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Item Metadata only Baby Boomers Helping GenYs (Gen-Ys, Genies) out of Their Bottles(Australian Library and Information Association, 2010-09-02) Cook, Brenna; Whitehead, Rebecca; ALIA Access 2010 (2010 : Brisbane, Australia); University Library : Barr Smith LibraryWe are two Librarians working at the University of Adelaide Library as Trainee Graduate Librarians. Over the last 2 years of our positions, we have been fortunate to work within what might appear to some as an “ageing workforce”, and have grown to love it. Our experienced colleagues have shared with us the tools we need to develop professionally. We can think of this as: Baby Boomers helping GenYs (gen-ys, genies) out of their bottles. The Trainee Programme was established in 2008 to allow recently qualified librarians with limited professional experience to gain valuable skills in an academic library. We have learnt a huge amount in two years and feel that sharing some of our experiences will be valuable for other new librarians, and for Baby Boomers who have the opportunity to share their expertise and help shape the careers of new librarians within their workplace. We have so much to learn about our chosen profession and the best way to learn is from people who have been there, done that and done it well. Yet as important as this collecting of knowledge from Baby Boomers is, we have had to do our own hard work! We’ve built upon the knowledge shared with us and given it our “Gen Y” stamp. This paper traces our journey as new librarians and the three steps through which we progressed, with the help of Baby Boomers. We will discuss the importance of learning to negotiate the professional landscape, developing confidence and taking on challenges. This paper is not an exhaustive examination of the profession, nor is it a comprehensive review of scholarly literature. Rather, it aims to explain what we have experienced and to suggest things that Gen Y librarians should make sure they learn from their Baby Boomer colleagues. We’re getting plenty out of our “ageing” colleagues and with their support, we GenY Genies are ready to tackle the library world head on.Item Open Access Call numbers and collating sequences(LASIE Austrlaia Company Limited, 1990-06) Howard, Les; University Library : Barr Smith Library; University Library : Barr Smith LibraryCall numbers traditionally used to implement shelf order in libraries are often amenable to machine sequencing, since they involve collating sequences which are sufficiently coherent for users and library staff to learn. However, these collating sequences usually do not match those implemented in computer systems, so that special programs to transform the call numbers into machine fileable sequences are necessary if the machines are to display the shelf order in a particular library. Two common machine collating sequences and their relations with some of the properties of Dewey/Cutter call numbers are briefly examined and a transformation procedure outlined.Item Open Access The digital library : current perspectives and future directions(2005) Thomas, Steve (Stephen George Anthony); Cramond, Stephen; Scott, Patricia; Randva, EllenThis paper begins with an overview of present services relevant to the Digital Library, followed by near-future projects, some already in progress, others only potential; we then discuss some of the significant trends, opportunities and barriers facing the Digital Library; and we conclude with some recommendations for integrating the various services into a cohesive whole that will mark the beginnings of a true Digital Library.Item Open Access DSpace Server Migration(2007-06-14) Thomas, SteveDescribes the procedures for migrating a DSpace instance to a new server platform.Item Open Access Gathering Data for the Educational Lending Rights Survey(2007-01-03T05:11:04Z) Wallis, CoreyThe University of Adelaide Library was approached by the DCITA to participate in the Lending Rights Survey for 2006. To participate it was necessary to extract details of monographs, books, held by the Library. To extract this information a Perl script was developed and tested in conjunction with the DCITA.Item Metadata only History and the Barr Smith Library(Wakefield Press, 2014) Hosking, M.; Prest, W.This 'history of History' provides a series of perspectives on a major academic discipline at the University of Adelaide, from colonial times to the present.Item Open Access Importing MARC data into DSpace(2006-08-06) Thomas, Steve (Stephen George Anthony)Describes a methodology and Perl scripts used to import data into DSpace derived from a file of MARC records.Item Open Access Introduction to the Digital Library(2006-08-15) Thomas, SteveA powerpoint presentation providing an introduction and overview of the Digital Library. Topics covered include: What is it? Benefits. How it works. Copyright and publication. Future developments.Item Open Access Open Access - What's it all about?(University of Adelaide, 2011) Barrett, Vanessa; University Library : Barr Smith LibraryItem Open Access Open data - access to and re-use of data(University of Adelaide, 2011) Miller, Cathy; University Library : Barr Smith LibraryWhat it is, where it is, how you can find it and use it, why data should be open and some interesting case studies and examples.Item Open Access Professional development in the South Australian library and information services sector: an examination of current trends, needs and opportunities(Emerald Group Publishing, 2008) Pamment, M.; University Library : Barr Smith LibraryPurpose – In a climate of under employment and perceived lack of upward career opportunities for new graduates, this study explores the role of professional development (PD) in assisting established and new Library and Information Services’ (LIS) practitioners to update and extend their knowledge and skills. Design/methodology/approach - Three methods of data collection have been used: literature review, content analysis of job descriptions and interviews. Findings – The literature identifies PD as an integral part of being professional and a review of job advertisements indicates an employer demand for a wide range of generic skills in addition to library specific skills. Interviews with LIS practitioners and graduates determines PD is a useful tool in expanding knowledge and skills, with evidence of a generational difference in needs. Research limitations/implications The study is limited to a research sample of ten persons and was conducted in the calendar year of 2006. Volunteers were recruited with the aim to discuss their PD activities, therefore it is a reasonable assumption that all participants would have some commitment to PD. Although this study has identified that some employers require generic skills at a high level a study comparing job advertisement requirements with the skills of successful applicants may give a truer indication of the current skills level of the 21st century LIS worker. Originality / value – This study offers a snapshot of generic skills required in the twenty-first century Library and Information Services industry. It identifies how, in a depressed labour market, PD can be an useful tool to assist established practitioners and new graduates to remain current, competitive and to fulfill basic professional requirements. The generational approaches to PD offers an useful insight into meeting the wants and needs of work.Item Open Access Restricting access to websites for walk in users(2006-10-30T23:15:30Z) Wallis, CoreyDescribes the use of a Perl script to generate a list of domains for websites that can be accessed by walk in users of the Library.Item Open Access Running Voyager in Multi-Server Mode(2006-04-26) Thomas, SteveDescribes the methodology and procedures used to migrate the Voyager library system from a single server to multiple servers using the multi-tier architecture of the system.Item Open Access The teaching librarian: ESL and the academic library(Australian Library and Information Association, 2006) Mariner, Fiona; ALIA Biennial Conference (2006 : Perth Convention Centre); University LibrariesThe line between librarian and teacher has become increasingly blurred, and never is this more apparent than in the academic library. A further layer of complexity is added when working with students who have English as a second language (ESL). These students’ grasp of language and culture does not always compare to that of a ‘local’ student, and so we cannot make the same assumptions as to their pre-existing knowledge and abilities when engaging them in information literacy (IL) training. This paper discusses IL from an ESL perspective and as a form of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It offers a pedagogical (i.e., method- rather than content-based) approach to the provision of IL to international students and includes suggestions for best practice and examples taken from the author’s own experience.Item Open Access The National Year of Reading: celebrating the role of literature in an academic culture(Taylor & Francis (Routledge): Library and Information Science, 2012) Osborn, J.A.; University Libraries2012, the National Year of Reading (NYR), was celebrated in libraries, schools and community centres throughout Australia. At the University of Adelaide, we celebrated our academic culture of literary teaching and research with a range of programmes and initiatives based in the humanities faculty. The Barr Smith Library played an integral part in supporting the University's literary culture with our collections, services and expertise. This paper describes my role as an embedded librarian in the humanities, and the different areas of professional practice that I employed for NYR in 2012: collection development and promotion; teaching; collaboration with academic colleagues; the use of new educational technologies and social media. It provides an insight into some of the current trends and future opportunities that are shaping the role of the subject librarian in academic libraries.Item Open Access A trivial Perl module improving Oracle access from Perl(2006-08-08) Thomas, SteveDescribes a simple Perl module used to simplify the writing and maintenance of Perl scripts used to extract data from an Oracle database.Item Open Access A Web 2.0 concept map(2006-08-22) Thomas, SteveA mind map or concept map of Web 2.0 concepts. The subject is divided into three main headings: architecture, business and social, with each of these further broken down into key areas and concepts. The map was created for a presentation, "Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of library systems", which is available separately in this collection.Item Open Access Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and the future of library systems(2006-08-22) Thomas, SteveProvides an overview of Web 2.0 concepts, divided into issues of architecture, business and social networking; continues with a brief discussion of these concepts in relation to libraries, and concludes with a very brief look at how the ILMS may change as a result.Item Open Access The well connected catalogue(2006) Scott, Patricia; Tobin, Denise; Attar, Helen; Australian Committee on Cataloguing. Seminar (2006 : Perth, W.A.)In an age where our users expect to be able to point and click, links through to other works by the same author, same subject or same series are standard features of a web catalogue that provide relevant retrieval wherever good authority control is practiced. This is an advantage of web catalogue versus web browser searches. The assiduous cataloguer also provides rich information about related works that can help users to find what they really need. If presented as succinctly-labelled clickable links, the user is likely to take advantage of this information. Using the Bib-Linking functionality supplied by Endeavor in WebVoyage, the University of Adelaide Library has been able to provide extended links in its catalogue to lead its users to works related in specific ways. To date these include analysed titles that are part of a serial, earlier and later journal titles, links between different format versions of the same title such as electronic and print, and links to titles belonging to electronic datasets. Hot linking to outside resources from URLs in a variety of fields, including notes, has enabled the Library to link to many other related digital resources or documents. Online contents and abstracts, licence agreements and online indexes for individual print journals are some examples that provide more depth, less clutter in the catalogue and better information that assists the user in choice of item.Item Open Access Your rights as an author(University of Adelaide, 2011) Barrett, VanessaThe attached file is a written transcript of a presentation delivered during Open Access Week 2011 at the Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide.