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@wifilibrarian
Librarian. Techie. Always learning. Believe in golden rule.
Wellington, New ZealandJoined November 2015
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The year is 2043 and the gender party reveal wars are finally over though the world will never be able to go back to before gender non-binary, bgn times.
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Me: I am lonely, I want interaction.
Me, any time someone tries to interact with me: No...not like that...
My cat: AT LAST WE ARE AS ONE.
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We are thrilled to announce that will be our #LIANZA 2021 Conference MC. She says , "It is hard to imagine anything better than spending a few days with library people".
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Problem #879453 that I experience with Being Online:
Nuance is just... unpopular.
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@ Cafe. "Do you have wifi? "Yes but we can't offer it to customers"....so that's a no then.😑
#Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Oxborrow for her achievement of her doctorate. Find her thesis “It's not just a professional development thing": Non-Māori #librarians in Aotearoa New Zealand making sense of mātauranga #Māori here: bit.ly/35E23U5
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Anyone else going to AGM and dinner? Looking forward to meeting @JustinLibrarian When 6 Aug 2020 5:30 PM. Where: Waitohi Library, Johnsonville register lianza.wildapricot.org/event-3903831/
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“Library statistics are important but the problem with this debate is, that lending numbers, downloads and foot traffic says something about the use of libraries but they don’t really say something about the value and impact that libraries brings to communities”
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Wanted: A new language for the value and impact of libraries – The Library Lab buff.ly/2WEqDik by @clauersen
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On one hand librarians love to collect data, but on the other hand many librarians are scared of the very things they collect. It is like an arachnophobic spider collector - Brian Cox. How Libraries Should Manage Data
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A recent change in cataloguing practice means we are now providing better access to Māori music and sound recordings. Previously, we assigned Māori Subject Headings (Ngā Upoko Tukutuku) only to physical resources — now we’re assigning them to digital resources as well.
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Have you ever thought about a career as a librarian? We have 2 vacancies for Cataloguer/Processors. You will be involved with all stages of preparing new library items. Both are 32 hours a week. Applications close 5pm, Sunday 24 November: Apply here: bit.ly/2qKq7Su
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An excellent piece, relevant beyond the NZ context! #openaccess
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If it's taxpayer funded, how come taxpayers have to pay through the nose to read it. thespinoff.co.nz/science/07-11-
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Interesting thread on CC by and Research Gate.
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Replying to @ewout @familyunequal and @ResearchGate
this is a concern with CC BY licenses for academic content. Some proponents argue this is exactly what it should do: allow freedom of downstream use/business models. Others would prefer re-use is restrained by various norms, which are hard to define & unlikely to get consensus
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The bird most frequently associated with #Libraries is the owl. On that basis LIANZA backs #VoteRuru for #birdoftheyear2019
Who are you voting for?
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why not people just beep horn so people in front of them will move??
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1970: One more lane will fix it.
1980: One more lane will fix it.
1990: One more lane will fix it.
2000: One more lane will fix it.
2010: One more lane will fix it.
2020: ?
via @avelezig
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Kid: Is this book for 5th graders?
Me: Are you a 5th grader?
Kid: *nods*
Me: Is that a book you want to read?
Kid: *nods*
Me: Then yes!
Kid: Really?
Me: You can read any book you want, no matter what grade you're in!
Kid: Oh my God, I need to get more books!!!
#librarylife
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Shout out to the 10 year old patron who ordered her own ILL! I called to let her know it arrived today and she politely listened to my spiel about where to pick it up before saying, "Well that's simply splendid!" and hanging up. Don't ever change!
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Great news. #librariesnz
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Replying to @wifilibrarian and @lianzaoffice
Hi Tom, we are currently working with the lovely LIANZA team to make their Library Life journal along with other content they have on LIANZA recollect searchable via digitalnz.org and DigitalNZ API. We will keep you updated.
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I find it so interesting how hard it is to find old issues of Library Life LIANZA journal. Linked data, or just linked records would be very helpful.
DigitalNZ - nope
NDHA - nope
NatLib catalogue -nope
LIANZA website - closer
LIANZA recollect - gold!
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I hope you guys are having a nice day. And I hope you have a deep, peaceful sleep tonight. And that you wake up refreshed and inspired. And that you head into tmrw like an excited kid who doesn’t really understand the word impossible.
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Come and work with us! We are currently advertising six positions at our future Johnsonville branch, Waitohi Library. Applications close Sunday October 20, details here: bit.ly/2MuNt5U
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When squirrels go rogue...
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let’s lift each other up instead
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Why I never will stop asking questions.
I need a report for audit processes in Excel
New portal provider.
1st email: we only do PDF invoices.
32nd email: we will work on this and aim to get your first report by end of first week of October.
#neverstopaskingquestions
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#AFirstDateBecomesTheLastWhen
You ask, "What book are you reading?" And they answer, "I can't remember the last time I read a book."
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hey you.
yeah, you.
you're awesome.
you may not be feeling it right now but deep down in there you know it's true. you are rad and have something amazing to offer this world and make it a (slightly) better place. so will u dig it out for us please?
your friend,
-mark
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Let's take a moment to appreciate librarians. That's it, that's the tweet.
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Over on Pukamata (Facebook) we've been sharing phrases each day for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Today's is: Ka mino anō au i tēnei pukupuka? Can I renew this book?
Our answer will almost always be - Aē!
#TeWikioteReoMāori #MāoriLanguageWeek
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2038: with 75 libraries now in the central city Wellington can now claim title of cultural capital of New Zealand and Wellington City of Libraries.
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Announced this afternoon: Wellington is to have a third new central city library, this time in the Harbour City Centre on Brandon Street. More details: wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php
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What's the first book you remember reading?
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