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2 Nov 2008
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President's Report

2 Nov 2008
A report from LIANZA's President Glen Walker

2 Nov 2008
In this month's Library Life you can read about two visitors from the Czech Republic whose library building was built in 1556 and about Christchurch City Libraries who will be celebrating their 150th birthday next year. We may only be in our infancy compared to the venerable institutions of Europe but hey! look how far we have come in such a short time.

LIANZA Conference Update

2 Nov 2008
Poropitia Outside the Box: 2-5 November 2008

Notes from the Office

2 Nov 2008
News from the LIANZA National Office

LIANZA Annual Remuneration Survey 2008

2 Nov 2008
Thanks to all the Library and Information Managers who responded to the 2008 LIANZA Remuneration Survey which closed on Friday 24th October. We are pleased to report that the data pool is significantly greater than last year which will provide an excellent basis for analysis.

Ikaroa Update

2 Nov 2008
News and events from the Region.

Te Upoko o te Ika a Maiu Update

2 Nov 2008
The 2008/9 LIANZA regional committee for Te Upoko o te Ika a Maiu region is:

Waikato / Bay of Plenty Region Update

2 Nov 2008
News from the Region

ITSIG workshop at LIANZA Conference

2 Nov 2008
ITSIG will be holding a workshop at 12:30-1:30pm Monday 3 November 2008 in Marlborough Room 1&2.

PuBSIG AGM

2 Nov 2008
The Annual General Meeting of the Public Libraries Special Interest Group will be held on Tuesday 4 November at 7.30 am; if you wish to attend and have not already registered for breakfast - please contact Barbara Whitton.

SLIS Breakfast

2 Nov 2008
Come and meet your colleagues from all over New Zealand at the SLIS breakfast.

CatSIG Update

2 Nov 2008
News from the Cataloguing Special Interest Group

National Library News

2 Nov 2008
News and events from the National Library of New Zealand

News from the LIM Programme

2 Nov 2008
Update from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Information Management

The Open Polytechnic Column

2 Nov 2008
News from Information and Library Studies at the Open Polytechnic

Copyright (New technologies) Amendment Act 2008

2 Nov 2008
The Ministry of Economic Development has advised that almost all of the provisions of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 came into force on Friday 31 October.

News from the National Digital Forum

2 Nov 2008
Are You Coming To This Year's Forum?

From the Marketing Desk

2 Nov 2008
Back to the Drawing Board or is That the Driving Range

Information Online 2009

2 Nov 2008
ADVERTORIAL

Mentoring & Professional Registration

2 Nov 2008
An NZ wide event on the access grid

AUT Library bids farewell to ...

2 Nov 2008
AUT bids farewell to staff members Ainslie Dewe and Heather Jenks.

Christchurch City Libraries 150th Birthday

2 Nov 2008
Christchurch City Libraries celebrates 150 years in 2009. This milestone presents an opportunity to reflect on our special place in the community - then, now and into the future.

New VUW Professor of Information Management

2 Nov 2008
I am very pleased to let you know that from 1 January 2009, Rowena Cullen will hold the position of Professor of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington. This promotion recognises her contribution to library and information management education in New Zealand, as well as her extensive research outputs and her international reputation, outlined below.

And After the Flood....

2 Nov 2008
Just as I arrived at work, early-ish on the morning of Wednesday September 17th, I received a phone call from the Council's After Hours service to say that there appeared to be some water lapping the front doors at the Te Anau Library.

Ronald Hugh Morrieson Literary Awards

2 Nov 2008
With the many talented writers emerging from the region, South Taranaki is looking set to be the birth place for some stunning New Zealand literary talent.

A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library

2 Nov 2008
Freedom to Read: A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library, by Mary Ronnie, is now available for purchase.

4th ALIA New Librarians Symposium

2 Nov 2008
5-6 December, 2008 - CQ Functions, Melbourne

Print on Demand Machine in Book Store

2 Nov 2008
Angus & Robertson launches first in-store Print on Demand book machine in Australia

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Obituary for Henriette Avram

7 Jun 2006
Henriette D. Avram, credited with the development and implementation of the MARC format, died on April 22 aged 86.

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2 Jun 2006
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Presidentâs Column

2 Jun 2006
REWIND

Editorial

2 Jun 2006
Google - At the centre of recent discussions...

Notes from the Office

2 Jun 2006
Information on Renewals, Children's Book Awards, Edith Jessie Carnell and YBP/Lindsay & Croft Award for Collection Services.

LIANZA Conference 2006: Next Generation Libraries - He Huarahi Whakamua Wellington 8-11 October 2006

2 Jun 2006
Registrations, Why Attend, and Wallpaper!

Introducing Lyn Macleod

2 Jun 2006
LIANZA's New Otago Southland Regional Councillor

Strategic Planning: From Thinking to Creating the Future

2 Jun 2006
LIANZA is looking to offer its members a one-day workshop - Strategic Planning: From Thinking to Creating the Future â by well-known International Consultant, Robert McEntyre.

Hikuwai Events

2 Jun 2006
Auckland Digital Day and TVNZ Visit Coming Up!

Ikaroa

2 Jun 2006
Happenings in the Ikaroa Region

Waikato/BOP Region Update

2 Jun 2006
Weekend School and Staff Changes for Wintec

Library and Information Network Taranaki

2 Jun 2006
Report from the May meeting in Hawera.

Digital Futures:

2 Jun 2006
A New Look Relationship between New Zealand's Libraries, Museums, Archives and Art Galleries

Chemical Abstracts go to Nigeria

2 Jun 2006
Seven rather shaky pallets of boxes of Chemical abstracts and some assorted tropical agriculture books and journals have started their journey to Nigeria.

New Whangarei Central Library opened by Prime Minister

2 Jun 2006
âEight million dollars and not a penny more!â then-Mayor Craig Brown roared down the table in my direction at the meeting in 2003 when Council voted in favour of building a new Central Library for Whangarei.

National Library Gets Budget Go Ahead To Plan Major Expansion

2 Jun 2006
The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna MÄtauranga o Aotearoa received exciting news in the 2006 Budget, when it was allocated $300,000 to evaluate options for a major expansion of the Libraryâs Wellington building.

New look takes the Auckland Central City Library into the future

2 Jun 2006
The results of the $2.6 million redevelopment of the Auckland Central City Library were revealed on Monday 29 May when Mayor Dick Hubbard officially declared it open.

Sunday Opening a Winner for Library

2 Jun 2006
If day one is anything to go by, Sunday opening at the Ashburton Public Library is a winner.

National Library Takes Next Step In Preserving Digital Heritage

2 Jun 2006
The next step forward in collecting and preserving New Zealandâs digital heritage has been taken, with the notification of the National Library Requirement (Electronic Documents) Notice 2006 in the New Zealand Gazette on 11 May 2006.

Celebrating Margaret Mahy

2 Jun 2006
A literary symposium is being held to look more closely at Margaret Mahy's literary legacy...

VALA 2006

2 Jun 2006
An update on the VALA Conference from Amanda Brown

More Power to you by July 2006!

2 Jun 2006
Thomson Gale Introduces New Platform for Mega-Searching called PowerSearch.

John William Blackwood (Bill)

2 Jun 2006
Memories from the Library School class of â54

Some interesting facts about studying childrenâs literature at Christchurch College of Education!

2 Jun 2006
The Diploma in Childrenâs Literature is internationally recognised for its depth, range and quality...

BPANZ Review Awards

2 Jun 2006
BPANZ Reviewer of the Year Award and BPANZ Review Page or Programme Award - Finalists Announced

Public Libraries feature in ComputerWorld IT Awards

2 Jun 2006
eLGAR's Smarter Systems Project has been short listed as a finalist in three categories in this years Computerworld Excellence in IT Awards.

Joy Cowley wins the New Zealand Post Book of the Year Award

2 Jun 2006
Joy Cowley has won the New Zealand Post Book of the Year with her novel, Hunter. This novel so impressed the judges for this yearÃ¢ÂÂs New Zealand Post Book Awards with its power and originality that they singled it out as a tour de force of fiction writing with the potential to become a classic of fiction writing for young readers on the international stage.