Today was the day for my visit to Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt and Melbourne have a a "strategic international partnership". You can read more about it.www.vanderbilt.unimelb.edu.au/partnership
When I knew my visit to Nashville was coming up I organised a visit to the library at Vanderbilt. www.library.vanderbilt.edu
I left the hotel and walked across the road to catch the number 7 bus to Vanderbilt. Dobe's 20 trip bus pass from a couple of years ago worked and within 15 minutes I was getting off the bus right outside the library.
I met 3 of the senior staff, had a tour of the recent library renovations and spent some time talking to the staff. We discovered that each of our libraries face similar issues, no surprise there.
Lunch at the University club, some more conversation and then back on the bus.
The library has an active exhibition schedule, employs students to work on special projects and is making imaginative use of its archive of TV News.
I'll write a report for the University Librarian when I get home.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Nashville
I am sitting in our room at the Best Western in Downtown Nashville. Dobe is at the Americana Convention next door at the Sheraton and have finally got a go at the keyboard.
It is fine and sunny here and shortly I'm off to ride the free buses and get a feel for the place. Tonight is awards night. Not sure what to expect.
Tomorrow is my visit to Vanderbilt University Library
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
New Year's Resolutions
A New Year's resolution was to write on a regular basis. My challenge will be to decide what to write on this blog and what to write on my Word Press blog.
As a Librarian turned Information Manager, I recently attended the Australian Library and Information Association's Online 2011 conference in Sydney. It is probably the largest conference I have attended. I believe around 900 participants.
It was at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre which is huge. There were three days of conference proper with workshops and other activities on the day before and the day after the conference. For may people this meant a week in Sydney.
On the last day of the first session - 1 February, I gave a presentation based on the paper I submitted. It was about designing an Enterprise Classification Scheme and using it in the reform of the Library shared drive.
I received some positive comments from University of Melbourne colleagues as well as people who attended the twenty minute presentation. I was glad to get the presentation out of the way and be able to relax and enjoy the two remaining days of the conference.
A highlight, unrelated to the content of the conference was the enormous Brett Whitely painting of Sydney Harbour that I got to gaze at while my iPad was recharging.
As a Librarian turned Information Manager, I recently attended the Australian Library and Information Association's Online 2011 conference in Sydney. It is probably the largest conference I have attended. I believe around 900 participants.
It was at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre which is huge. There were three days of conference proper with workshops and other activities on the day before and the day after the conference. For may people this meant a week in Sydney.
On the last day of the first session - 1 February, I gave a presentation based on the paper I submitted. It was about designing an Enterprise Classification Scheme and using it in the reform of the Library shared drive.
I received some positive comments from University of Melbourne colleagues as well as people who attended the twenty minute presentation. I was glad to get the presentation out of the way and be able to relax and enjoy the two remaining days of the conference.
A highlight, unrelated to the content of the conference was the enormous Brett Whitely painting of Sydney Harbour that I got to gaze at while my iPad was recharging.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Getting back to blogging
I've changed the name of this blog. It's called sssh as a tongue in cheek aside to the stereotypical librarian.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Case study
Spent some time today looking at the folders left behind in Shared Drive project.
Some are taking up many GBs of space. I'm thinking these could stand a little extra investigation.
Some are taking up many GBs of space. I'm thinking these could stand a little extra investigation.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Shared drive project
I probably should have been blogging about the shared drive project since it started way back in October 2008.
The first phase of the project ended on December 18 2009 and during the summer break before people come back from leave and the next phase of the project starts I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the project and what I learnt about information management, project management, people management and self management along the way.
I have committed to putting something on this blog every day in January so I intend to go back to the beginning of the project and work my way forward from there.
The first phase of the project ended on December 18 2009 and during the summer break before people come back from leave and the next phase of the project starts I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the project and what I learnt about information management, project management, people management and self management along the way.
I have committed to putting something on this blog every day in January so I intend to go back to the beginning of the project and work my way forward from there.
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