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New directions in special librarianship: the role, the virtual and being indispensable

Program schedule

Day 1, Thursday 3 November 2005

1:00pm-2:00pm	Registration
2:00pm-3:00pm	The big picture: the role of the special librarian in the knowledge economy Presenter: Dr. Kate Andrews, partner, intellectual capital at BDO Kendalls, Brisbane. Dr. Andrews consults Australia-wide in intellectual capital, knowledge management and value realisation. She received her Ph.D (QUT 2000) for research in knowledge management and organisational learning and her specialist areas include: Knowledge management strategy development Knowledge commercialisation Intellectual capital development Kate will discuss the central role she believes library and information professionals have in understanding and benefiting from the application of intellectual capital processes.
3:00pm-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30pm-4:15pm	Session: Going virtual Chair: Elizabeth Swan Delivering an information service from your kitchen table: the IBM virtual library Presenter: Matthew Davies, IBM Knowledge Point Matthew looks after the Asia Pacific Knowledge Point service which is part of the global research and information service of IBM business consulting services. He has been with the service for over three years and in the information industry for over ten years. Matthew graduated with an MA in Library & Information Management from Liverpool University in 1995 and has worked at several establishments including the foreign and commonwealth office and KPMG in London and in Australia he worked for Accenture, ASIC and the Powerhouse Museum before joining PwC Consulting in October 2001.
4:15pm-5:30pm	Going virtual: where in the spectrum should you be? Panel and group discussion. Panelists: Matthew Davies, IBM Knowledge Point Kay Harris, J.P. Morgan Judy Reeves, BHP Billiton Topics discussed will include: SWOT Managing virtual teams Content Costs Hybrid vs virtual
5:30pm-6:00pm	Drinks
6:00pm-9:00pm	New directions dinner

Day 2, Friday 4 November 2005

8:30am-9:45am	Session: Licensing electronic resources Chair: Robyn Lovelock Presenters: Jocelyn Priddey, senior manager, Collection Development, University Of Queensland. Jocelyn commenced work at the University of Queensland Library in 1975 and has worked in various branch libraries and sections. In late 1987 she took up the position of monographs orders librarian, moving two years later to the position of acquisitions librarian, responsible for the purchase of all library materials. As senior manager, Collection Development Jocelyn currently co-ordinates the implementation of the collection development policy to ensure that the library obtains effective and efficient supply of materials and related services. She manages the preparation of the library materials budget and monitors its implementation to achieve an appropriate balance in the collection and maximise the utilisation of library funds. In 2005 this budget was A$15.8 million, of which it is estimated that 51 per cent per cent will spent on electronic resources. Natalie Blanchard, publisher relations and consortia manager, Swets Information Services Before graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business, Information Management and Library Studies at RMIT University, Natalie worked with RMIT Publishing and the national meteorological library. She began working fulltime with the national meteorological library after graduating, working on developing and maintaining an historical archive on the subject area of tropical cyclones. This worked involved creating and maintaining a database and collection development. A highlight of the collection development work was travelling to Calcutta to procure documents from the Asiatic Society. Natalie has also worked for ALDIS and Thomson Gale. Natalie is a member of ALIA's New Generation Policy and Advisory Group (NGPAG). NGPAG has been formed to generate interest in the Library and information industry and association among new and recent graduates and students. In August 2002, Natalie delivered a paper at the IFLA conference in Scotland discussing NGPAG and the need for transition programs between more experienced and new librarians.
9:45am-10:30am	Pulling apart an e-resources license: the good, the bad and the ugly: a workshop. Facilitiators: Penny Scott, electronic resources and licensing manager, State Library of Victoria (member, ALIA Purchasing and Consortia Reference Group) Julie Rae, manager Gulliver Consortium and chief executive Central Highlands Regional Library Corporation (member, ALIA Purchasing and Consortia Reference Group)
10:30am-11:00am	Morning tea
11:00am-11:45am	Session: Information security Chair: Roxanne Missingham Information security for special libraries Presenter: Jo Stewart-Rattray, Vectra Corporation Currently director of information security with Vectra Corporation Jo Stewart-Rattray has 17 years experience in the IT arena, a decade of which has been spent in information security. A certified security professional and member of the ACS, Jo sits on the Organising Committee for the SA Women in Information Technology Awards and was recently elected state president for security body Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) in South Australia; the first woman to hold the South Australian state presidency.
11:45am-12:15pm	The information security audit - how will you rate? Group discussion. Information audit tool
12:15pm-1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm-2:30pm	Session: Train the infopro trainer - a workshop. T.E.A.S.E.: a new model for end-user training. Presenter: Maree Lipschitz, Feedback Training & Facilitation After working for several years as a special librarian in government, corporate and special libraries, Maree has moved to being a corporate trainer and facilitator specialising in interpersonal communications training and presentation. Maree completed The Trainer's Track Levels 1-3 program from Inform Training & Research Pty Ltd in 1994. She is a highly interactive trainer being an accredited Generative Learning trainer and NLP Practitioner. Prior to that, Maree studied Training to Train with Stephanie Burns, who is widely regarded as Australia's leading authority in adult education and motivation.
2:30pm-3:15pm	Session: Marketing special libraries to deliver value Chair: Elizabeth Swan Marketing and special libraries. Presenter: Michael Newman, Brandnewman Michael Newman is one of Australia's best-known advertising creative directors. As executive creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi in Australia, during the agency's years of prolific growth, he became the country's most awarded creative director (bringing home a pride of Cannes Lion Awards, including Australia's only Gold for TV campaigns in 2001). He sat on the agency's worldwide creative board until 2001. Later, Newman became an executive creative director for rival group, M&C Saatchi in South East Asia, before helping launch the company's second agency network, DNA, in Australia in early 2004. He is the author of two acclaimed advertising books, Creative leaps (John Wiley & Sons, 2002) and The 22 irrefutable laws of advertising - and when to violate them (2004). He lives and writes in a small cliff top cottage on Sydney's northern beaches, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, credit card bills and deadlines.
3:15pm-3:45pm	Afternoon tea
3:45pm-5:00pm	Marketing special libraries to deliver value. Group discussion. Panelists: Michael Newman, Brandnewman David Feighan, Australian Taxation Office Moyra McAllister, former national library manager, Blake Dawson and Waldron Points to be discussed: Planning Product development Branding Delivery Proving value
5:00pm-6:00pm	Summing up At the end of the day and perhaps at the end of the rainbow? Maree Lipschitz, Feedback Training and Facilitation Followed by drinks