New Zealand Post Book Award Winners 2010
28 Aug 2010
The winners of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010 were announced at the Awards Ceremony in Auckland on 27 August. View the media release here.
NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921
Judith Binney
Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 978-1-877242-44-1
RRP $89.99
FICTION AWARD WINNER
As the Earth Turns Silver
Alison Wong
Penguin Group (NZ)
ISBN 9780143011675
RRP $37.00
POETRY AWARD WINNER
Just This
Brian Turner
Victoria University Press
ISBN 9780864735911
RRP $25.00
GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921
Judith Binney
Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 978-1-877242-44-1
RRP $89.99
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast
Al Brown
Random House NZ
ISBN 978-1-86979-176-6
RRP $65.00
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast
Al Brown
Random House NZ
ISBN 978-1-86979-176-6
RRP $65.00
NZSA HUBERT CHURCH BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION AWARD WINNER
Relief
Anna Taylor
Victoria University Press
ISBN 9780864735874
RRP $30.00
NZSA JESSIE MACKAY BEST FIRST BOOK OF POETRY AWARD WINNER
Fast Talking PI
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Auckland University Press
ISBN 9781869404321
RRP $27.99
NZSA E.H. MCCORMICK BEST FIRST BOOK OF NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Trust: A True Story of Women & Gangs
Pip Desmond
Random House NZ
ISBN 978-1-86979-243-5
RRP $39.99
Sunday, August 29, 2010
The New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Picture Book and New Zealand Post Book of the Year: Old Hu-Hu by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Rachel Driscoll (Scholastic New Zealand). Te reo edition: Hu-Hu Koroheke, translated by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira (Scholastic New Zealand)
Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, this is a beautiful story of death and the celebration of life, with powerful, evocative illustrations by Rachel Driscoll.
Honour Award: The Word Witch by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot and edited by Tessa Duder (HarperCollins Publishers) -An illustrated selection of the poetry of Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot. Do you know about the Word Witch? Has she cast her spell over you? She can lasso with a limerick, haunt with a haiku and wrap you tight in a rhyme, quick as lightning. Her cauldron is a dictionary, her wand a mighty pen, and she stirs her words at midnight, making tempting treats for children, to please and tease and tantalise them with imaginary treasures and delectable dreams. She weaves words into adventures, sets verses wildly dancing, makes similes sing and stamp their feet and poems purr like pussycats who've eaten all the cream. Her name is Margaret Mahy. These are her spells.
Non-fiction: E3 Call Home by Janet Hunt (Random House New Zealand) - Every year in March thousands of godwits leave New Zealand and fly almost 17,000 kilometres to Alaska, where they mate and raise new godwits, and then turn around and fly all the way back to New Zealand. This is the story of two godwits whose flight in 2007 was tracked using transmitters. Millions of people watched their progress on the internet. A male bird named E3 mysteriously turned back when he reached Papua New Guinea and then he ceased to transmit altogether. What had happened to him? A female named E7, however, showed that godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand - right across the Pacific - a distance of 11,200 non-stop kilometres. Packed with wonderful photos, fascinating information about godwits and other wading birds, this is an enchanting story, a brilliant book for any child. A true tale to spark the imaginations of children and adults.
Junior Fiction: The Loblolly Boy by James Norcliffe (Longacre Press) -To the boy called Red, it seems the most marvellous escape he could wish for: a gift that grants him more freedom than he ever believed possible - the chance to fly, to soar with the gulls, high over the tall brick walls that have imprisoned him for so long. But this gift comes with a terrible price - and puts him in grave danger. Is there anyone Red can trust to help him? The curious Captain Bass who has strange powers of his own? The wildly unpredictable twin sisters he is strongly drawn to? In this magical, mysterious story, Red's adventure is like a chamber of mirrors at a carnival - a dazzling and breathtaking tale.
Young Adult Fiction: Blood of the Lamb: The Crossingby Mandy Hager (Random House New Zealand) - The Crossing is the first book in a stunning new trilogy that follows the fate of Maryam and her unlikely companions - Joseph, Ruth and Lazarus. This is fast, suspenseful drama underpinned by a powerful and moving story about love and loss. The people of Onewere, a small island in the Pacific, know that they are special - chosen to survive the deadly event that consumed the Earth. Now, from the rotting cruise ship Star of the Sea, the elite control the population - manipulating old texts to set themselves up as living 'gods'. But what the people of Onewere don't know is this: the leaders will stop at nothing to meet their own blood-thirsty needs. When Maryam crosses from child to woman, she must leave everything she has ever known and make a crossing of another kind. But life inside the ship is not as she had dreamed, and she is faced with the unthinkable: obey the leaders and very likely die, or turn her back on every belief she once held dear.
Best First Book Award: The Bone Tiki by David Hair (HarperCollins Publishers) -What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu? You run. When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive? You run faster. And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long-dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide...not even in another world.
Children's Choice Award: The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley (Scholastic New Zealand) - In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given. Craig Smith's song, The Wonky Donkey, won an APRA Silver Scroll Award in 2008 for Best Children's Song of the Year.
Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, this is a beautiful story of death and the celebration of life, with powerful, evocative illustrations by Rachel Driscoll.
Honour Award: The Word Witch by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot and edited by Tessa Duder (HarperCollins Publishers) -An illustrated selection of the poetry of Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot. Do you know about the Word Witch? Has she cast her spell over you? She can lasso with a limerick, haunt with a haiku and wrap you tight in a rhyme, quick as lightning. Her cauldron is a dictionary, her wand a mighty pen, and she stirs her words at midnight, making tempting treats for children, to please and tease and tantalise them with imaginary treasures and delectable dreams. She weaves words into adventures, sets verses wildly dancing, makes similes sing and stamp their feet and poems purr like pussycats who've eaten all the cream. Her name is Margaret Mahy. These are her spells.
Non-fiction: E3 Call Home by Janet Hunt (Random House New Zealand) - Every year in March thousands of godwits leave New Zealand and fly almost 17,000 kilometres to Alaska, where they mate and raise new godwits, and then turn around and fly all the way back to New Zealand. This is the story of two godwits whose flight in 2007 was tracked using transmitters. Millions of people watched their progress on the internet. A male bird named E3 mysteriously turned back when he reached Papua New Guinea and then he ceased to transmit altogether. What had happened to him? A female named E7, however, showed that godwits can fly from Alaska to New Zealand - right across the Pacific - a distance of 11,200 non-stop kilometres. Packed with wonderful photos, fascinating information about godwits and other wading birds, this is an enchanting story, a brilliant book for any child. A true tale to spark the imaginations of children and adults.
Junior Fiction: The Loblolly Boy by James Norcliffe (Longacre Press) -To the boy called Red, it seems the most marvellous escape he could wish for: a gift that grants him more freedom than he ever believed possible - the chance to fly, to soar with the gulls, high over the tall brick walls that have imprisoned him for so long. But this gift comes with a terrible price - and puts him in grave danger. Is there anyone Red can trust to help him? The curious Captain Bass who has strange powers of his own? The wildly unpredictable twin sisters he is strongly drawn to? In this magical, mysterious story, Red's adventure is like a chamber of mirrors at a carnival - a dazzling and breathtaking tale.
Young Adult Fiction: Blood of the Lamb: The Crossingby Mandy Hager (Random House New Zealand) - The Crossing is the first book in a stunning new trilogy that follows the fate of Maryam and her unlikely companions - Joseph, Ruth and Lazarus. This is fast, suspenseful drama underpinned by a powerful and moving story about love and loss. The people of Onewere, a small island in the Pacific, know that they are special - chosen to survive the deadly event that consumed the Earth. Now, from the rotting cruise ship Star of the Sea, the elite control the population - manipulating old texts to set themselves up as living 'gods'. But what the people of Onewere don't know is this: the leaders will stop at nothing to meet their own blood-thirsty needs. When Maryam crosses from child to woman, she must leave everything she has ever known and make a crossing of another kind. But life inside the ship is not as she had dreamed, and she is faced with the unthinkable: obey the leaders and very likely die, or turn her back on every belief she once held dear.
Best First Book Award: The Bone Tiki by David Hair (HarperCollins Publishers) -What do you do when you meet a tohunga makutu? You run. When reality dissolves and myths and legends come alive? You run faster. And when the dead come to life and blood debts have to be paid, will you have the courage to do what must be done? Matiu Douglas has a bone tiki he stole from a tangi. His father's important new client wants it. Badly. And he has some very nasty friends. When Mat is forced to flee for his life, an unexpected meeting with a girl called Pania sets his world spinning. Suddenly he's running through the bush with a girl-clown, a dog who is way too human, and a long-dead warrior. Fearful creatures from legend are rising up around him, and Mat faces a terrifying ordeal. And there is nowhere left to hide...not even in another world.
Children's Choice Award: The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley (Scholastic New Zealand) - In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given. Craig Smith's song, The Wonky Donkey, won an APRA Silver Scroll Award in 2008 for Best Children's Song of the Year.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Mary Rishworth - Founding Flaxmere Library Manager Passed Away Today
Mary Ann Rishworth the Founding Flaxmere Library Manager passed away at 12.08pm this afternoon.
Mary was a great boss and friend and I will sorely miss her. She is a fellow friend and colleague of many in the East-in SIG region. Mary was one of the foundation East-in Sig Committee Members.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Walter, Lisa and Marcus and their families in their time of loss.
Mary was a great boss and friend and I will sorely miss her. She is a fellow friend and colleague of many in the East-in SIG region. Mary was one of the foundation East-in Sig Committee Members.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Walter, Lisa and Marcus and their families in their time of loss.
Monday, August 23, 2010
History of the Internet Infographic
To view this click on the link below... its well done
http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/08/21/history-of-the-internet-infographic/
http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/08/21/history-of-the-internet-infographic/
Revalidation a step by step guide
Revalidation... hav eyou started yet?
Introduction
Hello fellow procrastinators! For those of you already chomping through your RPR, this article is not really aimed at you. But if you have been attending SIG meetings, reading articles or running projects at work and have NOT documented these experiences yet, then this is your push forward toward a successful RPR. You’ve done the fun part. Now take a deep breath. You are ready for Documentation, and a pat on the back at the end.
Yes, for some of us, it has been more than a year since becoming a brand new Registered Professional Librarian. I’ve attended another Conference, helped my SIG committee run some interesting talks. I’ve participated in some major changes in my library and read some library focused articles that caught my fancy, and thought: “This could be of value for my library”, but I still have very little down on paper. I have thought about it though. Lots!
OK so why is it that we haven’t started? I’m guessing it has something to do with procrastination, but also the terminology is new and I wouldn’t mind a step-by-step approach to the process. It is time to formulate a plan of attack. I’ll write this up as I go along and then share it.
I’ve formulated a simple plan, with steps. I propose to follow said plan, demonstrate that it works, and pass it on to you. OK.
Preparation & Step-by-Step Procedure
1) Go to the LIANZA Website:
www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration, and print out any of the listed links that will help you get started. May I suggest?
o Now You Are Registered: A Guide To Revalidation ; this is a full overview of the procedure.
o The Revalidation Journal , which defines our skill set, represented by 11 distinct areas of proficiency and four personal qualities.
o Tips for the Revalidation Process ; a list of ideas for the BOK, by A Dobbie.
o Revalidation Activity template: a form for entering your experiences temporarily
o Conference and Seminar Attendance Template: a form for entering attendance details temporarily.
2) Read them with a pen and highlighter. Highlight helpful points. In your own words, write notes to yourself in the margin, relative to your own ideas of what these points mean to you.
3) Sort out definitions for: The Journal, A Body of Knowledge (BOK), Domain Areas and Activities
My Journal: It’s a diary. What have I done since registration? Hey, what a lot of stuff I’ve done!
Body of Knowledge: They want to know whether I can show some competency within 11 basic knowledge areas.
They are briefly stated:
1. Policy, ethics and history of librarians;
2. Information creation and use;
3. Assessment of information needs and response;
4. The ‘how-to’ of sharing information;
5. Retrieving or saving information;
6. Research methods;
7. Understanding information relative to your client needs;
8. Collection development and management;
9. Measure the value of information services and supplies;
10. Correctly apply and evaluate performance indicators for your services;
11. Apply information within an indigenous context for your client base.
Domain Areas: These are the 4 types of activities. I will look at my Journal entries and determine whether they illustrate Currency, Practice, Communication or Leadership. So, how have I applied these BOK pursuits?
1. Have I demonstrated the ability to understand a problem and pursue a path toward a solution?
2. Did I address this issue and communicate it to other librarians, our clients, others?
3. Can I “manage” a process from start to finish?
4. Have I shown some sort of leadership or guidance?
Then evaluate the undertaking.
I can do that!
Activities: These are what I have done professionally. My participation, attendance and/or achievements over the 3 year revalidation period. They don’t want EVERYTHING. They want at least 10 activities per year and try to cover at least 3 of the 4 domain areas, in each of the activities.
4) Gather information: At this point, I just put together material relating to my professional experiences since Registration. I started with The Events list from my LIANZA SIG page, beginning with my Registration Date, to help remember some of my professional activities. I looked back through notes that I had prepared for my boss from Conference attendance, dug out projects that I’ve worked on the year, and found a few reports written. I looked through the Interloan list for any titles that I read for particular projects. There was the odd article that I read and I participated in a professional net conference with other librarians from my firm. Find more options at: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration.
5) Pen to paper: Too early to be overwhelmed here, so I started with my last professional activity. I chose one task with which to start populating the BOK. If you start with your latest activity, it should be fresh in your mind, be easy to complete and easy to determine which domain was covered.
6) Grab your spreadsheet with 11 BOK areas. Make a choice as to location. It would pay to look through the LIANZA “sample revalidation form” at this point to observe their style of entry. Go to: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/example-completed-revalidation-journal for a link to an example of a completed journal. Note the red triangles at the top right-hand corner in each of the five basic elements. They are reminders, of the definitions, to help you formulate your entries there. If you are unsure that if you’ve chosen the appropriate BOK area, make a further entry “*” after the last used cell (G), at the far right to draw your attention back, after you’ve thought about it further.
7) Last step: Take a deep breath. You now need to establish a pattern, work it into your routine. If your choice of routine is not working out, change it, so you don’t fall behind again. Maintain a Jotter’s List to enter your professional activities. Now is the time to date the experience and write up how you or your library benefited. You can fill in the appropriate BOK later.
Two helpful LIANZA templates for note taking are to be found at: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration. The links on that page are entitled: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/revalidation-activities-template and www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/conference-and-seminar-attendance-template .
Tips:
• Set aside a regular time that works for you, to remind yourself to update this exercise.
• Revisit old entries, each time that you add new material, to update or further explain statements. This will help you standardise your inputs.
• Regularly assess which areas you need to cover – some BoKs and domains you will have many entries for, so don’t leave your troublesome ones til last.
• Notations at the end of your column entry are a good way to revisit incomplete entries (Column G).
• Go some place where you won’t be interrupted. I recommend the Public Library because I can leave the phone, washing machine and other chores at home.
• If unfamiliar with Excel spreadsheets, like me, learn how to format your cells with help from an Excel user, so that your text wraps around instead of running off of the page.
• Watch those abbreviations – remember that other people will be reading your diary.
• Get in the habit of attending interesting meetings, and take notes. Review the notes and make comments on their relevancy.
• Challenge yourself to fill the Gaps.
• Don’t get behind again. Keep a blank template handy to write up things you are doing. Even enter work plans upon which you will be working, so they don’t get left out.
• Use the empty cell just past the last entry (G) to write notes or highlight the fact that you need to come back later.
• When in doubt of where to place your activity (BOK?), explain to yourself why you put it where you did. If you can explain it to yourself and it makes sense to you, then it will make sense to your evaluator.
Summary:
• Review your instructions; translate and dissect.
• Redefine terminology in your own words.
• Gather your probable entries, remembering that they want:
o Quality not quantity,
o Relevance to the work that you do,
o Variety, the spice of life, and
o Clarity of what you have gained here.
• Chose a starting point, or professional experience, on which to write.
• You now have 4 domain areas from which to choose. Is it an example of professional currency, leadership, communication or a practical approach?
• Where does it fit in; chose an appropriate Body Of Knowledge area.
• Make a page, or utilise an unused (G) cell on your spreadsheet to write up entries with hiccups. Add those bits that didn’t quite work, were written up twice or were incomplete. It makes it easier to revisit those areas again.
• Give yourself that pat on the back.
So, that’s the getting started part. I think you’ll find, as I have, that it is easy to follow the guidelines now that you’ve cracked the code. So, turn back to page one and take that first step. You know you can do it!
Introduction
Hello fellow procrastinators! For those of you already chomping through your RPR, this article is not really aimed at you. But if you have been attending SIG meetings, reading articles or running projects at work and have NOT documented these experiences yet, then this is your push forward toward a successful RPR. You’ve done the fun part. Now take a deep breath. You are ready for Documentation, and a pat on the back at the end.
Yes, for some of us, it has been more than a year since becoming a brand new Registered Professional Librarian. I’ve attended another Conference, helped my SIG committee run some interesting talks. I’ve participated in some major changes in my library and read some library focused articles that caught my fancy, and thought: “This could be of value for my library”, but I still have very little down on paper. I have thought about it though. Lots!
OK so why is it that we haven’t started? I’m guessing it has something to do with procrastination, but also the terminology is new and I wouldn’t mind a step-by-step approach to the process. It is time to formulate a plan of attack. I’ll write this up as I go along and then share it.
I’ve formulated a simple plan, with steps. I propose to follow said plan, demonstrate that it works, and pass it on to you. OK.
Preparation & Step-by-Step Procedure
1) Go to the LIANZA Website:
www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration, and print out any of the listed links that will help you get started. May I suggest?
o Now You Are Registered: A Guide To Revalidation ; this is a full overview of the procedure.
o The Revalidation Journal , which defines our skill set, represented by 11 distinct areas of proficiency and four personal qualities.
o Tips for the Revalidation Process ; a list of ideas for the BOK, by A Dobbie.
o Revalidation Activity template: a form for entering your experiences temporarily
o Conference and Seminar Attendance Template: a form for entering attendance details temporarily.
2) Read them with a pen and highlighter. Highlight helpful points. In your own words, write notes to yourself in the margin, relative to your own ideas of what these points mean to you.
3) Sort out definitions for: The Journal, A Body of Knowledge (BOK), Domain Areas and Activities
My Journal: It’s a diary. What have I done since registration? Hey, what a lot of stuff I’ve done!
Body of Knowledge: They want to know whether I can show some competency within 11 basic knowledge areas.
They are briefly stated:
1. Policy, ethics and history of librarians;
2. Information creation and use;
3. Assessment of information needs and response;
4. The ‘how-to’ of sharing information;
5. Retrieving or saving information;
6. Research methods;
7. Understanding information relative to your client needs;
8. Collection development and management;
9. Measure the value of information services and supplies;
10. Correctly apply and evaluate performance indicators for your services;
11. Apply information within an indigenous context for your client base.
Domain Areas: These are the 4 types of activities. I will look at my Journal entries and determine whether they illustrate Currency, Practice, Communication or Leadership. So, how have I applied these BOK pursuits?
1. Have I demonstrated the ability to understand a problem and pursue a path toward a solution?
2. Did I address this issue and communicate it to other librarians, our clients, others?
3. Can I “manage” a process from start to finish?
4. Have I shown some sort of leadership or guidance?
Then evaluate the undertaking.
I can do that!
Activities: These are what I have done professionally. My participation, attendance and/or achievements over the 3 year revalidation period. They don’t want EVERYTHING. They want at least 10 activities per year and try to cover at least 3 of the 4 domain areas, in each of the activities.
4) Gather information: At this point, I just put together material relating to my professional experiences since Registration. I started with The Events list from my LIANZA SIG page, beginning with my Registration Date, to help remember some of my professional activities. I looked back through notes that I had prepared for my boss from Conference attendance, dug out projects that I’ve worked on the year, and found a few reports written. I looked through the Interloan list for any titles that I read for particular projects. There was the odd article that I read and I participated in a professional net conference with other librarians from my firm. Find more options at: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration.
5) Pen to paper: Too early to be overwhelmed here, so I started with my last professional activity. I chose one task with which to start populating the BOK. If you start with your latest activity, it should be fresh in your mind, be easy to complete and easy to determine which domain was covered.
6) Grab your spreadsheet with 11 BOK areas. Make a choice as to location. It would pay to look through the LIANZA “sample revalidation form” at this point to observe their style of entry. Go to: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/example-completed-revalidation-journal for a link to an example of a completed journal. Note the red triangles at the top right-hand corner in each of the five basic elements. They are reminders, of the definitions, to help you formulate your entries there. If you are unsure that if you’ve chosen the appropriate BOK area, make a further entry “*” after the last used cell (G), at the far right to draw your attention back, after you’ve thought about it further.
7) Last step: Take a deep breath. You now need to establish a pattern, work it into your routine. If your choice of routine is not working out, change it, so you don’t fall behind again. Maintain a Jotter’s List to enter your professional activities. Now is the time to date the experience and write up how you or your library benefited. You can fill in the appropriate BOK later.
Two helpful LIANZA templates for note taking are to be found at: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration. The links on that page are entitled: www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/revalidation-activities-template and www.lianza.org.nz/resources/professional-registration/revalidation/conference-and-seminar-attendance-template .
Tips:
• Set aside a regular time that works for you, to remind yourself to update this exercise.
• Revisit old entries, each time that you add new material, to update or further explain statements. This will help you standardise your inputs.
• Regularly assess which areas you need to cover – some BoKs and domains you will have many entries for, so don’t leave your troublesome ones til last.
• Notations at the end of your column entry are a good way to revisit incomplete entries (Column G).
• Go some place where you won’t be interrupted. I recommend the Public Library because I can leave the phone, washing machine and other chores at home.
• If unfamiliar with Excel spreadsheets, like me, learn how to format your cells with help from an Excel user, so that your text wraps around instead of running off of the page.
• Watch those abbreviations – remember that other people will be reading your diary.
• Get in the habit of attending interesting meetings, and take notes. Review the notes and make comments on their relevancy.
• Challenge yourself to fill the Gaps.
• Don’t get behind again. Keep a blank template handy to write up things you are doing. Even enter work plans upon which you will be working, so they don’t get left out.
• Use the empty cell just past the last entry (G) to write notes or highlight the fact that you need to come back later.
• When in doubt of where to place your activity (BOK?), explain to yourself why you put it where you did. If you can explain it to yourself and it makes sense to you, then it will make sense to your evaluator.
Summary:
• Review your instructions; translate and dissect.
• Redefine terminology in your own words.
• Gather your probable entries, remembering that they want:
o Quality not quantity,
o Relevance to the work that you do,
o Variety, the spice of life, and
o Clarity of what you have gained here.
• Chose a starting point, or professional experience, on which to write.
• You now have 4 domain areas from which to choose. Is it an example of professional currency, leadership, communication or a practical approach?
• Where does it fit in; chose an appropriate Body Of Knowledge area.
• Make a page, or utilise an unused (G) cell on your spreadsheet to write up entries with hiccups. Add those bits that didn’t quite work, were written up twice or were incomplete. It makes it easier to revisit those areas again.
• Give yourself that pat on the back.
So, that’s the getting started part. I think you’ll find, as I have, that it is easy to follow the guidelines now that you’ve cracked the code. So, turn back to page one and take that first step. You know you can do it!
EAST-In SIG Membership and Membership Form
East In SIG, the LIANZA-affiliated special interest group for library staff working on the East Coast and Hawke’s Bay region, then I have put enrolment forms in the Hastings Library staff room – Havelock North and Flaxmere staff, please let me know if you require copies. The annual cost is $10 and there is no specific requirement to be a LIANZA member, or to hold a library qualification. The SIG organises networking opportunities, professional development and social events.
Attached is the East-In SIG Membership form.
Please return membership forms to:
Diane Friis
Twist Library
Taradale
Attached is the East-In SIG Membership form.
Please return membership forms to:
Diane Friis
Twist Library
Taradale
Minutes of East-In Special Interest Group AGM
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
East-In Special Interest Group
Annual General Meeting, Monday 16th August 2010
Present: Rachel Black-Jones (Shepherd’s Bible College), Jeannie Wright(Hastings District Libraries), Karen Tobin (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Sharon Tristram (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Paula Murdoch (Hastings District Libraries), Diane Friis (Twist Library, EIT), Sue Fargher (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Jenny Cutting ( Hastings District Libraries), Kim Salamonson (Hastings District Libraries), Maureen Roache (Napier Public Library), Michelle Robertson, (Napier Public Library), Sue Pike (Hastings District Libraries), Eliz Mayes (Napier Public Library), Sally Muir (Convenor)
Apologies: Robert Iles, Linda Mellor, Heather Pilbeam, Christine Dekker, Mary-Anne Pay. Moved apologies be accepted. Kim Salamonson/Maureen Roache. Carried
Minutes of the 2009 AGM: Corrections: Initial Capital for Sheryl Reed. Heather Lamond not Lamont.
Moved that the Minutes with corrections be taken as a true and accurate record. Sally Muir/Kim Salamonson.
Matters arising: The suggested social event did not happen.
Convenors report: Read by Sally Muir.
Matters arising: The meeting expressed its regrets that Sally is resigning as Convenor. The report was moved as accepted. Sally Muir/Kim Salamonson. Carried A vote of thanks to Sally was moved by Diane Friis. Carried
Treasurers report: Presented by Diane Friis. Diane Friis moved that the financial report be accepted. Seconded by Kim Salamonson.
Matters arising: A new membership list has to be created. LIANZA has only returned one subscription and will not release others without a list from the SIG. There is a restriction on how many non- LIANZA members the SIG can have. Diane asked people to sign a sheet indicating if they paid their SIG membership with their LIANZA subscription. Kim can also post the question on the Blog and get responses.
Election of Officers:
Convenor; Jenny Cutting. Paula Murdoch/Rachel Black Jones. Treasurer; Diane Friis. Paula Murdoch/Kim Salamonson. Secretary; Jeannie Wright. Paula Murdoch/Kim Salamonson.
Committee; moved that the present committee be re-elected plus Rachel Black Jones. Carried. [The 2010/2011 committee will be Karin Tobin, Paula Murdoch, Sheryl Reed, Maureen Roache, Kim Salamonson, Sue Fargher and Rachel Black Jones]
General Business:
Kim reported on the East-IN SIG blog. All blogs are to be on the LIANZA website. The Sig’s blog is linked to Ikaroa. People will need their LIANZA membership number to access the Blog. Therefore non-member will not be able to get access. Kim suggested we run 2 Blogs. The LIANZA one can be a social blog. LIANZA is looking at creating a special sign-in to overcome the problem. Sue Fargher recommended Kim carry on and wait for LIANZA to respond. Sheryl Reed, seconded by Karin Tobin nominated Kim to carry on operating the Blog. Diane Friis has been nominated for the Ikaroa committee. The meeting discussed the option of having Heather Lamond to visit again to assist with the Body of Knowledge. We should target specific BOK’s eg number 11 , and the Bicultural BOK. We need to be clear about what we need. We could do this within the SIG. There are mentors for Professional Registration in Hawke’s Bay. SIG committee meeting need to report on what is happening.
The meeting closed at 5.57pm
Jeannie Wright Secretary
East-In Special Interest Group
Annual General Meeting, Monday 16th August 2010
Present: Rachel Black-Jones (Shepherd’s Bible College), Jeannie Wright(Hastings District Libraries), Karen Tobin (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Sharon Tristram (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Paula Murdoch (Hastings District Libraries), Diane Friis (Twist Library, EIT), Sue Fargher (Central Hawke’s Bay District Libraries), Jenny Cutting ( Hastings District Libraries), Kim Salamonson (Hastings District Libraries), Maureen Roache (Napier Public Library), Michelle Robertson, (Napier Public Library), Sue Pike (Hastings District Libraries), Eliz Mayes (Napier Public Library), Sally Muir (Convenor)
Apologies: Robert Iles, Linda Mellor, Heather Pilbeam, Christine Dekker, Mary-Anne Pay. Moved apologies be accepted. Kim Salamonson/Maureen Roache. Carried
Minutes of the 2009 AGM: Corrections: Initial Capital for Sheryl Reed. Heather Lamond not Lamont.
Moved that the Minutes with corrections be taken as a true and accurate record. Sally Muir/Kim Salamonson.
Matters arising: The suggested social event did not happen.
Convenors report: Read by Sally Muir.
Matters arising: The meeting expressed its regrets that Sally is resigning as Convenor. The report was moved as accepted. Sally Muir/Kim Salamonson. Carried A vote of thanks to Sally was moved by Diane Friis. Carried
Treasurers report: Presented by Diane Friis. Diane Friis moved that the financial report be accepted. Seconded by Kim Salamonson.
Matters arising: A new membership list has to be created. LIANZA has only returned one subscription and will not release others without a list from the SIG. There is a restriction on how many non- LIANZA members the SIG can have. Diane asked people to sign a sheet indicating if they paid their SIG membership with their LIANZA subscription. Kim can also post the question on the Blog and get responses.
Election of Officers:
Convenor; Jenny Cutting. Paula Murdoch/Rachel Black Jones. Treasurer; Diane Friis. Paula Murdoch/Kim Salamonson. Secretary; Jeannie Wright. Paula Murdoch/Kim Salamonson.
Committee; moved that the present committee be re-elected plus Rachel Black Jones. Carried. [The 2010/2011 committee will be Karin Tobin, Paula Murdoch, Sheryl Reed, Maureen Roache, Kim Salamonson, Sue Fargher and Rachel Black Jones]
General Business:
Kim reported on the East-IN SIG blog. All blogs are to be on the LIANZA website. The Sig’s blog is linked to Ikaroa. People will need their LIANZA membership number to access the Blog. Therefore non-member will not be able to get access. Kim suggested we run 2 Blogs. The LIANZA one can be a social blog. LIANZA is looking at creating a special sign-in to overcome the problem. Sue Fargher recommended Kim carry on and wait for LIANZA to respond. Sheryl Reed, seconded by Karin Tobin nominated Kim to carry on operating the Blog. Diane Friis has been nominated for the Ikaroa committee. The meeting discussed the option of having Heather Lamond to visit again to assist with the Body of Knowledge. We should target specific BOK’s eg number 11 , and the Bicultural BOK. We need to be clear about what we need. We could do this within the SIG. There are mentors for Professional Registration in Hawke’s Bay. SIG committee meeting need to report on what is happening.
The meeting closed at 5.57pm
Jeannie Wright Secretary
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Winners of LIANZA Children's Book Awards Announced
At Wellington’s Caffe L’affare the winners were announced for the 2010 LIANZA Children’s Book Awards.
http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/2010/aug/17/winners-lianza-childrens-book-awards
http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/2010/aug/17/winners-lianza-childrens-book-awards
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
IKAROA SIG COMMITTEE 2010-2011
IKAROA SIT COMMITTEE 2010-2011
Chair: Jay Robinson
Secretary: Amanda Curnow
Treasurer: Anne Odogwu
Committee:
Heather Manning
Wendy Macaskill
Robyn Wilson
Judi Kercher
Sheeanda Field
Corresponding Members
Maureen Roache
Kim Salamonson
Christine Nana
Diane Friis
Chair: Jay Robinson
Secretary: Amanda Curnow
Treasurer: Anne Odogwu
Committee:
Heather Manning
Wendy Macaskill
Robyn Wilson
Judi Kercher
Sheeanda Field
Corresponding Members
Maureen Roache
Kim Salamonson
Christine Nana
Diane Friis
East-In SIG Committee 2010-2011
The current EAST-IN SIG comittee is:
Convenor: Jenny Cutting
Secretary: Jeannie Wright
Treasurer: Diane Friis
Blog: kim Salamonson
Committee: Sheryl Reed, Sue Fargher, Kim Salamonson, Paula Murdoch, Jennifer Cutting, Diana Cram, Pat Money, Karen Tobin, Rachel Jones, Maureen Roache.
Convenor: Jenny Cutting
Secretary: Jeannie Wright
Treasurer: Diane Friis
Blog: kim Salamonson
Committee: Sheryl Reed, Sue Fargher, Kim Salamonson, Paula Murdoch, Jennifer Cutting, Diana Cram, Pat Money, Karen Tobin, Rachel Jones, Maureen Roache.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
REMINDER IKAROA SIG AGM
REMINDER!!
IKAROA REGION LIANZA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
5.30 PM WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2010
Palmerston North City Library
Guest speaker Ronald Milne
Nominations are being sought for Chair, Secretary and committee members.
Come and join us! Free drinks & nibbles - all welcome. Optional dinner afterwards at Thai Orchid from 7.45pm. Rsvp (for either/both events) by 13 August to Jane Brooker.
IKAROA REGION LIANZA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
5.30 PM WEDNESDAY 18TH AUGUST 2010
Palmerston North City Library
Guest speaker Ronald Milne
Nominations are being sought for Chair, Secretary and committee members.
Come and join us! Free drinks & nibbles - all welcome. Optional dinner afterwards at Thai Orchid from 7.45pm. Rsvp (for either/both events) by 13 August to Jane Brooker.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Print your own Textbooks :Wikipedia: Pediapress
Print Your Own Text Book From Wikipedia: Pediapress
In an interesting development (they say they have been about since 2007, but this is the first I have heard of them), you can now collate your favourite articles from Wikipedia and have them printed as book. You can print your own reference book, or text book.
Pediapress [From their about page]
Customized printed books from user selected wiki content
PediaPress.com is an online service that lets you create customized books from wiki content. Simply add any articles you like into a Collection, and then click to order them as a paperback book. Covers, a table of contents, a detailed index and a list of figures are generated automatically, and the books are printed and shipped within 2–3 business days.
The PediaPress.com web-to-print service works on all MediaWikis that have installed the free Collection Extension.
Specialized reference books
As article size in a wiki is not limited by production or economic constraints, many articles in Wikipedia cover their subjects in much more detail than traditional encyclopedias. By combining related Wikipedia articles, you can create a specialized reference work on almost any topic in many languages.
Better, more affordable textbooks
A growing online movement aims to create better textbooks. Quite often the content for these textbooks is created collaboratively by using wikis (e.g. Wikibooks). Textbooks derived from this content promise to be affordable, up to date and accurate. PediaPress allows customizing the contents of the printed textbook to fit the precise demands of teachers and their students.
In an interesting development (they say they have been about since 2007, but this is the first I have heard of them), you can now collate your favourite articles from Wikipedia and have them printed as book. You can print your own reference book, or text book.
Pediapress [From their about page]
Customized printed books from user selected wiki content
PediaPress.com is an online service that lets you create customized books from wiki content. Simply add any articles you like into a Collection, and then click to order them as a paperback book. Covers, a table of contents, a detailed index and a list of figures are generated automatically, and the books are printed and shipped within 2–3 business days.
The PediaPress.com web-to-print service works on all MediaWikis that have installed the free Collection Extension.
Specialized reference books
As article size in a wiki is not limited by production or economic constraints, many articles in Wikipedia cover their subjects in much more detail than traditional encyclopedias. By combining related Wikipedia articles, you can create a specialized reference work on almost any topic in many languages.
Better, more affordable textbooks
A growing online movement aims to create better textbooks. Quite often the content for these textbooks is created collaboratively by using wikis (e.g. Wikibooks). Textbooks derived from this content promise to be affordable, up to date and accurate. PediaPress allows customizing the contents of the printed textbook to fit the precise demands of teachers and their students.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
EAST-IN SIG AGM
EAST-IN SIG
EAST-IN SIG AGM NOTICE OF AGM TO BE HELD AT VIDALS WINERY 16th August 2010 at 5.30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of 2009 AGM
3. Matters Arising
4. Convenors Report
5. Financial Report
6. Election of Officer
7. Any Other Business The AGM will be followed by the Hachette Roadshow
EAST-IN SIG AGM NOTICE OF AGM TO BE HELD AT VIDALS WINERY 16th August 2010 at 5.30pm
AGENDA
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of 2009 AGM
3. Matters Arising
4. Convenors Report
5. Financial Report
6. Election of Officer
7. Any Other Business The AGM will be followed by the Hachette Roadshow
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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