VALA2010 Proceedings

The VALA2010 15th Biennial Conference and Exhibition was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia from 9 – 11 February 2010. The theme for this conference was Connections.Content.Conversations.

Recognising that information technology is ultimately there for the end user, the conference was opened with a short and humorous video clip of a young digital native library user called Abbey.

The following papers were presented at VALA2010. See also the VALA2010 Programme or the archived VALA2010 conference web site.

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VALA2010 Session 14 Mohtasebi

VALA20120Privacy concerns in social networks and online communities

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 14 – Online Communities
Thursday 11 February 2010 13:45 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-14-mohtasebi

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperAmirhossein Mohtasebi

Solution Developer, Extol Corporation, Malaysia
http://www.extolcorp.com

Parnian Najafi Borazjani

IT Security Management Specialist, University Technology Malaysia
http://www.utm.my

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This paper studies the awareness of students in Malaysian universities of the threats in online social networks, mainly Facebook, and measures their level of vulnerability to those threats, such as identity theft and online harassment. Taking the maturity of social networks into consideration, both in terms of number of users and provided services, the authors tried to find out how concerned university students are about their privacy in online communities, and the extent to which they use the privacy enhancement enablers that are available to protect their personal information.

VALA2010 Session 14 Salisbury

VALA20120Finding a new voice: keys to building successful online communities

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 14 – Online Communities
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:20 – 14:50
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-14-salisbury

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperFiona Salisbury

Learning & Research Services Manager, Library, La Trobe University
http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

Sandi Monaghan

Learning & Research Services Manager, Library, La Trobe University
http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

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This paper examines La Trobe University Library’s experience in adopting Web 2.0 technologies to build and increase interaction with their online community. Examples discussed include the library blog and LMS discussion threads. The content, participation, and online conversation in these examples are examined and analysed with a view to understanding key elements in building successful online communities.

VALA2010 Session 14 Forsyth

VALA20120Wiki ecosystems: the development and growth of online communities of practice

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 14 – Online Communities
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:55 – 15:25
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-14-forsyth

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperEllen Forsyth

Consultant, Public Library Services, State Library of New South Wales
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au

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    VALA2010 Session 14 Forsyth Paper 149.58 KB
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This paper provides an analysis of collaborative wikis managed by the New South Wales public library Reference and Information Services Group. The Reference Excellence wiki and the Readers Advisory wiki are examined to explore the development of collaboration and community amongst and between the participants. There is a discussion of the different purposes of the wikis, their effectiveness, planning, outcomes, time frames and software. How the communities of writers and editors have developed is also discussed. Why people are attracted to participating in and contributing to the different wikis is explored.

VALA2010 Session 15 Firth

VALA20120If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it: transforming library usage data into strategic information

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 15 – Digitisation/Publishing
Thursday 11 February 2010 13:45 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-15-firth

VALA2010 Invited PaperLes Firth

Yarra Plenty Regional Library
http://www.yprl.vic.gov.au

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Whilst most of the systems and products libraries used in our daily work can and do produce a wealth of measurement detail, the problem that persists is “what does this all mean?” What we want is information. What we get is data. This presentation will show how Yarra Plenty Regional Library achieves that transformation: data into information. Using real data, you will see the tools that have been developed to give YPRL management insights into many aspects of the services provided by a modern public library. From collection management to WiFi usage, from public PC utilisation to door counts, eight different aspects of public library services will be discussed.

VALA2010 Session 15 Jilovsky

VALA20120Digitise this: converting content

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 15 – Digitisation/Publishing
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:20 – 14:50
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-15-jilovsky

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperCathie Jilovsky

Chief Information Officer, CAVAL Ltd
http://www.caval.edu.au

George Panagiotidis

Lead, Digital Services, CAVAL Ltd
http://www.caval.edu.au

Janette Wright

CEO, CAVAL Ltd
http://www.caval.edu.au

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This paper describes and illustrates the new processes that CAVAL is using to convert content into digital form. The research and development process began with the purchase of a Kirtas 2400 RA Book Digitising device in 2008. This page-turning device now underpins the provision of high quality digitisation services for books and bound volumes. Issues discussed include image enhancement, file format options, differing criteria for preservation and digitisation and the potential integration of complementary services such as metadata harvesting and copyright permissions management. More recently a facility to digitise large format newspapers and maps has been developed. Much of the digitised content created has now been made available via the web providing access to full-text searchable information that was previously almost impossible to find and access.

VALA2010 Session 15 Shadbolt

VALA20120A research idea, an administrative need and a resource capability come together in time to create an invaluable historical collection: the University Calendar story at Melbourne

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 15 – Digitisation/Publishing
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:55 – 15:25
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-15-shadbolt

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperAnna Shadbolt

Coordinator, Information Management Advisory Service, University of Melbourne
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

Joe Arthur

Coordinator, Digitisation and Imaging, University of Melbourne
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

Silvia Paparozzi

Senior Imaging Officer, University of Melbourne
http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au

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Four events were critical to our university calendar story: a researcher searching for lists of University Members over time; an administrator documenting researcher records over time; a records analyst frustrated by precious storage housing duplicate copies of calendars, and finally, the need to dispose of multiple sets of surplus calendars. Serendipity combined these events, digitising 150 years of university history and producing an invaluable digital record. The learning from our journey has been an appreciation of the complexities of digitisation projects. Key outcomes have been the development of better workflows and a more intentional strategy for future digitisation projects.

VALA2010 Session 16 Saravani

VALA20120Standards informing design of library service delivery to mobile devices and nomadic learners

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 16 – Usability/Portability
Thursday 11 February 2010 13:45 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-16-saravani

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperSarah-Jane Saravani

Learning Hub Manager, Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand
http://www.wintec.ac.nz

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What educational institutions are facing today are the requirements of increasing numbers of learners who are described as nomadic. The nomadic learner has specific requirements, not all of which include specific mobile devices or technologies, but rather a support system or infrastructure which allows easy access to information in a convenient form as the nomad moves from place to place. Across the education environment a shift of focus is occurring: ‘learner demands, the technology supplies seamlessly’. This shift challenges libraries to examine their service delivery and to focus on the implementation of relevant standards.

VALA2010 Session 16 Clancy

VALA20120Usability testing: a client-centred approach to innovation

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 16 – Usability/Portability
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:20 – 14:50
VALA Peer Reviewed PaperPersistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-16-clancy

 

Kat Clancy

Library Web Developer, Deakin University
http://deakin.edu.au/library

Michelle Watson

Web Cataloguing Librarian, Deakin University
http://deakin.edu.au/library

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Systematic usability testing of the library website was unheard of at Deakin University Library three years ago. However, over the last two years, a large scale usability testing program has evolved and various methodologies have been trialled and tested by the team. This paper discusses the methodologies used by the team, and the changes that were made to the Library’s search interfaces as a result of the studies. The paper provides useful insights on what we did right, and on what we need to do differently in future usability studies.

VALA2010 Session 16 Butters

VALA20120Data sets, profiles and standards: creating interoperability & adding value to RFID within Australian libraries

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 16 – Usability/Portability
Thursday 11 February 2010 14:55 – 15:25
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-16-butters

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperAlan Butters

Principal Consultant, Sybis
http://www.sybis.com.au

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This paper provides an update on the status of the new ISO data model standard for libraries and explores some of the issues facing Australian libraries wishing to maximise the benefits offered by the new standard. The potential for data profiles to add value in the interoperability context is explored, as are the complexities involved with mixed data profiles at the point of circulation. Some suggested guidelines for the selection of data elements under the standard are also offered for consideration.

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VALA2010 Plenary 6 Wark

VALA20120The Networked Book

VALA 2010 PLENARY 6: Mckenzie Wark
Thursday 11 February 2010 15:55 – 17:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-plenary-6-wark

VALA2010 Keynote SpeakerMckenzie Wark

Associate Professor of Media Studies, Eugene Lang College and the New School for Social Research, New York, USA
http://www.newschool.edu and http://www.futureofthebook.org/mckenziewark

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In 2007 I collaborated with the Institute for the Book on a ‘networked book’ version of Gamer Theory, which was later published in the old dead tree format by Harvard University Press. That experience led all of us on a merry chase after solutions to many problems, some technical, some economic, some cultural. In this presentation I will sum up that experience and try to draw some lessons from it for future experiments that lie at the intersection of publishing, librarianship and writing, at a time when the boundaries between these professions are interestingly fluid.