Program - PD Day - Thursday
| Thursday December 4 2008 |
| The Art of Influence: Essential Skills for Leaders
The Art of Influence Workshop is a must for anyone who is serious about enhancing their leadership and communication skills. Learn how to conquer your fear of public speaking and advance your career by becoming a more effective and compelling speaker. Participants identify which persuasion styles come most naturally and provide positive and ethnical steps to gain influence, credibility and confidence in your organization and/or during high level meetings. The workshop will also provide you with practical strategies to eliminate your fear or inexperience in public speaking and dramatically improve your speaking skills whether you are persuading, educating, or informing. The workshop will also provide practical skills for a more polished PowerPoint presentation that keeps your audience awake. Date: Thursday, 4 December 2008 Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm Venue: Venue: RMIT Research Lounge Swanston Library, Building 8, Level 5, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000 Cost: $30 NLS4 Delegates and ALIA Members; $40 non delegates and non members - limited places available. To register your interest in either of these sessions, contact Moving to a healthy workplace: questions to ask before saying Yes to a job With bullying and toxic workplaces on the rise there is a need to focus on improving workplace culture. Expert articles only talk about how to cope with bad behaviour. This workshop focuses on what candidates should know during screening and recruitment for management and director positions. The session will help participants recognise which questions you should be asking before taking that dream job. Date: Thursday, 4 December 2008 Time: 2pm - 4pm Venue: RMIT Library, Seminar Room 1 Swanston Library, Building 8, Level 5, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000 Cost: $30 NLS4 Delegates and ALIA Members; $40 non delegates and non members - limited places available To register your interest in either of these sessions, contact |
| Resume Reviews (back by popular demand)
Date: Thursday, 4 December 2008 Venue: RMIT Library, Conference Room Swanston Library, Building 8, Level 5, Swanston St Campus, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000 Cost: Complimentary for NLS4 delegates Have the chance to have your resume reviewed and critiqued by one of a panel of managers from leading library job agencies and academic, public and special libraries. You will be able to have a 15 minute discussion with one of these senior people from the profession and the opportunity to receive feedback on your resume and recent job application letters. You may also discuss how best to present potential employers your personal strengths and how to deal with any weaknesses. If you have a job application and/or interview coming up, this is a great opportunity to enhance your resume and your job seeking skills! Resume reviews will be scheduled in 15 minute time-slots from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday, 4 December. If you wish to attend it is essential that you indicate whether you prefer a morning or afternoon time-slot on your registration |
| Career Development Workshop
Title: Professional Development: your strategy for success – how to use the ALIA PD Scheme to your benefit Date: Thursday, 4 December 2008 Time: 2.00 – 4.00 Cost: Complimentary for NLS4 delegates Venue: RMIT Research Lounge Building 8, Level 5, Swanston St Campus (Opposite Library Entrance), 360 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000 Presenters: Margie Anderson and Ian Smith Discover the variety of ways you can keep up to date and gain the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the dynamic library and information environment. • Demonstrate your commitment to life-long learning • Use your postnominals • Receive recognition from your colleagues, employer, profession and community Please indicate your workshop selection on the registration form - places are limited |
| Library Tours 2-5pm
We have created a series of tours to provide delegates with a behind-the-scenes look at a variety of libraries based in the Melbourne CBD. Delegates will be able to view rare collections, or hear about the latest innovations, initiatives, trends, practices and workflows that may have practical application for their own work or future interests. Tours will depart at 2pm on Thursday, 4th December 2008 from the steps of the State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street Melbourne. Volunteers will lead each tour group and we ask delegates to wear comfortable walking shoes as we travel between various libraries. Tours are no additional charges for Symposium delegates, however, afternoon tea breaks are at delegates' own expense unless otherwise specified. • Tour 1 - Melbourne Library Service - City Library and Victoria University – City Flinders Library • Tour 2 - The Melbourne Athenaeum Library (afternoon tea sponsored by the library) and Freehills Law Library • Tour 3 - State Library of Victoria Places are strictly limited for each tour and will be assigned on a first come basis. Please indicate your tour selection on registration |
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To finish the PD Day and discuss the Sessions with other delegates, why not consider an evening beverage...
With so many information-savvy people coming to town for the 4th ALIA New Librarians' Symposium in December, the ALIA New Graduates Group Committee in Victoria, along with the ALIA New Generation Advisory Committee (NGAC) thought it would be remiss of them not to get in on the action somehow. Together with the Symposium Organising Committee, we are having a drink and a bite to eat the night before the conference starts. We'd love to see as many delegates and the Victorian library community as we can, to get the Symposium started with a bang! It's one of the first great things to do to break down barriers too. When: Thursday, 4th December from 6:30pm onwards. Where: The Elephant and Wheelbarrow, 94-96 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Cost: At own expense RSVP: (essential) to Email your RSVP to Daniel by 27th November 2008. For more information about the venue see the website: Elephant and Wheelbarrows Website Hope to see you there. Gemma Siemensma |