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IFLA RSCAO Asia-Pacific webinar on Libraries and the SDGs

28/2/2021

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Winston Roberts and Felicity Benjes from the National Library report back on the recent SDG webinar that saw attendees come together from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Image credit: Loida Garcia-Febo
The 2-hour webinar was hosted by LIANZA, at the National Library of New Zealand, for the IFLA Regional Standing Committee for Asia and Oceania (RSCAO) – it was the latest in the series of annual seminars accompanying the mid-term business meetings of RSCAO.
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Guest speakers from the USA, Singapore, India, Fiji and New Zealand were in the line-up. There was a lively discussion in the ‘question and answer’ session.
Over 270 registrations were received, one third from New Zealand and two thirds from a wide range of countries across the region. Participants were welcomed by the president of LIANZA according to traditional indigenous Māori protocol, as (virtual) guests. The Chair of RSCAO briefly introduced the topic of the webinar, and offered a closing summary of key messages.
Here is a personal perspective on the webinar from Felicity Benjes, a staff member of the National Library of New Zealand and Standing Committee member of IFLA LSN section:

I confess, I didn’t know much about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) other than that they existed and that New Zealand was involved in contributing to them, so when LIANZA offered a professional development webinar on libraries and the SDGs, I jumped at the opportunity to learn more.
The presenters were informative and inspirational. Keynote speaker, Loida Garcia-Febo (USA) outlined how the SDGs were set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030. The 17 interlinked global goals serve as our “collective blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.”
I was expecting to hear how these were being achieved at a very high-level, perhaps describing international leadership and inter-government support programmes. In reality, the stories told by Loida and the other speakers were grass-roots examples which brought to life the way libraries are contributing in very real ways to the SDGs through serving their communities.

There was a project to save bats in Alaska, salary negotiation boot camps for women in New York, the recording of stories, voices and traditional clothing of the Punjab community in Auckland. Professor Ramesh Gaur told us of the Accessible Online Book Library in India which provides free access to over 1 million books for people with visual impairment. Those were just a few of the inspiring practical examples reported.

Gene Tan challenged us with his ideas for a brave new world inspired by Singapore’s response to COVID-19. Libraries shouldn’t just be limited to physical facilities and books which aren’t always accessible by everyone. Instead, consider a wallpaper of books placed on the side of a bus shelter or park bench where each book spine is enabled with a QR and AR code. Each title would be available digitally, for instant download, wherever the people are. He also proposed a ‘Spotify-inspired’ library model where users receive a customised library experience.

A common thread across the speakers was the advocacy which can be done from within libraries in their local context - it is not just big, well-funded libraries which can contribute to achieving the SDGs; the work of smaller, lower funded libraries is equally vital.

Another message repeated throughout was the importance of building partnerships and working together to address, and more successfully achieve, the SDGs. Libraries need to keep thinking outside the box to find new and innovative ways to empower their communities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been used as a driver for change in libraries around the world and Paula Eskett proposed one of the results is that people are potentially replacing the book as the primary branding object of libraries. Libraries are so much more than traditional physical buildings and books, as the variety of examples throughout the webinar so perfectly illustrated. A huge part of the success is the sharing of these stories and Gene Tan laid down a challenge to all libraries in 2022 to share our post-COVID-19 success stories on a platform he named ‘’Brave New World’’.
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Libraries are well and truly playing their part in delivering on the SDGs. For inspiration and ideas on how you and your library can contribute, the webinar will be made available on the LIANZA YouTube channel. It is well worth a look!”
Watch the recorded event on the LIANZA YouTube channel:
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Reflections on TTGG21

8/2/2021

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Last Friday Mojgan Sadighi reflected on the first day of the LIANZA Tertiary and Research Symposium. We will be sharing more key take-aways from the event in the February issue of Library Life magazine but first, you can read Mojgan's notes summarising day one below.
What did I take away from the first day of TTGG21 symposium?
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The best thing about attending events like this for me is to see the people that I know and strengthen our bonds and to meet new people and make new connections. My most important takeaway from this symposium is the reminder that “Information is Power” and as we all know, information in wrong hands can have catastrophic results. 
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Through equitable information dissemination, we (the librarians) can empower people and even change the course of the history. One way to do this, is delivering effective information literacy programs. This is where we enable people to separate disinformation and fake news from the truth. 

To be a good educator, we need to be competent and confident. We can achieve this by being proactive in attending PD programs and doing research. Maintaining strong connections with your peers and your professional association, having a role model, a mentor or/and a supportive manager would empower you to do that. But don’t just wait for someone to come and hold your hand! Go out and seek help and once you have become an expert, go out and hold someone else’s hand.

Let’s try to close the gap. The gap in our knowledge, in equity, in our understanding of each other, and the gap between us and the academic colleagues! But remember what professor Lisa Emerson said: “If you want the academics to read your article, publish it in the education journals”.

All the best with your journey and see you at the next LIANZA event!

Mojgan Sadighi, Librarian - Service Point and Client Engagement at Massey University.
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Photo credits : Claudia Adams, Natalie Smith, Anaïs Jousserand-Shirley ​ and Helen Heath
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Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories draft curriculum content - now launched

4/2/2021

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The Minister of Education, the Hon Chris Hipkins has launched the public engagement on draft curriculum content for Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories. The ministry is calling for feedback

The themes include the arrival of Māori, early colonial history, Treaty of Waitangi, the New Zealand wars and New Zealand's role in the Pacific.

In September 2019 the Government announced their plan to clarify that NZ history should be taught in all schools and kura from 2022.

The Ministry of Education is holding a series of three hui in March for histories and heritage organisations (including libraries and archives) to share thoughts and ideas to enrich the implementation of the new Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum content.

The half-day sessions will be held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in late March. There is no charge for admission, but spaces are limited. For more information, and to register your interest, please see the event webpage.

It is vital that librarians are part of this kōrero, so please sign up !
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New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme update

3/2/2021

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Chloe, Anika and Hannah, Puke Ariki secondees (Hannah starts next week). Photo credit: Dyane Hosler
In the latest update about the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme National Librarian — Te Pouhuaki, Rachel Esson, says :

"The programme is now committed to supporting 184 people in library roles over this year and we have 85 people onboard to date. It has been heart warming to see several articles in community newspapers on the initiatives their library is delivering and how that will benefit their region." 

Puke Ariki have benefited from the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme with three new hires, two of which are new school leavers with a fresh perspective on the impact of the library in their community.

Chloe and Anika share their reflections below.
Chloe share her experience; Since starting my role working with the wonderful staff at Puke Ariki, Inglewood and Bell Block Libraries, I have learnt an immense amount of knowledge and skills within the short space of two months.  Through my role I am fortunate enough to work across many libraries, and thereby grow my confidence and learn how each community differs. Although I have only worked at Puke Ariki for two months I have already grown so much within myself from being a high school student now working full-time in the eye of the public every day.
I personally  can’t wait to start my Open Polytechnic library papers so I can gain greater insight in how the library systems. I also feel through doing these papers I will be able to contribute my ideas for literacy programs, preschool programs and being able to work with children which I will especially enjoy.
 
Anika shares her experience; Over the last two months of working between Puke Ariki and the Waitara Library I have developed and strengthened many skills not just as a fresh new member of the workforce but also as a person. I have been able to work on my time management, commitment and dedication through this role and although sometimes I struggle I have tried to remain optimistic with the new adjustments of a full time position.
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I am grateful for the opportunity I have been given to work in a friendly and evolving environment where I can always continue to learn new things and know that I have welcoming colleagues that are there to help me learn.  I was lucky in the aspect that I began as a student shelver and had already began with a background knowledge in the systematics of the library but, have since learnt that the library is forever changing/improving meaning that I have had to adjust and learn new skills along the way.
 
I have been pleasantly surprised in how much the library impacts its communities and the people that belong to them, with the full time position in the library I can now see ALL operations of what truly happens and have been overwhelmed with the several programmes we provide in the community. I am excited to see what is yet for me to learn and the new challenges that arise.

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CONTENT PROVIDED BY THE NEW ZEALAND LIBRARIES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME
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Digital Inclusion for Information Professionals at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

3/2/2021

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Are you interested in Digital Inclusion?

Working in the 
GLAM sector?

Why not consider taking INFO560
Digital Inclusion for the Information Professions online.

​Previous study at Masters level NOT required.


Suitable for Certificate of Proficiency students.

Apply by 18 Feb!
Special Topic INFO 560/561 Digital Inclusion for Information Professionals

This course 3 credit hour class equips students with an appreciation of how exclusion from digital participation occurs and explores mitigation strategies and tools that enable authentic participation in the digital world. A range of theoretical lenses are used to understand the risks and opportunities encountered by information professionals designing digital inclusion programmes in diverse GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) contexts.

Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course will be able to:
  1. Define the issues and characteristics of digital inclusion issues in diverse communities
  2. Analyse the role of GLAM institutions in supporting digital inclusion
  3. Plan a digital inclusion intervention strategy for a specific community
  4. Integrate theories of digital use into a digital inclusion intervention
Course Outline: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/courses/info/560/

Topics include:
  • Definitions, explanations, theories
  • Policies
  • Design thinking and programme design
  • Evaluation and successful programming

​The assessments are practical and may be tailored for a specific workplace:
  • Case study stakeholder analysis and digital inclusion scoping analysis
  • Design of digital inclusion programme for case study context
  • Plan evaluation framework and reporting structure for the programme designed in assessment
 
If you start an application and need assistance, please email chris.king@vuw.ac.nz
​Applications need to be completed by 18 Feb!
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INCLUSIVITY: LIANZA AORAKI WEEKEND SCHOOL 2021

3/2/2021

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Inclusivity: LIANZA Aoraki Weekend School 2021
Saturday 15th – 16th May
Weekend School hosted by NMIT, Nelson and Tūranga Library, Christchurch

Your LIANZA Aoraki committee presents Inclusivity: LIANZA Aoraki Weekend School 2021. This weekend is about celebrating the diversity of our communities and sharing how to reflect this in our roles as information professionals to create more inclusive libraries, particularly as we navigate our changing role post COVID19.

The two day event will consist of a range of speakers from library assistants to managers, all of whom have hands-on experience in creating collections, services, or programmes for individuals from all walks of life. They will share their knowledge of recognising and connecting to individuals and their uniqueness while providing you with the skills to do the same.

Our aim is to make the ideas, inspiration and knowledge shared during the weekend accessible to members across our region. For this reason, events will be held in both Christchurch and Nelson locations with live streaming between. Those in these cities will be able to hear from speakers face-to-face before watching live streaming of the talk happening in the other location. 

This weekend is also about LIANZA members taking the time to network and socialise with one another, so throughout the weekend there will be time for discussion and planned social events. Watching events thorough Zoom as a group also allows time to discuss and share our thoughts with other attendees after the speaker , as we want to ensure this aspect of the weekend school is not lost.

Detailed programme, registration process and fee information coming soon.

Registrations will open Monday 5th April and close Friday 30th April 2021.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
A call for abstracts is being made to colleagues across all library and information sectors to present during the course of the weekend. Talks will generally be 20 minutes not including an extra 5-10 minutes for questions at the end.

Please indicate if you would prefer a longer or shorter session. We are looking for the different ways in which people and organisations are celebrating inclusivity in all library sectors both pre and post-COVID19.

If you are a new professional and looking to gain some experience presenting, we encourage you to see this as an opportunity to do this in a welcoming atmosphere. 

Deadline for abstracts is 28th February 2021. Please submit abstract here!
You can also get in touch with Rosamund to ask any questions about the programme.

SUBMIT ABSTRACT

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai tātou,

Rosamund Feeney
on behalf of
LIANZA Aoraki Committee
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Libraries and the Digital Equity Hui 2020

1/2/2021

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In December, people from a range of organisations working in the digital equity space got together for an online hui to connect and share what they are working on.

Philip Miles reports back from the hui for LIANZA.



You might remember that last year LIANZA contributed to and pledged support for the five point plan for digital inclusion. Alongside this, a group of people from InternetNZ, Digital Future Aotearoa, Todd Foundation, Spark Foundation, Whare Hauora and Wollemi Consulting came together to form the Digital Equity Coalition for Aotearoa (DECA). They recognised that there are a lot of organisations working in the digital inclusion/equity space and that there is little coordination taking place to identify shared goals and opportunities for collaboration. Hence the need for a hui.
 
It was clear from the kōrero that there is no one size fits all approach to Digital Equity/Inclusion. Digital Inclusion work needs to reflect the identity of the user, potentially difficult in an online world that largely reflects the predominantly white, male creators. Attendees were keen to further connections started at the hui so that digital inclusion efforts are complementary rather than competitive and any gaps are identified. Attendees also agreed that there is a need to present a collective voice to central government. It was hoped that the hui might result in a vision statement. There was general agreement that such a statement should move away from deficit theory and focus instead on digital empowerment. 
 
For now, the organisations involved (including LIANZA) have shared contact information to enable smaller scale collaboration to happen. The DECA establishment group have been meeting with more people, summarising feedback and are working on a second hui for either February or March. You can follow DECA’s work online at https://www.digitalequity.nz/
 
It’s interesting to consider this work alongside the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme focus area of digital inclusion. Like me, you might have noticed quite a few digital inclusion roles being advertised around the country as libraries put the funding to use. How will people in these roles coordinate their efforts so that they do not duplicate efforts and learn from one another?


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Philip Miles Philip is Digital Solutions Lead at Auckland Libraries. He is the regional councillor for LIANZA Hikuwai and is the LIANZA Council representative on the LIANZA Strategic Leadership Working Group.


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Youth, Diversity and Vitality Reflected in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist

27/1/2021

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​Books that explore issues of identity, domestic life, war, food, our natural world and our people are among the 40 works of poetry, prose and non-fiction longlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today.
The works, selected from 179 entries, range from intimate to global in scale and traverse cultural, historic, artistic and imagined landscapes.

There are 13 first-time authors among the long-listees, a testament to the vibrancy of our country’s literature says New Zealand Book Awards trustee Jenna Todd. 

“There is such vitality in this year’s longlist, demonstrated by a diverse group, and including young and first-time authors. Half of this year’s Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction longlistees are debut novelists, which is extraordinary. They sit alongside some of our greatest living writers.

“There’s a year’s worth of reading here for those seeking considered perspectives on our modern zeitgeist, for readers wanting to be wowed by the beauty of art and nature, or for those wanting to escape into imagined realities.
“With writing and publishing of this calibre, it’s no surprise that New Zealand’s book boom continues.”

Revenue from sales of New Zealand-published adult books captured by Nielsen BookScan in 2020 was up 12.5 percent on the year before, despite the challenges of the pandemic. Submissions to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards have increased by 16 percent over the last two years.

The Awards also attracted a new sponsor this year. Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand has secured naming rights to the Illustrated Non-Fiction category for the next five years.

Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand chair Juliet Blyth says the association – which celebrates its centenary this year – is beyond delighted to support the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, and the authors and illustrators who contribute so much to our cultural life. “Booksellers around the country hold these awards in high esteem, and the impact the awards have on sales of New Zealand books is immediate.

“Throughout 2020, booksellers around the country enjoyed the support of many New Zealanders reading more and buying locally. We wanted to demonstrate our appreciation, on behalf of our members, by giving back to the industry, the writers, the illustrators and the publishers who have created so many wonderful stories for booksellers to put on their shelves,” says Ms Blyth.
 
The 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlisted works are: ​
Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 
Nothing to See by Pip Adam (Victoria University Press)
Bug Week by Airini Beautrais (Victoria University Press)
Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey (Victoria University Press)
Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson)
Victory Park by Rachel Kerr (Mākaro Press)
The Swimmers by Chloe Lane (Victoria University Press)
Fake Baby by Amy McDaid (Penguin, Penguin Random House)
2000ft Above Worry Level by Eamonn Marra (Victoria University Press)
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason (Fourth Estate, HarperCollins)
Toto Among the Murderers by Sally J. Morgan (John Murray Press, Hachette)
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Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry
The Savage Coloniser Book by Tusiata Avia (Victoria University Press)
Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker (Victoria University Press)
Far-Flung by Rhian Gallagher (Auckland University Press)
National Anthem by Mohamed Hassan (Dead Bird Books)
Wow by Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press)
Goddess Muscle by Karlo Mila (Huia Publishers)
Pins by Natalie Morrison (Victoria University Press)
This is Your Real Name by Elizabeth Morton (Otago University Press)
I Am a Human Being by Jackson Nieuwland (Compound Press)
Magnolia by Nina Mingya Powles (Seraph Press)
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Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction
Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists by Leonard Bell (Auckland University Press)
Hiakai: Modern Māori Cuisine by Monique Fiso (Godwit, Penguin Random House)
An Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs (Potton & Burton)
Observations of a Rural Nurse by Sara McIntyre (Massey University Press)
Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde by Paula Morris and Haru Sameshima (Massey University Press)
Off the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back Country by Dave Shaw (Bateman Books)
Colin McCahon: Is this the Promised Land? Vol. 2 1960-1987 by Peter Simpson (Auckland University Press)
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Nature — Stilled by Jane Ussher (Te Papa Press)
Karl Maughan edited by Hannah Valentine and Gabriella Stead (Auckland University Press and Gow Langsford Gallery)
Endless Sea: Stories Told Through the Taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa by Frances Walsh and Jane Ussher (Massey University Press)
General Non-Fiction Award
The Mirror Steamed Over: Love and Pop in London, 1962 by Anthony Byrt (Auckland University Press)
Crossing the Lines: The Story of Three Homosexual New Zealand Soldiers in World War II by Brent Coutts (Otago University Press)
Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Brian Easton (Victoria University Press)
Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974-1980 by Martin Edmond (Otago University Press)
Specimen: Personal Essays by Madison Hamill (Victoria University Press)
This Pākehā Life: An Unsettled Memoir by Alison Jones (Bridget Williams Books)
Te Hāhi Mihinare |The Māori Anglican Church by Hirini Kaa (Bridget Williams Books)

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The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere a Biographical Portrait by Vincent O’Sullivan (Penguin, Penguin Random House)
You Have A Lot to Lose: A Memoir 1956-1986 by C.K. Stead (Auckland University Press)
Towards Compostela: Walking the Camino de Santiago by Catharina van Bohemen (The Cuba Press).

The 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist of 16 titles will be announced on 3 March 2021. The winners, including the four MitoQ Best First Book awards, will be announced at a public ceremony on 12 May during the 2021 Auckland Writers Festival.  

To find out more about the longlisted titles go to http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards/2021-awards/longlist/

The Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, which offers $57,000 to the winner in 2021, will be judged by writer and reviewer Kiran Dass; books editor and award-winning feature writer Paul Little; and writer Claire Finlayson, former Programme Director of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. They will be joined by an international judge, whose identity will be revealed in March 2021, to decide the ultimate winner from their shortlist of four.
 
Finalists and the ultimate winner in the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry will be selected by writer, poet, academic and 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards finalist Briar Wood (Te Hikutu ki Hokianga, Ngāpuhi Nui); teacher and award-winning poet and novelist Anne Kennedy; and professor of English at the University of Otago Jacob Edmond.
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The Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction will be judged by Dale Cousens (Ngāruahine) of the National Library of New Zealand; bookseller and former publisher Brian Phillips; and writer, multi-award-winning graphic designer and magazine art director Jenny Nicholls.
 
The General Non-Fiction Award will be judged by editor and associate professor of English at the University of Waikato Sarah Shieff; filmmaker and lecturer in Māori history at Victoria University Wellington Arini Loader (Ngāti Raukawa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Whakaue); and Dunedin bookseller Michael Yeomans.
 
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are supported by Ockham Residential, Creative New Zealand, Jann Medlicott and the Acorn Foundation, Mary and Peter Biggs CNZM, MitoQ, Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand and the Auckland Writers Festival.
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Your guide to reading happiness

27/1/2021

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Now your readers can find and borrow ebooks and audiobooks from your library in just a few taps with Libby, OverDrive’s award-winning free app.
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With Libby, readers can:
  • Read across devices - All your loans, notes, bookmarks, and reading progress sync across your devices.
  • Offline access – Download ebooks and audiobooks for offline reading or stream them to save space.
  • Listen in your car – Enjoy audiobooks in your car through Apple CarPlay, Android Auto or a Bluetooth connection.

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Learn more about why Libby is trusted by millions of library patrons around the world.

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KETE -  new online review site for NZ Books

27/1/2021

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Kete (www.ketebooks.co.nz) was developed in July 2020 thanks to a grant from Creative New Zealand to provide a place for New Zealand books to be listed and reviewed. It was initially conceived as we watched numerous magazines disappear, threatening to leave NZ books out of our daily lives. Thankfully, post lock-down, things are looking a little more positive for the books of Aotearoa with a number of key magazines returning to the market and new publications starting up. However, we still see value in providing a place for the books of Aotearoa to be showcased alongside the work of other authors from Aotearoa.
 
And we continue to be a place for reviews of local work. Dionne Christian (former deputy editor of Canvas and Arts/Books Editor for the New Zealand Herald) is the Reviews Editor for Kete. She is always keen to hear from people with a specialist interest in or knowledge of Aotearoa books who are keen to review or compile helpful articles directing readers to our country’s books.
 
Kete aims to translate approximately 25% of its reviews into te reo Māori, a service which may be of interest to library users.
 
The Coalition for Books – which manages Kete – is an organisation formed in 2019 encompassing a number of key organisations in literature in Aotearoa. As such, the Coalition has been successful in accessing funding to continue review work for Kete in the first half of 2021 (at least), which means that reviewers are remunerated for their work. Prospective reviewers should contact Dionne Christian at reviews@ketebooks.co.nz with a brief background paragraph, outlining relevant qualifications or experience, specific interests or expertise (e.g. specific genre of interest, science fiction, young adult fiction, etc.) and – if available – a sample (or link to a piece) of their written work.  She is especially keen to hear from those with an interest in Young Adult and science fiction/speculative fiction.
 
The Coalition has an agreement with Stuff that means reviews from Kete are reproduced in print and online by Stuff, and therefore all reviewers are asked to sign a contract outlining the standard fees for 400-600 word and 1000+ word reviews, along with acceptance that the copyright of reviews belongs with the Coalition, the moral right is the reviewers, and that the Coalition may share
the Review with other publishers, in which case the Coalition will require the Reviewer be attributed, but the Reviewer will not be entitled to further payment or royalty.
 
The parties acknowledge that there may be re-publication on social media and accept that the Coalition has no responsibility for the adequacy of attribution in those circumstances. All reviewers are paid on acceptance of the review for publication by Dionne Christian.
 
Reviews can be submitted in a variety of forms – personal response is welcome (see examples here: https://www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-reviews/nouns-verbs-etc-fiona-farrell and https://www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-reviews/navigating-the-stars-witi-ihimaera-www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-book-reviews/navigating-the-stars-witi-ihimaera-lmz9z ) and a positioning of the work in question within the NZ literary landscape is always welcome. Kete is designed for the average reader of New Zealand books – we aim to highlight new publications on a regular basis, and list all recently published books in New Zealand as per data from Nielsen. We will also add in details for self-published works if authors/publishers contact us but encourage everyone to ensure they list details of their work with Nielsen for accuracy and completeness.
 
The search function under New Books is worth playing around with as we try to tag books with as many useful identifiers as we can.
 
You can also subscribe to the Kete weekly newsletter which highlights new publications, new reviews on Kete, and new reviews elsewhere in the media of New Zealand books. Kete also publishes the latest bestseller lists for New Zealand books on a weekly basis, and this is included in the newsletter on a Thursday lunchtime.
 
Kete also houses a calendar of literary events which may be of use to local libraries.
 
We are always open to suggestions from users and contributors – and we look forward to hearing from the libraries of Aotearoa!
 
 

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