LIANZA Governance Meeting with Heather Lamond

As I was on Holiday I am writing about what I have heard about the event and mostly from Paula's email. Last night’s session with Heather Lamond was well attended with about 15, including Heather and it stimulated some great discussion. Heather took away some great feeback and is very keen to receive feedback either directly at H.M.Lamond@massey.ac.nz or via the blog at http://ikaroalianza.blogspot.com/
please note that feedback is now being sought by LIANZA on the proposed governance structure until 6 July.
This is your chance to have your chance on how LIANZA might be governed etc. The LIANZA survey is at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PNrl%2fTZb4MbfM43dQwYiZw%3d%3d

Open Polytechnic Library and Information Courses

Open Polytechnic courses are open for enrolment until 10 July 2009. You can enrol in undergraduate degrees, diplomas, or certificates. You can also take 'one-off' courses for continuing professional development. All study is by distance, using print and electronic resources, supported by online forums. The semester begins on 20 July and runs for 17 weeks.
The following information and library studies courses are offered in semester 2:

72142 Information Access - information literacy 72170 The Information Industry - an introduction to libraries and other information providers
72171 Library Systems and Processes
72175 Principles of Records Management
72176 Managing Archives
72271 User Education and Reference Skills
72272 Cataloguing and Classification
72277 Library Services for Children and Young People
72371 Policy and Planning for Information Services
72373 Knowledge Management

Courses are also offered in communication, humanities, information systems and technology, and business. Some courses have pre-requisites.

We offer two undergraduate diplomas in information and library studies, as well as a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Bachelor of Arts. For advice about any of these, please contact Mary Innes (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5665.

Other qualifications include:
Certificate in Literature and Library Services for Children and Young People (Level 6). Contact Jan Irvine (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5594.
Certificate in Cataloguing (Level 5). Contact Amanda Cossham (freephone)
0508 650 200 ext 5518.
Diploma in Records and Information Management (Level 6). Contact Mary Innes or Sandie Smith (freephone) 0508 650 200 ext 5479.

For more information about information and library studies courses and for enrolment forms, please go to: http://tinyurl.com/yr9gc4 or http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/programmesandcourses/subjectareas/pcinf
ormation

Mary InnesProgramme Leader, Information and Library Studies School of Information and Social Sciences Open Polytechnic Kuratini Tuwhera phone 0508 650 200 ext 5665 or (04) 913 5665 direct email:mary.innes@openpolytechnic.ac.nz

Hydestor Professional Development AWARD

HYDESTOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARD

· Looking to further develop the team dynamics in your library?
· Are you new to the libraries network and are wondering what LIANZA is all about?
· Would a grant of $750 incl GST, per LIANZA region, help further your Professional development?
Hydestor Shelving Systems are proud to sponsor a professional development award to LIANZA members. Its primary purpose is to assist LIANZA members to undertake various forms of professional development in the field of library management and operation. This annual award set at $4,500 inclusive of GST is divided equally over the six NZ regions.

Previously, Hydestor Manufacturing Ltd has sponsored hard copy newsletters for various regions of LIANZA and with these newsletters becoming electronic; it was proposed that the sponsorship be continued in a new format such as this Professional Development Award. This award is not limited to any specific activity and members should be encouraged to apply for assistance for any activity that will develop and enhance their professional skills. The applications and recipients of the award are to be administered by each regional chairperson and committee.

Hydestor Shelving Systems specialise in the design & manufacture of adjustable steel library shelving & resource storage systems for libraries through out NZ & Australia. We are proud to be a NZ manufacturer and look forward to our continuing service to the libraries network.

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LIANZA CPD Wheel

The CPD wheel has been a year in development and is intended to be used primarily as a tool to help you easily identify and register for professional development courses to satisfy the requirements of revalidation for professional registration.

Even if you are not professionally registered, the wheel is intended to be a one-stop-shop for CPD events offered by LIANZA and ALIA (on-line courses).

Click on the link below and have a play - http://www.lianza.org.nz/development/CPD/index.html

How the wheel works -

The wheel is comprised of a four concentric circles.

At the centre of the wheel is the Body of Knowledge. This is the knowledge that every qualified librarian leaves library school with. If you click on the centre of the wheel you will be taken to the page on our website that details the Body of Knowledge.

The second circle, relating to professional development and in the shape of petals, is divided into the eleven areas of the Body of Knowledge with a short descriptor of each area.

Click on any one of the petals and you will be taken to a page that gives you an indication of the types of CPD relating to that BoK area.
If LIANZA or ALIA (on-line courses) are offering an event that fits into this area then it will display here and you will be able to register to attend.

If there is no event currently on offer within that area, you can always email me to request that LIANZA investigates doing so.

The third circle relates to personal development and operates in the same way as above. Although LIANZA's first priority is professional development to support librarians and information managers, we will aim to run one or two personal development courses each year.

Sometimes a CPD course will fit into both professional and personal development, for example a course on leadership.

The last circle relates to the intangible benefits that pervade any professional or personal development endeavour undertaken, for example networking opportunities.

We hope that the wheel will make your life easier and that you will come to rely on it as a useful tool to plan and organise your professional development.

I would be very interested in your feedback and thoughts.

With kind regards
Maree

Maree Kibblewhite
Professional Development Manager
Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Level 7, 69 Boulcott Street PO Box 12-212, Wellington 6144
Tel: 04 473 5834
Fax: 04 499 1480
Email: maree@lianza.org.nz

LIANZA Offering Free Conference Registration to a lucky new LIANZA member who joins this month...

The LIANZA 2009 Conference Committee is delighted to offer one FREE registration to the 2009 Conference to a new LIANZA member.

Simply join LIANZA and register for conference during the early bird registration period (1st June – 31st July) to be in a prize draw to win the conference registration. The winner will be contacted in first week of August 2009.

If you are already a LIANZA member this offer is not for you. However, it is a great opportunity for a non-LIANZA colleague or friend to join up, come to conference AND have their registration paid for, so please spread the word.

See the LIANZA website for more details:
http://www.lianza.org.nz/events/conference2009/Registration.html