October 2017
| Welcome to the ALIA Students and New Graduates’ secondly monthly update!
We hope you found our September Newsletter a useful resource for keeping track of all the events, post-event wrap ups and other exciting things ALIA SNGG got up to in September. The October Newsletter will function in the same way – so be sure to bookmark this blog post and check back regularly throughout the month as upcoming events are announced and new content is added to the blog. Enjoy! |
ALIA Students and New Graduates Group Blog
GLAMR Professional Profile – Sarah Howard:
ALIA SNGG blogger Katherine met with Sarah Howard, a Liaison Librarian at QUT to discuss her work around incorporating virtual reality into library spaces. You can read the entire profile here.
Wrapping up ALIA SNGG September events:
September was a busy month for ALIA SNGG. Canberra held a successful Key Selection Criteria Workshop, Melbourne ran a brilliant Interview Skills Seminar and Queensland hosted valuable Interview Skills Seminar, complete with a hands-on workshop where participants practiced the new skills they’d learned.
ALIA Students and New Graduates Group Facebook
Be sure to check out ALIA New Graduates Group Facebook page to view Facebook Live recordings of several recent ALIA SNGG events including the QLD Inteview Skills Panel, Victorian Interview Skills Seminar and the ACT Key Selection Criteria Workshop.
ALIA NGAC have announced that the theme for the October #auslibchat will be LGBTQIA+ services. Preview the questions here.
ALIA NGAC is looking for new members, you can read their announcement here.
October ALIA SNGG Events
Article club: Artefacts and Archives
Join Museums Galleries Australia and ACT ALIA Student and New Grads Group to get together after work to discuss articles with topics relevant to the GLAM sector. Just like a book club but with less reading!
When: 5:30pm-7.00pm Thursday, 26 October 2017
Where: Castle Room, King O’Malley’s Pub, 131 City Walk, Canberra ACT
Cost: Buy your own drinks, nibbles provided!
R.S.V.P: Please email us at alia.act.newgrad@gmail.com and ma_act@museumsaustralia.org.au to let know if you’re coming so we can organise food and dietary requirements
Please read the following article in time for the gathering: http://mwa2015.museumsandtheweb.com/paper/artefacts-and-archives-considering-cross-collection-knowledge-networks-in-museums/
Mark your calendars – the ALIA Qld Mini Conference is coming! Find out more here.
ALIA SA and ALIA Students and New Graduates (SNGG) welcome you to our open forum and networking evening on Tuesday 31st October 2017 from 6:00pm- 7:30pm. This evening is an opportunity to network with other professionals and a chance for Q&A with the ALIA SA State Manager and ALIA committee members from both ALIA SA and ALIA SNGG. We look forward to seeing you there. To register email: james.wilson2@unisa.edu.au
Click here for the Spring Social Facebook event.
Melbourne GLAMR folk, be sure to join the ALIA Students and New Graduates Group for a tour of the Victorian Parliamentary Library on November 21 from 10 am. Reserve your spot on the tour via Eventbrite.
WA ALIA SNGG folk, don’t miss this amazing opportunity to celebrate the end of the year and network with your peers! Get all the details here.
Check out the ALIA Events Listing page for more ALIA events near you.
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