If you are interested in new technology and where it fits into our libraries, then there are two events in early February that you shouldn’t miss. Today (Friday, 30 November) is a significant deadline for both. VALA – the Victorian Automated Libraries Association – holds their biennial conference in at the Melbourne Convention Centre from [...]

Thursday the 29th of November is a Day of Action to improve funding for New South Wales Public Libraries. According to an ALIA press release, “funding for these libraries has decreased from 23.6% of the total operating costs of public libraries in 1980 to 7.8% in 2004-05 with further reductions in years since then. The State [...]

There are now a number of sites which have developed their own ’23 things’ type staff development activities. In many cases these programs are openly accessible and encourage anyone to join in. 23 things This one really got the ball rolling, with a 9-week program for staff at PLCMC. It listed 23 Things (or small exercises) [...]

Libraries Australia 2007-2010 strategic plan is now available and according to a message to the LA discussion list – comments and feedback are welcome.  There is an environmental scan and some interesting activities spread out for the next few years including these 3 that caught my eye: Expand exposure of ANBD content including investigation of potentially for [...]

The AAF project is working to develop infrastructure to facilitate trusted electronic communications within and between research and higher education institutions to support world-class research. The idea is that each institution in the federation would trust the authentication credentials of other members’ users to provide improved, authorised acccess. The AAF model for federated access management [...]

On the 10th of October, the Queensland University Libraries Office of Cooperation (QULOC) hosted a seminar at the Garden’s Point campus of Queensland University of Technology. The seminar was organised by the ICT Working Party and featured presentations, demonstrations and hands-on sessions focused on social software. Despite a stormy Brisbane morning there was a full-house of attendees, [...]

As information by or about anyone who spends time on the web increases and fragments, there are several steps you can take to manage your online identity. Previously, we looked at managing the number of social networks you sign up for. What do you do when you have moved on from your MySpace, Ning, or [...]

Couldn’t make it to the discussion of “The Librarians” in Second Life but wish you had? The Transcript is here.