QLD Event - A New Year – new approaches for your career

A New Year – new approaches for your career

Tips and techniques to blow the dust off your approaches to leading at every level and revitalising your professional toolkit.

An evening of uplifting and motivational work-shopping (no role play!) with Fi Emberton and Ian Spence

Shake off the excesses of Christmas!

Grab the New Year with gusto and vigour!

Reduce stress!

Love your work – and life...and save on gym fees.

Fi and Ian work around the world with libraries and businesses, supporting library teams through advice and development work. Their specialism is culture change and their experience comes from their projects across a range of Library Services including parliamentary, academic, school and public libraries.

The sessions were creative, interactive and very beneficial to the service we offer - much has improved since we have adopted the Innovations techniques and the Inspirational Managers course ...I would highly recommend – Rachel Rosser, (Wales)

Fiona has a thoroughly impressive grasp of her subject area and brings fresh ideas and real energy to projects, challenging and energising staff to embrace and apply new ideas. (Chris Hamilton Woking,UK)

Fi wanted to know exactly what we wanted from the training and then set about delivering it. It was targeted, relevant, inspiring, fun and gave delegates lots of practical idea to implement on our return to work (Anne Marley, Hampshire UK)

http://au.linkedin.com/in/fiembertonembervisionptyltd

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Venue – QUT Gardens Point - OJ Wordsworth Room, S Block

When – Monday 17^th Jan 6pm

Cost - $10 ALIA Members and $14 non-members

All Welcome, please RSVP to Bonnie Dixon (bonnie.dixon@gmail.com)

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Need help with your conference abstract for NLS5?

Have no fear the W.A. New Grad EOY spectacular is here!

We’ve been making our list, checking it twice and arranging the contents for shopping ease and what have we realised?
That the W.A. New Graduates group End of Year Spectacular is next week! Woo Hoo!!!! And we have a massive line up of great things:

With the buzz of NLS5 abstract submissions opening we’ve roped in Vicky Carlyon, recent ALIA Access presenter, to give us some tips and tricks for submitting a successful abstract for a conference. We are also pleased to announce that Carol Newton Smith, ALIA Local Liaison for WA, will be joining us to share her insight and experience. And don’t forget my illustrious co-coordinator Gemma Lyon, a first time speaker at NLS4, will be there to share her experiences and to answer all your burning questions about its really like being a first time presenter.

Plus we also have heaps of great lightning talks lined up including:
• Delivering Information Literacy in remote indigenous communities
• Being a first time manager
• Mathias’ spotlight and many more!

So join us:

Wednesday 15th December, 5.30pm onwards
Rifo’s Café, Victoria Park

For all of you who don't live in W.A. we've got your back. We'll be reporting back with the creme del la creme of the adivce offered.

Also we're happy to take any questions you have and pose them to our guest speakers. Just leave a comment or send us an email.

Attendees please RSVP to Hayley hayley.crookes@slwa.wa.gov.au

Drop-ins and non-library friends also very welcome!

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2011 SLWA Graduate Program

The State Library of Western Australia is looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated graduates of:

• Arts
• History
• Indigenous Studies
• Information Technology
• Business
• Marketing
• Records Management
• Music
• Project Management
• Communications
• Finance
• Web Design

As well as

• Librarianship
• Library Technician studies

To participate in a structured 12 month graduate program in 2011.

The program features a diverse range of professional activities and is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in all areas of the State Library.

Note that there are two sorts of Graduate positions available Graduate Librarian and Graduate Officer.

For further information see http://www.jobs.wa.gov.au/ (search under State Library of Western Australia) or

http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/who_we_are/graduate_program

Applications Close on the 8th of December so get cracking!

Hayley Crookes

ALIA New Graduates Group Co-Coordinator W.A.

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W.A. End of Year Event December 15th

Tell us something We don’t know!

W.A. New Graduates Group invites all new grads, soon to be grads and students to be part of an evening of 5 minute presentations about the best, the worst, the coolest and the scariest things we’ve done in 2010.

December 15th from 6.30pm

@

Rifo's Café Meeting room

East Vic Park

933 Albany Highway

http://www.rifoscafe.com/

In the grand tradition of Library Camp Perth this is about you!

We want to hear about your year just as much as we want a captive audience to yak about ours.

All you need is a bit of enthusiasm and a few guts (The venue is licensed so you’ll be able to buy a few gut points before we get started)

HINT: This will be a great chance to hone your presenting skills before next year’s New Librarian’s Symposium.

RSVP to hayley.crookes@slwa.wa.gov.au and include an idea of what you’d like to hear about or what you’d like to talk about.

Also don’t forget to meet us at the Hula Bula Bar tomorrow night at 6. See you there!

Gemma, Hayley and Matthias

ALIA New Graduates Group Co-Coordinators W.A.

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Last chance! Information online free registration competition closes this week!

Details on how you can gain a place at ALIA Information Online Conference & Exhibition 2011 can be found on this blog post or from the ALIA New Grad eList.

Applications close THIS FRIDAY 26 November 2010. So get your fingers typing for the opportunity to engage in incredible professional development and experience the largest LIS conference in Australia.

The successful applicant will be notified mid-December 2010.

Please direct any questions to enquiry@alia.org.au.

All applications will be considered on merit. A panel made up of the NGAC conference sub-committee, ALIA Director: Member Services and an ALIA Board Director will decide the winner of the ALIA Information Online registration.

The winner will be responsible for their own costs surrounding the event, only registration is covered.

Good luck!

Naomi Doessel

NGAC

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QLD Lightning Talks Event Cancelled

Sadly we have had to cancel the QLD Lightning Talks Event, due to a lack of volunteer speakers. Hopefully we will run a similar event next year with a better end result.

QLD New Grads, don't forget to get along to out December dinner. Details below.

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QLD New Graduates End of Year Dinner

Did you know that one in seven Aussie kids live in a household where no parent is employed? Sadly, many of these disadvantaged kids go without a present on Christmas morning because their families cannot afford it.

This year, the ALIA QLD New Graduates group's End of Year Event is providing an opportunity for library and information professionals to support The Smith Family's Toy & Book Appeal and to join together for a dinner to celebrate.

Where: Three Monkeys Coffee & Tea House, West End
When: Thursday, 16th December at 6.30pm
Who: All welcome
RSVP: Saturday, 11th December

The Smith Family requires gifts to be unwrapped and there will be gift tags available to attach to your donation on the night. The age group most in need in Queensland is 9-12 year olds, both boys and girls. If you're unsure about the suitability of your gift, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Alternatively, you can bring a smile to a child's face on Christmas morning by purchasing a toy online - it's a quick and simple way to give. If you choose to donate this way, please pop me a quick email to let us know (acrystelle@gmail.com) as we'd love to see who is participating (and if any inter-state LIS professionals wish to donate this way, please also let me know!).

Please note that donations are voluntary.

This year with our help, The Smith Family aim to deliver more than 16, 000 Christmas packs to disadvantaged children around Australia. Your support will make a big difference to a child on Christmas morning.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me - acrystelle@gmail.com.

Cheers!

Alisa Howlett
ALIA New Graduates Group QLD
Co ordinator

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