Library Life

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LIANZA President, Anahera Morehu and LIANZA ED, Ana Pickering toured Otago Southland this month and shared the new name for LIANZA Otago Southland. In this issue of Library Life, we have a bunch of great photos from their library tours and feature Bernie Hawke’s presentation from their social evening on the role Dunedin played in the historic formation of the libraries association.

In our Viewpoint column, Anton Angelo argues that weeding, is essential for any library collection. We look at Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (Māori Subject Headings), and what it means for antiracism in information access. We talk with Dr Maggie Hartnett in depth about recommendations from her recent report on digital inclusion. We asked four attendees from New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific to report back from the popular LIANZA Libraries Looking Forward panel and reflect on their personal highlights.

Meet our latest interviewees in our regular profiles, Student Focus and Career Pathways. And, of course, we have all our regular columns.

You may not know that the LIANZA office is very small, there are only three of us working with our amazing team of volunteers. Of course, LIANZA members are LIANZA – they are the driving force behind what LIANZA accomplishes. We are always happy to hear from readers, so let us know if you have any feedback, suggestions or news to share. Check our publication calendar for content deadlines or email helen@lianza.org.nz

Nāku noa nā,
The LIANZA Office

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