What’s ahead for TEL SIG?
Malo e lelei, Tēnā koutou
TEL SIG (Tertiary Libraries Special Interest Group) exists to promote the interests of librarians and libraries associated with tertiary education. Our community is about fostering discussion and information sharing, encouraging cooperation and collaboration, and providing professional development opportunities (LIANZA, 2019).
NEW CONVENORS
Recently Marisa King (Subject Librarian Team Leader, Victoria University of Wellington) and I (Natalie Smith, Subject Librarian, Victoria University of Wellington) have taken on the role of convenors for this community. We’ve both worked in a variety of roles over our library careers, covering a range of library communities, including school libraries, and special and academic libraries. We’re keen to build the TEL SIG community, representing and supporting members and collaborating with LIANZA and other SIGS.
JOURNAL DISCUSSION GROUPS
TEL SIG has active Journal Discussion Groups with face-to-face, virtual meetings and a Facebook forum that involves discussion of journal articles that relate to LIANZA’S Bodies of Knowledge. These groups provide engagement and an opportunity to discuss current concerns impacting the profession.
HOW CAN YOU BE INVOLVED?
To find out what’s going on with TELSIG, you can join our list-serv, ‘like’ our Facebook page, keep an eye on LIANZA’S website and join a Journal Discussion Group. If you work in a tertiary library or are associated with tertiary education, we’d like to hear from you. We’ve scheduled a TEL SIG meet-up at the LIANZA Conference. So, if you’re interested in meeting others and sharing your ideas, we’d love to see you there (Monday 21 October, 12:50pm– 1:30pm in Room 1).
We’d like to acknowledge those that have supported TEL SIG over the years. Special thanks to former committee members and Melanie Brebner, who have kept the TEL SIG community running. We look forward to more events, professional development opportunities and knowledge-sharing in the future.
Fa’afetai lava, Ngā mihi, Natalie and Marisa References:
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa. (2019). LIANZA Communities. Retrieved from https://lianza.org.nz/lianzacommunities/