In ALIA SNGG news, our X Social Media Coordinator, Elizabeth Heck published an article on the SLQ blog, co-authored with 2022 John Oxley Library Fellow Dr. Mimi Tsai, titled Drive in Theatres in Queensland. A lively and erudite exploration of the history of Drive in...
The ALIA National Conference may have happened in May, but we always enjoy sharing any wrap-up talks by presenters when we find them. As they say, caring is sharing. Here is a wrap-up of Ash Barber, aka Empower OER ALIA National Conference Wrap-up. Ash joined Katya...
What does the Academic Library selection process look like? In my institution, there are usually three members on an interview panel (including the person that the role reports to, and someone from a different division). These three look at all of the applications...
Stock Photography – School Libraries Association of South Australia 2018 If the classroom teacher is the ‘school parent’, then the teacher librarian is an aunty. They are a caring, supportive presence in a child’s life. A person with responsibility and a high...
How would you describe the New Librarians’ Symposium (NLS) for someone who has never been to an ALIA Conference? NLS (New Librarians’ Symposium) is a conference for the newbies in the field. Don’t be put off if you’re not quite a librarian yet, I went to NLS6...
Today was the last day of my three week student placement at The State Library of NSW. My heart is a little heavy because I know that three weeks is not nearly enough to absorb all that is contained within their vast collection. I left knowing it holds so much of this...
