VALA2014 Proceedings

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The VALA2014 17th Biennial Conference and Exhibition is to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia from 3 – 6 February 2014. The theme for this conference is streaming with possibilites.

The following papers will be presented at VALA2014. See also the VALA2014 Programme.

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VALA2014 Session 12 Nixon

We built it and they are coming: the development of eResearch@Flinders

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Learning
Thursday 6 February 2014, 11:05 – 11:35
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Amanda Nixon, Liz Walkley Hall, Ian McBain, Richard Constantine and Colin Carati

Flinders University, SA

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This paper discusses the planning,implementation and staffing of a new area of the Flinders University Library to support researcher uptake of eResearch tools and services. Building on new expertise developed in the completion of Australian National Data Service projects and drawing on traditional library skills in metadata creation and validation, repository management, open scholarship and researcher engagement, librarians in eResearch@Flinders provide data management support, a point of contact for external eResearch services providers, support for eResearch strategic decision making, repository services and eResearch liaison.

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VALA2014 Session 12 Adams

I read this thing…: bringing professional development into the social media age

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 12: Learning
Thursday 6 February 2014, 11:40 – 12:10
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Holley Adams, Hugh Rundle and Hannah Munn

City of Boroondara Library Service, Vic

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This paper discusses the planning, implementation and ongoing expansion of an online professional development platform for City of Boroondara Library Service staff. “I read this thing…” is a project that attempts to address the professional development needs of our library staff by creating a self-supporting online workplace learning network. The authors identified flaws in the existing systems of informal learning and professional reading, and conducted a survey to identify staff learning needs and desires. An integrated system of online communication platforms was created to enable and encourage staff to share informal professional learning. The project is continuing to evolve in response to staff feedback and involvement.

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VALA2014 Session 13 Betti

GlamMap: visualising library metadata

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Engaging Culture
Thursday 6 February 2014, 13:45 – 14:15
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Arianna Betti

VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Dirk Gerrits and Bettina Speckmann

Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Hein van den Berg

VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Libraries provide access to large amounts of library metadata. Unfortunately, many libraries only offer textual interfaces for searching and browsing their holdings. Visualisations provide simpler, faster, and more efficient ways to navigate, search and study large quantities of metadata. This paper presents GlamMap, a visualisation tool that displays library metadata on an interactive, computer-generated geographic map. We provide detailed discussion of how GlamMap benefits the work of librarians and researchers. We show how geographic representations help librarians to perform tasks such as collection assessment and how geographic information helps researchers to identify important scientific resources.

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VALA2014 Session 13 Fitzgerald

Engaging exclusion: what’s next for Australia’s digital future

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Engaging Culture
Thursday 6 February 2014, 14:20 – 14:50
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Brendan Fitzgerald

Infoxchange, VIC

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Digital inclusion is becoming one of the major social justice challenges of our time. Digital technologies now pervade every aspect of how we live, work and play. The longer term costs of digital exclusion have not been fully explored, and we do not have a national plan to mobilise a whole-of-community effort that ensures that all Australians can benefit from digital citizenship. Libraries and community organisations have increasingly played an important role in developing digital inclusion capacity. This paper presents a conceptual framework for understanding digital equality and examines how a collaborative national approach might be achieved.

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VALA2014 Session 13 Biswas

Grass roots digitisation: how to engage with your community

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 13: Engaging Culture
Thursday 6 February 2014, 14:55 – 15:25
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Smita Biswas

Auckland City Libraries, New Zealand

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This paper shares the experience of two mid-sized New Zealand public libraries involving their communities in starting their digitisation projects using Kete open source software. These communities were encouraged to share their unique stories and digitise their images and oral histories. The Kete software was extended to harvest relevant social media content from YouTube, Twitter and Digital New Zealand and link it to the community-contributed local content, to create a rich digital local history resource. The paper also gives the libraries’ tips on planning the scope of their digitisation projects and then making these projects self-managing and less reliant on staff members.

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VALA2014 Session 14 Wiebrands

‘I need more hands-on training!’: reflections on creating self-directed learning opportunities for library staff

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Skilling Time
Thursday 6 February 2014, 13:45 – 14:15
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Constance Wiebrands

Edith Cowan University, WA

Michael Wiebrands

Curtin University, WA

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This paper uses the theory of self-directed learning to examine how library staff learn, in particular the perception that training is inadequate. It attempts to suggest ways of providing improved learning opportunities for staff in a changing environment. The results of a survey on how staff members from two university libraries perceive their learning are discussed.

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VALA2014 Session 14 Diedrichs

New skill sets: providing service for graduate students and researchers

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Skilling Time
Thursday 6 February 2014, 14:20 – 14:50
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Carol Pitts Diedrichs

The Ohio State University, USA

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As students advance in their academic studies, they encounter new software, computer systems, and other tools that will be essential to their success. Many academic libraries are turning their focus to the creation of research commons spaces designed for graduate and undergraduate students engaged in high-level research. These areas are designed to provide help with sophisticated new tools such as data management, digital humanities, and geographic information systems. This paper highlights examples of programming and services provided, as well as the skill sets that librarians need to deliver these services, with examples drawn primarily from North America.

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VALA2014 Session 14 Parent

Go with the flow: discovering new workflows and skill sets in Alma

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Skilling Time
Thursday 6 February 2014, 14:55 – 15:25
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Melissa Parent and Lesa Maclean

RMIT University, Vic

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This paper discusses the implementation of Alma by Ex Libris at the RMIT University Library in Melbourne, Australia. Alma is a cloud-based library services platform that rewrites the design of client-based library management systems, which until recently have been prevalent in technical services. Moving into the cloud has presented challenges, new opportunities for innovation and a vision for the future of library data. This paper considers these challenges and innovations and their impact on workflows and staff skill sets now and in the future.

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VALA2014 Session 15 Simons

Redefining ‘the librarian’ in the context of emerging eResearch services

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 15: New Territory
Thursday 6 February 2014, 13:45 – 14:15
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Natasha Simons and Sam Searle

Griffith University, Qld

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The authors reflect on their experiences in eResearch roles that are redefining ‘the librarian’ in university research support services. Case studies show how their early work experiences in IT and universities, combined with roles in the cultural sector, enabled a transition into eResearch. The paper argues that librarians can add significant value to multidisciplinary eResearch teams, but must take an active approach to professional development and be open to non-traditional roles. The paper concludes with a discussion of essential skills, knowledge and traits for this emerging area, and practical strategies for individuals and organisations wanting to acquire these.

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VALA2014 Session 15 Gifford

Size doesn’t matter: how a small library went BIG

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 15: New Territory
Thursday 6 February 2014, 14:20 – 14:50
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Anna Gifford and Julie Rae

Australian Drug Foundation, Vic

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This paper presents the story of a small, specialist library, which transformed its service delivery model through a reframing of the service from traditional library to integrated information service. The paper details some of the processes and discoveries from such an undertaking, and shares its approach for regenerating the library function to ensure and grow its relevance into the future.

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