EAST-IN SIG (East Coast Special Interest Group)

PURPOSE
To form a focus group for information specialists in the East Coast/Hawkes Bay Region.
To conduct continuing education for information professionals.

Membership

Membership is open to all Librarians in the East Coast Region of the North Island.
Membership is $10 per annum.
LIANZ Membership is not a requirement, but desirable.

Membership application can be obtained from treasurer Diane Friis dfriis at eit.ac.nz
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Committee 2009-10

The current 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, Rae Jones, Maureen Roache,

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Revalidation

Hi All hows the new year going?
Have you started your journal yet for you revalidation?
At the end of the 3 year revalidation period, individuals seeking re-registration must forward their journal, together with:
a. a Journal Cover sheet - signed statement that information recorded in the journal is true and correct along with a brief self-assessment of their continuing professional development over the period, including any explanation for why the criteria above might not have been met, and
b. a Letter of Verification - signed statement from the applicant's employer (or another registered professional familiar with the applicant’s work and practice) verifying that the information recorded in the journal is to the best of their knowledge true and correct.

Revalidations will occur every three years
First revalidations from July 2010
Professional Development Activities to be entered into an online journal
Reviewed by peer or manager before journal is submitted to Registration Board

Thursday, February 5, 2009

5. Organisation, retrieval, preservation and conservation of information

5.Organisation, retrieval, preservation, and conservation of information
Enable information access and use through application of systematic and user-centred description, categorisation, storage and retrieval.
Understand the principles of preservation and conservation, and when and how they are applied, including digital preservation.
Design systems which enable the storage, description and retrieval of information.

This can be achieved by:
Cataloguing; maintaining the databases; information files;
Accessing digital resources such as Time Frames, Papers Past, Matapihi etc.
Preserving and storing archival photographs manuscripts and other relevent material
digitising photographs, documents and other material.
Attending workshops, conferences etc will also count.