The 22nd seems to have become my regular year in review date. I’ve just cleaned my desk at work, thrown out two boxes of paper, and will have a leisurely week off next week.
This year was another good year, with a (now) minor dramas but overall a good one.
I travelled more than ever this year, flying back over […]
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NLS2006 Audio now available
Published by December 15th, 2006 in Associations, Conferences, Australia and nls2006. 1 CommentEdit: All 19 recorded sessions from NLS2006 are now available as a podcast!
Add the NLS2006 podcast with enclosures to your RSS reader, iTunes or podcast software to get started.
This podcast is a first for NLS and a first for ALIA conferences. Thanks to the venue who made it possible, and the speakers for being willing […]
As I am developing a couple of articles now that NLS2006 is over, I found a post from The Economist’s Free Exchange blog, Doing the Books rather timely:
“In the case of authors, particularly journalists, they generally expend a great deal of time, effort, and emotional frisson in writing a good-sized article. At the end of […]
I’m going to try and make it along to the Second Life Australian Libraries party tonight. Second Life is a bit sluggish on my computer so when I’ve been there I’ve tended to sit in one spot and wait for something to happen! No chance of that tonight if all the people on the list […]
Via Open Access News, the wonderful news that there are now four OA mandates in Australia:
NHMRC
ARC OA Policy (from eprints)
Queensland University of Technology
University of Tasmania School of Computing
The first two, from two of the largest grant and research administration bodies in Australia, are significant.
Although not mandated, papers from ALIA conferences are recommended to be deposited […]
If you haven’t already, check out Greenpeace’s Green My Apple campaign. It’s an incredible example of electronic activism.
As mentioned a few times, I’ve been trying to put off buying a new laptop for as long as possible. I’m still using a 2001 dual-USB 600mhz iBook (purchased early 2002). Five years is pretty good for a […]
One last note for now:
Click immediately to ADHD Librarian’s take on Footloose. Right now.
“Now I gotta cut loose, footloose
Kick off the sensible shoes
Please, Louise, tired of shelving on knees
Jack, in the stack, come on before we crack
Lose your blues, everybody cut footloose”
If you went to NLS2006, and you’re inspired, and you love being a librarian, what now? Strike while the iron’s hot, and get involved right now!
What I love about NLS, as I said to a few people over the weekend, is that I’ve been able to plot career milestones and decisions against it. At NLS1, […]
NLS2006 programme summary
Published by December 5th, 2006 in Associations, Conferences, Australia and nls2006. 1 CommentOne of the big goals we had with NLS2006 was to take all the great things about NLS2, like peer presentations, and see how far we could run with them. We ended up with 25 peer sessions, most by newgrads and many first-time presenters, three keynotes and three plenary sessions (the debate, leadership panel, and […]
NLS2006 wrapup
Published by December 4th, 2006 in Associations, Conferences, Australia, nls2006 and blogs. 10 CommentsI’m sure I will have many things to write about NLS2006 over the coming days but to start: thank you to everyone who was involved - to the co-convenors Alyson and Adrianne, fellow committee members, Liz Baker for assisting with programme, venue staff, ALIA national office, all the sponsors, Kate Sinclair, all the speakers, and […]
