Entries have closed for the competition to win a ticket to the Michael Stevens CAVAL seminar, and accomodation in Adelaide for a regional ALIA member.
Thanks to those who entered, the winner and finalists will be notified in the next few days.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Attention regional members - win a ticket and accommodation for Michael Stephens forum.
ALIA members would have seen recent advertising for a CAVAL seminar featuring Michael Stephens, US library academic and author of Tame the Web blog http://tametheweb.com/.
The seminar is being held Monday 3 March at the State Library of South Australia from 1:30-4:30pm.
In this exciting half day seminar, Michael Stephens will explore new technology trends and provide a roadmap toward becoming The Hyperlinked Library.
ALIA SA has a ticket for the event to give away to a regional member, and the prize also includes one nights accommodation to help you make the trip to Adelaide, with the total value of the prize being over $300!
All you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less why you want to attend the Michael Stephens workshop and you could win. Include your personal membership number, and you must be based outside the metropolitan area.
(We are working from a definition of metropolitan by local government area, see http://www.onkaparingacity.com/statsandfacts/demography/onka.jpg)
The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Send your entry to Benita Wheeler benita_j@optusnet.com.au by the close of business on Friday 22nd February.
Good luck!
The seminar is being held Monday 3 March at the State Library of South Australia from 1:30-4:30pm.
In this exciting half day seminar, Michael Stephens will explore new technology trends and provide a roadmap toward becoming The Hyperlinked Library.
ALIA SA has a ticket for the event to give away to a regional member, and the prize also includes one nights accommodation to help you make the trip to Adelaide, with the total value of the prize being over $300!
All you have to do is tell us in 25 words or less why you want to attend the Michael Stephens workshop and you could win. Include your personal membership number, and you must be based outside the metropolitan area.
(We are working from a definition of metropolitan by local government area, see http://www.onkaparingacity.com/statsandfacts/demography/onka.jpg)
The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Send your entry to Benita Wheeler benita_j@optusnet.com.au by the close of business on Friday 22nd February.
Good luck!
Upcoming event: Nuts 'n Bolts
ALIA SA event
Nuts 'n Bolts Session 5:30pm for 6pm start at Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide. Welcome and induction for new ALIA members and committee members in SA. Learn about your Association, how groups work, and the role of officebearers. For more information, contact Benita Wheeler, ph08 8397 7449 (w), benita_j@optusnet.com.au.nospam.
Please RSVP to assist with catering.
Includes pizza and refreshments, with thanks to Raeco!
http://www.raeco.com.au/
Nuts 'n Bolts Session 5:30pm for 6pm start at Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide. Welcome and induction for new ALIA members and committee members in SA. Learn about your Association, how groups work, and the role of officebearers. For more information, contact Benita Wheeler, ph08 8397 7449 (w), benita_j@optusnet.com.au.nospam.
Please RSVP to assist with catering.
Includes pizza and refreshments, with thanks to Raeco!
http://www.raeco.com.au/
Friday, February 1, 2008
2007 ALIA Stars by Melaina Tate
Star light star bright the first stars I see tonight… the ALIA stars have been burning bright all year.
Our South Australian Stars have lit up dark libraries across the state with actions of inspiration, vision and passion…
While our end of the year event (AKA: Starry Starry Night) unfortunately did not take place, our ALIA stars did not miss out. Nominations were received and reasons given: it was lovely to see people thinking of others, congratulating others and sharing the spirit of recognition for work well done. So without further ado and I do apologise for the lateness of this report, I give you our ALIA stars in no particular order:
Mary Lou Horvat from the Parks Library
Mary Lou was nominated for her work on special activities for the African and other communities in particular her enthusiasm and dedication helping develop the ESL classes from Parks to other branches.
Ruth Daniell, Postgraduate student with University of South Australia
Ruth was nominated for her efforts brightening up her school library and developing programs to enhance skills. Additionally for starting up a Wiki for Information students to facilitate communication and the sharing of ideas between students.
The Extreme Makeover Team from Parks Library
After attending the John Stanley Workshops, the Extreme Makeover Team worked together to “revive the look and feel of the library and its collections, “on a shoestring”. The difference is truly inspiring!!” The team consisted of Lee Aldridge and, later, Mary Lou Horvat, and included Ola Wleklinski, Nicole Richards, Phoebe Westgarth & Rebecca Sandery.
Anne Richards from Gawler Public Library
Anne was nominated for her dedication to Local History and to this extent established the Gawler Public Library Historical Pamphlets and dedicated time to the embroidered items collection.
Helen Hennessy from Gawler Public Library
Helen was nominated for support of regional cooperation, and for fostering leadership and her support and mentoring activities within the regional library sector.
Two Wells Public Library Staff
Kimberley Hargrave, Amanda Kirvan and Dianne Henwood were nominated for their work and contribution to the wider community in establishing the new Two Wells Public Library through great team work and initiative.
All ALIA stars received a Certificate of Recognition for their contribution to Library and Information services in South Australia and a $20 dinner voucher to Charminar Restaurant. Many thankyous to all that sent in nominations and of course big Congratulations to all ALIA Stars!
Our South Australian Stars have lit up dark libraries across the state with actions of inspiration, vision and passion…
While our end of the year event (AKA: Starry Starry Night) unfortunately did not take place, our ALIA stars did not miss out. Nominations were received and reasons given: it was lovely to see people thinking of others, congratulating others and sharing the spirit of recognition for work well done. So without further ado and I do apologise for the lateness of this report, I give you our ALIA stars in no particular order:
Mary Lou Horvat from the Parks Library
Mary Lou was nominated for her work on special activities for the African and other communities in particular her enthusiasm and dedication helping develop the ESL classes from Parks to other branches.
Ruth Daniell, Postgraduate student with University of South Australia
Ruth was nominated for her efforts brightening up her school library and developing programs to enhance skills. Additionally for starting up a Wiki for Information students to facilitate communication and the sharing of ideas between students.
The Extreme Makeover Team from Parks Library
After attending the John Stanley Workshops, the Extreme Makeover Team worked together to “revive the look and feel of the library and its collections, “on a shoestring”. The difference is truly inspiring!!” The team consisted of Lee Aldridge and, later, Mary Lou Horvat, and included Ola Wleklinski, Nicole Richards, Phoebe Westgarth & Rebecca Sandery.
Anne Richards from Gawler Public Library
Anne was nominated for her dedication to Local History and to this extent established the Gawler Public Library Historical Pamphlets and dedicated time to the embroidered items collection.
Helen Hennessy from Gawler Public Library
Helen was nominated for support of regional cooperation, and for fostering leadership and her support and mentoring activities within the regional library sector.
Two Wells Public Library Staff
Kimberley Hargrave, Amanda Kirvan and Dianne Henwood were nominated for their work and contribution to the wider community in establishing the new Two Wells Public Library through great team work and initiative.
All ALIA stars received a Certificate of Recognition for their contribution to Library and Information services in South Australia and a $20 dinner voucher to Charminar Restaurant. Many thankyous to all that sent in nominations and of course big Congratulations to all ALIA Stars!
Interview with Andrew Finegan, Librarian Idol and Fringe act coming soon
InterALIA talks to Librarian, Cabaret performer and former Australian Idol auditionee, Andrew Finigan.
Andrew Finigan has an Arts degree and Masters of Applied Science (Library & Information Management), and several years experience in libraries, including academic and public libraries in Melbourne and Darwin. He is currently Manager of Karama Library for Darwin City Council Libraries. Andrew also has a background in musical theatre so is well equipped to branch into Cabaret performing. He will be perfoming 16 shows in February and March for the Adelaide Fringe Festival.
A musical exploration of one man's quest to make libraries cool again. Tackling a world of sex, politics, nerds and pop song contests, Andrew Finegan attempts to dispel the stereotypes and prove that he has what it takes to be a... LIBRARIAN IDOL.
Andrew first tried his hand at stand up comedy at a Campus competition many years ago, back when Britney Spears was virtually unheard of; "I held my own okay, but didn't really follow it through at all", he said."In 2004, I performed in a comedy musical called "I love you, you're perfect, now change", which was musically directed by Eddie Perfect, who also had his own show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. [His] show... totally blew me away, and I saw him again in another show that featured Tim Minchin, who was also incredibly brilliant... I remember seeing them bashing out subversive, controversial tunes on the keyboard, and thought, 'Wow, I'd like to do that some day'".
"Flash forward to late 2006, when I'd moved to Darwin. There was a group starting a comedy room in town, and the call was put out for anybody who wanted to workshop some material and then perform it. I wrote a few minutes worth of stand-up, and a song about having an "over-zealous" Christian girlfriend (which is only very slightly based on truth). People seemed to be intrigued by the novelty of musical comedy."
"I wrote some more stand up and another song the next month about Vegemite and the US. The stand-up was fairly so-so, but they loved the song. So, I kept doing that. "
Andrew then put together a full-length show for the Darwin Fringe.
"I came up with the title after auditioning for Australian Idol, and blurting out the words, "I want to be Australia's first Librarian Idol".
Andrew is fascinated by the number of librarians who react strongly to portrayals of their profession in the media. "Some might say that many librarians are quite self-aggrandising of the their profession, I know that I have been from time to time, and this show has been, in many ways, a kind of self-inflicted therapy to stop taking myself so seriously."
He is also on a mission to reinstate librarians in their rightful, cool, place in society. His show deals with notions of popularity, looking at defining features of past "librarian idols", be it through religious leadership, arrogant upstart-ness, political activism, and exploring other possible paths to becoming a "Librarian Idol".
"Librarian Idol" is not just about being a librarian, but "it always comes back to this strange but amusing "mission" to justify my existence as librarian as being something far more important than society deems it." Andrew has continued working on the script since performing in Darwin, has weeded some content, and written a new song, relishing the challenge of being surrounded by some big names at the Adelaide Fringe.
Andrew is now in the conceptual stage of writing a new show called "Evil (Library) Scientist", and plans to perform at the Darwin Fringe this year. "I'm also planning on doing something later this year in Melbourne - quite possibly as a satellite event for the 4th ALIA New Librarian's Symposium". http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2008
He is looking forward to exploring the world of Cabaret, and in the meantime Andrew Finegan, Librarian Idol, is quite happy with his career in Darwin and encourages others from southern states to make the move. "There's always work for more librarians up here in Darwin - it's a pretty cushy lifestyle, considering that the humidity is really not an issue when you have air-conditioning, living within 20 minutes drive from everywhere, with beautiful sunsets most nights, and no water restrictions".
You can preview Librarian Idol on http://www.myspace.com/andrewthelibrarian
or get more details at http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/tixhome.aspx.
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