big bang: establishing the Victorian Government Library Service #VALA2012 #S6LA |
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| 1515 - 1545 | Paul Mercieca,RMIT University, Vic Social media as an education platform: teaching through Facebook #VALA2012 #S4PM |
Edmund Balnaves,Prosentient Systems, NSW Reigniting the OPAC as a metadata hub #VALA2012 #S5EB |
Sharee Crocker,Deakin University, Vic Engaging student spaces: library in the Deakin Online Learning Environment #VALA2012 #S6SC |
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| 1545 - 1620 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase - Exhibition Area | |||
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| 1730 - 1900 | Welcome Reception - Exhibition Area | |||
Wednesday 8 February 2012 |
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| 0800 - 1800 | Registration |
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| 0955 - 1030 | Morning Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase - Exhibition Area |
| 1030 - 1230 | VENDOR PRESENTATIONS | ||||
| Room: 212 Chair: Jan Weaver |
Room: 213 Chair: Julie Gardner |
Room: 218 Chair: Jeremy Taylor |
Room: 219 Chair: John Terrell |
Room: 220 Chair: Tom Edwards |
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| 1030-1042 | ProQuest Facilitating advanced research in science and engineering |
Kanopy Kanopy Streaming Service – revolutionising academic VOD |
EBSCO Introducing the Independent Scholarly Publishers Group |
OCLC Mixing and mashing on the WorldShare platform |
3M Australia Independence with RFID |
| 1045 - 1057 | Serials Solutions – a ProQuest business A first peek at Serials Solutions web-scale management solution |
Ebook Library An overview of EBL and DDA |
IGI Global All about IGI Global |
Project MUSE Project MUSE: books and journals together in an integrated interface |
EnvisionWare Empowering patrons: library self-service solutions |
| 1100 - 1112 | ebrary – a ProQuest company Downloading with ebrary |
Oxford University Press Highlights of 2012 |
EBSCO EBSCO Publishing update: discovery, ebooks and Wilson “Super” databases |
Casalini Libri Torrossa: the first platform dedicated to scholarly content from Italy, Spain and Portugal |
FE Technologies Minimising touch with the Smart Shelf on hold solution |
| 1115 - 1127 | DA Information Services Integrating eFutures today |
Cambridge University Press Cambridge online collections |
Elsevier Science & Technology e-Trends @ Elsevier: emPOWERING you to stay ahead |
Gale - Cengage Learning Nineteenth Century Collections Online – it’s elementary, my dear Watson! |
Unique Management Services Material recovery of long overdue materials in a Gentle Nudge way |
| 1130 - 1142 | DA Information Services (continued) |
Bolinda Digital Bolinda digital 2012 |
Britannica Digital Learning Britannica Image Quest |
Emerald Group Publishing Emerald – into the Zone |
Softlink Liberty v5 Presentation – find out how Softlink’s latest Library Management System can assist with your information sharing |
| 1145 - 1157 | DA Information Services (continued) |
SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific SAGE knowledge |
Britannica Digital Learning (continued) |
Euromonitor International Where do healthy people live in the world? - New findings from Passport Survey |
Maxus Australia Social knowledge management best practice |
| 1200 - 1212 | OCLC WorldShare: manage your library not your technology |
Springer Springer Book Archive: an introduction |
IGroup (Australasia) American Chemical Society - ACS Update |
Thomson Reuters Exploring the citation universe |
Civica Library & Learning Libraries, patrons and ebooks |
| 1215 - 1227 | National Library of Australia Digital volcanoes and data flows |
Wheelers Books ePlatform – eBook Library lending platform |
IGroup (Australasia) (continued) |
Thomson Reuters (continued) |
Civica Library & Learning (continued) |
| 1230 - 1345 | Lunch, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area | ||
| CONCURRENT SESSION 7: Spaces, Physical and Virtual Room: 212 - 213 Chair: Lynette Brown |
CONCURRENT SESSION 8: New Directions Room: 219 -220 Chair:Julie Gardner |
CONCURRENT SESSION 9: eStuff Room: Plenary Hall Chair: Alison Morin |
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| 1345 - 1415 | Jennifer Peasley,Macquarie University Library, NSW Demystifying automated retrieval systems: the clients' perspective #VALA2012 #S7JP |
Helen Livingston,University of South Australia What is the catalogue? #VALA2012 #S8HL |
Alison Neil,University of New South Wales Approval of 'E': fuss free selection and acquisition #VALA2012 #S9AN |
| 1420 - 1450 | Jenny Ellis, Karen Kealy and Alissa Sputore,University of Melbourne, Vic Empowering end-users: post occupancy evaluation of redesigned library spaces #VALA2012 #S7JE |
David Feighan,Bialik College, Vic The Internet of everything: linking the print and online collections in a school library #VALA2012 #S8DF |
Jenny Quilliam and Eleanor Thomas, University of South Australia Library eMpowering acquisitions in mediated selection #VALA2012 #S9JQ |
| 1455 - 1525 | Glenn Harper, Frankston City Libraries, Vic Cloud 9: new services and engagements #VALA2012 #S7GH |
Bronwyn Foxall,Abbotsleigh, NSW Change or fade away: school libraries need to provide for, and lead, educational change #VALA2012 #S8BF |
Fiona Burton and Maureen Kattau, Macquarie University Library, NSW Building in the 'e': creating the virtual bookshelf #VALA2012 #S9FB |
| 1525 - 1600 | Afternoon Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase - Exhibition Area | ||
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| 1900 - 2300 | Conference Dinner - Plaza Ballroom | ||
Thursday 9 February 2012 |
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| 0800 - 1800 | Registration | |||
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| 0955 - 1030 | Morning Tea and Exhibition Viewing - Exhibition Area | |||
| CONCURRENT SESSION 10: eM-powering Professionals Room: Plenary Hall Chair: Darren Ryan |
CONCURRENT SESSION 11: Digitisation Room: 212 - 213 Chair: Jeremy Taylor |
CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Apps and Applications Room: 219 - 220 Chair: Tom Edwards |
RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session E Room: 218 |
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| 1030 - 1100 | Helen Reid and Kim Tairi,Swinburne University of Technology, Vic Opening up the playground: supporting library staff to learn through play #VALA2012 #S10HR |
Claire Stent,Statistics New Zealand Digitising historical data: that's just scanning the tables from the books isn't it? #VALA2012 #S11CS |
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A Speed Date with Design Thinking Facilitator: Zaana Howard, Swinburne University of Technology, Vic #VALA2012 #BCE ![]() High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook. |
| 1105 - 1135 | Ralph Kiel and Frances O'Neil, Victoria University, Vic and Jen Scantlebury,Cocoon Consulting, Vic Brave new habits: evaluation of a library leadership program for a culture of innovation and creative contribution #VALA2012 #S10RK |
Robin Wright,Swinburne University of Technology, Vic Libraries and licensing: the eFuture will need legal as well as technical skills #VALA2012 #S11RW |
Margaret Warren, State Library of Queensland and Richard Hayward,State Library of Victoria Hacking the nation: Libraryhack and community-created apps #VALA2012 #S12MW |
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| 1140 - 1210 | Jennifer Hardware,Griffith University, Qld Where to next? A case study of the development of a Career Pathing Tool for Information Services, Griffith University #VALA2012 #S10JH |
Kathryn Greenhill,Curtin University, WAand Constance Wiebrands,Edith Cowan University Library, WA No library required: the free and easy backwaters of online content sharing #VALA2012 #S11KG |
Peter Neish, Parliament of Victoria Harvesting and semantically tagging media releases from political websites using web services #VALA2012 #S12PN |
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| 1210 - 1345 | Lunch, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area | |||
| CONCURRENT SESSION 13: eCapabilities Room: Plenary Hall Chair: Lynette Lewis |
CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Museum Connections Room: 219 - 220 Chair: John Terrell |
CONCURRENT SESSION 15: On Demand Room: 212 - 213 Chair: Baden Hughes |
RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp Session F Room:218 |
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| 1345 - 1415 | Lisa Smith and Steven Yates, Monash University Library, Vic Online learning: eM-powering eFutures through developing staff capability at Monash University Library #VALA2012 #S13LS |
Ingrid Mason,Intersect Australia Ltd / Australian National Data Service, NSW Are the GLAMs going to bring a steampunk/neo-Victorian sensibility and aesthetic to Linked Open Data? #VALA2012 #S14IM |
David Wells and Diana Blackwood,Curtin University Library, WA Streamed video in an academic library: expectations, challenges and response #VALA2012 #S15DW |
Working with the Trove API Facilitator: Paul Hagon, National Library of Australia #VALA2012 #BCF ![]() High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook. |
| 1420 - 1450 | Ellen Forsyth,State Library of New South Wales Playing at professional development? #VALA2012 #S13EF |
Elycia Wallis and Dave Matthews,Museum Victoria Collaborating locally, contributing globally: the Biodiversity Heritage Library in Australia #VALA2012 #S14EW |
Ryan Weymouth,University of Queensland Library What's on the telly? Delivery of offair television content to students via online video streaming at the University of Queensland #VALA2012 #S15RW |
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| 1455 - 1525 | Jemima McDonald and Sophie McDonald,Blake Library, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW Developing literacies and building a learning community at UTS Library #VALA2012 #S13JM |
Robyn Van Dyk and Theresa Cronk,Australian War Memorial, ACT Anzacs Online: starting a new major digitisation project #VALA2012 #S14RV |
Rita Ellul, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, VIC and Indra Kurzeme, State Library of Victoria Lighting the FUSE: innovation and partnerships #VALA2012 #S15RE |
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| 1705 - 1710 | CLOSING: Lian Todd, VALA President and Bart Rutherford, VALA2012 Conference Committee Chair |
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| 1710 - 1830 | Farewell Refreshments | |||
Friday 10 February 2012 |
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emPower yourself and visit the VALA2012 Trade Show to see the latest in library and information technology products and services. With a vendor trade show across 100 booths located in three bays of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the VALA2012 Trade show is the BIGGEST VALA Trade show EVER!
Access to the VALA2012 Trade show is free. Click HERE for details on the trade show and the VALA2012 exhibitors.
VALA2012 Session 12 BadhamQR codes: do they provide the missing link between the physical and digital?VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Apps and Applications Tristan BadhamRMIT University, Vic (VALA Travel Scholar) Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #S12TB | ![]() ![]()
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VALA2012-Session-12-Badham-Paper (205.27 kB)
View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel
This paper provides a comprehensive overview and critical analysis of the implementation of Quick Response codes (QR codes) in academic and public libraries, and investigates their varied uses within Australian and International institutions, with the support of a VALA Travel Scholarship. QR codes are a primary technology being used by libraries to engage and assist users by providing a bridge to access the ever-expanding amount of library information and resources that have been optimised for use on mobile devices. This paper explores the various applications these libraries have found for QR codes, and the processes involved in their implementation, promotion and maintenance; reception by library staff and patrons; future applications for the technology; and discusses related technologies.
VALA2012 PLENARY 2: Xiaolin Zhang
Tuesday 7 February 2012, 16:20 - 17:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-plenary-2-zhang
Xiaolin ZhangNational Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #K2XZ | ![]() ![]() |
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 4:20 PM AUSEDT, 1 Hour 7 Minutes 30 Seconds |
AbstracteScience, or in general eFuture, requires new generations of knowledge access capabilities. Research libraries need to re-think their access strategies towards a new access framework, covering R&D information beyond traditional literature, OA resources, research data, institutional knowledge assets, with all in an international scope and integrated/embedded into research processes. A number of research libraries in China are moving to innovate and experiment some components of this framework, including NSL's Integrative Knowledge Infrastructure Initiative, CAS OA Initiative, CAS IR Grid, Chinese IR Alliance, CAS Researcher SKE Initiative, and CAS International Access Alliance Strategies.
VALA2012 Session 2 DellitTrove: the terrors and triumphs of service-based social mediaVALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: DiscoveryTuesday 7 February 2012, 10:50 - 11:20 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-2-dellit Alison Dellit and Sarah SchindelerNational Library of Australia, ACTPlease tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #S2AD | ![]() ![]() |
VALA2012-Session-2-Dellit-Paper (96.53 kB)
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 10:50 AM AUSEDT, 26 Minutes 2 Seconds |
The National Library of Australia has actively used a range of social media tools for the promotion, development and delivery of services for a number of years. In addition to whole-of-library branded activity that is managed centrally, teams elsewhere in the Library are creating niche and service-based social media channels. Using the 2011 trial of the Trove social media rollout as a case study, this paper examines the rewards and challenges associated with niche or specialised social media engagement, as well as the broader, potential implications for online engagement by cultural institutions.
VALA2012 Session 1 BurrowsSupporting research in an era of data deluge: developing a new service portfolio within Information Services at the University of Western AustraliaVALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Academic Research SupportTuesday 7 February 2012, 10:50 - 12:30 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-1-burrows Toby Burrows and Kate CrokerUniversity of Western AustraliaPlease tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #S1TB | ![]() ![]() |
VALA2012-Session-1-Burrows-Paper (64.86 kB)
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 12:00 PM AUSEDT, 33 Minutes 57 Seconds. |
The paper discusses the context and rationale for a new approach to the management of eResearch services and products, which was introduced within Information Services at the University of Western Australia in 2011. It will consider the benefits expected to flow from this new approach, as well as evaluating progress to date. It will also examine future directions, goals and expectations.
VALA2012 Session 1 ParkerWhat the library did next: strengthening our visibility in research supportVALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Academic Research SupportTuesday 7 February 2012, 11:25 - 11:55 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-1-parker Rebecca ParkerSwinburne University of Technology, VicPlease tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #S1RP | ![]() ![]() |
VALA2012-Session-1-Parker-Paper (88.37 kB)
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 11:25 AM AUSEDT, 25 Minutes 55 Seconds. | PLEASE NOTE: Access to this presentation has been removed at the author's request. |
Academic libraries have a long and proud history of supporting teaching and learning in universities. However, there is growing recognition that supporting research in line with their universities’ expectations requires new approaches and different skills from librarians. Many Australian university libraries are now appointing specialised research librarians to take on these challenges. In this paper, we show the scope for libraries to commit to developing new customer-focussed services for researchers that ensure the importance of the academic library to institutional research, while taking into account stakeholder needs and organisational expectations.
VALA2012 Session 1 McLeanGlobal discoverability of graduate research: challenges and opportunities for researchers and librariansVALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 1: Academic Research SupportTuesday 7 February 2012, 10:50 - 11:20 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-1-mclean Austin McLean, presented by Keith Furnis.ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAPlease tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #VALA2012 and #S1AM | ![]() ![]() |
VALA2012-Session-1-McLean-Paper (231.5 kB)
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Thursday, February 09, 2012, 11:40 AM AUSEDT, 31 Minutes 24 Seconds. |
Global discoverability of graduate research: challenges and opportunities for researchers and librarians
Chinese research output is now second in volume only to that of the USA, having surpassed that of Germany, UK and Japan. This paper will examine factors that impact collaboration and discoverability of global research, with a focus on China. ProQuest has recently concluded a series of research projects that focused on China regarding Chinese scholars' attitudes toward collaboration. The research also examined workflow and tools used, and constraints that influenced research behaviour. Further, this session will review challenges faced in discovering research in other languages and share ProQuest's approach toward bringing non-English language graduate work to a global audience.
VALA2012 Plenary 1 GriffeyLibraries & the Post-PC eraVALA2012 PLENARY 1: Jason GriffeyTuesday 7 February 2012, 9:05 - 10:15 Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-plenary-1-griffey Jason GriffeyUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this plenary presentation: #VALA2012 and #K1JG | ![]() ![]() |
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View the presentation on the VALA2012 GigTV channel Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 9:05 AM AUSEDT, 1 Hour 12 Minutes 35 Seconds |

Most people on the Internet are not using what we would traditionally think of as a computer. The fastest selling non-phone personal electronics device in the world is something that just a few years ago was available only in science fiction. New wireless standards promise to give us Ethernet-like speeds, anywhere we happen to be. The rise of the mobile phone and tablet signals the move into the Post-PC era. How do libraries respond to this future? What will the next 3, 5, and 10 years look like for mobility and information?
Places in both the VALA L Plate and the VALAtech Boot Camp are filling fast and spaces are limited. In 2012 the VALAtech Boot Camp is sponsored by RMIT Publishing.
Go to the VALA2012 Conference Home Page.
![]() | Detailed VALA L-Plate Series programming information here. Bookings can be made via the Online Registration link. If you have already registered for VALA2012 and want to go add these sessions you will need to log back in to amend your registration. |
![]() | Detailed RMIT Publishing/VALAtech Boot Camp programming information here. Bookings can be made via the Online Registration link. If you have already registered for VALA2012 and want to go add these sessions you will need to log back in to amend your registration. |