Continuing to Learn and Improve
Library Objective:
Develop a skilled staff through personal and professional development
The Division is committed to providing ongoing opportunities for staff to enhance their skills through:
- Training
- Staff Study Support
- Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
- Publications and Presentations
- Consultancies and Services
Training
In house and CQU staff training in 2005 included:
- PRPD training for staff and supervisors
- New staff induction sessions
- PeopleSoft and finance upgrade information sessions
- Fire evacuation update training
- MS Access
- MS Excel
- MS Visio
- MS Word
- presentation Skills workshop
- Copyright information sessions
- Supervisor development workshop
- Blackboard training
- STEPSFest
- Corporate Express online ordering of stationary training
- LOOT training and workshops
- Big Day Outs - Campus Librarian Conference
- WH&SO training
- Friday Professional Forums
- HTML coding sessions
Staff Study Support
During 2005 the Division supported a number of staff undertaking study.
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Christine Sturgess |
Bachelor of Arts - Library & Information Science |
CSU |
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Jo Keleher |
Bachelor of Arts - Library & Information Science |
CSU |
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Shelley Dent |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Vicki Dyer |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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David Draney |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Anna Meloury |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Greg Ferris |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Judy Egerton |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Nicole Vea Vea |
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management |
TAFE |
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Kelli Stidiford |
Training and Assessment |
CQU |
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Kerrie Malcolm |
Training and Assessment |
CQU |
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Libby Blanchard |
Training and Assessment |
CQU |
A number of staff also completed their studies.
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Vicki Dyer |
Executive Certificate in Records Management |
ECU |
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Kristine Snelling |
Master of Applied Science - Library & Information Management |
CSU |
Conferences, Seminars and Workshops
During 2005 Library staff attended the following Conference, Seminar and Workshop sessions:
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Information Online |
Sydney |
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Australian Digital Theses AGM |
Sydney |
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National Scholarly Communication Forum |
Sydney |
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Endnote Masterclass |
QULOC, Brisbane |
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CQU Management Development Workshop |
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ETD 2005 (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) |
Sydney |
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Information Literacy: back to basics (ANZIIL symposium) |
Adelaide |
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Archives seminar |
Rockhampton |
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People Management Workshop |
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Queensland Universities Disposal Schedule endorsement |
Queensland State Archives |
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QSA Recordkeeping meeting |
Rockhampton |
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What's in a name? The role of authorities in the 21st Century |
Sydney |
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Information Online 2005 Conference |
Sydney |
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EBSCOHost - EJS Enhanced Training |
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7th NTEU Indigenous Forum |
Melbourne |
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Indigenous family history using Government records - by Community & personal histories Section, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy |
State Library Seminar in Rockhampton |
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Libraries Australian Annual User's Meeting |
Brisbane |
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AIATSIS Library conference: Deadly directions: current and emerging trends in libraries |
Archives and Information Services for Indigenous Knowledge in Canberra |
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Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories (APSR) seminar |
Brisbane |
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Etopia 2 |
UQ, Brisbane |
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CAUL repositories seminar |
Melbourne |
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EDUCAUSE 5-8 April |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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University of Otago Library visit |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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Click '06 - ALIA biennial Conference |
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Publications and Presentations
All staff are encouraged to publish and present to audiences beyond the Library.
Publications:
Presentations:
- "More than books and the catalogue" - Elke Dawson, Vicki Dyer and Debbie Orr presented at a Power of 3+ forum which included representatives from DTLS, ITD, Student Services and the Library.
- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning" - Frances Comollatti and Laurie Armstrong (Nulloo Yumbah) presented at a CQU forum.
- "Scholarly Communication" - Graham Black presented to CQU Academic Board.
- "The First Two Years" - Graham Black presentation at QULOC University Librarians' Forum, 25 November 2005
Consultancies and Services
The Division looks upon consultancies and support services as opportunities for staff to demonstrate their skills as well as to develop additional skills and expertise.
Bruce Hart continued to provide technical support to Australian Virtua sites, including a visit from CNA in Qatar and Edutech in Dubai. Vicki Roberts, Kate Houston, Jill Muller and Kerrie-Anne Malcolm provided library services to J M Rendel CSIRO Laboratory up until the end of June when the days were cut back to two and was shared by Vicki and Kate.
Margaret Compton, Debbie Kirkbride and Elke met with Bronwyn Fryar, Library, Fitzroy Basin Association in April to look at the operational aspects of using our library system to manage their collection. Areas identified included circulation, web search interface, reciprocal borrowing / ILL, cataloguing, Kintetica, etc. Eventually the Fitzroy Basin Association decided to go it alone with an in-house library system, but thanked us for our proposal.
During 2005 we had a number of visits from our vendors including:
- Linda Wright from James Bennett library Services
- Richard Steeden from Ebsco