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 The VALA2008 14th Biennial Conference and Exhibition was held at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia from 5 - 7 February 2008. The theme for this conference was "LIBRARIES / CHANGING SPACES, VIRTUAL PLACES".
The following papers were presented at VALA2008. See also the VALA2008 Programme or the archived VALA2008 conference web site.
Registering on the VALA web site also allows you to post your own comments about all of the presentations and papers at VALA's biennial conferences. When commenting please refrain from inappropriate remarks and be aware of VALA's code of conduct.
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 Information access: forging new paths
VALA 2008 CONCURRENT SESSION 16: Accessibility
Thursday 7 February 2008 14:00 - 14:30
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-session-16-iezzi
Tony Iezzi
Manager Information Access Services, Vision Australia
http://www.visionaustralia.org
Tony Plumb
Manager i-access Program, Vision Australia
http://www.visionaustralia.org
Please tag your comments, tweets, and blob posts about this session: #VALA2008
Abstract
Vision Australia (VA) has a bold new plan of making 100% of information available to its clients in accessible formats. Vision Australia Information Library Service has introduced a number of revolutionary new services, making current news and information available to people who have a print disability. Emphasis is on multiple access methods and format choices for clients using technology that maximises client choice. These services are being developed as part of a five year plan called the i-access program, at an estimated cost of $30 million dollars over five years. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 November 2010 12:38 |
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Reaching the audience using podcasts, SMS/texting and blogs at the University of Newcastle Library
VALA 2008 CONCURRENT SESSION 16: Accessibility
Thursday 7 February 2008 14:35 - 15:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-session-16-pilarski
Carla Pilarski
School Librarian, University of Newcastle
http://www.newcastle.edu.au
Debbie Posker
School Librarian, University of Newcastle
http://www.newcastle.edu.au
Please tag your comments, tweets, and blob posts about this session: #VALA2008
Abstract
This paper discusses and highlights the ongoing journey at the University of Newcastle Library in the use of emerging Web 2.0 technologies. The University of Newcastle Library staff have "looked ahead" and identified new exciting ways of delivering Library Information and services to assist clients, in person, or online. Specific initiatives were developed which supported the goal of using emerging Web 2.0 technologies to facilitate user collaboration to resource sharing and effective use of the Library website.
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 November 2010 13:41 |
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 Making identifiers concrete (so library places and spaces don't have to be)
 VALA 2008 PLENARY 6: Stuart Weibel
Thursday 7 February 2008 15:40 - 17:00
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-plenary-6-weibel
Stuart Weibel
Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Programs and Research, USA
http://www.oclc.org
Please tag your comments, tweets, and blob posts about this plenary presentation: #VALA2008
Abstract
Libraries are about the persistence of culture, and social networks are about fluid group behaviour. Mixing these idioms will allow users to swim in the social currents of peers, all the while embedded in the aggregated, organised wisdom fixed in the treasures of social heritage -- and maybe enrich those treasures into the bargain. Achieving this vision requires systems of Web-scale standards and protocols on the one hand, and the participation of users that social networking applications promise on the other. The delivery of library services into such an environment requires rigorous notions of identity - of users, library assets, and of the shared context and content that emerge from their interaction. Dr. Weibel will share his personal view of how a better identifier architec
ture will help us integrate these seemingly disparate worlds.
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 November 2010 13:12 |
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