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Katherine completed her Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) at Victoria University of Wellington, in June 2004. She has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in History, Politics, & Asian Studies conferred in 1997, also from Victoria University of Wellington. Katherine is currently employed as a Research Librarian at the Parliamentary Library, Wellington. Katherine is the recipient of the Hydestor/Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Region of LIANZA (Library and Information Association of Aotearoa New Zealand) sponsorship to the 2nd ALIA New Librarians' Symposium 2004.

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Matchmaking: A study of mentoring in New Zealand Libraries and Information Centres

Mentoring is a unique, and often rewarding, aspect of anyone's professional development. Mentoring is an emerging area which has recently grown in popularity in libraries and information centres in the United Kingdom and Australia. It looks likely that New Zealand will follow this trend. How can new librarians in Australasia best take advance of mentoring opportunities?

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Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Cultural Studies from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma in Information Management. He has published works in The Naked Eye and Academic Exchange Extra. Peter was the Winner of the Australian Research and Academic Library (WA Branch) prize for best research essay of 2003. Currently he manages the Student Services resource library at University of Western Australia.

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Librarians: Custodians of Culture

Culture, as we know it is dying, according to some historians. Morris Berman, for instance, draws comparisons between Rome and current day America and outlines a cultural death or black hole that will replace the decline of America as the dominant cultural force in the world. This paper links Bermanís theory of Librarians as the custodians of culture with modern day academic libraries. If we, as new librarians, are to shoulder the burden of the preservation of western culture there is an urgent need to investigate what the library is in 2004. This paper argues that librarians, and especially New Graduates, need to be in charge of the direction of Libraries, and not be solely guided by technology or a desire to be everything to everyone.

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Lisa Cotter and Donna Robertson job share the position of Information Services Officer (Librarian, Central Coast Health) at The University of Newcastle in NSW, based at the Gosford Hospital Library. They coordinate information service delivery to The University of Newcastle health sciences students based at Gosford Hospital. Lisa was a first time presenter at the 10th Asia-Pacific Special, Health and Law Librarians' Conference in Adelaide, in August 2003.

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Presenting at a conference - you CAN do it!

This paper will discuss the daunting and sometimes inconceivable prospect of presenting your first poster or paper at a conference. For many, the thought of presenting at a conference would not even come to mind. By sharing the experience of the speakers as first time presenters and showing it is an achievable goal, this paper seeks to encourage new librarians to consider submitting an abstract to present a paper at upcoming conferences. The benefits of presenting and tips on how to go about having a submission accepted will be discussed, along with how such an endeavour can contribute to the relatively new model of evidence based librarianship.

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Scott Cadoo is a new graduate of the QUT Graduate Diploma of Library and Information Studies. He is presently employed by Logan City Council Libraries and has acted within a variety of roles ranging from Storytelling to driving the Mobile Library. He presently lives in Manly ˆ Brisbane with his wife and 3 children. He hopes to continue his studies and build on the body of Œgood works‚ already produced within the Queensland Library community.

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RFID use within libraries: an Australian perspective

Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) will change how libraries work forever. The efficiencies the technology can bring to libraries are too hard to overlook. However there are fears that this technology will bring into jeopardy library patrons‚ privacy. RFID advocates argue from a Technological determinist position that RFID is a good tool that will help society. Privacy advocates argue from a Social constructivist position that there is an agenda behind the development of this technology. They are attempting to temper its misuses through social restraints. The Library community is caught between these one-dimensional diametric arguments. A less simplistic analysis of these issues is needed so that the library community can act proactively and not reactively to this technological change.

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Natasha currently manages the independently run Library and Information service provision at Whitehouse Institute of Design. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Information Studies) & a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (5 yr course)

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From negativity to enlightenment: Using career planning to change the image of the information profession

This paper reports on how new graduates are often affected by the negative perceptions that can be attached to information professionals, predominantly librarians. The paper explores how the world of library and information science is evolving and adapting to the requirements of an information society and the impact that this is having upon new graduates from their choice of an information studies degree through to completing the degree, graduating and finding their place in the professional information industry.

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Before graduating in 2003 with a Master of Applied Science at Charles Sturt University, Lily X.L. Gao worked with Bureau of Meteorology Research Center, providing administrative and scientific support to the research scientists. From 2001, with the support from the National Meteorology Library, she started working on developing and maintaining a publication database for the research center as a knowledge base for the research activities in the research centre. Once Lily graduated, she joined the National Meteorological Library as a librarian, also working on maintaining a Bureau of Meteorology Abstract Database for all bureau staff publications. Her current interest is on strategic positioning of library in the knowledge management matrix.

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Content Management - a testing ground for new librarians

Libraries are expected to play a key role as a centre of excellence in providing a cost effective information system in support of their host organization knowledge management process. Content management, as a component of the KM activities, provides a testing ground for new librarians. It requires not only the knowledge of the information systems, but also the knowledge of organizational culture and infrastructure and its impact on the information flow and information systems. It also requires the strategic positioning of ourselves in the KM matrix and integrating some of the function into the practices through technology, people support, current information infrastructure and reach of resources.

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Adrianne graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2002 with a Master of Applied Science in Library and Information Management. Her undergraduate degree is in Arts from Sydney University majoring in Philosophy and Old Engligh. Currently working as a special librarian in the area of adult education (managing a staff development library for university staff), Adrianne is passionate about providing grass roots development and support for staff of the University of New South Wales. Providing expert library services, as well as coordinating and delivering short development courses, the staff development resource centre is a pivotal library for staff wishing to update skills, prepare for change and apply for new positions. Adrianne regularly runs generic skills workshops for staff, new staff orientation sessions, workshops for supervisors and has recently delivered a career development workshop for new librarians in NSW.

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Mind Mapping for Career Success

Mind mapping, is a powerful tool that can be used to organise information into a graphic format, using colour, words and images. It is also a tool that encourages creativity, innovation and non-linear thinking. When the techniques of mind mapping are applied to new librarians who are planning and developing their career, a picture can be formed that looks both retrospectively and forwardly at a librarians career. A retrospective use of a mind map can allow an individual to chart where they have travelled in their career, to capture their competencies and can help in identifying suitable areas of employment, all of which can assist in the job application process. When used to plan for the future, the mind map allows an individual to create a picture of their ideal career, plan routes to achieve their ideal career, to reflect on and gain an overview of career strengths and values, to identify development goals (both generic and specialist skills) and short and long term career goals.

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Pamela is a 24-year-old reference librarian at Blake Dawson Waldron
Lawyers. This was her first permanent library position. Her main duties are reference and research and teaching an information literacy program as the Sydney member of the national training team at BDW. She graduated in 2001 from a Bachelor degree in Information at UTS.

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The role of continuing education in the development of new library graduates

As new librarians we have the opportunity to make a difference to our profession, and become an essential part of our organisation by working on the individual level - one person can make a difference. We graduate with skills that our universities have called "graduate attributes". Often we aren't even aware of what these are, but by reflecting on these attributes and seeking to build on them; promoting ourselves - particularly by exploring new ways to express our professional beliefs, and by being actively involved in and engaged with our profession, we can demonstrate that we are passionate experts and thus enhance our own professional development, as well as developing our profession.

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