Mission Possible: The Rise of Institutional Repository in TAFE
Before launching the Institutional Repository in Holmesglen, almost no one believed that an Institutional Repository was possible for TAFE, or/and there was any need for TAFE to have one. Holmesglen has defeated the odds and launched the first Institutional Repository in Victorian TAFE sector in 2016. 7 years later, Holmesglen Institutional Repository (HIR) is still up and running, and with the new partnership with the Centre of Applied Research and Innovation, HIR has a steady growth of deposited items and researcher profiles. Launching the first Institutional Repository in Victorian TAFE sector is the first step to break the barriers. TAFE also engages in applied research internally and in partnership with industry, so research and research outputs are not just university's privileges. TAFE section as well as it is libraries can contribute as well.
Leadership: Leading a greener library
This article discusses the ways libraries can provide leadership in sustainable practice.
User-centred approach
Holmesglen Institute Librarian Christopher Meeking shares his top three tips for building trust between academic libraries, their users and staff.
Electronic and live: Online reference two years on
When the Information Commons at Holmesglen Institute of TAFE introduced a Live Help reference service in January 2002, it became the first Victorian TAFE to develop a synchronous online reference service. Email reference had been introduced earlier with little success but this did not discourage management; rather it confirmed the need to embrace a new technology that today’s Internet savvy students are familiar with. Email and telephone reference are still available, but the success of Live Help has proven that a virtual reference service can be developed at a TAFE level. This paper will discuss the experience of setting up a digital reference service; the aim is to put this work into an historical context and to show that you don’t need enormous budgets or extra staff in order to successfully implement such a service.
Making the digital accessible
We need to create digital resources which are accessible to the widest possible community
Holmesglen Institutional Repository (HIR): A five year journey
This is a presentation presented at the TAFE SirsiDynix User Group meeting, sharing the experiences of setting up an Institutional Repository, the CRIS upgrade, and the story after that.
School libraries and sustainability
With the current focus on climate change and the impact we are having on the environment, many of us are wondering how we can make a real difference. Libraries are quite naturally places that people turn to for ideas as well as answers.
An LMS Library embed: Partners in the teaching and learning space
A presentation detailing an embedded Library program piloted within Holmesglen's Bachelor of Fashion Design and Bachelor of Hospitality Management.
Deconstructing the traditional librarian
With the traditional role of the librarian predicted by some to disappear within the next five years, Margherita Meeking looks at how we can make way for tertiary information professionals, with contemporary capabilities.
Stereotypes: when assumptions are the Mothers of All ****Ups
Stereotypes are everywhere and they might affect our decisions and perceptions in the workplace. In the first ALIA Multicultural webinar, we will discuss stereotypes and the unconscious bias. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your eye-rolling stereotype experiences with the group, put yourself in other people’s shoes, and break some stereotypes together.