• Wikimedia Australia Wikimedia Australia
  • Ryan Donahue Ryan Donahue
  • Sue Gardner Sue Gardner
  • Ruth Kneale Ruth Kneale Ruth Kneale sponsored by the State Library of Queensland
  • Stuart Candy Stuart Candy Keynote Speaker, Dr Stuart Candy - Professional futurist
  • Ingrid Parent Ingrid Parent Ingrid Parent
  • Jenica Rogers Jenica Rogers Jenica Rogers sponsored by the State Library of Queensland
  • Marcus Foth Marcus Foth
  • NLS6 NLS6

Program

 

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2013 Symposium

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Sunday

 

Z-401

Z-406

Z-606

Level 4 foyer

8:30am

Welcome and opening

     

8:35am

     

8:40am

Keynote: Libraries go global

Ingrid Parent

     

8:45am

     

8:50am

     

8:55am

     

9:00am

     

9:05am

     

9:10am

     

9:15am

     

9:20am

     

9:25am

       

9:30am

Being seen and heard: a workshop across two conferences - Mini workshop

Kathryn Greenhill
Molly Tebo

Many are called to follow but few are choosing to lead
THEME: Stepping up

Grace Saw
Heather Todd
Janine Schmidt
Vicki McDonald

BLISS - Better Linking Is Super Simple! - Mini workshop

Bonnie Heim

 

9:35am

 

9:40am

 

9:45am

 

9:50am

 

9:55am

 

10:00am

 

10:05am

 

10:10am

 

10:15am

     

Morning tea

10:20am

     

10:25am

     

10:30am

     

10:35am

     

10:40am

     

10:45am

Young leadership: coming up from underneath
THEME: Stepping up

Lenore O'Connor
Reenah Lampert

Good guessing: predicting the future for librarians
THEME: Different futures

Annelies Allcock
Kathryn Frame

The embedded librarian: is this your future? - Mini workshop

Jennifer Osborn

 

10:50am

 

10:55am

 

11:00am

 

11:05am

 

11:10am

     

11:15am

We're not from around here!
THEME: Different roles

Raylene Jensen
Sophie Gow

Inspiring the leap into law librarianship - sex, drugs and law reports
THEME: Different roles

Holger Aman

 

11:20am

 

11:25am

 

11:30am

 

11:35am

 

11:40am

       

11:45am

Embracing change in libraries
THEME: Different futures

Karen Beath

5 reasons why you should consider becoming a health librarian
THEME: Different roles

Suzanne Lewis

Leap and the net will appear
THEME: Different roles

Freya Lucas

 

11:50am

 

11:55am

 

12:00pm

 

12:05pm

 

12:10pm

       

12:15pm

Engaging clients with social media: updating your relationship status
THEME: Being heard

Tegan Darnell

Dreams in digital: a glimpse at the future of the information professions
THEME: Different futures

Mark Raadgever

Balance! WTF?
THEME: Stepping up

Ghylène Palmer
Tamara Capper

 

12:20pm

 

12:25pm

 

12:30pm

 

12:35pm

 

12:40pm

     

Lunch

12:45pm

     

12:50pm

     

12:55pm

     

1:00pm

     

1:05pm

     

1:10pm

     

1:15pm

     

1:20pm

     

1:25pm

     

1:30pm

Keynote:Libraries turn Starbucks? On co-working spaces, collaborative learning, community engagement, and coffee.

Marcus Foth

     

1:35pm

     

1:40pm

     

1:45pm

     

1:50pm

     

1:55pm

     

2:00pm

     

2:05pm

     

2:10pm

     

2:15pm

Panel: GLAM future

Adrian Cunningham
Eleanor Whitworth
Erika Taylor
Janette Wright
Katherine Howard
Louise Denoon

     

2:20pm

     

2:25pm

     

2:30pm

     

2:35pm

     

2:40pm

     

2:45pm

     

2:50pm

     

2:55pm

     

3:00pm

     

3:05pm

     

3:10pm

     

3:15pm

     

Afternoon tea

3:20pm

     

3:25pm

     

3:30pm

     

3:35pm

     

3:40pm

     

3:45pm

Showcase

Ashley England
Caitlin Savage
Claire Hill
Frances Flintoff
Helen Woodman
Julie Bennett
Kim Williams
Michelle Coxsen
Molly Tebo
Ryan Siriwardene
Sarah Brown

     

3:50pm

     

3:55pm

     

4:00pm

     

4:05pm

     

4:10pm

     

4:15pm

     

4:20pm

     

4:25pm

     

4:30pm

     

4:35pm

     

4:40pm

     

4:45pm

Housekeeping

     

4:50pm

Keynote: The Alternative Librarian Lifestyle

Ruth Kneale

     

4:55pm

     

5:00pm

     

5:05pm

     

5:10pm

     

5:15pm

     

5:20pm

     

5:25pm

     

5:30pm

     

Monday

 

Z-401

Z-406

Z-606

Level 4 foyer

V block podium

8:30am

Welcome and housekeeping

       

8:35am

       

8:40am

Keynote

Sue Gardner

Sponsor: Wikimedia Australia

       

8:45am

       

8:50am

       

8:55am

       

9:00am

       

9:05am

       

9:10am

       

9:15am

       

9:20am

       

9:25am

         

9:30am

From Australia to the world and back again: The history of GLAM-WIKI

Liam Wyatt

Sponsor: Wikimedia Australia

The right to take risks
THEME: Creativity

Erin Findlay

"You're just not dynamic enough!"
THEME: Perceptions and image

Liz Hellsing
Natasha Johnston

   

9:35am

   

9:40am

   

9:45am

   

9:50am

   

9:55am

         

10:00am

Aussie Paralympics: a living book project

Tara Macphail
Tony Naar

Sponsor: Wikimedia Australia

Oh, the places you'll go: making the most of your creative self on your LIS career journey
THEME: Creativity

Katrina Macdonald

I liked librarianship before it went mainstream: the rise of the hipster librarian
THEME: Perceptions and image

Romany Manuell

   

10:05am

   

10:10am

   

10:15am

   

10:20am

   

10:25am

     

Morning tea

 

10:30am

       

10:35am

       

10:40am

       

10:45am

       

10:50am

       

10:55am

Keynote: The future of the past: cultural heritage now

Ryan Donahue

       

11:00am

       

11:05am

       

11:10am

       

11:15am

       

11:20am

       

11:25am

       

11:30am

       

11:35am

       

11:40am

         

11:45am

Next generation authors: Publishing in/and the ALIA journals
THEME: Getting published

Gaby Haddow

Virtual storytime: bridging traditional library services and e-technology
THEME: Working with youth

Michelle Collins
Regine Karantzas

Opposite sides of the same street
THEME: Benefits of buddies

Holger Aman
Michael Carney

   

11:50am

   

11:55am

   

12:00pm

   

12:05pm

   

12:10pm

         

12:15pm

A passion to publish? Group support and professional development can make it happen
THEME: Getting published

Annie Yee
Daniel Giddens
Doreen Sullivan
Julia Leong
Robyn Phillips

Graphic novels and youth literacy in public libraries
THEME: Working with youth

Anna Lagos
Kysira Fairbairn

Buddy up to expand your horizons!
THEME: Benefits of buddies

Nicola Harris

   

12:20pm

   

12:25pm

   

12:30pm

   

12:35pm

   

12:40pm

     

Lunch / QUT Science and Engineering Centre (SEC) tour

 

12:45pm

       

12:50pm

       

12:55pm

       

1:00pm

       

1:05pm

       

1:10pm

       

1:15pm

       

1:20pm

Keynote: Being different, being dangerous: libraries and librarians of the future

Stuart Candy

       

1:25pm

       

1:30pm

       

1:35pm

       

1:40pm

       

1:45pm

       

1:50pm

       

1:55pm

       

2:00pm

       

2:05pm

Panel: Librarians we love

Ellen Forsyth
Garry Conroy-Cooper
Kathryn Greenhill
Kim Tairi
Mylee Joseph
Paul Brown
Sue Hutley

       

2:10pm

       

2:15pm

       

2:20pm

       

2:25pm

       

2:30pm

       

2:35pm

       

2:40pm

       

2:45pm

       

2:50pm

       

2:55pm

       

3:00pm

       

3:05pm

     

Afternoon tea

 

3:10pm

       

3:15pm

       

3:20pm

       

3:25pm

       

3:30pm

       

3:35pm

Now I have these skills, what can I do with them? Practitioner research or applying research skills in the information profession
THEME: Research and projects

Lyndelle Gunton

The challenges and surprises of reality librarianship
THEME: Professional development

Megan Ingle
Sally Pewhairangi

International librarianship 101: or how to meet people without going anywhere
THEME: Making connections

Alyson Dalby
Clare McKenzie
Kate Byrne

   

3:40pm

   

3:45pm

   

3:50pm

   

3:55pm

   

4:00pm

         

4:05pm

Passionate about projects? Potential, pitfalls, and how to build a career in project-focused librarianship
THEME: Research and projects

Sam Searle

Stand up, stand out: the ALIA PD Scheme
THEME: Professional development

Judy Brooker

Join the party: networking for wallflowers
THEME: Making connections

Bekti Mulatiningsih
Kelly Johnson

   

4:10pm

   

4:15pm

   

4:20pm

   

4:25pm

   

4:30pm

         

4:35pm

Keynote: Leading Libraries to a Future Beyond Book Museums

Jenica Rogers

Sponsor: The State Library of Queensland

       

4:40pm

       

4:45pm

       

4:50pm

       

4:55pm

       

5:00pm

       

5:05pm

       

5:10pm

       

5:15pm

       

5:20pm

Symposium close

       

5:25pm

       

5:30pm

       

The Elsevier NLS6 barbecue

5:35pm

       

5:40pm

       

5:45pm

       

5:50pm

       

5:55pm

       

6:00pm

       

6:05pm

       

6:10pm

       

6:15pm

       

6:20pm

       

6:25pm

       

6:30pm

       

6:35pm

       

6:40pm

       

6:45pm

       

6:50pm

       

6:55pm

       

 

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