VALA invites you to our final Guest speaker event for 2018. Join us at The Angliss Conference Centre on Thursday 29th November from 5:30pm.
Our special invited Guest speaker will be the recipient of the 2018 VALA Award.
Topic: Preserving the Future
State Library of Queensland – Tunley Braille Globe project
The creation of a 3D printed replica of a fragile 1950s Braille globe to enable use and interaction with the object in the way it was originally intended.
This project aimed to provide new and innovative ways for clients to interact with fragile collection material and to experiment with three dimensional scanning and printing of library collection objects, moving beyond digitisation of paper and image based collections.
Congratulations to the State Library of Queensland!
Guest Speakers:
Margaret Warren, Coordinator, Discovery Services at State Library of Queensland
Margaret Warren is the Director of Content Management at State Library of Queensland. Content Management is responsible for the strategic management and preservation of SLQ’s physical and digital collections. The three teams in this branch each look after a different aspect of the lifecycle of a collection item: acquisition and description, storage and access, and conservation and preservation. Margaret has also worked in library systems, strategic planning, and discovery services, with a focus on innovative ways for collections to be made accessible for use and re-use. She is an advocate for copyright reform and Creative Commons and the role of libraries as open access champions. In her spare time she is an active food blogger.
Chenoa Pettrup, Program Officer Asia Pacific Design Library at State Library of Queensland
Chenoa Pettrup is the Program Officer for the Asia Pacific Design Library at the State Library of Queensland. She is a strategic design thinker committed to the development of knowledge, creativity & innovation in design practice. Outside of her work at the Asia Pacific Design Library, she works as a freelance visual communication designer.
The Award presentation will be followed by our end-of-year drinks.
FREE ENTRY
Not a VALA member?
Visitors are welcome at this meeting – but registration is essential and numbers are limited. Registration will be confirmed via email.
VENUE
The Angliss Conference Centre – 555 LaTrobe St, Building A, Level 5, Melbourne
CANCELLATIONS and REFUNDS
Those seeking to cancel a registration are encouraged to contact the VALA Secretariat asap – registration numbers are limited for this event, and we appreciate prior advice if you are unable to attend. Please contact the VALA Secretariat (E: vala@vala.org.au or Tel: 03 9844 2933).
Please, no walk ups on the night and no “no shows” please!
DATE & TIME
Thursday 29th November 2018 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start. Complimentary ‘End-of-Year’ drinks and nibbles from 7.00 – 8.00pm.