Conference Papers

Keynote Papers

Josephine Bryant
City Librarian Toronto Public Library
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Dr Dawn Casey
CEO Western Australian Museum

Penny Carnaby
CEO, National Library of New Zealand.
Unlocking digital content and throwing away the key: Connecting New Zealanders to information important top all aspects of their lives
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Neil McClelland OBE
Director UK Literacy Trust
National Literacy Trust
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Jason Clarke
Minds at Work
Has anyone seen the new era?
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Refereed Papers

Demand Balancing Inter-Library Loan Networks
Dr Edmund Balnaves, Prosentient Systems Pty. Ltd.
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Search challenges as assessment tools: A collaboration between the library and the 21 st Century Information Fluency Project in Illinois
Dr David Barr, Bob Houston, Dan Balzer, Paula Garrett and Dr Carl Heine, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
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Tech trials? Top’d and turn’d
Robyn Benjamin, University of Western Sydney, NSW
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Where are we going and do I need luggage?: The future of reference services in Australian academic libraries
Liz Burke, University of Western Australia
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Kimberley Writers Festival
Anne Devenish, Library Manager, Kununurra Community Library
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Recognising the assistants: Workplace competency training in Australia
Judith Field, Adult Community Education North Coast NSW
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The missing link? Alumni chapters and the professional development of librarians
Clare Glanville, University of Southern Queensland
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Australian research libraries and the Research Quality Framework
Dr Gaby Haddow, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
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Future perfect – will we have made it? Workforce planning issues in the library and information sector
Dr Gillian Hallam, Queensland University of Technology
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SMS Reference: Keeping up with your clients!
Sonia Herman, Southbank Institute of TAFE, Queensland
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An evaluation of the information architectural qualities of Australian library websites
Philip Hider and Stuart Ferguson, Charles Sturt University
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Financial accounting and library collections: the bottom line
Anne Horn and Janine Epps Deakin University Library
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CLIC@CLICK06: A consortial success story
Cathie Jilovsky, CAVAL Collaborative Solutions; K. Pearson, Macquarie University Library and J. Wilson, RMIT University Library
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Librarians as Learning Advocates
Chris Kelly, Hume Global Learning Village Library Service
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Libraries without librarians are just a room full of books: Educating inmate library clerks, for now and for their future
Toni Kennedy, Manager Library Services NSW Department of Corrective Services
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Implementing institutional repositories in Regional Australia
Deidre Lowe, RUBRIC (Regional Universities Building Research Infrastructure Collaboratively) Project Manager, University of Southern Queensland
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A big ask! Reference, time zones and the art of cooperation
Carmel McInerny, Reader Services, National Library of Australia and Libby Fielding, Reference Services, Client Services and Collections, State Library of Queensland
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Not the R word! or a Breath of Fresh Air: The impact of organizational restructure at Macquarie University Library
Kathryn Pearson, Jim Kelly and Meredith Martinelli, Macquarie University Library
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A careful blend of general and vocational education
Dr Jayarani Raju, Library and Information Studies, Durban Institute of Technology
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To Unionize or not to Unionize the LIS Sector: The debate now begins in South Africa
Dr Reggie Raju, University of KwaZulu-Natal Libraries, South Africa
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Strategic procurement of library collections
Sharon Robertson, Brisbane City Council Library Services and Anita Catoggio, Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service, Queensland
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The AIATSIS Library: Innovations in Indigenous Library Services
Rod Stroud, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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Fleas in the reading room and fiction on the shelves: Meeting the readers of a nineteenth century public library
Peter Thompson, La Trobe University Library
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Architecture for Implementing a Sustainable Electronic Delivery Sevices Platform – atmitchell.com Case Study
Nandu Thundatil, State Library of NSW
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What is a library OPAC?
Dr David Wells, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
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Creating community: The blog as a networking device
Constance Wiebrands, Curtin University of Technology Library and Information Service, Western Australia
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Workplace Practice

Innovation in a podshell: Bringing information literacy into the world of podcasting
Jody Atkinson, Jaya Berk, Joanne Comerford and Sonja Olsen, Curtin University of Technology, Library and Information Service
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Libraries Australia and PictureAustralia: Innovation in access at the National Library of Australia
Tony Boston and Fran Wilson, National Library of Australia, ACT
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Standards for RFID systems in Australian libraries – What does it all mean and why should you care?
Alan Butters, Sybis
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RFID and privacy within libraries – Myths, misconceptions and the future
Alan Butters, Sybis
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The repository in the middle: The Sydney eScholarship Repository
Sten Christensen, Fisher Library, university of Sydney, NSW
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Waver Riders – Eastern Sydney Libraries Cooperative and Their HSC Support Programme
Will Coombe, Waverley Library NSW
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Copyright and new content models
Michael Fraser, CEO, Copyright Agency Ltd.
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Client’s information seeking behaviour: an OPAC transaction log
Prof. Markus Hennies, Stuttgart Media University, Germany
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Emerging technologies changing our service delivery models
Mary Ann Kajewski, State Library of Queensland
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The impact of leadership on library quality: Outcomes of a benchmarking project between ATN libraries
Leanne Levinge, Queensland University of Technology and Karen Tang, Curtin University of Technology Western Australia
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The teaching librarian: ESL and the academic library
Fiona Mariner, Reference Librarian (International), University of Adelaide Library
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The role of partnership libraries in New South Wales Health – The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Library experience
Tabitha Merrell, Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Library NSW
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A statewide approach to auditing collections and developing a blueprint for public libraries in Victoria
Wendy Quihampton, State Library of Victoria
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Libraries Building communities – next steps, leaps and bounds for a groundbreaking project
Debra Rosenfeldt, Manager Public Libraries, State Library of Victoria
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From Standalone to SWIFT
Darren Ryan, Yarra-Melbourne Regional Library Corporation and Kevin Rusbridge, SWIFT Project, Municipal Association of Victoria
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Breaking the Barriers
Lorraine Seeger and Bernadine Nolen, Eastern Regional Libraries Corporation
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1001 Australian nights: The importance of librarians telling their own stories
Andrew Wright, International Story-Teller
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Virtual Papers

Student perceptions of legal research: Evaluating an innovative approach to information literacy
Jill Benn, Carol Hicks and Eileen Thompson, University of Western Australia
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How long is forever? Paradigms for digital preservation
Dr Ross Harvey, Professor of Library and Information Management, Charles Sturt University
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Evaluating library programs: Why is it important?
Cate Richmond, Assistant Director, Libraries and Knowledge Centres, Northern Territory Library