VALA2012 Session 9 Neil

VALA2012 Session 9 Neil

Approval of ‘E’: fuss-free selection and acquisition

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 9: eStuff
Wednesday 8 February 2012, 13:45 – 14:15
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Alison Neil

University of New South Wales

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 1:45 PM AUSEDT, 26 Minutes 50 Seconds.

Abstract

EBooks might be a great innovation but how does a library use them without having to redesign how material is selected and acquired? Although libraries might experience small bumps in the road when acquiring print items and online serials, most have established workflows to select what is required and to provide access in a quick and efficient manner. This paper will examine the difficulties University of New South Wales experienced in acquiring eBooks, and the mechanisms needed to maintain a fuss? free selection and acquisition workflow, which incorporates eBooks as just another format.

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VALA2012 Session 4 O’Dwyer

VALA2012 Session 4 O’Dwyer

Imagine there’s no desk

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 4: The Next Generation
Tuesday 7 February 2012, 14:40 – 15:10
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Shaun O’Dwyer and Kylie Bailin

University of New South Wales

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Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 2:40 PM AUSEDT, 28 Minutes 17 Seconds.

Abstract

Imagine walking into an academic library and finding no service desk and no queues. There are friendly staff who greet you and ask you if you need assistance. You are then directed to a self-service check out, a workstation or to a consultation room. This is the new reality at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Library. This paper outlines the planning, design features and service model of UNSW Library’s Help Zone, including the imaginative use of space, details on changes to staffing work and structure, and responses from customers and library staff who work in the Help Zone.

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VALA2004 Session 9 Klippel

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Sirius – essential navigational aide in a complex information environment

VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 9: Portals
Wednesday 4 February 2004, 14:00 – 14:30

Ken Klippel

Web Services Manager, Online Services Department, UNSW Library
http://www.library.unsw.edu.au

Tony Cargnelutti

Manager, Online Services Department, UNSW Library
http://www.library.unsw.edu.au

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Abstract

In July 2001 UNSW Library went to tender for new library systems. UNSW Library was looking for not just a traditional Integrated Library Management System, but a set of systems and tools that would enable the Library to best meet the needs and requirements it saw critical for the rapidly changing scholarly information environment of the 21st century. Sirius is the name given to this new tool, the ExLibris Metalib and SFX applications. This paper describes the philosophy, aims and implementation issues behind what the Library sees as the key tool/system in providing seamless integrated access to print and digital resources within a resource discovery and portal environment.

VALA2006 Session 12 Wells

VALA2006 The Dictionary of Australian Artists Online: an introduction

VALA 2006 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Information Management and Knowledge Sharing
Friday 10 February 2006, 11:55 – 12:30
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University Librarian, The University of New South Wales
http://www.library.unsw.edu.au

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Abstract

The University of New South Wales Library and College of Fine Arts are leading an Australian Research Council funded project to create the Dictionary of Australian Artists Online (DAAO). The DAAO aims to be the authoritative online biographical dictionary of Australian artists. This ambitious project brings together academic libraries, the research community, cultural institutions and information technology specialists into a unique collaboration.