Following NGAC’s third #auslibchat about ‘Innovative Outreach’, a super quick survey was promoted to gather feedback on how we’re doing so far. Feedback from this survey has helped NGAC with reflecting and reviewing how we do #auslibchat and...
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...
Wow! It has been a long time coming. We are now officially the ALIA Students and New Grads Group or SNGG. We thought it would be great for the group to reflect the people we are here to help. We wanted to provide a platform for students and new graduates to further...
Have you heard of the 23 things? How about the 23 Mobile things? This updated course is a great way of learning new skills, and new things about old skills. So what is the NZ/Australian Cohort for 23 Mobile Things all about? What are the 23 Mobile Things? X Taking...
Not long ago, I asked a room full of about 30 queer youth, most in their early twenties, to raise their hand if they were bullied at school. Almost everyone did.I then asked those who had been bullied if they had taken refuge in their school library. About 75% of the...
Two years ago, I returned to Melbourne after spending a number of years working as a librarian in Darwin, and at the same time took on the position of Convenor of the New Graduates Group.Times have since changed – we have since seen plenty of new faces getting...
