Logo for VALA2010 Conference, 9 - 11 February at Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre


Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
2 Clarendon Street
Southbank VIC 3006
Australia
Tel + 61 3 9235 8000
Fax + 61 3 9235 8001
www.mcec.com.au
Venue directions


For further enquiries regarding the VALA2010 Conference, please contact:

VALA2010 CONFERENCE OFFICE
WALDRONSMITH Management
61 Danks Street West
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
AUSTRALIA
T +61 3 9645 6311
F +61 3 9645 6322
E info@wsm.com.au

SHOWCASE

The following VALA Showcase presentations have been arranged to give delegates the chance to view library applications in more detail and speak with presenters and speakers from the conference.   These will be located in the exhibition area. As these presentations will be held during lunch and morning and afternoon tea breaks, feel free to bring your food and drink to the VALA Showcase area.

TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 2010
TIME PROJECT PRESENTERS
1240 - 1255 Zine collections, their communities, and digitisation: a precarious LIS dialogue John Stevens, State Library of Victoria
1255 - 1310 Re-imagining library services – ten libraries, two countries, one vision Wendy Quihampton, National and State Libraries Australasia, VIC
1310 - 1325 Signup; Six Weeks; Summon: Success!
Replacing Google™ Scholar with the Summon from Serials Solutions
Helen Livingston, University of South Australia
1325 - 1355 Trove and other innovations from the National Library Warwick Cathro and Rose Holley, National Library of Australia, ACT
1555 - 1610 Implementing AquaBrowser, and what it means for the students and staff of the College Wilma Kurvink and Bart Rutherford, Wesley College, Vic


WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY, 2010
TIME PROJECT PRESENTERS
1005 - 1020 Online integration at the State Library of Victoria Kelly Gardiner, State Library of Victoria
1255 - 1310 Smarter faster information to you: Sharepoint in a small special library Kathy Stapleton, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, ACT
1300 - 1325 CAN cross-pollination and cultural mediation: access and practice Ingrid Mason, Collections Australia Network, NSW
1615 - 1630 The Commander's Diaries: digitisation for preservation Robyn Van Dyk, Australian War Memorial, ACT


THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY, 2010
TIME PROJECT PRESENTERS
1220 - 1235 Open source library services for special libraries Michael Huynh, Canberra Hospital, ACT
1235 - 1250 Talking with pods: a look inside UQ library’s podcasting project Jennifer Creese, University of Queensland Library
1250 - 1305 Do I login, register, join or click here!
Authentication @ State Library of Queensland
Anna Raunik, State Library of Queensland
1305 - 1320 RFID Smart Bin (FE Technology) Tom Edwards, Wyndham Library, Vic
1320 - 1335 Vicnet: working with multilingual communities Brendan Fitzgerald and Andrew Cunningham, Vicnet, Vic


Provisional showcase schedule / subject to change / see website for updates /www.vala.org.au/conf2010.htm