Williamson Award 2014

    Alyson Kosina receives Williamson Award from      
Mrs Enid Williamson and VALA President Tom Edwards  

Alyson Kosina

The 2014 Robert D. Williamson Award went to Alyson Kosina, former VALA Executive Officer.

For more than thirty years the 2014 Williamson Award recipient has made an extraordinary and profound contribution to librarianship, especially in the area of library technology and innovation. This contribution has been felt across Australia and New Zealand, as well as across all library sectors. Indeed, the level of debate regarding library IT and innovation would be significantly less were it not for the tireless efforts of this year’s Williamson recipient. It is also worth noting that much of this work has been done with quiet efficiency and away from the spotlight. This year’s recipient also knew Robert Williamson and Bob would be delighted with the Committee’s choice.

 

The 2014 Williamson Award recipient has worked in a number of roles including as a systems librarian and as a library manager. The recipient has also worked across many library sectors. This broad and practical experience is the key to their successful contribution to the profession over many years. Starting in the State Library of Western Australia, the recipient moved across to Flinders University before heading up a number of government libraries in South Australia and then Victoria. The recipient then moved across to public libraries as a systems librarian. After the restructure of the Camberwell/Waverley Regional Library service the recipient moved into the school library sector before moving back to public libraries.

The recipient was active in the formation of VALA in the 1970s and has worked tirelessly to make VALA the important library IT forum it is today. VALA’s success is driven in part by the peer review process and a collegial engagement between both the library and the vendor community. That VALA can only accept 34% of the abstracts submitted, that the exhibition is now one of the largest of its kind in this region with vendors returning time and time again, is a credit to the dedication and professionalism of this year’s recipient.

Many people in this room, and countless people across Australia and New Zealand, have benefited from the time and effort this year’s recipient has dedicated to their VALA papers. Many of us now have a better understanding of how to structure a paper, cite a source, and when to use and not use a comma!

Many librarians who have volunteered on the VALA Committee and Programme Committees have benefited from the breadth and depth of this year’s recipient’s knowledge and memory. As VALA has prospered it has become bigger and more complex and adapted and changed to meet the changing needs of our library communities. Yet this year’s recipient has kept all the balls in the air and made it look effortless. We are here at this successful conference because of the many, many years of hard work and dedication that are the hallmarks of this year’s recipient.

It is with great pleasure that the VALA Committee has unanimously endorsed Alyson Kosina as the 2014 Robert D. Williamson Award recipient.

 


2012 Williamson Award Announced

 

Williamson MedallionCongratulations to Christine Mackenzie from the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service for receiving VALA’s most prestigious award, the Robert D. Williamson Award for 2010.

Christine’s Williamson Award Citation is now available on the VALA web site.

Named after one of the early pioneers of our industry, Bob Williamson. This biennial award is presented to an individual or organisation who or which, in the opinion of the judging panel, has made and is currently making an outstanding contribution to the development of information technology usage in Australian libraries and is positively and significantly influencing development in information technology usage within libraries.

The VALA web site provides details about the Robert D. Williamson Award and past recipients.

 

Williamson Award 2012

 

Christine MackenzieThe 2012 Robert D. Williamson Award went to Christine Mackenzie from the Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service.

 

VALA’s most prestigious award is the Robert D. Williamson Award. This award is in memory of one of the early pioneers of our industry, Bob Williamson. This biennial award is also presented to an individual or organisation who or which, in the opinion of the judging panel, has made and is currently making an outstanding contribution to the development of information technology usage in Australian libraries and is positively and significantly influencing development in information technology usage within libraries.

 


 

Our recipient tonight has been a major contributor and innovator within the Australian library profession. Whilst never a “geek”, the recipient has a well-honed ability to identify and apply emerging technologies within library contexts.

This ability has resulted in the introduction of many firsts into Australian library management and service delivery. Some examples include:

  • Introducing the first 24×7 “follow-the-sun” online reference service, in collaboration with UK & U.S. library services
  • Introducing the first eBook reading devices into Australia (which were loaded by the shelf-ready supplier and loaned within a public library branch)
  • Trialling and introducing the first RFID installation in Australia (and in the process produced the findings that customer self-service is as much about check-in as check-out)
  • In collaboration with VICNET, implementing the first public-access internet terminals in Victorian libraries (which included the first social networking services in Australia)
  • Pioneering the application of third-party discovery layers over back-end library systems
  • Introducing the “Learning 23 Things” program into Australia – imbuing library staff with the new principles and practices of ‘social networking”, “web 2.0” and “Library 2.0”
  • The first implementation of full shelf-ready services, combined with supplier-aided selection (producing industry best KPI’s and now known as the Brisbane Model)
  • Being currently engaged with the NBN roll-out to leverage any Public Library benefit

The recipient has represented the Australian library profession on many international bodies, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Bertlesman Foundation and IFLA. The recipient has also made many contributions to the profession in National and Local contexts, including the Australian Library and Information Association, Public Libraries Victoria Network and VICLINK.

The recipient is highly respected, with a reputation as one who will engage, share and collaborate to forward the profession. This award publicly acknowledges multiple outstanding contributions to, and significant influences on, Australian libraries and their delivery platforms.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner of the Robert D. Williamson Award for 2012 is –

Christine Mackenzie.

eM-power yourself with VALA2012 hash tags

 

Get more out of VALA2012 and enrich and eM-Power your experience by using hash tags. The main conference hash tag is #VALA2012, while all the VALA2012 sessions, as well as the L Plate and Boot Camp have their own hash tags. See the VALA2012 Programme and VALA2012 Proceedings for details.

There is an excellent article about using Twitter hash tags at the VALA2012 conference on Google Docs.

According to Twirus, during the week of the VALA2010 Conference, #VALA2010 was in the top 5 most popular tweet hash tags in Australia! On 11 February 2010, #VALA2010 was the most popular tweet hash tag in the country! To the best of our knowledge this was the first time a library related hash tag was in the top 5 in Australia let alone the most popular hash tag!

 

As was noted in the VALA2010 opening address, “the delegates who post to blogs and tweet during the conference not only help document the debates, they enrich the experience for all of us.”

 

So get tweeting and blogging and have a great VALA2012.

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VALA2010 tag chart

 

VALA2012 Programme

VALA2012

VALA2012 Conference Programme

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

The VALA2012 L-PLATE SERIES

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.

RMIT Publishing / VALAtech BOOT CAMP

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.

 

Monday 6 February 2012

1200 – 1745 Registration

RMIT Publishing / VALAtech Boot Camp
0900 – 1300 Session A
Room: 218
#VALA2012  #BCA
0900 – 1030
Co-design an ILMS for the Future- Part 1
1030 – 1100“Morning Tea
1100 – 1300Co-design an ILMS for the Future – Part 2
1300 – 1400Lunch – Provide Your Own
1400 – 1700 Session B
Room: 218
#VALA2012  #BCB
1400 – 1530Using mobile and social media to enrich the visitor experience – Part 1
1530 – 1600Afternoon Tea
1600 – 1700Using mobile and social media to enrich the visitor experience – Part 2
VALA2012 L-Plate Series
Room 212
#VALA2012  #LPL
1300 – 1330L-Plate Session 1
Tablets vs Netbooks / Notebooks
1330 – 1400 L-Plate Session 2
Cloud Computing 101
1400 – 1430 L-Plate Session 3
XML Exposed
1430 – 1500 Afternoon Tea – Room 212 Foyer
1500 – 1530 L-Plate Session 4
Trove API and what it can do for you
1530 – 1615 L-Plate Session 5
Content Management Systems: Making the Choice
(Joomla vs. Drupal vs. WordPress)
1615 – 1645 L-Plate Session 6
Gaming 101
Associated Events
0930 – 1700Datasets Coordinators Meeting and Forum (for CAUL/CEIRC members only)
1400 – 1600 SciFinder information and user group session
1500 – 1700 The Current and Future State of Library Discovery and Management

 

Tuesday 7 February 2012

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0800 – 1800Registration
0900 – 0905Opening Address and Welcome
Bart Rutherford, VALA2012 Conference Committee Chair
0905 – 1015 VALA2012 Keynote Speaker PLENARY SESSION
Room: Plenary Hall     Chair: David Feighan
Jason Griffey, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, USA
Libraries & the Post-PC era
#VALA2012 #K1JG
1015 – 1050 Morning Tea and Exhibition Viewing – Exhibition Area
CONCURRENT SESSION 1:
Academic Research Support
Room: 212 – 213
Chair: Geoff Payne
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
1050 – 1120 Peer Reviewed
Austin McLean,
ProQuest, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Global discoverability of graduate research: challenges and opportunities for researchers and librarians
(Presenter: Keith Furniss)
#VALA2012  #S1AM
Peer Reviewed
Alison Dellit and Sarah Schindeler,National Library of Australia, ACT
Trove: the terrors and triumphs of service-based social media
#VALA2012  #S2AD
Peer Reviewed
Annie Yee,RMIT University Library, Vic
Mobile technology: academic libraries in Australia and beyond.
#VALA2012  #S3AY
Drupal Basics
Facilitator: Brian Gilbert, Realityloop#VALA2012 #BCC

 

High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook.

1125 – 1155Peer Reviewed
Rebecca Parker, Swinburne University of Technology, Vic
What the library did next: strengthening our visibility in research support
#VALA2012  #S1RP
Peer Reviewed
Tim Sherratt,University of Canberra, ACT
Mining the treasures of Trove: new approaches and new tools
#VALA2012  #S2TS
Peer Reviewed
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
1200 – 1230 Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
Philip Minchin,Port Phillip Library Service, Vic
Stacks of fun: games, community, libraries, technology
#VALA2012  #S2PM
Invited Paper
Felicity Gilbert
, Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Vic
From Aristotle to Siri: the augmented face of the library
#VALA2012  #S3FG
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
1405 – 1435 Peer Reviewed
Ursula Henderson and Simon Pyke,University of Adelaide, SA
100% iPad guaranteed: information skills, the Library and an invigorated science programme
#VALA2012  #S4UH
Peer Reviewed
Monika Szunejko, Barbara Patison and Sarah McQuade,State Library of Western Australia
If SLURP is the answer… what’s the question?
#VALA2012  #S5MS
Peer Reviewed
Chris Kelly,Brimbank City Council, Vic
Repositioning Brimbank Libraries for 21st century service delivery
(Co-presenter: Jarrod Coyles)
#VALA2012  #S6CK
Drupal Advanced
Facilitator: Brian Gilbert, Realityloop#VALA2012  #BCD 

boot print

 

High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook.

1440 – 1510Peer Reviewed
Shaun O’Dwyer and Kylie Bailin,University of New South Wales
Imagine there’s no desk
#VALA2012  #S4SO
Invited Paper
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
Peer Reviewed
Laurie Atkinson and Bernie Lewin,Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria
The big bang: establishing the Victorian Government Library Service
#VALA2012  #S6LA
1515 – 1545 Peer Reviewed
Paul Mercieca,RMIT University, Vic
Social media as an education platform: teaching through Facebook
#VALA2012  #S4PM
Peer Reviewed
Edmund Balnaves,Prosentient Systems, NSW
Reigniting the OPAC as a metadata hub
#VALA2012  #S5EB
Peer Reviewed
Sharee Crocker,Deakin University, Vic
Engaging student spaces: library in the Deakin Online Learning Environment
#VALA2012  #S6SC
1545 – 1620 Afternoon Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area
1620 – 1730VALA2012 Keynote SpeakerPLENARY SESSION
Room: Plenary Hall    Chair: Lian Todd
Xiaolin Zhang, National Science Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
eMpowering e-Science, eMpowering libraries
#VALA2012  #K2XZ
1730 – 1900 Welcome Reception – Exhibition Area

 

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Top
0800 – 1800 Registration
0845 – 0955 VALA2012 Keynote SpeakerPLENARY SESSION:
Room: Plenary Hall    Chair: Ebe Kartus
Eric Miller, Zepheira Inc, USA
Linked data – weaving the web of libraries, museums and archives
#VALA2012  #K3EM
0955 – 1030 Morning Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area
1030 – 1230VENDOR 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
1030-1042ProQuest
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 – 1057Serials 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 – 1112ebrary – 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 – 1127DA 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 – 1142DA 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 – 1157DA 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 – 1212OCLC
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 – 1227National 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
1345 – 1415Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
Alison Neil,University of New South Wales
Approval of ‘E’: fuss free selection and acquisition
#VALA2012  #S9AN
1420 – 1450Peer Reviewed
Jenny Ellis, Karen Kealy and Alissa Sputore,University of Melbourne, Vic
Empowering end-users: post occupancy evaluation of redesigned library spaces
#VALA2012  #S7JE
Peer Reviewed
David Feighan,Bialik College, Vic
The Internet of everything: linking the print and online collections in a school library
#VALA2012  #S8DF
Peer Reviewed
Jenny Quilliam and Eleanor Thomas, University of South Australia Library
eMpowering acquisitions in mediated selection
#VALA2012  #S9JQ
1455 – 1525Peer Reviewed
Glenn Harper, Frankston City Libraries, Vic
Cloud 9: new services and engagements
#VALA2012  #S7GH
Peer Reviewed
Bronwyn Foxall,Abbotsleigh, NSW
Change or fade away: school libraries need to provide for, and lead, educational change
#VALA2012  #S8BF
Peer Reviewed
Fiona Burton and Maureen Kattau, Macquarie University Library, NSW
Building in the ‘e’: creating the virtual bookshelf
#VALA2012  #S9FB
1525 – 1600Afternoon Tea, Exhibition Viewing and VALA Showcase – Exhibition Area
1600 – 1710VALA2012 Keynote Speaker PLENARY SESSION:
Room: Plenary Hall     Chair: Kim Tairi
Liz Lyon, UKOLN, The Library, University of Bath, Bath, UK
The informatics transform : re-engineering libraries for the Data Decade
#VALA2012  #K4LL
1900 – 2300Conference Dinner – Plaza Ballroom

 

Thursday 9 February 2012

Top
0800 – 1800 Registration
0845 – 0955VALA2012 Keynote Speaker PLENARY SESSION
Room: Plenary Hall     Chair: Tom Denison
Eibhlin Roche, Guinness Storehouse, Ireland
Guinness Archive: unlocking the potential of an iconic global brand
#VALA2012  #K5ER
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
1030 – 1100 Peer Reviewed
Helen Reid and Kim Tairi,Swinburne University of Technology, Vic
Opening up the playground: supporting library staff to learn through play
#VALA2012  #S10HR
Peer Reviewed
Claire Stent,Statistics New Zealand
Digitising historical data: that’s just scanning the tables from the books isn’t it?
#VALA2012  #S11CS
Peer Reviewed
VALA Travel ScholarTristan Badham,RMIT University, Vic
QR codes: do they provide the missing link between the physical and digital?
(VALA Travel Scholar)
#VALA2012  #S12TB
A Speed Date with Design Thinking
Facilitator: Zaana Howard, Swinburne University of Technology, Vic#VALA2012  #BCEboot print

 

High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook.

1105 – 1135Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
Robin Wright,Swinburne University of Technology, Vic
Libraries and licensing: the eFuture will need legal as well as technical skills
#VALA2012  #S11RW
Peer Reviewed
Margaret Warren, State Library of Queensland and Richard Hayward,State Library of Victoria
Hacking the nation: Libraryhack and community-created apps
#VALA2012  #S12MW
1140 – 1210 Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
Peter Neish, Parliament of Victoria
Harvesting and semantically tagging media releases from political websites using web services
#VALA2012  #S12PN
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
1345 – 1415 Peer Reviewed
Lisa Smith and Steven Yates, Monash University Library, Vic
Online learning: eM-powering eFutures through developing staff capability at Monash University Library
#VALA2012  #S13LS
Peer Reviewed
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
Peer Reviewed
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  #BCFboot print

 

High-end hands-on technical session, with limited spaces. BYO notebook/netbook.

1420 – 1450Peer Reviewed
Ellen Forsyth,State Library of New South Wales
Playing at professional development?
#VALA2012  #S13EF
Peer Reviewed
Elycia Wallis and Dave Matthews,Museum Victoria
Collaborating locally, contributing globally: the Biodiversity Heritage Library in Australia
#VALA2012  #S14EW
Peer Reviewed
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
1455 – 1525 Peer Reviewed
Jemima McDonald and Sophie McDonald,Blake Library, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
Developing literacies and building a learning community at UTS Library
#VALA2012  #S13JM
Peer Reviewed
Robyn Van Dyk and Theresa Cronk,Australian War Memorial, ACT
Anzacs Online: starting a new major digitisation project
#VALA2012  #S14RV
Peer Reviewed
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
1525 – 1555 Afternoon Tea and Exhibition Viewing – Exhibition Area
1555 – 1705VALA2012 Keynote Speaker PLENARY SESSION:
Room: Plenary Hall     Chair: Michelle McLean
Eli Neiburger, Ann Arbor District Library, USA
Access, schmaccess: libraries in the Age of Information Ubiquity
#VALA2012  #K6EN
1705 – 1710CLOSING:
Lian Todd, VALA President and Bart Rutherford, VALA2012 Conference Committee Chair
1710 – 1830 Farewell Refreshments

 

Friday 10 February 2012

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Associated Events
0900 – 1730ANZREG
Australia New Zealand Regional Ex Libris Group Seminar
IEEE User Group
Inaugural Australia New Zealand IE User Group Meeting
0930 – 1630Library Camp Australia
Library Camp Australia Unconference

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General Information

 

Conference |  Transport |  Venue |  Venue Floorplans

Conference Information

Registration & Information desk

The VALA2012 Conference Registration and Information Desk will be located on the concourse, opposite Door 6 of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and will be open as follows:

Monday 6 February 2012
1200 – 1730

Tuesday 7 February 2012
0800 – 1800

Wednesday 8 February 2012
0800 – 1800

Thursday 9 February 2012
0800 – 1745

Speaker Preparation Room

Speakers are asked to submit and preview their presentations prior to their session. The Speaker Preparation Room is located in Meeting Room 214 on Level 2 and will be open as follows:

Monday 6 February 2012
1200 – 1730

Tuesday 7 February 2012
0800 – 1730

Wednesday 8 February 2012
0800 – 1730

Thursday 9 February 2012
0800 – 1600


Network hub & recharge zone

Located in the middle of the Exhibition Area, the Network Hub is a place for communication, physical and virtual: organise a meet-up, or check your email or website on the computers provided. See you at the Hub!

The Recharge Zone, located at the rear of the Exhibition Area, has numerous 240-volt Australian standard power points and a Quickcharge kiosk, allowing you to recharge your mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and any other portable devices.

See the Exhibition Area map for details.


Wireless internet access

VALA 2012 will be supported by a dedicated wireless internet access service, provided for the exclusive use of delegates. The access will be password protected. Please refer to your pocket programme for access code and further details. When using the internet service, please be mindful of your colleagues by deactivating any auto downloads and limiting the number of active connections.


Name Badges

Your name badge is your entry to all sessions, the Exhibition Area, lunches, morning and afternoon teas, the Welcome Reception and Farewell Refreshments. Please wear it at all times.

Name badges and lanyards are colour coded as follows:


Transport Information

Transport to the Airport

Melbourne Airport is located approximately 24km from the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. SkyBus Airport Shuttle provides a regular service to and from the airport with a transfer time of 25 minutes. The current cost for a one way transfer is $16 per adult or $26 return. SkyBus pick up from most major city hotels and Southern Cross Station Bus Interchange (Spencer Street). SkyBus can be contacted on +61 3 9335 2811 or you can book online up to three months in advance on www.skybus.com.au. Alternatively, a taxi from Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to the Airport will cost approximately $60 to $70.

Car Parking

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre offers undercover 24-hour, on-site car parking, with access off Normanby Road.

There are three car parks available at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, all open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

  • Melbourne Convention Centre – Siddeley Street.
    Fees start at $8.00 per hour with early bird and weekend rates offered.
  • Melbourne Exhibition Centre – entrance off Normanby Road
    Fees start at $8.00 per hour up to a maximum of $32.00 per day. Early bird, evening and weekend rates are available.
  • South Wharf Retail Car Park – entrance off Normanby Road
    Fees start at $4.00 per hour; an evening rate is offered.

Rates are applicable at the time of printing.

Taxis

Taxi drop off points are at the following locations:

  1. Convention Centre Place, South Wharf
  2. Clarendon Street, South Wharf (the entrance to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre)

Trams

A tram stop is located on Clarendon Street opposite the Clarendon Street entrance to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. There is also a tram stop on Wurundjeri Way (Flinders Street West extension) which is accessible via the Yarra River footbridge and Siddeley Street. Information regarding tram timetables is available from Metlink.


Venue Information

Catering

Lunch, morning and afternoon teas will be served in the Exhibition Area. See also “Special Dietary Requirements”.


Restaurants

Melbourne is famous for the range and quality of its restaurants and bars. Information about a wide variety of restaurants, cafés, bars and theatres can be sourced by visiting www.thatsmelbourne.com.au or www.citysearch.com.au.


Special Dietary Requirements

Every effort will be made to accommodate all special dietary requirements; however, advance notification is required. You will need to make yourself known to a staff member at the various catering times in order to obtain your special meal. All buffet lunches have vegetarian options.


Lost Property

Please report all lost or found property immediately to the staff at the Registration and Information Desk.

People with Special Needs

Every effort has been made to ensure that people with special needs are catered for. Should you require any specific assistance, please contact the Registration and Information Desk to enable us to make your attendance at the Conference a pleasant and comfortable experience.


Smoking Policy

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is a non-smoking venue.


Messages

Messages can be collected and left at the Registration and Information Desk. All messages will be posted on the message board alongside the Desk. Please check the board on passing.


Venue Floorplan

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VALA2012 Session 12 Badham

VALA2012 Session 12 Badham

QR codes: do they provide the missing link between the physical and digital?

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Apps and Applications
Thursday 9 February 2012, 10:30 – 11:00

Tristan Badham

RMIT University, Vic

(VALA Travel Scholar)

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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.

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VALA2012 Plenary 2 Zhang

VALA2012 Plenary 2 Zhang

eMpowering e-Science, eMpowering libraries

VALA2012 PLENARY 2: Xiaolin Zhang
Tuesday 7 February 2012, 16:20 – 17:30
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Xiaolin Zhang

National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Xiaolin ZhangAbstract

eScience, 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.

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VALA2012 Session 2 Dellit

VALA2012 Session 2 Dellit

Trove: the terrors and triumphs of service-based social media

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 2: Discovery
Tuesday 7 February 2012, 10:50 – 11:20
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Alison Dellit and Sarah Schindeler

National Library of Australia, ACT

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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.

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