NLS2006 News
30 November - WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
When the NLS2006 Organising Committee were planning this event, the data from the feedback forms at NLS2 was invaluable. It helped us figure out which bits were vital to keep in the event, and which bits needed to be changed. Help us do the next organisers the same favour, by filling in our online feedback form. It won't take long, and it will ensure that the next New Librarians' Symposium will be even better than this one! Jump in here.
22 November - Buy the NLS2006 T-Shirt!
For those looking for that extra something to stand out in the crowd, we are now selling NLS2006 t-shirts. Available in a nice shade of green, see the order form for an example. Check out our enthusiastic model wearing a sample. Please be aware that t-shirts ordered before NLS2006 will be available for pick up or delivery, but delivery is only AFTER the event. T-shirts ordered after the event are delivery only. There will be a small quantity of shirts available for sale at NLS2006. Limited numbers are available in each size, so get in quick.
Web Forum now open!!
10 Nov 2006 - The NLS2006 web forum is now open. You can use this forum to discuss session schedules, travel and accommodation, social events, and so on.Web papers online!
10 Nov 2006 - NLS2006 is pleased to announce that two papers from our web papers programme are now available. These papers will give you a sneak peek at the issues new graduates are in, and a taster of what to expect in December!
The web papers programme gives an opportunity for more new writers to be published than could be accommodated in the programme, and a chance for delegates and visitors from around the world to participate in the symposium virtually.
Discuss these papers and more at the NLS2006 forum.
LUNCH SPONSOR - SLA
12 Oct 2006 - The NLS2006 committee would like to welcome aboard The Special Libraries Association (SLA), who have taken on the 'Lunch Sponsor' package.Early Bird registrations have now closed
7 Oct 2006 - Early bird registrations for NLS2006 closed last Friday. Please see our registration page for the current rates. Don't forget day registrations are also available. [registration page]JUST TWO DAYS TO GO!
4 Oct 2006 - Early bird registrations for NLS2006 closes this Friday. HURRY! [registration page]29 September - NLS2006 Tips & Tricks Competition
Nora Martin is a Research Librarian with Fairfax Research Library in Sydney. Nora submitted the following winning tip for conference attendance, and has won herself free registration for NLS2006, courtesy of the Information and Knowledge Management Program at the University of Technology, Sydney. Congratulations Nora, and we look forward to seeing you in December!
- Share the conference programme ahead of time with staff of your organisation/library
- Give them a list of sessions, workshop and any demonstrations you plan to attend
- Provide the conference web site to your organisation/library so they can see the depth and breadth of the what the conference has on offer
- Be prepared to explain the relevance of the information and solutions for your library or organisation as well as how much this training will cost
- Pick up handouts whenever offered. Further, take notes at conference sessions, so that you can share your experiences with your colleagues when you return
Closer to the event we'll have all the tips and tricks that were submitted available on our website, where you'll be able to prepare yourself for your time at NLS2006. Thank you to all that entered, and to UTS for supporting us!
See you in December!
7 September - NLS2006 Tips & Tricks Competition
This competition is kindly sponsored by the Information and Knowledge Management Program at the University of Technology, Sydney - to find out more about what UTS has to offer you, visit www.hss.uts.edu.au/departments/DIS/
What do I wear? What do I bring? If I'm not in charge of my library's budget, how do I talk to exhibitors? If it's boring, can I leave?
We're sure you won't need an answer to that last question (as if it'll be boring!), but given that 66% of delegates to the 2nd New Librarians' Symposium had never been to a conference before, those kinds of questions might be going through your head.
We've assembled a list of "Tips & Tricks" from the NLS2006 Organising Committee to help first timers (and perhaps even some old-timers) deal with their conference experience.
But really, we're novices too. So we'd love to hear from you. Do you have a tip or trick that you'd like to share with other delegates, perhaps something that was passed on to you, or you learnt from your own experience? What questions were you asking before your first conference?
We'll add your tips to our list on the NLS2006 website - but wait, there's more! Courtesy of the kind people at the Information and Knowledge Management Program at the University of Technology, Sydney, the author of the best tip and / or trick, as judged by the NLS2006 Organising Committee, will win free registration to NLS in December, and the chance to put that tip into practice.
Entries should be sent to newlibrarian2006@alia.org.au with the subject line "Tips & Tricks" by Friday 22nd September, and including your contact details. Winners will be announced the following week, and we'll endeavour to get all submissions on to the website as soon as we can. If you come up with a tip or trick to be added, but you've missed the competition closing date, you can still send it in to help your fellow delegates.
So get tipping!
4 August - Convince Your Boss. We have a winner!
The NLS2006 Organising Committee congratulates Kirsten Harte of Queensland, the winner of our Convince Your Boss Competition. Kirsten turned to poetry for her entry - we're not sure whether it's spoken or sung, but we love it either way:
Boss, just a note
NLS2006 deserves your vote
An investment, to be sure
Pathways and Possibilities galore!
Next-geners, Big Wigs and Sponsors too
Satellite events and networking to do
Keynote speakers, Bruce and Byrne
So much to say and learn
Specials for Earlybirds
Give me this chance to be heard!Kirsten has won free registration to NLS2006, which means you can pick her brains about how to rephrase your next grant application in poetry form. It'll be a winner!
To see our other entries, as well as some contributions by the NLS2006 Organising Committee, visit http://conferences.alia.org.au/newlibrarian2006/conferencetips and if you've got any more suggestions, feel free to send them to us at newlibrarian2006@alia.org.au - c'mon, help out your fellow new grads!28 July - Convince Your Boss Competition
"But I wanna!"
For some strange reason, that phrase just doesn't cut it when asking your boss to pay for conference attendance. But what does?
We're asking potential NLS2006 delegates to help each other in convincing their bosses that supporting NLS attendance is an investment with high returns.
Tell us, in 50 words or less, your best argument for why your work should support your attendance, and we'll put the entries on our website so others can take inspiration from you.
And guess what? In a nice little contradiction, we'll be awarding the author of the best argument with free registration to NLS2006 in December, freeing up your argument for blatant plagiarism by others without your boss ever having to know!
Submit your entries to newlibrarian2006@alia.org.au, with the subject line "Convince Your Boss", by 5pm Wednesday 16th August. All decent entries will go on our website (nothing inappropriate please - bribery is not an option!), and the winner, as voted by the NLS2006 Organising Committee, will be announced the following week.25 July - Call for reviewers
The NLS2006 committee is seeking people to review papers that have selected to be peer-reviewed.
Reviewers will be asked to nominate topics they wish to review, and to read and comment on one or two papers. The committee will provide you with guidelines and instructions for completing your review. Reviews will be due two weeks after you receive papers, and will need to be re-reviewed if there are any corrections or revision. We especially welcome first-time reviewers. For those that want to make the most of their visit to Sydney, there will be a number of satellite events happening around NLS2006. Information for some of these is now available on our website, with more to be confirmed. Keep in mind that these events are run externally to NLS2006, so you'll have to follow the booking instructions on the website. We hope you find something to tickle your intellectual curiosity!
This is your opportunity to preview some of the hot topics at NLS2006!
If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for NLS2006, please fill out the short online form by Friday August 11.28 June - Satellite event information now available
For those that want to make the most of their visit to Sydney, there will be a number of satellite events happening around NLS2006. Information for some of these is now available on our website, with more to be confirmed. Keep in mind that these events are run externally to NLS2006, so you'll have to follow the booking instructions on the website. We hope you find something to tickle your intellectual curiosity!
14 June - We have a winner!
Congratulations and thanks go to Jill Baker, Library & Intranet Manager at UrbisJHD in Melbourne. Jill was the first person to register for NLS2006, and thus the winner of the first of many competitions. Jill will hopefully be curled up in a big armchair, nice and warm inside when it's chilly out, enjoying her copy of The mobile library: the case of the missing books by Ian Sansom, kindly donated by HarperCollins Publishing Australia.
To get first dibs on upcoming competitions, be sure to sign up for our elist. We've got a few competitions planned that are exclusive to the list, so keep watching the skies...22 May - Win a copy of the "Mobile Library"
With registration opening on June 1st, we know you don't need any incentives to jump in as quickly as possible. But as a reward to the fastest gun we've got a copy of Ian Sansom's recent publication "The mobile library: the case of the missing books" to give away, courtesy of the generous folk at HarperCollins Publishers Australia. This is the story of Israel, a shy, quiet new librarian who finds himself responsible for finding the 15,000 books missing from his new library. For further details.
So get in quick! The first registration processed through the ALIA Shop will have a copy of this book raced to them in the mail to keep them amused over the upcoming long weekend. Ready, steady...12 May - Registration opening soon
Registrations for NLS2006 will be opening on the 1st June. Please note that accommodation needs to be booked seperately, directly with the hotels - you'll find a list of recommended ones (that have kindly offered us discounted rates) on the accommodation page. Look out for more information on our programme coming soon...
5 May - Call for papers now closed
The Call for Papers for NLS2006 has now closed, and the entire committee wishes to thank all those that submitted. We received about twice as many papers as we were expecting, which was pretty exciting! The Programme Committee is currently putting together a cracker of a programme for you, it'll be full of great stuff, we promise!
Alyson Dalby (+61 2 9256 5413)
Adrianne Harris (+61 2 9385 3426)
Co-convenors
email: newlibrarian2006@alia.org.au
