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Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa during COVID-19

30/3/2020

Kia ora, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Ni sa nula, Talofa lava! Warm greetings!

Today, LIANZA is delighted to inform you that an agreement has been reached enabling public libraries to offer virtual storytimes to their communities. This has been achieved through collaboration with the Coalition for Books.

LIANZA approached the Publishers Association of NZ (PANZ) and Copyright Licencing NZ (CLNZ) on Thursday March 20th to see if an agreement on copyright could be made to enable New Zealand public libraries to provide virtual storytimes during the pandemic.

Our thanks to the LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright; Mandy Henk,Tohatoha; Paula Browning, Copyright Licensing New Zealand, Catriona Ferguson, Publishers Association of NZ and Jill Rawnsley, Coalition for Books who have pulled out all the stops to make this happen.

Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa - Guidelines for Public Libraries

Public libraries are keen to ensure that New Zealand children are still able to enjoy all that a good book has to offer during these unsettling times. Providing storytimes for children through online platforms is something that New Zealand authors, publishers, librarians, and the cross-sector organisation, The Coalition for Books, are committed to supporting. We aim to make the process as easy as possible for publishers, authors, and librarians.

The Coalition for Books is coordinating the relationship between publishers, authors and libraries and have created a webpage www.coalitionforbooks.nz/storytime which will be available from March 31 and updated regularly. Here you will find a list of publishers who have given their permission for librarians to create online storytimes (in accordance with the guidelines below). The web page will also share links to New Zealand children’s book authors’ own readings and content that can be linked to; this means you may not need to create your own readings.

If you come across an author who is doing their own reading and which isn’t listed, please do let us know via ellie.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com and we will add it to the list. In this way, we can create a new online storytime community – a positive outcome from COVID-19!

There are copyright implications with this kind of initiative, and with the support of Copyright Licensing New Zealand we have created guidelines below which publishers, who are offering their books through this process, ask libraries to follow.

Guidelines

1.    Please use technology that does not allow a live-streaming or recording to be downloaded by the public. You can use Zoom, Facebook Live, Vimeo, and YouTube as well as others. It may be necessary to adjust the default settings to prevent users from downloading your broadcast.
2.    If you upload a video or host a live-stream, please ensure that you designate the content as ‘Unlisted’ not ‘Public’ when uploading. You can point users to your content via your own website or through your library’s social media
3.    If you use an open-platform (one that isn’t only available to your customers) please log the following details of the stream or recording into this spreadsheet:

•    Your library name
•    Book title
•    ISBN
•    Author/s and Illustrator/s
•    The link to the reading online

4.    If you make a recording, this should be removed from the platform when we return to Level 3 at which point the scheme will be reviewed.
5.    Please acknowledge the book’s title, author and illustrator and the publisher at the start of your reading.
6.    When you’re streaming or posting, please tag authors and publishers where practical so that they can connect with your audience too.

These special arrangements are temporary and will only remain in force whilst COVID-19 Government Lockdown Level 4 is in place. The scheme will be reviewed when we move to Level 3.

If you have any questions about how this guide applies to your particular circumstances, please contact the LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright at lianzacopyright@gmail.com

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COVID-19 LIS Sector Update from LIANZA

24/3/2020

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As we enter a nationwide lockdown, libraries are coming up with innovative ideas for staff to work from home and provide services to their communities.

LIANZA Executive Director, Ana Pickering met with LIANZA regional and special interest community chairs last Friday and together they brainstormed some ways that your national association could help keep you connected with colleagues and provide professional support in the weeks and months ahead.

Some of these ideas have already been put into action, shared on social media and are also outlined below. LIANZA Office is working effectively from home to support its members so please be in touch with your ideas and questions over the coming weeks.

For information and support as it comes to hand, check out our online COVID-19 resources and join our online community events.

Noho Tawhiti (sit at a distance)
Tū Kotahi (stand as one)
–The Hon. Peeni Henare

LIANZA #stopforacuppa HAS BEGUN
We are now all working from home – adjusting to a temporary workplace, creating new daily routines and facing unique challenges without the support of familiar colleagues.

Maybe you have ‘library’ questions, employment queries, maybe you want to discuss library stuff or just chat with someone who is in a similar situation to you. Or maybe you just want to share some of the silliness, have a laugh and do the daily quiz? LIANZA is offering #stopforacuppa for 30 minutes at 10:30am and 3:00pm every week day.

Just jump onto this Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/411201523 to see who else is having a cuppa and ready to talk.

There are some simple rules – introduce yourself, welcome newcomers, share resources and fight fake news. Stuff you already do in your libraries.

Oh – and if you think of something else your national association can do to support you – let us know. See you for a cuppa!!

WEEKLY COVID-19 ZOOM MEETINGS BEGIN
Over 20 people from libraries around the country joined the first LIANZA COVID 19 meeting on Monday. You are welcome to join this meeting each week to share information, strategies, actions and ideas with other managers and librarians across the library and information sector. Meeting notes from this week are posted at https://lianza.org.nz/covid-19-coronavirus-new-zealand-libraries/lianza-support-updates/

Please join us every Monday at 2:00pm using this Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/694092043

NEW, FREE PD RESOURCES ON LIANZA WEBSITE
Once you have your home office set up you might find your work day has new flexibility allowing more time for professional development. With that in mind we have begun uploading free, online professional development resources to a new section on our website. We will continue to add to this and are very happy to add links sent in by members. If you have any resources that would be useful for your colleagues please send to: officeadmin@lianza.org.nz

LIANZA #libraryfromhome
Thanks to @ChristchurchLIb for the idea on Twitter – we have set up a new section on the LIANZA website called Library From Home to share all the resources that are available to people, family and whanau at home. Please send us your ideas and we will update the page daily. You can use and search the hashtag #libraryfromhome on social media too.

Included in recent updates is information about Findmypast and Ancestry Library Edition allowing subscribing libraries to provide remote access to their resources in light of COVID-19.

COPYRIGHT & VIRTUAL STORYTIMES
LIANZA has been working since last Thursday with the Publishers Association of NZ (PANZ) and Copyright Licencing NZ (CLNZ) to see if an agreement on copyright can be made to enable New Zealand libraries to provide virtual storytimes for children during this time of library closures and family isolation. A special arrangement for library storytimes has been reached in Australia. Our aim is to provide guidelines that do not make it too difficult for libraries while respecting copyright.

One suggestion to avoid copyright issues is for libraries to approach local authors to record readings of their own books. LIANZA is discussing this with the NZ Society of Authors and have also approached ReadNZ.

The LIANZA Standing Committee on Copyright will also be preparing some guidance, so that libraries are not breaking copyright in their desire to support their communities.

We had hoped to get an agreement and more information out sooner, but the realities of preparing work and families for the realities of Level 4 have been the priority.

LIBRARY LIFE MAGAZINE DELAYED BY 4 WEEKS
We have decided to postpone the April issue of Library Life due to the unprecedented events unfolding in New Zealand and around the world causing disruptions for contributors. Some items will be posted online over the next few weeks and will then be collated into the full magazine PDF with an intended publication date of May 1st.

If you have any ideas or suggestion about ways LIANZA can support you, your library and the wider LIS sector during this time, please be in touch.

In these unprecedented times, support offered across our professional community will be important to enable effective responses. We will all play a role in being audacious enough to try new strategies, to reach out to reach other and to envision and work toward a better future.

Ngā manaakitanga

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COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS & NEW ZEALAND LIS SECTOR

16/3/2020

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LIANZA has created this online space to support all New Zealand libraries and other organisations to share their strategies in preparation for a potential outbreak of COVID-19.

If you have any resources that would be useful for your colleagues please send to: officeadmin@lianza.org.nz
There is no deadline for submissions.
Resources will be added on this LIANZA webpage as they are made available.

SUPPORT FOR MANAGERS
If you are a manager and wish to share information, strategies, actions and ideas with other managers across the library and information sector please indicate your interest and availability here.

This could include discussing strategies such as:

adjusting face-to-face services to the public;
limitations on handling of items in libraries;
measures to ensure safety of staff and users;
processes for cleaning all items that were returned to the library before making them publicly available;
strengthening remote access to e-resources;
promoting home delivery of books;
measures to disinfect returned items;
cancelling / postponing public events;
expanding online services to minimise face-to-face contact; and
extending loan periods or providing an amnesty on book returns

LIANZA EVENTS

There is currently no advice from the Ministry of Health about altering arrangements for public events (May 16 noon).
We are reviewing all LIANZA events currently including;

LIANZA Aoraki Weekend, Nelson (May 2-3)
LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai Weekend School, Gisborne (May 21-23)
LIANZA CatSIG Professional Development Day, Auckland (May 27)
LIANZA RES-SIG and TEL-SIG Conference, Wellington (June 29-30).

Please note - this advice will be updated if there is any change in advice from the Ministry of Health.

LIANZA EVENT CANCELLATIONS at March 16, 2020
LIANZA Ikaroa Library Workers Day, Palmerston North, March 18
The decision has been made to cancel this LIANZA community event, in consultation with the LIANZA Ikaroa committee and Palmerston North Library. We hope that a similar event can be offered later in the year, when it is safe again for community events to be held.
All attendees have been contacted directly to organise refund(s).

Facing the Future: Ideas into Action with Dr Matt Finch
May 18 - 19, Wellington and May 25 - 26, Christchurch
The two planned workshops focusing on the ‘future’ have now been cancelled.
LIANZA will work with Matt and Brendan to see what workshops may be offered at a later date, possibly around “resilience and rebounding" to help people manage emerging situations after the pandemic hits its peak.
Matt is offering video-conferenced consulting to support people through these turbulent times.
These will be short sessions in small blocks, to help people steer a course through the present uncertainty.
Go to https://mechanicaldolphin.com/video-coaching-facilitation/ to find out more.
All attendees have been contacted directly to organise refund(s).

RESOURCES

NZ Government resources:

LIANZA Health SIG have provided the following resources

The CDC is a federal public health institute of the United States. It offers current information about:

symptoms,
testing, and
prevention and treatment.

The CDC has frequent updates on new cases in the United States, risk assessments by country, and information for travel and travellers. Helpful sections include posters on how to prevent the spread of the virus within your community and a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) page answering all of your questions.

Children & Families
According to the CDC, there is no evidence or published research that shows that pregnant women or children are more at risk to COVID-19. Find FAQs about COVID-19 and pregnancy, breastfeeding, and COVID-19 and children by clicking on these links. The CDC also provides guides for how to get your household ready to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as well as posters on handwashing for children and teens.

Mental Health
The terms outbreak, epidemic, global health emergency, and quarantine often can be trigger words for many people creating anxiety, depression, fear, and distrust. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) created a Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks fact sheet that describes common signs of stress , how to recognize when to get help, and advice for coping.

ALA have a list of resources for pandemic preparedness.

CILIP are advising UK libraries the following:
CILIP Coronavirus Information Service
If your library, information or knowledge service is remaining open

Consider providing posters sharing current NHS advice on hand hygiene and handwashing
Provide hand gel or signpost handwashing points for all users and staff
Provide wipes for keyboards and other shared equipment
Ensure that offices and public spaces are cleaned regularly and thoroughly

If your library, information or knowledge service is to be fully-closed

Extend all book loans
Cancel all events and activities (and notify attendees)
Notify users that the service has been forced to close on an interim basis
Encourage users to contact the library via email/online
Consider whether remote access to services can be provided to minimise disruption
Keep users and staff regularly updated as the situation develops

If your library, information or knowledge service is closed to users

Devise a task list for work that staff can complete while the service is closed to the public/users

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LIANZA CAT SIG Professional Development Day

11/3/2020

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LIANZA CAT SIG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY

When: 27 May 2020 9:15 AM, UTC+12:00
Where: University of Auckland, Epsom Campus - 74 Epsom Ave

WILL YOU BE ATTENDING?
REGISTER TODAY!

Please join us in Auckland on Wednesday 27th May 2020 for the CatSIG Professional Development Day.
The event will be held at the Epsom Campus of The University of Auckland, from 9.15am-3.15pm.

The day will include presentations on a variety of topics including cataloguing websites, MarcEdit, Maori subject headings and rare books cataloguing. We’ll have updates from the National Library and the RDA Steering Committee Oceania group ORDAC and an exploration of what it really means to be a professional cataloguer and why it matters. It’s a great opportunity to meet and network with colleagues and feel a part of the New Zealand cataloguing/metadata community! The day is open to everyone, whatever your role or level of knowledge. Please see the programme and abstracts below for more details.

Registrations close on Wednesday 13th May.

Morning tea of juice and a muffin is included. Coffee, tea and lunch can be bought on campus or from a number of establishments in nearby Mount Eden.

For those unable to attend in person, the presentations will be recorded and made available after the event.

For more information on the location and transport options, please see: Epsom Campus web page and the Maxx journey planner

If you have any questions, please email us at: catsigcommittee@gmail.com
We hope to see you there!

Schedule:

9.15-9.45am
Registration

9.45-10.00
AGM

10.00-10.45
Cataloguing websites at the National Library
Helen Jenkins
Senior Collection Description Librarian,
Serials Cataloguing team, National Library of New Zealand

10.45-11.00
Morning tea

11.00-11.45
Metadata manipulation: using MarcEdit
Maja Batinica
Team Leader – Metadata, The University of Auckland

11.45-12.30
Cataloguing rare materials: where do DCRM and RDA fit?
Nina Whittaker
Cataloguing Librarian
Auckland War Memorial Museum

12.30-1.30
Lunch

1.30-2.15
We are important, and so is our work
Charlotte Christensen
Senior Collection Description Librarian,
National Library of New Zealand

2.15-3.15pm
Lightening talks:
Engage your users with Ngā Upoko Tukutuku!
David Church and Donna Salmon
Resources Specialist (Metadata) and Research Bank Administrator and Subject Librarian
Unitec Institute of Technology

The power of 9
Charlotte Christensen
Senior Collection Description Librarian,
National Library of New Zealand

Updates from the National Library
Anoushka McGuire
Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1
National Library of New Zealand

ABSTRACTS:
1. Cataloguing websites at the National Library - Helen Jenkins, Senior Collection Description Librarian, Serials Cataloguing team, National Library of New Zealand
The National Library has been creating catalogue records for websites since we began the Te Puna Web Directory in the early 2000s, but how we do it has changed markedly in that relatively short period of time. In this talk I will give some background on web archiving and cataloguing at NLNZ, before moving on to look at how we use RDA, and other standards and tools, to describe this material now, at the particular challenges and issues it presents, and at the various types of sites we work with.

2. Metadata manipulation: using MarcEdit - Maja Batinica, Team leader - Metadata, University of Auckland Library
How the Metadata team at University of Auckland Libraries and Learning services are using MarcEdit to improve metadata workflows and processing. Marcedit, a freely available comprehensive library metadata editing application helps us to work effectively with a wide range of library metadata standards and in a variety of specific tasks. Data transformation, enhancing vendor records, building Marc records from spreadsheets, merging records, Z39.50 harvesting, enhancing vendor records, integration with other systems are some of MarcEdit features that we are using in everyday workflows and for selected projects.

3. Cataloguing rare materials: where do DCRM and RDA fit? - Nina Whittaker, Cataloguing Librarian, Auckland War Memorial Museum
In February 2020 I was fortunate to attend the Australasian Rare Books Summer School (RBSS) in Sydney, focusing on the intensive 5-day rare books cataloguing workshop. Taught by Deborah J. Leslie, an editor of the Descriptive Cataloguing of Rare Materials (Books) (DCRM(B)) standard, it covered a diverse range of subjects – analysing paper, controlled vocabularies, and the transcription of Olde Englishe. However, the most important takeaway was how DCRM(B) positions itself relative to RDA, and how this relationship is forecast to evolve into the future. This presentation will ground practical cataloguing tips for rare books within a firm foundation of DCRM’s context and relationship with RDA.

4. We are important, and so is our work - Charlotte Christensen, Senior Collection Description Librarian, National Library of New Zealand
Cataloguing is important to libraries but the role isn't always viewed that way even by practitioners. It's time to be active in claiming our rightful professional role in making our libraries the places they are. To do that, we need to start with ourselves.

LIGHTNING TOPICS:
5. Engage your users with Ngā Upoko Tukutuku! - Co-presenters: David Church, Resources Specialist (Metadata) and Research Bank Administrator, and Donna Salmon, Subject Librarian, Unitec Institute of Technology
Reach out to your Māori and Pākeha users - both the reo-fluent. And the reo-curious. Yes, you can have fun with Māori Subject Headings! And improve access to not only your institution’s print and digital resources. But also to the Māori dimension in your place and your people. And how we do that at Te Whare Wānanaga O Wairaka - Unitec Institute of Technology here in Mount Albert, Auckland.

6. The power of 9 - Charlotte Christensen, Senior Collection Description Librarian, National Library of New Zealand
There are always times when a cataloguer has to add information to help their library's staff or customers, but what do you do when the request conflicts with the standards? Or when it only applies to your library's copies and so isn't useful for anyone else? Here's a chance to brush up on your local MARC fields - what they are, how they work, and how to recognise them in other records.

7. Updates from the National Library - Anoushka McGuire, Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1, National Library of New Zealand
The official date for when the Beta RDA Toolkit becomes the official RDA Toolkit has been set at December 15, 2020 and this short update will fill you in on the work the National Library has been doing on our Policy Statements and Application Profile as well as our tentative implementation timeline. Additionally, I will share other updates about the National Library’s cataloguing policies including our response to the recent Program for Cooperative Cataloguing’s (PCC) options regarding ISBD punctuation.

Event Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
All payments need to be received two weeks before the event. (20/03/2020)
Substitutions
If you have registered and paid but are unable to attend then you are welcome to substitute someone to take your place. Please contact us with the new attendees name and details as soon as possible. You can make substitutions up until one week prior to the workshop.
Cancellations and Refunds
Please email officeadmin@lianza.org.nz if you wish to amend or cancel your registration. A full refund is available up until two weeks before the event. (20/03/2020) No refund can be given for cancellations received after this date.
COST: (GST inc)

Full Registration: $25
LIANZA & TRW Member: $18.75
LIANZA & TRW RLIANZA Member: $17.50
LIANZA & TRW Student Member: $17.50
LIANZA Institutional Member Staff: $21.25
LIANZA PR from another Association: $21.25

Ngā mihi,
LIANZA CAT SIG Community

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Libraries: your doorway to the world

5/3/2020

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Photo credit Mark Beatty - National Library of New Zealand (CC by 4.0)

The National Library of New Zealand is planning to re-home books from their overseas published collection to make more room for the growing collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library and our New Zealand and Pacific documentary heritage that they hold in perpetuity.

If you’ve been following the news about the weeding taking place at the National Library, you may have some questions about how you are going to access overseas published books. We had some questions in the LIANZA Office* too and we wanted to find out the facts. We teamed up with Public Libraries of New Zealand (PLNZ) to investigate.

This article was fact-checked by interloan specialists, tertiary library specialists and public librarians.

What is “weeding”?

Weeding is the removal of resources from a library based on selected criteria. All libraries weed, it’s an important process that promotes accessibility. Weeding makes it easier for customers to find books and keeps collections relevant to the communities that libraries serve. Ideally, collections need to be weeded regularly, like a garden, to prevent the need to do a big blitz. But, weeding is a time-consuming business and, as any gardener knows, weeds can sometimes get away on us. Librarian Rebecca Hastie wrote well about weeding on the Spin Off recently.

What books are going?

The selected books are from the National Library’s overseas published collection. Most of these books have not been issued for 20-30 years. This collection was established in 1939 to give New Zealanders access to books that they may not have been otherwise able to access. However, holding this largely unused collection is a huge cost to the taxpayer.

Local supply from well-stocked libraries, new offerings of large back-catalogues, eBooks and audiobooks for the reading public of New Zealand have largely displaced the need for a portion of the National Library’s overseas published books. There are still over 4 million items held in the National Library and they continue to grow their collection each year acquiring 80,000 to 90,000 print and electronic items a year.

The overseas published books aren't unique and are available via interloan from libraries in New Zealand or overseas. Some of the books are being re-homed in libraries in New Zealand. Some are being donated to Rotary and Lions to fund community projects

Remember – these books were never able to be borrowed directly from the National Library – they could be read in the reading room by people who could physically access the building in Wellington, but otherwise these books always had to be obtained by interloan (incurring a charge).

Does that mean all the overseas published books at the National Library are being removed? What about rare books?

Not all of the overseas published collection is being removed. The National Library are retaining books in the following areas: library and information science, music, reference works, children’s literature, family history and print disabilities. The rare book collection is also being retained. The reference collection and the schools collection will continue to be added to.

Why can’t we keep all the books forever? We might need them!

Holding this largely unused collection is a huge cost to the taxpayer. Also, there is an amazing service called INTERLOAN! The library interloan system networks all sorts of libraries around the world, including national libraries from other countries, with their own collections that New Zealanders can borrow from. Independent researchers (and the general public) are able to keep sourcing more eclectic and historic titles through this method.

But what about all the books being burned?!

The National Library are not destroying any of these books.

Updated to add:
The initial the ministerial briefing did mention the possibility of books being destroyed. However they have since update their statement:
Since publishing our initial book lists we have received requests from more than 20 different libraries which include public and specialist libraries. As a result, these books will be retained in the New Zealand library network. We have received orders from prison libraries throughout the country.
We are also working with Rotary and Lions who have taken the remaining books from the first lists for book fairs they will run later in the year — further details to come next month.
When we undertook this project, we anticipated a low demand for these books and thought secure destruction might be the likely outcome.
We’re delighted that since releasing the lists to libraries first and then government and third-party organisations we’ve had a more positive interest in this collection than expected and more options to rehome these books. Rehoming rather than secure destruction is now the most likely outcome.

Isn’t this all a conspiracy to downsize libraries so they can be closed?

No! Librarians value books and they know New Zealanders do too. They are the kaitiaki of our memories. Libraries need to keep the right collections for New Zealanders.

How do I access books in the National Library?

The reading rooms at National Library in Wellington are available for all kinds of research. The reference collections are on hand for easy use, and collection items are delivered to readers onsite throughout the day. Most of the collections are kept in storage, but books can be retrieved at your request. To request items you need to register as a reader with the library. If you don’t live Wellington and can’t get into the National Library reading rooms you can interloan books from them. You can read more about using the National Library collection here.

Tell me more about interloan?

New Zealand has a national interloan service which you can access from your local public library. You can borrow books via interloan from other New Zealand libraries and around the world. Anyone can use the Te Puna search function to find available books. Or, you can ask your local library to help you search on it and then request them to order titles via the New Zealand interloan service. If you belong to a tertiary library, you can also use this interloan service. Interloan charges vary from library to library, your local library will be able to advise you of the exact costs involved. Tertiary libraries don’t usually charge unless the request is urgent.

The Search

Paraparaumu library. Photo credit: Nikki Shaw

For many people, public libraries are the first port of call to find books and information. Public libraries are a doorway to the world and can connect anyone with collections around the globe.

Here at LIANZA, Helen Heath thought she’d look at a random selection of books that will be removed from the National Library’s overseas published collections and follow the process of accessing them via her local public library interloan service with the help of Kat Cuttriss, chair of PLNZ, to see what the experience is like.

Helen’s local public library in Kapiti can source interloans from New Zealand and Australian libraries for $15 and books take up to a week to arrive. Interloans from further afield can also be obtained but cost a little more. None of the books Helen searched for needed to come from outside New Zealand or Australia.

Helen wanted to see if she could find the following books and how much it might cost. The cost of purchasing online from a second-hand retailer has been included for the sake of comparison but you might like to search bricks-and-mortar second-hand bookshops to compare costs. This is what she found:

Book One: Pros & Cons a debater’s handbook. Michael Jacobson, 1987
My local library tells me this book is available from a New Zealand public library and can be interloaned for $15. I also searched for this book online and a second-hand copy is available for USD$3.00.

Book Two: The Social Sciences at a Turning Point? OECD, c1999
My local library can interloan this from three different New Zealand tertiary libraries for $15. It is also available second-hand online for USD$54.00.

Book Three: Global Crises and the Social Sciences: North American Perspectives, 1984
My local library can interloan this from multiple Australian libraries for $15. It is also available second-hand online from $USD17.00.

Book Four: Inside the Whale: Ten Personal Accounts of Social Research, 1978
My local library can interloan this from three different New Zealand tertiary libraries for $15. It is also available second-hand online for around USD$70.00.

Book Five: Collecting Autographs and Manuscripts, Charles Hamilton, 1961
My local library can interloan this from multiple Australian libraries for $15. It is also available second-hand online from $USD3.00.

Book Six: The Bermuda Triangle, Charles Berlitz, 1975
This is actually held at my local public library in Kapiti at no cost to me, easy-peasy! It is also available second-hand online from $USD2.00.

The Take-away

Some of the books being removed from the overseas published collections are being re-homed in New Zealand libraries and the vast majority will be available to the public via the New Zealand interloan scheme. Most of these books have not been issued for 20-30 years. This change will have a limited impact on a small amount of people.

People outside of Wellington have been borrowing books from the National Library (and other libraries) via interloan for many years. Some more eclectic and historic titles may now have modest costs involved for Wellington-based researchers to obtain them from outside the National Library via interloan. Charges vary from library to library.

Many, many international titles are available via interloan through your public library. The majority should be available from New Zealand or Australian libraries for a limited cost. Some may need to be loaned from libraries further afield. Some books may be cheaper to purchase second-hand.

If you are a researcher affiliated with a university it may be even easier to interloan more eclectic and historic titles through your university library and it’s usually free unless you’ve requested an urgent interloan. If you are an independent researcher, you may want to think about paying to be affiliated to a tertiary institution. You should definitely be claiming any interloan costs as a business expense.

Helen is an alumnus of Victoria University of Wellington, so she can become an alumni member of their library. With that, she can get access to selected online resources and is able to borrow from their print collections for a fee of $100 per annum. That’s the average cost of 3-4 new books or 6-7 interloans. If you are serious about research this is a good option and can also be claimed as a business expense, check with your old university.

Do go and make use of your local public libraries, they really are your doorway to the world and your friendly librarians are there to help you find the information you need.

*Note: This article was written without the input of LIANZA President Rachel Esson, due to a conflict of interest.

Dr Helen Heath is the Communications Advisor for the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). LIANZA was founded in 1910 and is the national organisation supporting institutions and professionals working in library and information services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Results of the Schools Survey

5/3/2020

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In August 2019, National Library's Services to Schools conducted a second joint nationwide survey of New Zealand school libraries with SLANZA (School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa) and LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa). You can read more about it on their website.

LIANZA spoke with Miriam Tuohy about the results...

Why is this survey such important work?
The tricky thing with knowing about school libraries in New Zealand is that they are not compulsory, there's no Ministry of Education mandate that says that schools must have libraries (let alone library books or staff) consequently no schools have to record information about what they offer. So there are no statistics about how many schools have libraries, if they have library staff, how big their collections are, what people do there – any of that information.

The two surveys that we have done so far with SLANZA and LIANZA have gone some way towards finding out what we can about those things. Obviously, the problem is that people who tend to take part in these surveys are the ones who probably have school library staff and have time to do a survey. We know that the smaller, rural schools especially probably don't have anyone to answer and are much less likely to take part in the survey. Although it's quite representative of school libraries there are still some groups that are under-represented in it. Even though we've done this it is still hard to know the full picture. We need more responses from those smaller, rural schools.

So using those statistics will help SLANZA advocate for school libraries?
The first year we undertook this survey we focused on what school library environments were like and the services offered. The 2019 survey looked into issues including staffing – hours, roles, factors affecting library staff decisions about their employment, remuneration as well. We hope the statistics can help increase understanding of these issues and feed into the work that SLANZA are doing with NZEI.

[Listen to The president of the School Library Association, Glenys Bichan on National Radio as school librarians call for protection against funding cuts .]

Lots of school library staff want to know "What should we have?" But there isn't one simple answer to that. People want to know "How much should we be spending per student on books?" or "How big should our library space be?" but there is no easy answer for them to take to their Board of Trustees or school management. While we have this model of self-governing schools it genuinely is up to them to decide. They need to look at their strategic plan and the school charter – their plans for what they hope to achieve and what they hope their learners will achieve around literacy, learning across subject areas and student wellbeing. It's really up to school library staff to say "Here's how the school library is able to support the school to achieve those things, and if we're going to do that these are the resources we will need in the library." That might be money for collection development, or they might need more hours in the library to spend time with students – whatever it might be. Each school will have a unique vision about how their school library supports their school goals and vision.

Where there any responses to the survey that you were surprised about?
Not really, it was pretty much what we were expecting. Within Services to Schools, we have a team of facilitators that are working around the country closely with schools. Anecdotally, we know a lot about schools and school libraries. Many of us in the team came from school libraries, so we know what it's like, but it is powerful to have the data to support that. School library staff are passionate about their work, they want to do lots. They don't have the paid hours to do it all, but they do it anyway because they think it is so important and they love working with the students and teachers.

The Findings In Brief

Read the full report: Importance of the school library in learning — the research

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LIANZA Credentials Committee for 2020

3/3/2020

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LIANZA Fellows 2018 & 2019

LIANZA Fellows and Associates – we need your help! The LIANZA Credentials Committee needs three new members to manage the LIANZA Professional Recognition Awards this year.

LIANZA has been recognising professional achievements and contributions since 1955.

Participation on the LIANZA Credentials Committee
is a rewarding way to give back to the profession.

The LIANZA Professional Recognition Awards are presented at a ceremony at the bi-ennial LIANZA conference or at a LIANZA regional event and past recipients are listed here.

The initial commitment for members of the committee is a two-year term, and no longer than five years. The greatest time commitment is from early June to August after applications or nominations have been received and associateship interviews are conducted.

The committee is responsible for LIANZA Professional Recognition Awards including:
· LIANZA Associateship
· LIANZA Fellowship
· LIANZA Letter of Recognition

The LIANZA 2019 Credentials Committee chair, Michaela O’Donovan describes her experience on the committee last year:

Participation on the LIANZA Credentials Committee has been a professionally uplifting experience, which I regard as a great privilege. This year it has been gratifying to see the range of award applications and nominations, the collective contribution of these individuals to both the profession and New Zealand community and the commitment of those who have proposed them. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to serve on the committee.

More information on the LIANZA Professional Recognition Awards, including a handbook can be found here.

In order to maintain the value of the awards we need individuals who are comfortable making challenging and sometimes contentious decisions, and who act at all times with personal integrity.

All applicants must be at minimum a LIANZA Associate and at least one more LIANZA Fellow is needed!

Expressions of interest including a CV should be sent by Monday April 4, 2020 to officeadmin@lianza.org.nz

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LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai Weekend School Gisborne, May 21-23 2020.

3/3/2020

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This year the annual LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai weekend school will be held in Gisborne, on the east coast of New Zealand. We will be hosting this at the Gisborne District Council Chambers and HB Williams Memorial Library.

The weekend school will start on the evening of Thursday May 21 at 6.00 pm, with a reception at HB Williams Memorial Library. Papers, workshops and presentations will be given on Friday and Saturday morning at the Gisborne District Council Chambers. We will have dinner together on Friday night at a restaurant in Gisborne.

The regional committee are calling for papers for this very popular and well-attended weekend school.
Topics of interest to public, academic, school and special libraries are welcome. To give you some ideas, here are a few of the topics suggested by our attendees at last year’s Weekend School:

Te reo Māori in the workplace
Te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori
Library qualifications
Children’s services and working with youth
Mental health issues - both within the profession and helping our customers
Organisational management of programmes
Keeping ourselves safe at work
Working with non-users
Clever ideas, tricks and tips, displays and event ideas that can be applied at different libraries.

Presentations by LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai members are especially welcome, but don’t hesitate to come to our weekend school or to offer a paper if you are part of different LIANZA regional community. All are welcome. Activities at our weekend school are relevant for revalidating your LIANZA professional registration.

How to submit the abstract
Send all abstracts to Heather Furniss, Secretary, LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai at heathermfurniss@gmail.com . Please include how long your presentation will be (presentations are usually 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions) and presentation type, e.g. PowerPoint, workshop, etc.

Deadline for the paper submission
Abstract submission opens
Monday February 3, 2020

Abstract submission closes
Friday March 6, 2020

Abstract submitters notified of acceptance
Friday March 19, 2020

Paper & PowerPoint presentation
Presenters will be expected to send their paper and PowerPoint presentation to Heather Furniss, Secretary, LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai at heathermfurniss@gmail.com by Friday April 16, 2020.

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LIANZA 2021 Conference Committee - call for expressions of interest

2/3/2020

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E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha o ngā hau e whā, tēnā koutou katoa

He mihi tēnei ki a koutou o te whānau whānau i whakarauika mai i raro i te kaupapa nunui o Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa 2019.

The LIANZA 2021 Conference offers a wonderful opportunity to bring together people from across our diverse library and information sector.

The conference will be held Tuesday November 2 to Thursday November 4, 2021 at the TSB Arena and Auditorium on the waterfront in Wellington.

The association’s aim is for the 2021 conference to meet the diverse professional needs of people engaged in collection, curation, preservation, archiving and sharing of information, tools and taonga that empower and connect our communities.

If you are keen to make this happen, we are seeking people keen to become part of the LIANZA 2021 Conference Committee. The committee will be led by a Conference Convenor supported by the Programmes Chair, Social Co-ordinator and Bi-cultural Convenor and two additional members. The committee is strongly supported by LIANZA Office and our professional conference organisers, Paardekooper and Associates. The conference convenor role can be shared by two co-convenors.

The conference committee will develop the LIANZA 2021 Conference vision and theme, create the programme and play a key role in the delivery of the conference. What issues do you think the library and information community need to focus on in 2021? Information democracy?

We are seeking passionate, energetic people with wide experience and understanding of library and information sector opportunities and issues and an awareness of national and international trends, willing to work as a team to deliver an outstanding conference. Prior conference organising experience is definitely not required, but your passion for the impact and contribution of the library and information sector is a must-have!

The conference committee members do not need to be located in Wellington and people are sought from any role within the wider library and information sector. You can indicate your interest in a specific role on the committee, or just indicate that you are willing to contribute. All members of the committee, except the Bi-cultural Convenor, need to be personal members of LIANZA or Te Rōpū Whakahau.

LIANZA Council approves the appointment of the conference committee. A programmes committee and social committee will be recruited in the middle of 2020.

Meetings will be held by Zoom and other communication will be by email. A minimum meeting time commitment may be an hour each month from April, 2020 and more frequently in the six months prior to the conference.

To learn more about the timeline see the LIANZA 2021 conference project plan.

To express your interest, simply tell us why you want to be involved, what you will bring to this work, and what you think LIANZA2021 conference needs to achieve for the sector. If there is a particular role on the Conference Committee you are interested in, please let us know.

If you want to find out more or indicate your interest, simply email Ana Pickering, LIANZA Executive Director at ana@lianza.org.nz by Friday March 27, 2020.

Being involved in the conference committee is a fantastic professional experience. Our 2019 co-convenors Judy McFall-McCaffery and Richy Miseli share what they gained from the experience of convening the LIANZA 2019 Conference in Manukau City, last October:

Judy’s personal experience
For myself, this was a milestone development and achievement for LIANZA PIMN SIG and Pasifika in the Libraries & Information Management sector. Some of my key highlights in co-convening LIANZA with amazing supportive whanau included:

The opportunity to contribute, learn and share with LIANZA colleagues across the profession in a context that valued our diverse languages, cultures and identities in Aotearoa.
Acknowledging that we are a Pacific nation throughout the conference
A new approach (model) of convening that focused on a collective Pacific concept and values that was successful and really satisfying
Collaboration, collegiality, and raising the profile of PIMN in the profession
Opportunity to engage, learn and collaborate with so many talented people
Capacity building, PD opportunities, and increasing Pasifika engagement with LIANZA
Drawing on the hidden talents and potential in PIMN
Relationship and partnership with Māori – Pasifika participating in the Pōwhiri with Tangata Whenua kaumatua
Putting Talanoa into action – sharing insights, research evidence and professional practice on Pasifika ways of working and approaches.
Supporting student involvement and engagement
Community engagement – bringing the community into the information sector spaces.
The entire experience for myself (and from the feedback) received was very positive, and it is encouraging to see these developments come together in PIMN’s convenorship of LIANZA 2019. We have come a long way since PIMN was established in 2004.

I look forward to the strengthening of partnerships established and pursuing the outcomes of the conference together. Thanks, Fa’afetai tele, Vinaka vakalevu, Malo aupito, Meitaki to all who contributed in so many ways.
Ia manuia Ngā mihi nui
Judy

Richy's personal experience
“Immensely rewarding” is how I’d describe the experience of being a LIANZA Conference Convenor. This description doesn’t negate the feelings of stress and being overwhelmed at times, but those feelings get fully eclipsed when the conference you had planned with your convening group, LIANZA Office and conference planners (Paardekooper) is executed, and viia le Atua (glory to God), it pulled off even better than you even anticipated.

Last year’s conference was convened by the LIANZA PIMN SIG and I feel like this model worked very well for the type of conference we were after – being a Pasifika themed conference conveying Pacific values: Alofa, Fa’aaloalo, Va Feiloai, etc., and being held in the Pacific heart of our nation. Having the leadership and mana of individuals such as Judy McFall-McCaffrey (UoA), Elenoa Mo’aSili-Mati and Kim Taunga (AL), and passionate hardworking individuals such as ‘Asilika Aholelei (Otahuhu College), Sana Saleem (Unitec), John Mataafa, Trina Roycroft, Mack Leala, Irene Tufuga, Ian Toki (AL), and of course, our bi-cultural convenor, who did a wonderful job of weaving both the Maori and Pasifika worldviews together, Jennifer Barnett (AL), did a lot to deal with the mountainous amount of work, and it brought a level of creativity never seen when it is just an individual working.

At a debrief we had weeks after LIANZA 2019 concluded, I shared with the team that I enjoyed the conference so much, that after the poroporoaki, it felt like the last day of high school – you were happy it was done, but guttered that such an amazing time had concluded. I would encourage anyone to get involved with convening a Lianza conference. I was blessed that my organisation allowed me the opportunity to grow and develop skills one can only get by conference planning and execution, but it helped me to also forge deeper relationships with various co-workers and admire our industry further because you view even more so, how vital we are to society.

Ia manuia,
Richard (Richy) Misilei

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Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa during COVID-19

Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa - Guidelines for Public Libraries

COVID-19 LIS Sector Update from LIANZA

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS & NEW ZEALAND LIS SECTOR

LIANZA CAT SIG Professional Development Day

Libraries: your doorway to the world

What is “weeding”?

What books are going?

Does that mean all the overseas published books at the National Library are being removed? What about rare books?

Why can’t we keep all the books forever? We might need them!

But what about all the books being burned?!

Isn’t this all a conspiracy to downsize libraries so they can be closed?

How do I access books in the National Library?

Tell me more about interloan?

The Search

The Take-away

Results of the Schools Survey

The Findings In Brief

LIANZA Credentials Committee for 2020

LIANZA Te Whakakitenga aa Kaimai Weekend School Gisborne, May 21-23 2020.

LIANZA 2021 Conference Committee - call for expressions of interest

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ARCHIVES

Hours

Telephone

Email

Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa - Guidelines for Public Libraries

What is “weeding”?

What books are going?

Does that mean all the overseas published books at the National Library are being removed? What about rare books?

Why can’t we keep all the books forever? We might need them!

​But what about all the books being burned?!

Isn’t this all a conspiracy to downsize libraries so they can be closed?

How do I access books in the National Library?

Tell me more about interloan?

The Search

The Take-away

​The Findings In Brief

AUTHOR

ARCHIVES

Hours

Telephone

Email

But what about all the books being burned?!

The Findings In Brief