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News magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association • ISSN 0158–0876
Volume 29 • Issue 11 • November 2008
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News magazine of the Australian Library and Information Association • ISSN 0158-0876
Melbourne will be buzzing. In addition to the main Managing digitisation projects and using digitisation to
conference, there is a Professional Development (PD) Day on expose records, facilitate broader access to digitised content
the Thursday with a wide range of options: and/or preserve records by Mal Booth
• Workshop: The Art of Influence: Essential Skills for What should you digitise and why should you do it? Learn how
Leaders to decide what to digitise by considering things like audience
demand and uniqueness. Then hear about budgeting, staffing,
• Resume Reviews
resources and the digitisation process.
• Career Development Workshop
• Library tours: Seminar of Research Applications in Information and Library
Services (RAILS5)
Tour 1: Melbourne Library Service - City Library and
The seminar focuses on linking research with practice. It aims
Victoria University – City Flinders Library
to build partnerships between educators, researchers and
Tour 2: The Melbourne Athenaeum Library and
practitioners to develop a culture of informed and innovative
Freehills Law Library
practice amongst the providers of library and information
Tour 3: State Library of Victoria
services.
• Workshop: Building your profile and extending your
Michelle Nutting
influence michelle.nutting@ato.gov.au
Marian Morgan-Bindon
So look at the website - and book in now! MMorganBindon@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Roxanne Missingham
NLS4 Patron
Parliamentary Librarian, Parliament of Australia
Roxanne.Missingham@aph.gov.au
Over the next twelve months, the As the broadband infrastructure connects Australia with an
organising committee of the ALIA international information environment rich in multi-media
2009 National Library & Information digital content, we might ask what will be delivered over
Technicians Conference will be introducing inCite readers to that infrastructure. Are there sufficient building blocks of
the human side of the committee. This month we would like Australian digital content to enable the creation of a base
to introduce Juliet Giustozzi. layer of distinctively Australian digital culture reflecting the
nation’s unique contribution to the web as a global digital
I work in Adelaide Research and Scholarship, the Digital
environment?
Library within the University of Adelaide libraries. For the
conference, I am working as the Sponsorship/Exhibition Co- Visit http://www.alia.org.au/education/pd/ for program
ordinator to identify and approach potential sponsors and and registration details. Please join us to explore our digital
exhibitors to seek their participation in our 2009 conference. future….
I have contacted, with Joanne Corbett's support, over 80 such Jake Wallis
organisations offering a range of sponsorship packages which School of Information Studies
Charles Sturt University
offers unique opportunities to associate their brand with this jwallis@csu.edu.au
important industry event.
Our conference, which is held biennially, attracts over 400
delegates mostly from Australia and New Zealand. The
Library services in the Indigenous
conference will be held on 15-18 September 2009 at the context: the ATSILIRN protocols,
Convention Centre in the heart of Adelaide. It will provide
a forum for professionals to meet and share ideas with
training, initiatives & digitisation
colleagues, plus opportunities to tour best practice sites in projects
Adelaide, visit trade exhibitions and enjoy social activities Thursday 27 November, 9.30am–4.00pm
together. We have a great programme prepared with great Blake Library Learning Commons,
speakers, papers, pre- and post-conference functions, and a University of Technology Sydney
conference dinner at the National Wine Centre. There are lots
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, UNILINC is
of reasons to attend the conference and being in Adelaide
hosting a free seminar. The seminar seeks to help ‘close the
presents participants with a great opportunity to visit our
gap’ when it comes to libraries and other information service
famous wine regions.
delivery. UNILINC has been inspired in this endeavour by the
I am enjoying the opportunity to work with the conference July 2008 issue of inCite on Indigenous librarianship and by
committee. It is an energetic and supportive group, and I am the dreaming08 ALIA conference in Alice Springs.
looking forward to what will be a great conference.
The aim of the seminar is to increase awareness of Indigenous
For up-to-date information, please visit our website at http:// cultural perspectives and to explore how libraries can most
conferences.alia.org.au/libtec2009/. effectively support teaching, learning and research. Areas to
Juliet Giustozzi be covered include cultural protocols, library training, library
Digital Library service initiatives and digitisation projects.
Adelaide Research and Scholarship
The University of Adelaide How many librarians know about the Aboriginal and Torres
Juliet.Giustozzi@adelaide.edu.au
Strait Islander Library and Information Resources Network
(ATSILIRN) Protocols? These important protocols are intended
Broadband, libraries and the creation to guide library professionals in appropriate ways to interact
with, and handle materials, relating to Aboriginal and Torres
of Australian digital culture Strait Islander communities.
18 November 2008
UNILINC welcomes everyone to come along, listen, learn
National Library of Australia
and be inspired. The program and registration information is
The School of Information Studies at Charles Sturt University, on our website: http://www.unilinc.edu.au/events/seminar.
in partnership with the Australian Library and Information html
Association and the National Library of Australia, has Rona Wade
organised a one day professional development seminar Executive Director
UNILINC
around Australia’s digital culture and possible digital futures
rona@unilinc.edu.au
for Australia’s libraries within this context.
The event will provide an overview of the government’s
agenda in relation to the digital economy (with a speaker
from the Department for Broadband, Communication and
What are 3 things you'd like us to know about your centres. We welcome ideas and suggestions for events and
group? look forward to providing many more successful professional
The Acquisitions group is a small but committed and development events in the future.
energetic group of members representing most library sectors.
What are some of your upcoming activities?
The committee aims to ensure that events are of a practical
and topical nature, hosting a local SA event one year and Following the success of a half day symposium held in
a national event in alternate years. The group ensures that conjunction with the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Library
national conference in 2007, we have extended this program
Group
What gives your group a sense of purpose and accom- For further details please contact the Convenor of ALIA
plishment? Acquisitions (National), Jenni Jeremy jenni.jeremy@unisa.
edu.au.
Working together to a common goal to achieve and provide
Interviewed by Jeannine Hooper
successful professional development opportunities to all ALIA Liaison Officer, SA
members that have an interest in or responsibility for all jeannine.hooper@alia.org.au
areas of acquisitions in conjunction with the support of the
association and industry stakeholders
Raeco®
• Are you creative and curious? library career
Raeco has been an active player in changing
® • Would you like to be techno- http://destinationlibrary.pbwiki.com is
library landscape in Australia and nearby countries logically-savvy? the web presence launched this year by
for over 45 years. the Working Party to Promote Careers
• Do you like to work independently
No other Australian supplier knows libraries like
and in a team? in the LIS industry. This group, based in
we do.
Victoria, with participants from around
Backed by an Australia wide, experienced consult- • Yes? Consider a career @ your
Australia, came together with the
ing team, we invite you to take advantage of our library®.
expertise for a seamless integration of: express purpose of developing projects
• Consultation An internet link was not available onsite, and activities to increase the number
• Design so we saved our website homepage of people choosing a career in LIS. The
• Manufacture and to a CD, and took a laptop with this team believes bringing high calibre
• Implementation displayed throughout the day. We applicants into our profession is vital.
Our Account Managers are available to consult
displayed the posters on a backboard,
with you in order to take the frustration and time An enormously successful industry
out of your new or redesigned library with: and inserted our handouts into bags,
information evening was held by the
• Library shelving and general layout and design with copies on the table for perusal.
group, demonstrating the public interest
• Customised solutions in shelving, furniture and Initially, few students came near us,
display in our profession. Working closely
unless we greeted those who knew
• Selection from our comprehensive catalogued with employers, educators and careers
us. Then we started to have students
range advisors, and supported by ALIA, the
in groups coming up and asking for
• Australian designed and manufactured shelving team is keen to see projects they have
In addition to our individual consultancy service a bag. Rather than just give them out,
undertaken built on in other states.
we offer a wide range of resources to help with and as students had to sign off the
your decision making. display stands they visited, we started Destination Library is a collaborative
Our ‘Ideas CD’ is a source of inspiration and asking them: “What do you think we venture. Log on and contribute your
includes many examples of innovative designs and do?” To this we received two standard expertise to the site. If you wish to join
layouts. Our ‘Project Partner’ covers the scope of
answers—read books, or put the books the working party, or receive updates
Raeco® products and services available to you.
in the right place on the shelf! of their activities, contact Chris Kelly
Support from Raeco® makes your journey with
library design, furniture design, and library layout a chriske@brimbank.vic.gov.au or Margie
We then started asking them what they
pleasurable experience. Anderson margie.anderson@alia.org.au
hoped to do, and those who mentioned
For an introduction to the experience we offer, visit Margie Anderson
IT were shown the website, and told
our ‘Projects’ tab on our website at http://www. ALIA Local Liaison Officer, VIC
raeco.com.au about the other possibilities. Those who margie.anderson@alia.org.au
medicine that helps Big keep on the right path. Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award and was appointed
Knowing how and what to tell children about mental illness as an Extraordinary Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge
is no easy task but there are many more children that live University.
with parents who suffer from the disease than is common This is an enjoyable and well written collection that has two
knowledge with research suggesting that 21-23% of Austra- themes providing a strong moral thread. These are Kinsella’s
lian children live in families where at least one parent has or commitment to a pacifist/anarchist/vegan ethic and the sec-
has had a mental illness. While many people parent very well ond is that of language and how influential and provocative
despite their own mental health problems, the children are it can be.
often relied upon to be their parent’s primary carer and many
children’s lives are affected by the stigma associated with The third metropolis: imaging Brisbane through
their parent’s illness. It is important that these children under- art and literature 1940-1970
stand that they are not alone and that support is available to by William Hatherell
allow them to maintain and enjoy the childhood, educational University of Queensland Press
and social opportunities that their peers experience.
ISBN: 9780702235436
The children of parents with a mental illness have been de- RRP: $45.00
scribed as ‘hidden’ or ‘invisible’, due to the stigma associ-
ated with mental illness, the lack of awareness on the part of Post-war Brisbane has been a powerful source
health professionals of their needs and the misplaced fear (on for the literary and artistic imagination—per-
the part of both parents and children) that if they ask for help haps more so than any other Australian city. The cultural jour-
the child will be removed from the parents’ care. It is impor- nal Meanjin began in Brisbane in 1940, and a number of
tant for children in this situation to know that that they are significant poets worked in Brisbane around this time. In the
not alone, that it isn’t their fault and that there is support out visual arts, a vibrant scene flourished into the 1960s. Most fa-
there. This picture book, with its dramatic illustrations and mously, the two decades after the Second World War proved
simple text, is one way to get such a message across and is an a powerful imaginative source for 'literary' writers such as
excellent tool to assist with understanding a complex issue. David Malouf, Rodney Hall and Thea Astley.
With a focus on the literary and visual arts—in particular po-
Contrary rhetoric: lectures on landscape and language
etry, the novel, and painting, The third metropolis considers
by John Kinsella the relationship of these works of art to the actual history of
Freemantle Press the city—political, economic and demographic.
ISBN: 978 1 921361 05 0 For the first time, The third metropolis places Brisbane within
RRP: $29.95 wider debates about Australian cultural history.
Academics studying the issue of national William Hatherell lectures in professional and public rela-
identity have been heard to say that Austra- tions writing at Queensland University of Technology
lia’s national identity is constantly evolving Fiona Edwards
and that being such a young nation, we are yet to cement inCite Book Review Editor
fjedwards@optusnet.com.au
ourselves in the international arena. The changes to how we
see ourselves as Australians are evident in literature, art and
dare I say all cultural representations of our nation. Where
once our national identity could be considered to be pasto-
ral—the conflict between man and bush are common themes,
today the bush has been replaced by the urban jungle.
www.fordstreetpublishing.com
Repainting an installation named, say, Blue Poles, in a funky The legislation gives
shade of red or adding a bike rack to a metal sculpture could the courts the dis-
lead to an artistic, public and legal outcry. cretion to choose
from a range of
This was the case with sculptor Victor Cusack's Man, Time and
remedies for infringe-
the Environment. Nine metres high and weighing 21 tonnes, it
ment, including
dominates Florence Mall in Hornsby, a suburb of Sydney. The
damages, a public
sculpture uses water pressure to operate a series of massive
apology and reversal
timepieces—a bronze pendulum clock bigger than London's
of a mistreatment of
Big Ben, a Chinese water wheel clock and a Greek filling Victor Cusack’s sculpture: Man, Time and a work. It recognises
clock. the Environment
that moral rights
But the clocks stopped working in 2003, when the sculpture present special difficulties for buildings and art works associated
was moved and then replaced during redevelopment. with them or sited in public places. It makes detailed provision
for the architect or artist to be consulted before any change to
Cusack took legal action through the Arts Law Centre of
or demolition of a building or removal of a public site-specific
Australia. “Victor has a moral right not to have his work
art work, without impinging on the right of the owner to deal
treated in a derogatory manner," Robyn Ayres, Executive
with their property.
Director of the Arts Law Centre said. "Section 195AK of the Helen Roberts
Copyright Act includes the artist's right not to have the work helen.roberts@alia.org.au
rative takes on a very personal voice. This is in part because a violent situation, but violence isn't always physical. Caitlin
the author has chosen to set the novel in locations with which and David are in it together, but separate. And somewhere,
she has had a personal connection as well as including de- somehow, inevitably, it all has to come to a head
tails such as Parkinson disease—something again of which the There is no doubt that Condon cleverly contrasts the two situ-
author has knowledge. It is because she can write with such ations: Caitlin's where her parents are reasonably controlled
authority that allows her to convince her readership that her and civil, David's where his parents are antagonistic and the
tale has depth. It is also obvious in her writing, that Thomson father is out of control. The reader can see for themselves the
is greatly affected by places and the sense of past events they choices being made by each family in a situation not condu-
hold. cive to making informed and reasonable decisions.
Time is another device used by the author with positive results. It is at times a scary read, but adolescent readers will see
The initial part of the story is set in 1968 against the political themselves and/or many of their friends in this story.
backdrop of assassinations and human rights. However this
Fiona Edwards
just adds flavor to the narrative—it does not dictate action. inCite Book Review Editor
fjedwards@optusnet.com.au
The characterisations within the novel are sound and walk
well off the page. The character of Kath in particular is realis-
Dealing with natural disasters in libraries
tic in its evolution within the plot. Kath is a brave, yet flawed
woman, determined to face the rigours of the world whilst edited by William Miller and Rita M. Pellen
living with a degenerative disease that constantly undermines Haworth Information Press
her and as such, Kath’s illness is one part of the intricate fabric ISBN: 978-0-7890-3610-0
that makes up the story.
Co-published as Public Library Quarterly, Volume 25, Nos.
A sound and well written tale that will keep you wanting to 3/4 2006.
turn the pages to find out exactly what happens.
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the effects
Give me truth that natural disasters have on libraries, and the action that has
been taken in particular cases to rebuild and restore librar-
by Bill Condon
ies and their collections. An interesting selection of academic
Woolshed Press
articles provide practical advice for dealing with mould, fire,
ISBN: 9781741663310 floods, and the complete destruction of catastrophic disasters
This novel all too well reflects modern day such as Hurricane Katrina.
marriage, family, life, love and separation. The lessons learnt from these libraries emphasise the impor-
Written for the teenage reader, this novel tance of disaster planning, and highlight the key factors to
comprises two stories that overlap. It is sad consider. The case studies provide value to those studying in
to think that so many young readers will be able to identify emergency management, highlighting some of the key points
with this story about the breakdown of marriage and family. to consider in preparing for, responding to and recovering
Caitlin's mother has just found out that her husband has been from disasters in libraries. An extensive reading list provides
having an affair. Caitlin tries to comfort her and is willing to a solid starting point for further research. Overall, this is a
keep quiet for the sake of her younger brother. But she has particularly useful reference for librarians with an interest in
trouble talking to her father, and feels the whole family is preparing their library for disaster.
about to erupt. David's family has had a major argument end- Troy Watson
Emergency Management Australia
ing with David being hit by his father. His mother and the two troy.watson@ema.gov.au
children leave the house and move in with their grandmother.
A Kind of Vanishing
by Lesley Thomson
• revised unfair dismissal laws, with particular arrangements for 12 months before an unfair dismissal can be brought, as
for small businesses opposed to a minimum of six months if employed in a larger
• establishment of Fair Work Australia as a ‘one-stop shop’ enterprise. For underperforming employees, the proposed Fair
for advice and support on all workplace relations issues Dismissal Code will require an employer to give an employee a
and enforcement of entitlements. valid reason as to why the employee may face dismissal and also
a reasonable chance to rectify the problem. Multiple warnings
It is envisaged that many of the features of the legislation will are not required and it is not necessary for the warning to be in
take effect from 1 July 2009 with the remainder applying from writing, although it is certainly advisable.
1 January 2010.
The Australian Government’s Workplace website has good
Fair Work Australia information concerning current employment laws and
The establishment of Fair Work Australia has two basic aims. conditions and proposed changes at http://www.workplace.
Firstly, it will bring under one ‘umbrella’ organisation the gov.au/workplace/Publications/WorkplaceRelations
functions currently performed by seven agencies, including ALIA website’s employment pages are also regularly updated
the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Workplace to show changes to employment laws, especially as they may
Authority, Workplace Ombudsman and the Australian Building affect the library sector.
and Construction Commission. Secondly, Fair Work Australia is
intended to promote a less adversarial culture than has often Salaries
applied in industrial forums, but will retain the judicial and At the time of writing, the Executive of the State School Teachers’
quasi-judicial functions of varying awards, making minimum Union of Western Australia had voted to accept an interim 6%
wage orders, approving agreements, considering unfair dismissal pay increase to its members, backdated to 5 September 2008.
claims and assisting in resolution of workplace disputes. Other matters raised in the Union’s current enterprise bargaining
Fair Work Australia will include an inspectorate whose officers campaign are still the subject of arbitration. Updated information
will fulfil similar roles to those of workplace inspectors under can be found at http://www.sstuwa.org (click on ‘Campaigns’).
the current industrial relations regime. Employers, employees As soon as the recent pay increase is formalised, relevant details
and their representatives will be assisted in complying with new will be posted on the salaries section of the ALIA website.
workplace laws and, where necessary, inspectors will take steps In South Australia, teachers are seeking a similar interim
to enforce laws through the court system. arrangement while other issues, such as staff attraction and
retention and school funding models, remain the subjects of
Unfair dismissal laws
ongoing negotiations. The most recent enterprise agreement
The forthcoming legislation will address unfair dismissal issues covering South Australian teachers expired on 31 March but
at two levels: procedures applying to all entities covered by its terms and conditions will continue to apply until a new
Federal law, and particular provisions covering businesses agreement is concluded. Updates on these negotiations are at
with no more than fifteen employees. For all organisations, the www.aeusa.asn.au
following rules will apply: Heather Nash
heather.nash@alia.org.au
• unfair dismissal claims will not be available in cases of
genuine redundancy
• reinstatement will be the remedy unless it is deemed not to
be in the interests of either party, in which case compensation
of up to six months’ remuneration will be awarded
• unfair dismissal claims must normally be lodged with
Fair Work Australia within seven days of an employee being
advised of dismissal
One library –
310 locations?
The Victorian Department of
Planning and Community
Development has engaged library
• ALIA Information Online Conference consulting company Libraries
20–22 January 2009 Alive! Pty Ltd to examine the
• Library Lovers Day feasibility of a State-wide public
Saturday 14 February 2009 library membership system, most
• Library and Information Week likely based on a single library card
25–31 May 2009 which confers equal access rights
throughout the State. The project
• National Simultaneous Storytime
began in late September and must
Wednesday 27 May 2009
report by mid-December 2008.
• Information Awareness Month
May 2009 If you would like to learn more,
or have a view on the professional
• ALIA 2009 National Library and
desirability or operational aspects
Information Technicians Conference
of such a scheme, Libraries Alive!
15–18 September 2009
would be pleased to hear from you.
• Summer Reading Club
December 2009–February 2010 Please contact Sherrey Quinn or Ian
McCallum on (02) 6257 9177 or by
email at info@librariesalive.com.au
December University
Big changes in the Top End
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Library moving: Jan Brady Library,
Australian Taxation Office 16
Reference Book reviews 20, 24 Much more than a makeover 15
copy deadline 31 October Building within an established New Logan North Library—
building 11 the library everybody loves 12
Jan/Feb 2009 Call for nominations for ALIA New members 29
Public libraries Board of Directors 6 Palace and shed 11
copy deadline 5 January CARM2: a sequel to a shared Product services directory—
storage success 16 Relocation and library design 18
2009
Conferences 8 Professional development 21
Consider a career @ your library® 19
March 2009 Consulting, cajoling, and
Relocation! relocation!
relocation! 14
Marketing your library communicating 14 UNE learning commons and
copy deadline 31 January Copyright 23 external revamp 10
2009 Darwin Magistrates library Webb’s web 27
reorganisation project 13 Workwatch 26
April 2009 Destination—library career 6
Multiculturalism Directline 5 The opinions expressed in the magazine are those of
Energise, Enthuse, Inspire! 22 the authors and not necessarily the official policy of the
copy deadline 28 February Australian Library and Information Association.
Events 28
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Industrial relations Index of advertisers in this issue
and professional Abax Systems 23
development
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Jopa 21 The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertisement
Leigh Mardon 29 or copy considered offensive or outside advertising
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