Canberra Data Citation Workshop ANDS

Dear Colleagues   You are all invited to attend the following:   Canberra Data Citation Workshop ANDS Wednesday, 9 April 2014 from 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM (EST)

Event Details

Venue: RG Menzies Building 15, McDonald Room on this campus map
Getting there & parking: Please be aware that parking may be scarce. Bus, bike, taxi, parking
Kindly hosted by The Australian National University, this networking event is offered to colleagues working in support of research data management who want to: step back and think about data citation, perhaps share big or small thoughts, take in some information, and take away an idea of something "to do next".
The workshop will have speakers to help stimulate discussion, and plenty of time for those good exchanges that bubble up with peers when you're away from a desk.
Note: your institution does not need to be minting DOIs to attend this workshop. DOIs are preferred practice but not mandatory in any way for effective data citation.
 
Who will be sharing their experiences and perspectives?

• Australian National Data Service ANDS
• Ms Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian (Chief Scholarly Information Services) - ANU
• Ms Cynthia Love, Executive Manager, Information Services - CSIRO
• Dr Virginia Barbour, Medicine Editorial Director - PLoS
• Ms Pia Waugh - data.gov
• Dr Sue Fyfe, Director, Data Governance & Services Section - Geoscience Australia

 
Who will be there?
Universities, Government departments, Research Institutions
Librarians, Research Office staff, Data Managers, Research Support Staff -- anyone with an interest in supporting the citation and reuse of data in their organisation.
 
Why come along?
Building a culture of data citation takes time, effort and some reflecting with peers and information sharing. Reading about data citation is one thing, whereas changing business processes and assisting with changes in scholarly communication needs a community of thinkers and doers.  Hear from speakers and share thoughts with each other about : data citation practices, support services, cultural norms and business processes.
 
About your registration
The workshop is free to attend and will run from 9.30-12.30 (registration open from 9.00).
As places are limited, if you register, and then find you can't attend, please email karen.visser@ands.org.au so we can open up your place to someone on the waitlist.
 
Preparing for the workshop
Have a look through the ANDS resources on data citation:

·         General Info on Data Citation and DOIs for data
·         Implementing Data Citation: for institutions (institutions and data managers): for researchers (researchers and custodians)
·         Minting DOIs for data using ANDS CiteMyData Service & DOI FAQ
 
When & Where
The Australian National University
RG Menzies Building
http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/displaybldg.asp?no=2
Acton, ACT 0200
Wednesday, 9 April 2014 from 9:15 AM to 12:30 PM (EST)
regards
 
 
Roxanne Missingham
University Librarian (Chief Scholarly Information Services)

AGLIN, ALIA URLs and Active ALIA are planning their training possibilities and want your ideas

Hello colleagues

We hope you all had a  happy Christmas break and are looking forward to  2014. AGLIN, ALIA URLs and Active ALIA are planning their training possibilities for 2014. We are very keen to develop a program that will bring us all together to be inspired, more knowledgeable and build our network  with experts from a wide range of sectors.

Some suggestions so far have included

·         Latest developments in intellectual property law

·         Value of digitisation 0 benefits particular in the humanities and social sciences

·         New technologies

·         What is happening with Creative Commons

·         An activity for Information Awareness month

We need your ideas to make sure that the program Is successful and meets your needs – we would be delighted if you could take the opportunity to think about events you’d like to attend and give us some ideas for interesting events and workshops that will meet the needs and those of your colleagues.

Cheers and thanks

Karna O'Dea
Active ALIA Convenor

Report on Taxonomy Workshop facilitated by Patrick Lambe

“Taxonomies are powerful instruments for breaking down siloes and fostering collaboration and learning - not just for information accessibility and navigation”.

I was one of the fortunate ones who attend Patrick Lambe’s workshop on taxonomy development on 17-18 October 2013. This  a rare opportunity to come my way and I  enjoyed it . It is also  a pleasure to get together with others who enjoy the discipline of taxonomy. The reasons people had come to the workshop were many, some were constructing or revitalising websites, others were looking into devising the structure of content management system or in my case undertaking a review of an existing thesaurus

The workshop followed a set regime of  theory on day one of what is  a taxonomy and the various forms they can take. Day 2 covered the practical aspects of  taxonomy creation. The workshop approach combines presentation of frameworks and proven methods with interactive exercises and opportunities to relate the content back to participants' own organisations. The exercises and experiential teachings really caught my fancy and encouraged my thinking on methodology  and ways to prompt  stakeholder engagement with the taxonomy.  I think an innovative aspect of  Patrick Lambe’s  approach is to stress that the taxonomy is a living system requiring  strong governance and evaluation.

Karna O'Dea

ALIA National Library & Information Technicians’ Symposium.

Congratulations to the fabulous team that brought us the ALIA National Library & Information Technicians’ Symposium.  The organising committee Colleen Gammage (Convenor), Lucinda Bell, Noellen Newton, Naomi Newton, Anita Godley, Shannon Ross, Leisa Stack, Catherine James, Sharon Doig, and Debra Meany did truly remarkable work, with the assistance of ALIA National Office staff, to deliver a world class event.

It provoked, informed and stimulated networking brilliantly.

The Library tours provided insights into a range of ACT libraries: The library tours were arranged by Michela Laus,

Bluebell Tour

Menzies Library, ANU – Hancock Library, ANU – CSIRO, Black Mountain – The Library and Gardens’ Library, Botanical Gardens – National Film and Sound Archives – AIATSIS

Canberry Tour Gungahlin Public Library – National Film and Sound Archives Warehouse, Mitchell – Australian Catholic University, Watson – Heritage Library, Woden – The Canberra Hospital, Woden – Geoscience Floriade Tour

Chifley Library, ANU – Menzies Library, ANU – Supreme Court, Civic – Legislative Assembly, Civic – CIT Learning Centre, Reid Campus – CIT Training Library, Reid Campus – War Memorial, Campbell

Ginninderra Tour

University of Canberra, Bruce – Lu Rees Archive, UC – Radford College, Bruce (P-12) – Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce – Department of Immigration and Border Control, Belconnen

Burley Griffin Tour

Australian Government Solicitors, Barton – High Court of Australia, Parkes – National Gallery of Australia, Parkes – The National Archives of Australia, Parkes – Museum of Australian Democracy, Parkes – The National Library of Australia.

The first day started with Kel Robertson, an ACT author, giving his perspective on the importance of reading, writing and libraries. He challenged us to think about the new values of libraries based on the needs of society and different communities, particularly those who need support and access to information.  My presentation can be seen at http://www.slideshare.net/roxannemissingham/alianlits-missingham - it proposed thinking like Guerillas.

From the first day I came away with great ideas about smart approaches to assist with copyright (thank you Vanessa Tuckfield), different ways of delivering services – models of self service and extended hours (thank you Christine Potter & Tim Leviston) and the radical contribution of cataloguing.

The afternoon panel focused on issues of demonstrating the value of libraries, our significance, changing economic pressures in Australia and our organisations, the future for library technicians in employment and ideas for changes in education for library technicians.

The Halloween dinner was inspired – such talent and imagination both from the committee and attendees! Do go to the website and follow links to the Twitter stream, photos and the blog - http://alialibtech2013.wordpress.com/

Well done all!

 Roxanne Missingham

Xmas drinks for ALIA URLS, AGLIN and ACTive ALIA members - all welcome!

Yes, the silly season is fast approaching!  Please join us for a drink and some Christmas cheer at our combined end of year social event for all ACT library folk.  Members of ALIA URLS, AGLIN, OPALS and all who work in the library and information sector are welcome.   

Date:                     Wednesday 11 December

Time:                    5.00pm – 7.00pm

Where:               ALIA House Conference Room, 9-11 Napier Close, Deakin ACT  (come and check out the newly renovated conference room!)

For:                        Drinks and nibbles

RSVP:                    Please RSVP by Friday 29 November for catering purposes to Heather Clark, hclark@nla.gov.au

Make a note of the date and plan to come along for a fun evening of socialising and networking with friends and colleagues – all welcome!

Aileen

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Aileen Weir, Convenor
ALIA URLS (Universities and Research Libraries)

The death of the academic book and the path to Open Access

Roxanne Missingham discusses Is publishing academic books a dying trade? And if so, are free e-books from universities likely to deal the final blow?The future of book publishing in general is hotly contested, but particularly so for university presses.
  

Read more at http://theconversation.com/the-death-of-the-academic-book-and-the-path-to-open-access-19153

Gift of The Linnaeus Apostles to the ANU library

The Australian National University Library is delighted to receive the gift of The Linnaeus Apostles.

During the 18th century, the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) was to inspire 17 of his scholars to travel to distant corners of the world to document local nature and culture. They travelled on their own or with expeditions across land and sea - their travels covered every continent between the years 1745 and 1799.They were referred to as the Linnaeus Apostles (or disciples).

The publication is a major international series of eight volumes - in all 11 books and over 5,500 pages - which has been in preparation since the late 1990s under the overall title of The Linnaeus Apostles - Global Science & Adventure. All the accounts of the apostles' journeys to every continent have been published for the first time in English; those of the apostles who left no travel journals are described through their correspondence or other sources. In the introductory and concluding volumes world experts in various subject fields will provide accounts of the 18th century, of Linnaeus, of travelling and the hardships of field work, together with biographies and an index covering approximately 5,500 indexed printed pages, resulting in around 150,000 specific search terms and a considerable number of cross references or references to modern biological nomenclature.

Roxanne Missingham

University  Librarian

Australian National Universtiy