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We are all in the same waka

30/8/2021

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At the LIANZA Children and Youth Librarian’s Network Zoom meeting in July, the focus was school and public libraries collaboration. Guest Sasha Eastwood-Bennitt (Library & Resources Manager at Manchester Street School and SLANZA President-Elect) recommended attending your local School Library Network meeting. 

School Library Network meetings were established by the National Library’s Services to Schools many years ago and continue to be highly valued while evolving to respond to changing needs. The networks are run around New Zealand by the Services to Schools National Capability Facilitators at the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa.  Support for the school library networks is just one of the ways Services to Schools supports school librarians and the development of school libraries.

The networks are facilitated regularly, either face to face or, in more recent times online.  They are open to, and often attended, by public libraries staff.

The purpose of the school library network meetings is to:
  • foster, maintain and facilitate relationships between staff from different schools (librarians, teachers and principals), and others supporting education (such as public libraries)
  • provide professional development on a wide range of topics including key focus areas of reading engagement, digital literacy and developing school libraries to build capability and knowledge
  • showcase the other services and resources available through the National Library and Services to Schools including our national lending service and the extensive digital resources continually being updated for teaching and learning (including around the Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum)
  • respond to specific queries and requests for support, or as I like to call it, using the collective hive mind to brainstorm solutions to challenges faced at a local level
  • encourage socialising, readers advisory and the exchange of ideas and resource sharing between attendees

The mahi that we do at these meetings can often be relevant to public libraries.  The networks are also a great place to meet people, find out what is happening in each other’s worlds and identify opportunities to work together.  And in some areas there is even home baking!
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Kei roto I te kotahitanga tō tātau kaha – We’re stronger together is a key principle of the Department of Internal Affairs (of which National Library is part). 

Senior Specialist Miriam Tuohy touched on this in her LIANZA 2019 conference presentation:
‘…we can’t do everything on our own. There is great strength in being part of a bigger network. Schools alone can’t address all the issues or challenges facing children and their families.’
​And this from Sasha Eastwood-Bennitt:
‘I believe we are all in the same waka, we all want… our tamariki and rangatahi to build healthy positive relationships with reading and libraries to develop lifelong readers and library users, we serve the same community.’
As people who have worked with me previously will know, I am a huge believer in joining the dots, not reinventing the wheel and avoiding duplication of effort.  So, any opportunity for school and public libraries to get together is a no-brainer for me. 
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If you would like to know more and attend a network meeting in your area, you can get in touch with me directly anne.dickson@dia.govt.nz or contact us 0800 542 5463 or schoollibraryadvice@dia.govt.nz and we can put you in touch with your local facilitator.  We have 61 school library network groups around New Zealand with most having a meeting each term so there is sure to be something happening near you.
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The photo shows the Network Meeting for Primary and Intermediate Schools (PINS) in Christchurch, held at Redwood School on une 24, 2021 and run by Sue Bridges (Capability Facilitator, National Library Services to Schools, Christchurch). 
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This Term 2 Network Meeting was focused on Supporting the Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum. Groups are discussing the He Meka! He Meka! cards. It was attended by two librarians from Christchurch City Libraries. 

Anne Dickson; is a Kaihuawaere Pūmanawa ā-Motu, he Ratonga ki nga Kura I te Puna Matauranga Aotearoa – Facilitator National Capability, Services to Schools, National Library of New Zealand.  She is one of the national facilitators from around New Zealand and works out of the Auckland office (when she’s not working from home in Snells Beach because of Alert Level lockdowns). Prior to working at the National Library, she held various positions with Auckland Libraries including Youth Service Advisor and Mahurangi East Community Library Manager
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Lets get excited for the LIANZA 2021 Conference!

26/8/2021

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We are absolutely thrilled to have the LIANZA 2021 Conference coming up in only three short months! To get everyone in the same excited mood we’ve all been in since the planning and organisation for the conference has begun, we’ve gone out to a couple of our committee members to ask them why they’re excited for the upcoming conference.
 
Everything from paper presentations, to training with fellow librarians, to the keynote speakers, to just getting together with colleagues has our committee members buzzing about the LIANZA 2021 Conference.
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Aaron Wanoa, Senior Collection Management Librarian at the National Library of New Zealand had this to say about his excitement:
 
“So much good content and hard to pick just a few. I am excited about Rosamund Feeney paper on staff training. I spend chunks of time training colleagues so ideas on developing flexible and practical training sounds unmissable. I love the range of NZ keynotes at this year’s conference. I am especially looking forward to Dr Hemi Whaanga on indigenous identity and sovereignty in the digital sphere, Kate de Goldi & Ben Brown in conversation, and Jehan Casinader on the power of stories. Keynotes are exciting and provide a fresh perspective that provokes thought. Finally, as a special librarian, I look forward to attending sessions from people working in different types of libraries like public or tertiary. Always interesting to see different viewpoints.”

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Natalie Smith, Subject Librarian at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, RLIANZA, TEL-SIG Co-Convenor is looking forward to not just the fun 1920’s gala dinner, but supporting fellow colleagues too!
 
“I’m excited to support my colleagues from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington who are presenting this year…
 
  • Daille White (with Jane Brooker & Kim Clayton) - Almost exactly similar? Academic and public libraries;
  • Rebecca Hastie – Exploring burnout in library staff during times of crisis;​
  • Aimee Lowe – More baking, less laminating. Wellbeing and sustainability through Green Impact; 
  • Aubrey Kirkpatrick and Max Sullivan – Open up! Accessing free authoritative research online.
I’m also getting excited about the social events – especially the conference dinner with a great theme of the 1920s and some fun activities included as well.”

Kay Morfett, Programme Administrator at Selwyn Libraries and Leeston Library, is thrilled to be exploring the “Striving Together” theme of diversity and inclusion!
 
“To provide a new hybrid conference to include one and all is exciting! I’m also looking forward to a range of different activities.
 
·       Lightning talk – More baking, less laminating with Aimee Lowe,
  • Papers – Piloting a virtual reading room with Valerie Love, a good follow-on for me after Books Alive!
  • Community engagement through a Māori lens with Kat Catriss,
  • Keynote – Future ready with Sue Lacey Bryant,
  • The Living Libraries Panel with Inside Out, an incredible idea, providing our guests a safe place to ask awkward questions is a must-do!
 
Find out more about the LIANZA 2021 Conference programme, keynote speakers, and how to register by visiting: https://lianza.org.nz/events/lianza-2021-conference/

Brigid Brammer, Library Coach & Community Spaces at Wellington City Libraries is so excited to be attending LIANZA conference this year because the speakers are talking on themes that resonate with her whether they are from public, private or tertiary libraries.

"I am focussed on libraries of the future and how we can strengthen our communities. How does my library need to change or grow its services to do this? One particularly strong speaker in this area is Jane Stratton who has created “Lost in Books”. This is a multilingual bookshop that is a safe place for women and children of any culture. Ensuring our libraries are safe places is really important for us today. Our librarians are having to grow skills to work with different and difficult visitors in a way they haven’t before. So learning about how it is being done elsewhere will be useful and may give me a few ideas."

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"Jane has also provided a creative space for her community. This is another area of growth for our libraries as we support literacy in different ways whether through online searching skills, crafts, code clubs or how to use a laser printer. How has Jane provided creativity in her space? Well, I will just have to wait till conference to find out. I hope to see you there online if not in person."

And Asilika Aholelei from Statistics NZ and Judy McFall-McCaffery, Pacific Academic Engagement Adviser at the University of Auckland shared their excitement.

"Mālō e lelei, Kia orana, Noa’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni and warm Pacific greetings." 

"We are really excited and look forward to connecting with you all.  Especially seeing the continuation of the partnership vā fealoaloa’i and talanoa between LIANZA and PIMN since the 2019 Conference and the next steps the committee have taken into place for the 2021 Thriving together Conference.  Exciting to see the spread of speakers and presenters, especially looking forward to hearing keynote speaker Dr Koya-Vaka’uta share about rethinking the library of the future and what it means to decolonize a library.  Great to also support the first Pacific LIANZA President Elect in this years conference, Kim Taunga.  Just a few more months kainga to register!  We look forward to catching up with you all in November.  Mālō ‘aupito, ‘ofa lahi atu."

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Consulting with LIANZA members on the Strategic Leadership Governance Change Proposal

26/8/2021

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To ensure our members remain innovative, responsive, and prepared for their future information needs, LIANZA is currently reviewing its strategic leadership and governance. Executive Director, Ana Pickering has been out around the country, hosting in-person events since July 21, in Hamilton, Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch. Two online hui have also been held in August and over 60 members have attended the in-person and online hui.
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“We have been so delighted to have members make time to attend the hui, and while numbers at some events have been small, the people attending have been engaged and provided very useful feedback to this draft change proposal. I have also been very appreciative of the support of Te Rōpu Whakahau Tumuaki, Carla Jeffery and LIANZA Immediate Past-President, Anahera Morehu as we discuss some changes to the way the partnership between our associations is enacted.”
 
This review of LIANZA’s strategic leadership governance and organisational structure aims to position the association for the future. The outcomes sought by the proposed changes include; 
  • Enabling  LIANZA to thrive and respond sustainably in the rapidly changing environment.
  • Facilitating collaboration with the GLAMMIR sector and beyond.
  • Strengthening sector and special interest views on LIANZA Council to enable diverse perspectives at governance level
  • Providing future-focused advocacy and strategic leadership that enables LIANZA to speak authoritatively on behalf of the profession
  • Increasing the connection and interactions between all the different parts of LIANZ
  • Greater engagement with sector leaders to articulate strategic issues and enable effective strategic focus.
  • Strengthening the ability of LIANZA to advocate on future-focused national and international priorities, and potential partnerships and stakeholder
  • Increasing the reach of association by engaging beyond the LIS sector.
  • Energising the sector to contribute people and resources to LIANZA initiatives.
  • Increasing ‘mana’ of association
  • Strengthening the LIANZA and Te Rōpū Whakahau partnership at a strategic level​
 
All members will have the opportunity to respond to the proposed changes via an online survey in late  September. Feedback received be analysed and used to refine the proposal. A final workshop at the 2021 LIANZA Conference will outline the recommended changes required to the LIANZA Rules for voting at the annual general meeting.
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​If you wish to receive a copy of the presentation shared at the recent hui, please click on the link below!
CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION
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LIANZA SLANZA Tertiary Grants

26/8/2021

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The Department of Internal Affairs through the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme (NZLPP) approved a $1.5 million tertiary grant funding to LIANZA and SLANZA working in partnership to aid a qualification uplift across the entire library and information sector.
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The initiation phase of the project is underway and the project manager, Crystal Middleton-Lunn has held initial meetings with Victoria University of Wellington, Te Wānanga o Raukawa and Open Polytechnic.
 
A joint LIANZA-SLANZA governance or advisory group provides oversight of the project, and is responsible for signing off project plans and respective progress reports, grant models and related processes, communication and marketing plans.  The advisory group has been formed and held its first meeting and elected the chair on August 24, 2021.
 
The advisory group has six members;
 
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Megan Ingle, LIANZA member, Services to Schools, National Library of New Zealand (chair)
Philip Miles, LIANZA Council, Auckland Council
Kim Symon, LIANZA Treasurer, BDO Christchurch

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Glenys Bichan, SLANZA President, Cambridge High School 
Sasha Eastwood-Bennitt, SLANZA President-Elect, Manchester Street School
Julia Smith, SLANZA Past President, Kerikeri High School
 
The project is aiming to up skill the current workforce with tertiary qualifications, attract new people to achieve tertiary qualifications and gain employment in the sector, ensure the workforce is qualified and future-ready to demonstrate the value and impact of library and information services.
Advisory group member Julia Smith says, “SLANZA is excited to be collaborating with LIANZA to bring this opportunity of free tertiary study in library and information studies to our members in 2022.”
 
The next meeting of the advisory group in in early September, and the focus will be developing clear outcomes for the project.
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​Megan  Ingle, advisory group chair explains, “This collaborative approach between LIANZA and SLANZA to support people within the library and information sector to gain qualifications and professional registration, as well as offering opportunities for new people to join the sector, demonstrates a clear commitment to the future of our profession.” 
LIANZA will provide management and administrative support to the project and regular communication will be sent to LIANZA and SLANZA members as the project develops.
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Who Got The Job... Alexander Turnbull Library Research Librarian

26/8/2021

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Each month we feature an individual who has recently moved to a new role in the library and information sector within New Zealand. This month we’re featuring Chantalle Smith who has recently moved to a new role in the Alexander Turnbull Library as a research librarian.
 

Chantalle has graciously answered a couple of our burning questions about her new position and what being the research librarian is all about. Thank you Chantalle for taking the time to answer our Q&A! ​

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I have lived in several places all over New Zealand, but Blenheim is where I think of as home. I currently reside in Wellington with my partner and three-year-old. This photo is of me and my son when we visited Toitū Otago Settlers Museum. We are standing beside the portrait of our first ancestors to New Zealand, James and Margaret Cowan. I have a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and English from the University of Waikato, as well as the Diploma in Information and Library Studies (Level 6) from the Open Polytechnic. Growing up I always thought I was going to be a teacher, but after completing my BA my graduate advisor convinced me that being a librarian would be better, and I thank him for that! After a few years working in retail, I got my first library job as a library assistant in the Collection Delivery team at the National Library.
 I was then able to move into my first role in the Research Enquiries team. Before becoming a research librarian this time around, I have had a short experience working as a union organiser. Being away from the Library for a short period, made me realise how much I love working in libraries. I must admit, finishing one job and starting another during Alert Level 4 is an unusual experience!

Tell us a little bit about the job. 

I am a research librarian within the Research Enquiries team at the Alexander Turnbull Library. I provide advice and assistance for people wanting to do research with the Alexander Turnbull Library and National Library. Our team helps people when they visit the Reading Rooms, write to the library, or phone us up.

Why did this role interest you?

I have been part of the Research Enquiries team for a few years and this was a next step up. When I first went for roles within this team in 2014, it was because I really wanted to get back into doing research. Even though I normally don’t get to pick what I am researching, I have learnt some fascinating information over the years.
 
I also love that every day is different in this role. You never know what someone is going to ask each day. In one day, I can be answering people’s family history questions, providing a list of resources to a high school student, finding information about a house, telling people how to order copies of items, finding photographs of a person and so much more.
 
I also love to help people. It is extremely satisfying in this role when you find an answer for someone. Although it is also frustrating when you can’t find an answer for them.

 
What exciting projects will you be working on within your role?

There are some questions that we receive a lot and often these are operational questions. They are questions like, how do I register with the library, or how do I request material to view. One project that I am looking forward to working on is creating a range of instructional videos that should hopefully help people with questions like these. Other ideas for videos that the team have had, that I hope to work on too, are around searching the online catalogues and databases.
 
I also hope that I get a chance to work on research guides The library has produced a number of research guides which help with locating resources on a variety of topics. Our team is always thinking of other topics to write guides on.


In the future, what do you hope to achieve in this role?

My personal goal as a librarian has always been about educating others on how libraries can help everyone, and that we aren’t just about the books. In this role I will continue to help people feel comfortable with using the National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library.

What does a fun working day in your new role include?

A fun day for me is when a group visits to learn more about the library. I love showing people the interesting things we have at the Library. It normally involves walking around the Reading Room pointing out the different resources they can use for their specific research topic, doing a live demonstration on how to search any online resources that would be of use, and occasionally we will get collection items out to show people.
 
My favourite groups to show around are high school students. Normally they are a group that have never thought about using the National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library for their assignments, and I love opening their eyes to what we have that can help them. It is satisfying when I see students coming back into the library after their class has visited. One thing that nearly always happens is that the students become fascinated with the microfilm machines. Although for a lot of them, the novelty of using them can wear off quickly when they realise how long it can take to find articles of interest!


What advice do you have for someone aiming to progress their career in libraries?

Talk with other people in the library profession. When you get the opportunities, you should attend talks, conferences and seminars. This will give you ideas on what different careers there are in libraries, but it also gives you ideas on what you can focus on for your professional development. A lot of the advice I have been given by other library professionals has helped me in learning new skills, which in turn has given me things to talk about in interviews!
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Allan Bean Centre Library - a name change and new space

25/8/2021

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Bernadette Cassidy is the Resource Centre Manager for the New Zealand Spinal Trust (NZST).

The NZST, a charitable trust based at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch provides programmes and services for people with spinal cord impairment. We empower people with spinal cord impairments and their whānau to embrace positive futures. We provide support and information services across New Zealand to help people overcome challenges, create strong networks, and pursue opportunities following their spinal impairment. Formerly known as the Allan Bean Centre Library, it provides unique service provided tailored resources and programmes not just for spinal impaired people but also for their whānau, carers, and the wider community.  The Allan Bean Centre Library is now known as the Resource Centre.

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The original Allan Bean Centre Library

The  Allan Bean Centre was demolished in 2015 due to the Christchurch earthquakes. The former Allan Bean Centre Library was central to the work of the trust, so the loss of the building was devasting and had a huge impact on clients and staff. Since then, the library has gone through a number of changes but is still providing a service to patients and their whānau. The current space was previously an old office, but I actively sought funding and the room has been decorated, has electric adjustable desks, new flooring and customised shelving that is suitable for people in wheelchairs.  While small, the new space looks great and is welcoming and friendly. 

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The NZ Spinal Trust has a new website!
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I also led a project to upgrade the NZST’s website, the new website was launched in July this year.  The website is the front door to the NZST’s four key services: Vocational Rehabilitation, Peer and Whānau Support, the Resource Centre and the Volunteer Service.

Due to the rebranding in 2019 the website needed to be upgraded, as feedback and analytics showed that the website was slow, that people visited the site once and did not return. The new site incorporates the new branding as well as maximizes our potential as a one stop resource for spinal impairment needs

A working group consisting of four staff members and a website designer was established in February 2020 to brainstorm how visually we wanted the site to look and better emphasise/promote our services to clients. As well as reflect the core functions of the trust and anticipate information needs.

One aspect that is unique to the new site is the four portals, see image below. The four portals consist of the following: ‘New to SCI’, ‘I want to help’, ‘I need information’, and ‘How do I’? the portals will help guide users to the relevant information providing clarity and easiness of use.

The goal with the new site is to provide our clients access to services, resources and information which is user friendly, focused, and easy to find, and guide clients to where they need to be. Other services available are the online shop and the Dr. B Information service where clients can ask for help and advice on a variety of topics, and get the latest research.

There is still content to be added and we will be constantly updating the site with helpful information and resources.  

Visit the site at nzspinaltrust.org.nz

I’m interested in feedback, ideas and suggestions, so please email bernadette.cassidy@nzspinaltrust.org.nz

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​Bernadette Cassidy PhD, ALIANZA

Bernadette is the Resource Centre Manager (formerly the Allan Bean Centre Library) for the New Zealand Spinal Trust where she developed and implemented a client centred library service for people recovering from serious injury or trauma.  She has worked in a variety of academic and specialist information posts for over 30 years.  In 2001 she emigrated to New Zealand from England and has been here ever since!
During her time with the NZ Spinal Trust, she has been involved in several projects: developing patient educational resources, project managing its new website and overseeing the Spinal Network News magazine. She has had articles about her work published in journals and written a number of research papers as well as presenting at national and international conferences. ​
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From the LIANZA Community: TEL SIG Update

25/8/2021

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LIANZA TEL SIG community has a wonderful update for the LIANZA membership and library and information sector! They welcome a new co-convenor, Neda Zdravkovic, and say goodbye to Marisa King. LIANZA TEL SIG also have some fabulous webinars coming up - check it out below!
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Special thanks - Marisa King
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LIANZA TEL SIG Committee would like to express their gratitude to Marisa King, who has been an absolute delight to work with and whose leadership and fantastic contribution to TEL SIG in past years has brought several excellent events to fruition, such as the highly successful symposium Tātou Tātou: Gather and Grow and Managing Stress in the Workplace webinar. We’re sure to see Marisa continuing to make an impact in our profession as she has taken on a role for the NZLPP, is secretary of the IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section and continues to be a member of LIANZA TEL SIG.
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New co-convenor - Neda Zdravkovic
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LIANZA TEL SIG committee welcomes Neda in her new role of a Co-convenor in 2021. As a new committee member, Neda has contributed greatly in organising popular LIANZA TEL SIG webinars this year. Neda’s career in librarianship began at Auckland Libraries twenty years ago and progressed through varied roles in tertiary librarianship to her current Auckland Institute of Studies Librarian position. As a NZLPP and IFLA’s appointed Business Coaching Specialist, Neda is committed to the survival and progression of librarianship in New Zealand and overseas.
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She is a founder of Europa Connect Ltd start-up consultancy, specialising in online EdTech training and professional development programmes for libraries and organisations in New Zealand and overseas. You can find more about her work at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nedazdravkovic/ 

Recent Webinars
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LIANZA TEL SIG focuses on providing opportunities for our community to discuss relevant topics. We’ve hosted a number of webinars this year, most recently:
  • E-Textbooks: The pros and cons, with guest speakers, Aisha Le Frantz, Collection Policy and Development Librarian from Victoria University of Wellington Library and Jo-Ann Cowie, Collection Manager from Massey University Library.
  • Learning from the best: Facing Adversity in Tertiary Librarianship, with guest speakers, Kim Tairi, University Librarian, Auckland University of Technology, Brian Flaherty, Product Manager, Data Services at New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) and Kat Cuttriss, Associate University Librarian, Massey University.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming webinars, we have something truly special lined up for Open Access week in October.

Our Community
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Our membership continues to grow and we’re pleased to have such a great community to engage with. We have active Journal Discussion Groups who meet bi-monthly to discuss articles relevant to tertiary institutions. Each article is connected to a LIANZA Professional Registration Body of Knowledge and more information is available on the LIANZA website.

There are a significant number of tertiary librarians presenting at the LIANZA Conference and considering the multiple sessions, workshops and speakers relevant to our community, you won't want to miss out on attending in-person or online. We hope to arrange a LIANZA TEL SIG meeting during the conference, so watch this space.

If you’d like to find out more about LIANZA TEL SIG, check out our details on LIANZA’s website to subscribe to our listserv and join us on Facebook (TEL SIG and Journal Discussion Group pages).

The LIANZA TEL SIG committee is made up of: Natalie Smith, Neda Zdravkovic, Mojgan Sadighi, Ivy Guo, Shiobhan Smith, Farasat Ullah, Glen Shadbolt and Diana McMahon-Reid.
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From the LIANZA community: Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui

25/8/2021

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The LIANZA Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui community group has a couple updates from their recent AGM and plans for upcoming events! If you live in the Wellington and surrounding area, check out the updates below. Also, if you're keen, they're now accepting new members for the committee and would love to hear from you.
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Credit: Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui Facebook page
Committee changes

At Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui’s recent AGM, Jennifer Klarwill was welcomed as the new committee chair. Jennifer took over from Stephnie Burton who is now LIANZA’s regional councillor for Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui. Special thanks and recognition is deserved for Brigid Brammer who stepped down from the committee and was the previous regional councillor representative. A call was made for new committee members - so if you’re interested, please make yourself known to Jennifer or one of the committee members.

Previous event

At the AGM, Sam Orchard (Assistant Curator of Cartoons and Comics at the Alexander Turnbull Library) shared some insights into his new role. He helped explain the differences between cartoons and comics and revealed how blurry the lines around them are. He showcased interesting examples from the Cartoons and Comic collection and mentioned his work on a draft collection plan.

Upcoming event

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We look forward to hearing from two of our members, Kareen Carter and Jennifer Klarwill at the upcoming Hui Whakamahi for the Evaluation and Impact regional hui to be held at Johnsonville Library Waitohi Hub on Thursday September 9 @ 5.30pm at . They’ll be sharing what they have learnt and experienced from being on this programme along with others.
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Advice from finalists of the 2021 NZCYA Awards

25/8/2021

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Finalists of the 2021 NZBCYA awards share their tips on writing, drawing, reading, and books!

We have had some amazing interviews, Q&A, and events with the finalists of the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults over the past two weeks. They have showed students and libraries from all over Aotearoa how to draw and illustrate characters from finalist books, talked through their writing process and character creation, and answered all the burning questions about their finalist book!

To sum it up – this year’s Books Alive virtual events and Virtual Storytime programme was an absolute hit! In case some of you missed the excitement, we have recorded all the Books Alive virtual events and Virtual Storytimes for you to watch over and over.

There was some really powerful advice shared throughout the virtual Books Alive events, and we wanted to share those with the wider library and information sector. Authors spoke about how to get rid of their dreaded writers block; how characters came to life; while illustrators showed us the very basic tools and techniques to creating funny and memorable illustrations.

Here are some of our favourite take-aways from these events!

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​Kate Parker,
winner of the Best First Book and Picture Book award categories has this to say about how she created Kōwhai and the Giants.
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 “Follow your “nose”, keep trying. Things don’t always look great to start with, and that’s OK. It’s about holding on when you’re in that place… Start where you are, and like one thing about what you’re doing, and following the positive.

Jonathan King, author of The Inkberg Enigma, finalist in the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction award category has some great advice for budding artists and comic book creators.

“What is fantastic about comic making you don’t need special equipment, or a publisher, or necessarily big long ideas.”
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“The great thing about comics is that there is no one style they have to be, there is room for all voices and styles in comics, no matter what your ability is or what your style is… Style is whatever you do – it defines your style. Just get it out and share it, because there will always be someone who will like it.”
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Jonathan King.

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Selina Tusitala Marsh.
Selina Tusitala Marsh, finalist of the 2021 New Zealand Books Awards for Children and Young Adult in the Elsie Locke Non-Fiction category tells us about the inspiration of a name and Mophead Tu: A Queens Poem.

“No one likes to be bullied… That’s called colonialism.”

“Words are worlds, and it’s the difference of one letter. Your whole axis of understanding tilts, that a word offers an entire world to cultural understanding. When colonialism started, the indigenous names started to be replaced with colonial names, and the stories started to disappear… The history of the people of that area started to disappear.”

“Tu is about standing in cultural integrity. Tu is often used as a call to sovereignty. And of course it is the first to letters of Tusitala… A key take away is: Know yourself, know thy self.”

Shilo Kino, winner of the Young Adult Fiction award category, told us about why she needed to write The Pōrangi Boy.

“I love reading, and when you love reading, there are usually books you want to find, but you can’t find them… When I was growing up, there were a lot of stories wanted to read that weren’t available, and a lot of that reason is because I am Maori, and there weren’t a lot of Maori writers when I grew up.”
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“When you can’t find the story, you need to write the story yourself.”
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Shilo Kino.

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Brian Falkner.


​Brian Falkner,
finalist of the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult in the Young Adult Fiction category tells us about the inspiration of Kapito Joe: Spycraft.

“I grew up not that long after the end of the second world war… It was recent history and a big part of my growing up and I was quite fascinated with that war. The world we live in today is largely shaped, politically, geographically, in a lot of ways by that war – it has a big effect on the world we live in today. I really wanted to write a series of books that would bring that period alive for young people; but not in a non-fiction, educational way – I wanted to write an action packed adventure story so students would learn about that time through the boy who lived through it.”

“I read a ton of books [for the research of the books], and I am still reading a ton of books for the third book. There are a lot of online resources but I try to check them in two or three places to make sure they’re accurate. I tend to trust books more because it’s been vetted by a publisher, so I tend to rely on them more.

We’d like to thank the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme, the Book Award Trust, and SLANZA for all their help, encouragement, and support for these online programmes. We can’t wait until next year!  

Library Life, Issue 486 - August 2021
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Library of the Issue - The New Zealand Comics & Cartoon Archive

25/8/2021

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The New Zealand Cartoon Archive was launched on April 1 1992 as a partnership between the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust and the Alexander Turnbull Library. Over the archive’s nearly 30-year history it has managed to collect over 60,000 cartoons, covering a range of social and political events across Aotearoa’s history

In 2005, the Cartoon Archive was fully absorbed into the Alexander Turnbull Library, and the trust was replaced with a Guardian’s committee. Then, in 2019 the Guardian’s announced that they were stepping down, and the library took the opportunity to reconsider the scope of the collection.

2020 saw the establishment of a new cartoons and comics advisory group, and the expanded scope became official, The New Zealand Cartoons Archive has now become the New Zealand Cartoons and Comics Archive. 

It’s an extremely exciting time for the archive, as it has appointed its first Assistant Curator, who is tasked with examining the new scope and identifying priority collection areas. In expanding the scope of the archive, they hope to provide a home for New Zealand’s rich comics history, as well as continuing to develop and promote its collection of cartoon artwork. It is hoped that this change will bring together all the disparate components of cartoons and comic publications, art, archives and activity, to support focussed and sustained collecting, research support, and public programming.

The expanded scope now includes (but isn’t limited to): caricatures, comic strips, comic books, comics in zine, comix, editorial cartoons, graphic memoir, graphic novels, magazine cartoons, manga, sports cartoons, and webcomics.

The archive’s Assistant Curator is also proudly co-curating Comicfest for 2021. Comicfest was founded in 2013 by Wellington City Libraries and as the event grew the National Library of New Zealand excitedly teamed up with Wellington City Libraries to support the initiative. The star-studded ComicFest 2021 line-up includes many of Aotearoa’s comic greats in workshops, talks and activities for the whole family. You can:
  • Help multi-award-winning Kay O’Neill create friends old and new for their latest graphic masterpiece, Dewdrop the Axolotl,
  • Listen and watch as 2017-2019 Poet Laureate and Mophead creator Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh joins worldwide comic phenomenon Toby Morris for an exclusive live reboot of The Spinoff’s Two Sketches series,
  • Meet debut graphic novel sensation and film director Jonathan King as he discusses the creation of his first comic, The Inkberg Enigma,
  • Hear from Lore Olympus creator Rachel Smythe, whose works have just been snapped up by the Jim Henson Company for a television adaptation,
  • Explore the hidden worlds of Mary Guo, creator of the hit children’s series Kiddets and professional frequenter of Wellington cafes,
  • Learn from freelance illustrator and comic artist extraordinaire Giselle Clarkson’s experiences with artistic commissions, from concept and agreement to completion, and
  • Crack the code of superhero creation with Zak Waipara and Michel Mulipola in live demonstration mode.

ComicFest is a free event, held on Saturday 21 August at the National Library of New Zealand (70 Molesworth Street) 9.00am – 5.00pm.

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Sam Orchard; is the Assistant Curator of Cartoons and Comics at the Alexander Turnbull Library. He is the illustrator, comic creator. author and designer, and in 2017 he founded the “We are beneficiaries” campaign. Sam is co-coordinator of ComicFest which will be held at the library on 21 August 2021. Sam is presenting a panel at LIANZA 2021 Conference on ‘How to save a ComicFest’ Tuesday at 4.30pm! 

Library Life, Issue 486 - August 2021
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