Market Ready Seminar

As the coordinator for the ALIA New Grads Group, I recently organised an employability seminar for the students, new graduates and interested library folks in Tasmania. The event was held at Searson Buck (Tasmania’s locally owned recruitment agency) on Wednesday the 29th of May 2013 and was facilitated by one of Searson Buck’s senior consultants,…

Graduate Programs

I’m not sure about other Australian states but here in Tasmania library jobs are far and few. As a recent Masters graduate, I have been applying for graduate programs within various Commonwealth government departments. This involves going onto their websites to apply. The following are links of the government departments I recently applied for: Department…

Olivetti typewriters, funk music and a sexy voice @ Information Online

Attending the ALIA Information Online has been a truly mind-opening experience for me. It has made me realised that there has never been a better and more exciting time to be part of the information industry than right now! It has not only given me the insight on what is happening with digital information in…

My Conference schedule – NLS6 & Information Online

Two more days until I fly out to Brisbane to help my fellow NLS6 organising committee members and colleagues deliver the best symposium EVER! I can’t believe it’s finally here! I will also be attending the ALIA Information Online, which immediately follows NLS6 so there will be a mixture of work, networking and FUN! I’ve…

Merry Christmas!

Wow! What a great year it has been for me professionally! I’ve been involved with the New Librarians Symposium since May this year, helping out with its marketing side. The Symposium will be held in Brisbane (February 2013) and I’m really looking forward to meeting up with the rest of the organising committee members and…