Last month we invited members to express their interest in participating in a travel research trip visiting libraries in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney between August 13-25, 2023. The cost of the trip is funded by the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP).

The travel research team will visit and learn from community and cultural hub libraries in Australia to:

• Broaden the understanding of the range of library service delivery possibilities available for local government and their library leaders. 
• Enhance the research outcomes of the recent LGNZ Libraries as a Service Delivery research project.
• Identify and report back on current trends for new library spaces and services that enhance the delivery of community and cultural wellbeing.

LIANZA is pleased to announce that Sana Saleem, Unitec Library Te Pūkenga, is the LIANZA representative for the travel research trip. There were 11 applications for the LIANZA position, and the selection panel very much appreciated the effort that applicants put into their expressions of interest, especially in a very tight timeframe.  The selection panel said, “The examples of innovative service delivery provided and the roles that applicants are playing in library services were uplifting to read and shine a light on the excellent work across the country.”

Other representatives to visit Australia include:

• Marion Read, Local Government New Zealand Te Kahui Kaunihera ō Aotearoa (LGNZ) representative.
• Denise Clarkson, Upper Hutt Libraries Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta, Public Libraries NZ (PLNZ) representative.
• Māia Abraham, Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi, Te Rōpū Whakahau representative.
• Siren Deluxe, Kāpiti Libraries, NZLPP Te Whiria Tangata kākaho representative.

There are some changes on the LIANZA Professional Registration board.

We want to thank Adrian Jenkins for his role as chair of the board since July last year and his board membership since late 2020. He has been an enthusiastic board leader and a steady pair of hands coordinating the board’s work and providing professional registration advice. Board member, Amanda Bond, will take on the position of LIANZA Professional Registration Board chair from July 1. Thank you to Amanda for stepping into this role.

Are you professionally registered, an active member of the library and information sector, and with an interest in professional development? Do you have some time to spare? We are seeking new members of the LIANZA Professional Registration Board.
 
LIANZA is seeking expressions of interest for positions on the LIANZA Professional Registration Board. Is this a role for you?

Here’s what you need to know.

• The term is for three years, with additional terms approved by LIANZA Council.
• Your time commitment would be around five hours per month.
• You must be a current personal member of LIANZA, Te Rōpū Whakahau, School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA), New Zealand Law Librarians’ Association (NZLLA), International Association of Music Librarians (IAML(NZ)) or Australian NZ Theological Library Association (ANZTLA) and hold current LIANZA Professional Registration.
• You must also have the support of your employer to become a board member.

PLEASE CHECK THE POSITION DESCRIPTION HERE FOR MORE DETAILS 

If you are ready to contribute to the professional development of other library and information colleagues, I encourage you to express your interest in joining the LIANZA Professional Registration Board. Take the next step in your professional journey and seize this rewarding opportunity.
 
Please submit your expression of interest HERE by June 20, 2023.

LIANZA Tertiary Libraries (TEL) SIG is pleased to welcome a new co-convenor, Diana McMahon-Reid. Diana replaces Natalie Smith who has taken a new role as Manager for Te Maeatanga (Digitisation Programme) at Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga, Archives New Zealand.

LIANZA TEL SIG committee also farewells Mojgan Sadighi who has moved to Melbourne, and welcomes two new members: Kate Reynolds from the University of Waikato Te Whare Wanganga o Waikato and Hannah Jenkin from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka.

The membership continues to grow with an engaged 200+ members! There are active Journal Discussion Groups meeting bi-monthly to discuss articles relevant to tertiary institutions. Each article is connected to a LIANZA Professional Registration Body of Knowledge. More information is available on the LIANZA website.
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The committee has some fabulous webinars coming up – which you can find in the LIANZA events section.

Special thanks to Natalie Smith
​​LIANZA TEL SIG would like to express their gratitude to Natalie Smith who has been an absolute delight to work with. Her leadership and contribution to TEL SIG brought the community back to life and her energy and dedication have been an inspiration – she will be missed but continues to be an active member of LIANZA.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my time as co-convenor with both Marisa and then Neda and it was a pleasure to be on the committee. I began the role in 2019 and hope I contributed to a bit of a revival for TEL SIG – we had an enthusiastic committee and were able to organise some great events. Highlights included being part of organising committee for “Tātou Tātou: Gather and Grow” Symposium, the 2021 LIANZA Conference and helping with the event planning for webinars.”

New convenor - Diana McMahon-Reid
​LIANZA TEL SIG welcomes Diana to her new role as a co-convenor which she started last month. Diana has been a TEL SIG committee member for several years and has a background in secondary school and tertiary libraries. She is currently a subject librarian at MIT – Te Pukenga working with the schools of education, languages and hospitality areas. Diana is looking forward to contributing her ideas and experiences with others in the tertiary and wider library sector.

LIANZA TEL SIG Committee welcomes two new members

Kate Reynolds
​Kate is a liaison librarian at the University of Waikato Library. Her role involves teaching and assisting staff and students with research and referencing skills. Kate currently works in the areas of health, engineering, computing, science, and education. She was previously a subject librarian at Wintec.  
 

​Hannah Jenkin
​Hannah is the subject librarian for biological sciences and psychology at Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka. Her role involves supporting staff and students with research, referencing, publishing and information literacy skills. She is new to this role, with previous experience from her secondment as a law subject librarian. She is currently studying towards her master’s in information studies at Te Herenga Waka.

​Recent webinars
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LIANZA TEL SIG provides opportunities for the community to discuss relevant topics, hosting a number of webinars this year, most recently:

• Data, AI & Digital Transformation, with our guest speaker Dr Andrew Cox, a Senior Lecturer at the Information School, University of Sheffield.

• Designing future libraries: New projects from The National Library of Netherlands, DOK Lab (Delft), Storyhouse (UK) and The British National Library  with Erik Boekesteijn, a Senior Advisor at the National Library of the Netherlands, Board member at StoryHouse (Chester, UK), Senior Advisor at the British National Library, Fellow LIS (Syracuse, USA), Founder of PL 2030 (Brussels, EU) and IFLA Consultant.

 
Want to learn more about the LIANZA TEL SIG Community?
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There will be a significant number of tertiary librarians presenting at the LIANZA 2023 Conference. LIANZA TEL SIG is preparing to meet in Christchurch during the conference, so watch this space for more details.

If you’d like to find out more about LIANZA TEL SIG:

1. check out our details on LIANZA’s website
2. watch our YouTube channel: LIANZA TEL SIG webinars
3. join our LIANZA Connect Tertiary Libraries Community
4. subscribe to our TelSig listserv: https://lists.otago.ac.nz/listinfo/tel_sig
5. join us on Facebook (TEL SIG and Journal Discussion Group pages).