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VALA2022 Diversity Scholarship

 

Proudly sponsored by SAGE Publishing

Our thanks to VALA2022 Inclusivity Partner, SAGE Publishing for their ongoing support of VALA to provide equal access and inclusion to opportunities and resources.

 

The VALA2022 Diversity Scholarship, sponsored by SAGE Publishing, goes to…..

VALA is pleased to introduce our VALA2022 Diversity Scholarship recipient:

Teresa Köhne – Sunshine Coast Libraries

“Attending VALA2022 would be a fantastic opportunity to build on my digital skills and hear about the great things my peers are doing across the country and the world. I am excited about the chance to be immersed for three days in current and future digital innovation, grounded in core GLAM values.

VALA2022 would also be a great networking and connection opportunity to support my desire to work towards growing into a more senior role. I can share my learnings and enthusiasm with all our 160+ staff in my digital role and training role, and through my involvement in shaping our future locations and services. I am always looking forwards and out to expand yet optimise services for all our library users – the young, the old, the students, the visitors, the online community, everyone!”

Read Teresa’s post-event report below:

“Travelling to Melbourne in the depths of winter to attend VALA2022 as the Diversity Scholarship recipient sponsored by SAGE Publishing (along with the locals returning from their long weekend in the sunshine state) was well worth it.

The atmosphere was somewhat electric with attendees soaking up the face-to-face contact and recharging with in-person connections.  It was clear that people are very keen to move on from the COVID dominated world and focus on the good that the GLAM sector is valued for.

Here are the key concepts that were interwoven across many sessions over the three days.  They apply to many aspects of any professional role.

  • Humans are adaptable and creative. We need to be curious and respectfully disruptive.
  • Choosing the right technology for your purpose is vital. Consideration must be given to privacy, accessibility, equity, inclusivity, social justice, digital literacy, agility, environmental impact.
  • We must work with our customers and community, focussing on their needs, not ours.
  • Be aware of limitations, assumptions, preconceptions and practices that can impact our community now and well into the future.
  • Don’t lose sight of the need for empathy and social connection, the value of vulnerability and the joys of self-care.

Attending VALA2022 was an amazing opportunity to be immersed in a positive professional space.  I have shared details on sessions with my colleagues and am consciously applying some principles and ideas in my daily and ongoing work.  The opportunity to connect with professionals from a variety of GLAM organisations and see the commonality of challenges and ideals was invigorating and inspiring.  I would recommend attending VALA’s next conference if you have the chance!” – Teresa Köhne, Sunshine Coast Libraries

Read Teresa’s full VALA 2022 report where she shares her session highlights and think-points from VALA2022.

 

Our thanks to VALA2022 Inclusivity Partner, SAGE Publishing for their ongoing support of VALA to provide equal access and inclusion to opportunities and resources.

VALA recognises that regional, rural and indigenous members of the Library community face additional barriers to participation in both library and technical events. The Diversity Scholarship is offered to individuals who in normal circumstances would not generally attend a VALA event or would struggle to attend due to financial or other hardship.

The VALA2022 Diversity Scholarship would not be possible without the support of SAGE Publishing. Please thank them by dropping in to Stand No. 10 in the Exhibition Hall at VALA2022.

 

VALA2020 Diversity Scholarships

 

Proudly sponsored by SAGE Publishing

SAGE Publishing is committed to supporting efforts that reflect our core values in our local communities and across global higher education and scholarly communities. Our efforts support programs and initiatives that further social and behavioural science, education, human services, and community life, including the arts and cultural organizations. Believing passionately that engaged scholarship lies at the heart of any healthy society and that education is intrinsically valuable. SAGE Publishing remains true to our mission to build bridges to knowledge, being the harness to every contributing role in the academic ecosystem. Internally, we are committed to being an inclusive employer where all individuals are treated equally with fairness and respect. We are honoured to sponsor the Diversity Scholarships at VALA 2020.

 

The VALA2020 Diversity Scholarships, sponsored by SAGE Publishing, go to the following three deserving recipients…..

From a strong and large field of contenders, VALA is pleased to introduce our VALA2020 Diversity Scholarship recipients:

 

Luisa Fapiano – Fiji National University Library – Suva, Fiji Islands

Read Luisa’s post-event report HERE.

“Attending VALA2020 would be a privilege to meet others as it would be my first attendance outside Fiji, thus, an opportunity in building professional networks. A great benefit in learning new techniques and technologies from professionals that offer skills and knowledge.

On a personal level as life changes, the need to adapt both professionally and personally is as real as the changes themselves. VALA2020 will provide a significant step toward career advancement where a continuous improvement would help benchmark my library by measuring against others.”

Anaseini Jese – Library Services of Fiji – Samabula, Fiji Islands

Read Anaseini’s post-event report HERE.

“Our main challenges here in Fiji is our attitude towards reading and we are trying our very best to cultivate the habit of reading to our children through the setting up of school libraries in schools and community libraries in rural villages. I provide training to teacher and school librarians on Basic Library Operation skills. Most of our school librarians in rural dwellings are not qualified and that is the way we believe we can help to furbish them with the basic knowledge needed to help students in school.

I strongly believe that the knowledge acquired from this conference will provide me with appropriate and practical ideas to advocate more on the importance of libraries to our young generation of future leaders.”

Zoe Wilkinson – Beverley Community Resource Centre and Library – Beverley Western Australia

Read Zoe’s post-event report HERE.

“As a new Librarian with no experience, and no real mentor to teach me, I am trying to learn as much about the whole library system and all the technologies available.

Beverley is only a small town, but the library is a vital part of our community. If I was able to attend this conference, I know that the information and skills I would gain would be invaluable to everyone.”

 

VALA recognises that regional, rural and indigenous members of the Library community face additional barriers to participation in both library and technical events. The Diversity Scholarship is offered to individuals who in normal circumstances would not generally attend a VALA event or would struggle to attend due to financial or other hardship.

The VALA2020 Diversity Scholarships would not be possible without the support of SAGE Publishing. Please thank them by dropping in to Stands 28-29 in the Exhibition Hall at VALA2020.

By supporting these four recipients with a diversity scholarship and a trip to Melbourne for VALA2020, we hope to not only support their career and academic pursuits but also empower them to encourage, inspire and impart knowledge to those in their own community.

VALA would like to extend a massive congratulations to all four deserving recipients, we cannot wait to see what you do with this opportunity.

 

VALA2018 Registration at 5/12/17

VALA2018 Registrations are now closed

Are you registering one person or several?
To register one person, go here….

individual registration

Select this link for single registrations
 – Members and non-members

Youtube clip - Why delegates come to the VALA Conference

Here’s what VALA2016 delegates had to say.

To register several people……

Go here for VALA Members

group registration member

Select this link for multiple registrations for the same organisation – Members Only (Click HERE for help form)

Go here for Non-Members

group registration nonmember300

Select this link for multiple registrations for the same organisation – Non-members Only (click HERE for help form)

 

VALA2018 Registration Options

Presenting at VALA2018?  Your link for online registration will be emailed to you separately.

Conference fees are inclusive of GST and are in Australian Dollars

Registration TypeEarly Bird
Paid by 27 November 2017		Standard
Paid on or after 28 November 2017
* Library Students are eligible for complimentary membership
** Only applicable to group registrations for VALA Institutional memberships
Full Registration Member$1,190$1,470
Full Registration Non Member$1,575$1,800
Full Time Student Member *$425$425
Full Time Student Non Member$610$610
Day Registration Member$600 per day$600 per day
Day Registration Non Member$720 per day$720 per day
Half Day Registration – Institutional members only **$385 per half day$385 per half day
Early Bird prices close on 27 November 2017.

 

Registration Entitlements

Registration Inclusions for Full Registrations, Speakers and Full-time Students

  • Access to Conference sessions
  • Access to Exhibition Tuesday to Thursday
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Day Registrations, Speaker Day Registrations,  Presenters

  • Access to Conference sessions for the day of registration only
  • Access to Exhibition for the day of registration only
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon tea for the day of registration only
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Half Day Registrations

  • Access to Conference sessions for the period of registration only
  • Access to Exhibition for the period of registration only
  • Applicable catering for period of registration only
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Premium Exhibitor Registrations

  • Access to Conference sessions for the duration of the Conference
  • Access to the Exhibition for the duration of the Conference
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • One personalised name badge (name badge is not transferrable to another staff member)
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Standard Exhibitor Registrations

  • Access to the Exhibition for the duration of the Conference
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • One personalised name badge (name badge is not transferrable to another staff member)
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program
  • Please note: this registration does not entitle the bearer to access Conference sessions

Trade Passes

  • Unlimited trade passes will be provided to exhibitors, which are to be used by visitors
    to your stand
  • All trade pass visitors will be required to wear a name badge at all times
  • Please note: this registration does not entitle the bearer to access Conference sessions or catering

Additional Information

Registration Fees Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received via email to the VALA2018 Conference Office (vala@wsm.com.au ) by 12 January 2018 to receive a full refund less a handling fee of $143 including GST. No refund will be given after this date; however, an alternative delegate name may be submitted. All cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing to the VALA2018 Conference Office.

Accommodation Cancellation Policy

For accommodation cancellation policies, please refer to the individual hotel policies noted on the website and registration form. Any amendments to original hotel bookings must be forwarded via email to the VALA2018 Conference office. Verbal changes or cancellations cannot be accepted nor will the hotels accept any changes direct.

VALA Code of Conduct

VALA seeks to provide a respectful and safe environment in which diverse participants may learn from, challenge, network with and share the company of colleagues. We recognise a shared responsibility to create and sustain that environment and do not tolerate harassment in any form.

VALA will have Duty Officers assigned at all times during the VALA2018 Conference, and will not tolerate behaviour that makes attendees feel unsafe, intimidated, discriminated against, harassed, or bullied. The Code of Conduct applies in all VALA2018 Conference spaces including the exhibition , during Conference sessions, associated social events, and online. Ask for permission before posting quotes or photographs of other people on social media.

Please ensure you have read and understood the Code of Conduct before you arrive, and do not hesitate to contact the VALA Secretariat or Duty Officers should you have any questions or concerns.

Privacy Statement

Australia introduced the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 in 2001. The Conference Managers comply with such legislation which is designed to protect the right of the individual to privacy of their information. Information collected in respect of proposed participation in any aspect of the Conference will only be used for the purposes of planning and conduct of the Conference and may also be provided to the organising body or to organisers of future events. It is also usual to produce a ‘Delegate List’ of attendees at the Conference and to include the individual’s details in such a list. Consent for publication of the individual’s information may be withheld when completing the registration form for the Conference. Individuals are also entitled to access the information.

Insurance

Delegates are strongly advised to secure appropriate travel and health insurance. Delegate registration fees do not provide any such insurance coverage. The Organising Committee and the Conference Office accept no responsibility for any loss in this regard.

Photography and Video Recording

By registering, participants acknowledge and consent that during their attendance at VALA2018 their image or voice may be recorded via video, photograph or by any other means (“recorded”) by an officer or official of VALA2018 which may be distributed or published at the discretion of the Organisers of VALA2018. If you do not wish to be recorded, you are required to indicate this during the registration process. You are encouraged to remove yourself from situations where filming is obviously underway.

 

VALA2018 Registration at 23/11/17

VALA2018 Registrations are now closed

Are you registering one person or several?
To register one person, go here….

individual registration

Select this link for single registrations
 – Members and non-members

Youtube clip - Why delegates come to the VALA Conference

Here’s what VALA2016 delegates had to say.

To register several people……

Go here for VALA Members

group registration member

Select this link for multiple registrations for the same organisation – Members Only (Click HERE for help form)

Go here for Non-Members

group registration nonmember300

Select this link for multiple registrations for the same organisation – Non-members Only (click HERE for help form)

 

VALA2018 Registration Options

Presenting at VALA2018?  Your link for online registration will be emailed to you separately.

Conference fees are inclusive of GST and are in Australian Dollars

Registration TypeEarly Bird
Paid by 27 November 2017		Standard
Paid on or after 28 November 2017
* Library Students are eligible for complimentary membership
** Only applicable to group registrations for VALA Institutional memberships
Full Registration Member$1,190$1,470
Full Registration Non Member$1,575$1,800
Full Time Student Member *$425$425
Full Time Student Non Member$610$610
Day Registration Member$600 per day$600 per day
Day Registration Non Member$720 per day$720 per day
Half Day Registration – Institutional members only **$385 per half day$385 per half day
Early Bird prices close on 27 November 2017.

 

Registration Entitlements

Registration Inclusions for Full Registrations, Speakers and Full-time Students

  • Access to Conference sessions
  • Access to Exhibition Tuesday to Thursday
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Day Registrations, Speaker Day Registrations,  Presenters

  • Access to Conference sessions for the day of registration only
  • Access to Exhibition for the day of registration only
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon tea for the day of registration only
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Half Day Registrations

  • Access to Conference sessions for the period of registration only
  • Access to Exhibition for the period of registration only
  • Applicable catering for period of registration only
  • Name Badge
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Premium Exhibitor Registrations

  • Access to Conference sessions for the duration of the Conference
  • Access to the Exhibition for the duration of the Conference
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • One personalised name badge (name badge is not transferrable to another staff member)
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program

Registration Inclusions for Standard Exhibitor Registrations

  • Access to the Exhibition for the duration of the Conference
  • Attendance at the Conference Welcome Reception
  • Attendance at the Conference Farewell Refreshments
  • Lunch, morning and afternoon teas daily for Tuesday to Thursday
  • One personalised name badge (name badge is not transferrable to another staff member)
  • Access to Conference App
  • Delegate Pocket Program
  • Please note: this registration does not entitle the bearer to access Conference sessions

Trade Passes

  • Unlimited trade passes will be provided to exhibitors, which are to be used by visitors
    to your stand
  • All trade pass visitors will be required to wear a name badge at all times
  • Please note: this registration does not entitle the bearer to access Conference sessions or catering

Additional Information

Registration Fees Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be received via email to the VALA2018 Conference Office (vala@wsm.com.au ) by 12 January 2018 to receive a full refund less a handling fee of $143 including GST. No refund will be given after this date; however, an alternative delegate name may be submitted. All cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing to the VALA2018 Conference Office.

Accommodation Cancellation Policy

For accommodation cancellation policies, please refer to the individual hotel policies noted on the website and registration form. Any amendments to original hotel bookings must be forwarded via email to the VALA2018 Conference office. Verbal changes or cancellations cannot be accepted nor will the hotels accept any changes direct.

VALA Code of Conduct

VALA seeks to provide a respectful and safe environment in which diverse participants may learn from, challenge, network with and share the company of colleagues. We recognise a shared responsibility to create and sustain that environment and do not tolerate harassment in any form.

VALA will have Duty Officers assigned at all times during the VALA2018 Conference, and will not tolerate behaviour that makes attendees feel unsafe, intimidated, discriminated against, harassed, or bullied. The Code of Conduct applies in all VALA2018 Conference spaces including the exhibition , during Conference sessions, associated social events, and online. Ask for permission before posting quotes or photographs of other people on social media.

Please ensure you have read and understood the Code of Conduct before you arrive, and do not hesitate to contact the VALA Secretariat or Duty Officers should you have any questions or concerns.

Privacy Statement

Australia introduced the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 in 2001. The Conference Managers comply with such legislation which is designed to protect the right of the individual to privacy of their information. Information collected in respect of proposed participation in any aspect of the Conference will only be used for the purposes of planning and conduct of the Conference and may also be provided to the organising body or to organisers of future events. It is also usual to produce a ‘Delegate List’ of attendees at the Conference and to include the individual’s details in such a list. Consent for publication of the individual’s information may be withheld when completing the registration form for the Conference. Individuals are also entitled to access the information.

Insurance

Delegates are strongly advised to secure appropriate travel and health insurance. Delegate registration fees do not provide any such insurance coverage. The Organising Committee and the Conference Office accept no responsibility for any loss in this regard.

Photography and Video Recording

By registering, participants acknowledge and consent that during their attendance at VALA2018 their image or voice may be recorded via video, photograph or by any other means (“recorded”) by an officer or official of VALA2018 which may be distributed or published at the discretion of the Organisers of VALA2018. If you do not wish to be recorded, you are required to indicate this during the registration process. You are encouraged to remove yourself from situations where filming is obviously underway.

 

Williamson Award 2018

The 2018 Robert D. Williamson Award goes to Rose Holley from University of New South Wales, Canberra.

Rose Holley

VALA acknowledges the enormous contribution of Warwick Cathro, who graciously supplied extensive information about Rose’s time at the National Library of Australia. Warwick and Rose together championed the project that Australian libraries now know as Trove.

The 2018 Williamson Award winner’s career typifies her love of working with change and challenge. Her early career included roles as a school librarian, reference librarian, academic librarian, and acquisitions and cataloguing team leader at a large, centralised public library service in Berkshire, England.

An unexpected career change then saw her taking on a demanding IT and training role before moving to New Zealand. In New Zealand our award winner created a digital services role at the University of Auckland, where she endeavoured to upskill librarians at home and abroad, and collaborated with colleagues to found what is now the National Digital Forum. From New Zealand she moved to Canberra to take a role at the National Library of Australia, and here is when the narrative of her contributions may be familiar to Australian library and information professionals today.

During her time at the National Library of Australia between 2007 and 2011, this year’s Williamson award winner delivered achievements which attracted national and international attention. She led the first delivery phase of the Newspaper Digitisation Project. In concert with other Library staff, she developed facilities for the public to search and engage with digitised newspaper content, including the correction of computer-generated text. In a broader context, she was a strong advocate for facilitating public engagement with all digital collection content.

After successfully kick-starting the newspaper digitisation service, she was given the opportunity to develop and market the National Library’s premier national collection discovery service, Trove.

Our award winner worked tirelessly to promote and extend Trove during 2010 and 2011. Her contribution and leadership were critical in Trove being recognised in June 2011 with the prestigious “Excellence in eGovernment” Award, being the overall winner across all categories.

Her considerable achievements generated many invitations to speak at national and international forums, including conferences in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain, as well as more than 20 major conferences in Australia. She wrote several journal articles on newspaper digitisation, Trove and crowd-sourcing, and received frequent requests from publishers to contribute articles and book chapters to forthcoming publications.

Between 2009 and 2011 she was an active and productive member of an international working group on public engagement with collection content (the Social Metadata Working Group) which shared ideas on innovations in this important area. The development of public engagement with digital collection content attracted wide and enthusiastic interest internationally.

Our award winner was described by colleagues as hardworking, energetic, well organised and results oriented. She was seen to set high standards for herself, her staff, her partners and supplier whilst remaining a strong and respected mentor to her staff.

Now at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, our award winner brings these same characteristics to a still-evolving role as Special Collections Curator for a collection that includes significant digital objects.

 

VALA2018 Roundtable 1: Community

Tuesday 13 February 2018

RMIT POS200Roundtable Session 1 sponsored by RMIT University

1345 – 1440 Room: Plenary Hall 3

Topic: Community – how do we use technology to build community?

Sponsor representative: Dr Paul Mercieca, Program Director, Master of Information Management, RMIT University

Facilitator:  Bart Rutherford

Guest Panellists:

  • Angela Galvan, eResources Manager, Brown University Library
  • David Lee King, Digital Services Director, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
  • Michelle McLean, Information Services Coordinator, Casey Cardinia Libraries
  • Prof Deb Verhoeven, Associate Dean of Engagement and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2018 #rt1

View the video of the presentation on the VALA2018 GigTV channel here:

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The Big Questions: How do we use technology to build community? Are we building community around technology or building community with technology?

Questions:

  • What role do libraries play when big data is mining our communities and personalising experience?
  • Can we find community in the long tail? Is there something for everyone and do libraries have a role?
  • Is “Librarybook” enough in the age of Facebook?
  • When did society get reduced to swiping left and right?
  • How do libraries narrow the Digital Divide?
  • What issues are GLAM’s facing when building community in the mobile age?
  • What works, what doesn’t and what’s on the horizon? – Lessons learnt
  • How does the broader GLAM sector better leverage technology to develop community?

 

About the Sponsor Representative and Guest Panellists:

Sponsor Representative:

  • Dr Paul Mercieca, Program Director, Master of Information Management, RMIT UniversityDr Paul Mercieca is the Program Director for the Master of Information Management at RMIT University. He has a mixture of academic and professional experience that includes teaching in the areas of electronic content development, project management and information retrieval.

    Paul’s PhD focused on scholarly communication, in particular the impact that Australian policies about academic research recognition has on open access publishing. His broad research interest is based around digital information management and the impact of technology on information management. He has extensive professional and management experience in electronic publishing and library services.

Guest Panellists:

  • Angela Galvan, eResources Manager, Brown University LibraryAngela Galvan is Digital Resources and Systems Librarian for the State University of New York, Geneseo. Her research explores discovery, digital estates, and the role of power and authority in libraries. When she is not tinkering with various systems or learning ruby, she edits the MARCEdit Field Guide and loves watching great technical services power the rest of the library.
  • David Lee King, Digital Services Director, Topeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryDavid Lee King is the Digital Services Director at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He speaks internationally about emerging trends, social media, websites and libraries, and has been published in many library-related journals. David is a Library Journal Mover and Shaker. His newest book is Face2Face: Using Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Media Tools to Create Great Customer Connections. David blogs at http://www.davidleeking.com.
  • Michelle McLean, Information Services Coordinator, Casey Cardinia LibrariesMichelle McLean is Information and Lending Services Coordinator at Casey Cardinia Libraries. She is the convenor of the Public Libraries Victoria Network ICT Special Interest Group and has presented at multiple conferences and written numerous articles related to developments in library ICT.
  • Prof Deb Verhoeven, Associate Dean of Engagement and Innovation, University of Technology SydneyProfessor Deb Verhoeven is Associate Dean of Engagement and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Director of the Humanities Networked Infrastructure (HuNI) project (http://huni.net.au). In 2016 she was appointed inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Library Fellow. She served as inaugural Deputy Chair of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (2008-2011) and as CEO of the Australian Film Institute (2000-2002). She is Director of the Kinomatics Project (http://kinomatics.com), an interdisciplinary study that collects, explores, analyses and represents data about the creative industries. In 2013 Professor Verhoeven initiated the Research My World collaboration between Deakin University and the crowdfunding platform pozible.com to pilot the micro-financing of university research. On the basis of this initiative Verhoeven was recognised by Campus Review as Australia’s most innovative academic. She is currently writing a book on universities and the collaboration economies.

VALA2018 Roundtable 2: Connecting

Wednesday 14 February 2018

Gale Cengage200Roundtable Session 2 sponsored by GALE, A Cengage Company

1345 – 1440 Room: Plenary Hall 3

Topic: Connecting – How can we make data talk with data?

Sponsor representative: Matt Drury, Sales Director Middle East, Africa, Australia and New Zealand

Facilitator: Melissa Parent

Guest Panellists:

  • Neil Block, VP Global Open Source Innovation, EBSCO
  • Marshall Breeding, Library Technology Guides
  • Rosalia da Garcia, Managing Director, SAGE Publishing Asia-Pacific
  • Marti Heyman, Executive Director of Metadata Strategy and Operations, OCLC
  • Matt Miller, Pratt Institute’s School of Information, New York
  • Tamar Sadeh, VP Teaching and Learning Solutions, Ex Libris

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2018 #rt2

View the video of the presentation on the VALA2018 GigTV channel here:

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The Big Questions:

  • What are we doing to enable the metadata connections outside of the library ecosystem?
  • How are we making web scale discovery happen?

Questions:

As a profession we give very thorough discussion to various aspects of how we connect end users with our data, be that traditional bibliographic data, additional data related to our resources, research data, or other. Similarly we have robust discussions about how we can connect machine users with our data, with machine users being the systems both inside and outside of libraries and other cultural institutions.

  • What do you see as the key elements of making data connective, and why? Key elements could be such things as metadata standards, technical standards, workforce capabilities, but also much more.
  • Discussion and debate within our ranks is extremely important, but action needs to follow. Are we doing enough to move beyond discussion and into action? If we are, what learnings can we take forward into a more connected future? If we aren’t doing quite enough yet, what do you see as the obstacles to overcome?
  • As practitioners, in metadata roles or not, what should we be doing now for a more connected future?
About the Sponsor Representative and Guest Panellists:

Sponsor Representative:

  • Matt Drury, Sales Director Middle East, Africa, Australia and New ZealandMatt Drury has been active in the soft and digital publishing arena for over twenty years. He has held senior positions with primary publishers covering North and South America, academic software providers covering the international market and aggregated publishers throughout EMEA. He is currently the sales director for Gale, responsible for the Middle East, Africa and Australasia.

Guest Panellists:

  • Neil Block, VP Global Open Source Innovation, EBSCONeil Block is Vice President, Global Open Source Innovation for EBSCO, and works with libraries to build community support for the FOLIO open source library platform. Neil has 20+ years experience in the ILS marketplace with Innovative Interfaces, serving as President and in other senior executive roles, and has a MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
  • Marshall Breeding, Library Technology GuidesMarshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides and the libraries.org online directory of libraries on the Web. His monthly column Systems Librarian appears in Computers in Libraries; he is the Editor for Smart Libraries Newsletter published by the American Library Association, and has authored the annual Library Systems Report published by American Libraries since 2014. American Library Association, Library Journal from 2002-2013 and by He has authored nine issues of ALA’s Library Technology Reports, and has written many other articles and book chapters. Marshall has edited or authored eight books, including Cloud Computing for Libraries published by in 2012 by Neal-Schuman, now part of ALA TechSource . He regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations at library conferences on a wide range of topics. He has been an invited speaker for many library conferences and workshops throughout the United States and internationally. Marshall Breeding held a variety of positions for the Vanderbilt University Libraries in Nashville, TN from 1985 through May 2012, including as Director for Innovative Technologies and Research as the Executive Director the Vanderbilt Television News Archive. Breeding was the 2010 recipient of the LITA LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication for Continuing Education in Library and Information Science.
  • Rosalia da Garcia, Managing Director, SAGE Publishing Asia-PacificAs the Managing Director and Head of Sales & Marketing, SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, Rosalia is responsible for the strategic direction of textbook and library sales, as well as development and marketing within the Asia Pacific region. Her role also involves cooperating with our partners and about the future of big data and publishing including Open Access. Rosalia also sits on the board of directors of SAGE Asia-Pacific. She is passionate about publishing and which she sees as a means of educating the future leaders and researchers of the world.
    Rosalia has previously worked for McGraw Hill, Pearson Education, Wiley and Elsevier and has experience in various aspects of publishing; from customer service and acquiring journals, books and journals/library sales to marketing and foreign rights management.
  • Marti Heyman, Executive Director of Metadata Strategy and Operations, OCLCMarti Heyman has extensive and diverse experience utilizing information science techniques and methodologies to develop effective, sustainable solutions to meet the information, content, and knowledge management needs of a broad range of organizations, including manufacturing, e-business, professional services, enterprise software, publishing, and library data & services. She earned her MLIS and MBA degrees from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she has been an adjunct professor teaching courses on content representation and management of information organizations. She is currently Executive Director Metadata Strategy & Operations at OCLC in Dublin Ohio.
  • Matt Miller, Pratt Institute’s School of Information, New YorkMatt Miller is a librarian and technologist working in the field of cultural heritage. His effort focuses on facilitating access to culture, history and knowledge through the utilization of emerging technologies and tools. His work combines software development, linked open data and information visualization with library domain knowledge to enable access and discovery. Matt was part of NYPL Labs at the New York Public Library as Head of Semantic Applications and Data Research. He was a 2017 Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Library Innovation Lab and is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Pratt Institute’s School of Information in New York.
  • Tamar Sadeh, VP Teaching and Learning Solutions, Ex LibrisWith a degree in computer science and mathematics, Tamar Sadeh began her career developing search engines for structured and unstructured data. At Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, Tamar has taken an active role in the definition and marketing of the company’s various technologies since she joined in 1999. Tamar holds a doctorate from City University London’s School of Informatics and is the author of various publications in the area of library information systems.
    In parallel to her work at Ex Libris, Tamar is a narrator for audiobooks at the Central Library for the Blind.

 

VALA2018 Roundtable 3: Content

Thursday 15 February 2018

SAGE Publishing new logoRoundtable Session 3 sponsored by SAGE Publishing

1345 – 1440 Room: Plenary Hall 3

Topic: Content – opportunities and challenges

Sponsor representative: Lian Todd, Regional Manager, Library Sales (ANZ & SEA), SAGE Publications

Facilitator: David Feighan

Guest Panellists:

  • Jacqui Barton, Education Manager, HarperCollins, Australia
  • Antoine Bocquet, Vice President Institutional Sales, Japan, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Springer Nature
  • Kim Jardine, Managing Director, James Bennett Pty Ltd
  • Terry Robinson, Senior Vice President, Managing Director – International, Gale Cengage

Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala2018 #rt3

View the video of the presentation of the VALA2018 GigTV channel here:

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The Big Question:

  • What strategies should libraries adopt to remain relevant in the changing environment and how can we work smarter with local publishers?

Questions:

The Content Roundtable will focus on the following questions with an eye to being relevant to the public and school library sectors as well as the higher education sectors:-

  • How can libraries respond to the opportunities and challenges that arise from Amazon now operating in Australia?
  • What does this mean for access to physical and online library collections?
  • What is the impact on purchase models and on the preferences of library patrons to use the library collections or buy direct from Amazon?
  • What ongoing impact will Google and Google Scholar have on how library patrons are accessing content? For example, the 2016 Elsevier annual report mentioned that transactional sales generate 27% of revenue.

 

About the Sponsor Representative and Guest Panellists:

Sponsor Representative:

  • Lian Todd, Regional Manager, Library Sales (ANZ & SEA)Lian Todd has worked for SAGE Publications since 2011. She is currently the Regional Sales Manager for ANZ & SEA. Lian has a strong interest in IT, Libraries and Publishing.

Guest Panellists:

  • Jacqui Barton, Education Manager, HarperCollins, AustraliaI have the privilege of working with amazing HarperCollins authors and illustrators sharing their writings with teachers, students and the community.
    My focus is quality literature and the development of resources to support the classroom teacher.

    I am a secondary teacher with a MA Children’s Literature I guide teachers to a better understanding of literature, literacy and language.I work with schools, educational organisations and the community, facilitating literature and writing programs, sharing books and encouraging students in their own creative ventures.

    I am dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, whether it’s as a reader or a writer. I am passionate about bringing a rewarding and memorable and lasting reading experience to children.

  • Antoine Bocquet, Vice President Institutional Sales, Japan, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Springer NatureAntoine (Tony) Bocquet is Vice President Institutional Sales, Japan, Southeast Asia and Oceania for Springer Nature, based in Tokyo, and has over 20 years’ experience in the academic publishing industry in the Asia-Pacific. He also holds the position of Director, Nature Research Group, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia, and is Managing Director of the Springer Nature companies in Japan. Tony joined Nature Publishing Group, now part of Springer Nature, in 2001 as Asia-Pacific Publisher.

    He assumed the position of Vice President Institutional Sales in September 2015 after the creation of Springer Nature. He is responsible for all Institutional sales in the regions of Japan,South East Asia and Oceania, as well as the commercial operations of the Nature Research Group in Japan, Korea and South East Asia, including NPG’s advertising, sponsorship and custom publishing businesses. He also serves on the Board of Macmillan Language House, Springer Nature’s education business in Japan. Prior to joining Springer Nature, Tony was Managing Editor for Wiley in Tokyo between 1998-2001.

    An Australian by birth, Tony holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo (Physics) and is a graduate of Griffith University in Brisbane. He has lived permanently in Japan since 1994.

  • Kim Jardine, Managing Director, James Bennett Pty LtdKim has worked at James Bennett, a leading supplier to the Public Library sector for over 9 years, with a core focus on ‘How do we assist libraries to adapt to an ever changing landscape?’

    With a background in Information and Technology Systems, he has driven strategic changes within the company. The development of innovative and collaborative data and workflow solutions within James Bennett has seen many successful partnerships formed with both publishers and libraries.

  • Terry Robinson, Senior Vice President, Managing Director – International, Gale CengageTerry Robinson has more than 25 years of experience in the educational publishing industry, 17 years of which were focussed on electronic content and provision . He is currently the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Gale International where he has responsibility for all Archive and Primary Sources Publishing for Gale as well as all operations outside of the US.

    Over the course of his career he has lived in Canada , the US, UK , Asia and currently resides in Dubai. Terry has a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours from Carleton University, Ottawa Canada and an MBA from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

VALA2018 Eposters

Eposters are new to VALA2018, and can be viewed at any time on the touchscreens in the Exhibition Hall.  Eposters can also be viewed on your own devices at vala2018.paperlessevents.com.au until end July. 

Eposter topics are shown in the table below. For the Eposter presentation schedule, please check the Conference Program pages at the start of the afternoon sessions on each day.  The Eposters will be available via the website following the Conference.

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Eposter TopicsPresenters
Blending the Best of Both Worlds
Stephanie Cook, University of Auckland
Creation, Curation and Collaboration – a new framework for content management in academic libraries
Tahnee Pearse, University of Southern Queensland
Grand Designs in Dspace: Ambitious Architecture Librarians Take on a Large Scale Digitisation Project
Naomi Mullumby, University of Melbourne
Exploring the User Experience – Be Prepared to Change Your Mind
Anna Raunik, State Library Of Queensland and Kenji Walters, National Library of Australia
Resource Sharing Revolutionized
Katie Birch, OCLC
[[Citation Needed]] : publishing local history data through MediaWiki
Andew Kelly, City of Armadale
Get Your Headset Ready! Which Virtual or Augmented Reality Headset Best Suits Your Library?
Sarah Howard, Queensland University of Technology
Creative Technology Hub
Paula Kelly Paull, Hobsons Bay Libraries
Data Handling Whodunnit Mystery
Ingrid Mason, AARNet
The Roving Scholar and the Library
Peta Hopkins, Bond University
User Engagement Analytics: Measuring and Driving Meaningful Use of E-Resources
Julie Boyd-Reynolds, Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company and Alison Bates, RMIT University
Building Scholarly and Digital Capability of Frontline Services Staff
Kylie Tran and Kathryn Frame, The University of Melbourne
Breaking out of Physical Teaching Spaces to Zoom Webinars: Online Reference Management Software Instruction at the University of Melbourne
Kathryn Lindsay, The University of Melbourne
Collaborating Where Learning Happens: Meeting Students Online
Jennifer Murphy, Victoria University

 

VALA2018 Hospitality Suite

The following Vendor Hospitality events will be hosted during VALA2018.

The VALA2018 Hospitality Suite is accessible via the main concourse on the ground floor of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, adjacent to the VALA2018 Registration Desk.

Please assemble nearby to the VALA2018 Registration Desk five (5) minutes prior to the function you are attending; your host will meet and escort you to the function room on the mezzanine floor.

 

Tuesday 13 February 2018

TimeVendor Event
7:30 – 8:30EBSCO Vendor Breakfast
12:30 – 13:30ProQuest Vendor Lunch
16:30 – 17:30NSLA (National and State Libraries Australasia) Project Group

 

Wednesday 14 February 2018

TimeVendor Event
7:30 – 8:30GALE – Cengage Vendor Breakfast
12:30 – 13:30ExLibris Vendor Lunch
15:30 – 16:30EBSCO’s E-Resources and How to Measure Usage Statistics Session
17:45 – 19:00Wiley Cocktail Function: Ash Lee and Mei Ling Tang

 

Thursday 15 February 2018

TimeVendor Event
7:30 – 8:30Bloomsbury Vendor Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15CAUL/CEIRC presentation to vendors