CAVAL Research and Information Group Forum
August 2008

The Reference Collection - print, electronic, or the
dumpster?

  • Program [pdf]
  • Presentations
    • Writing the policy [pdf] 160KB
      Annette Sullivan, Manager, RMIT Carlton Library

    • Panel and Discussion – Around the traps....
      • Nicole Sackers, Subject Librarian, Faculty of Law and Management, La Trobe University [pdf] 632KB

      • Discussing reducing the print components and trying to make them 'usable', while also putting the major electronic resources into the Springshare library guides environment [pdf] 550KB
        Colin Bates, Deakin University

      • Downsizing the Reference Collection in the Engineering Library [pdf] 16.8KB
        Roy Kennaugh, University of Melbourne

CAVAL Research and Information Group Forum
May 2008

Web 2.0 – Let’s look at what we can do…

  • Program [pdf]
  • Presentations
    • 23 Things – at Deakin University Library, 2007
      [pdf] 814KB
      Colin Bates, Manager, Faculty of Health Library Services, & Geelong Campus Library, Deakin University

    • Interacting with the client via web 2.0 technologies
      [pdf] 290KB
      Kat Clancy, Library Web Developer. Deakin University Library
      The Deakin Library Face Book page and some other practical web 2.0 library applications introduced so far: meebo, polling, an experimental page. What's next....?

    • LibGuides [pdf] 33KB
      Gary Pearce, School Liaison Librarian, RMIT University Library
      The LibGuides software is being adopted by a number of libraries.  Gary showcases what he has been doing.

    • Social Networking [pdf] 781KB
      Susan Cowen, Web Strategist
      Community building on the web.